Defiance Starch Promises Thinner Coat For Stiff Fabrics
An ad touts Defiance Starch as stronger than rivals allowing a thinner, clearer finish on textiles. It claims easier ironing and preserves fabric appearance and wear, contrasting with heavier pastes from other brands.
Starch and Courtesy Sparked in Humorous Exchange
In a cheeky scene, Herkimer-devoted boss and the assistant discuss Starch choices for fine white goods while the boss directs a fan toward himself. An old woman thanks a magistrate after a charge is dismissed, praising the magistrate's kind heart over appearances.
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Little Mese Lamblack De Teacheh Sent Me Home
In Illustrated Sunday Magazine a child recounts conflict with Mrs. Lamblack as she scolds for not washing her face. The tale centers on a sharp exchange between mother and child with rural dialect tone.
Just as Well She Didn't Know Palmist Conversation
A fragment shows a palmist speaking to a man and his wife with a whispered line about later plans. The man states he does not want his wife to know it. The dialogue contrasts public bravado with private intent as life lessons emerge.
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Fame and Fortune Chancellor von Buelow to Quit Soon
The German chancellor Prince von Buelow plans to resign once the pending finance reform bill clears Reichstag. He will return to Rome after retirement, leaving a large fortune from Herr Godfrey of Hamburg, valued at 1 375 000, and a title of count. The likely successor is Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg.
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Pittsburg Strike Ended After City Losses
At 10 30 Monday night Pittsburg’s railway strike was declared ended after officials of Pittsburg Railways and an employes committee signed documents. The two points of difference were swing run concerns and reinstatement hearings for discharged men, ending a four hundred mile streetcar network tie up in Allegheny County.
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Strife Over Verdict Close to End in Eastman Case
The coroner jury in St Michaels on Edith May Woodill's murder accepted a compromise verdict naming Robert Eastman as murderer or accessory. State's Attorney Tyler declares the case closed with penalties done. Four jurors would not sign, adding or accessory to the crime, while others protested the trial’s handling and evidence.
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Eastman
Doctor Loses His Big Fee In Chicago Court
An appellate court reversed a circuit court judgment granting Dr. L. C. H. E. Zeigler $100,000 from the estate of Mrs. Harriet G. McVicker. The contract to pay upon the death of Mrs. McVicker was ruled void as against public policy for incentivizing a physician to hasten a patient's death.
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English Firm Misunderstands Bold Japanese Agent Letter
A British firm稿 unsure how to handle a delayed shipment after receiving a strange Japanese agent letter. The message hints at avoiding penalties through deception and threatening factory disruption, urging forged signature and Yokohama office involvement. The firm remains no wiser about the delay.
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Samie
Yokohama
Intolerable Itching Cured by Cuticura Remedies
A mother reports a six month old daughter developed eczema on the face spreading to the eyes despite two doctors and ointments. After starting Cuticura Remedies, the skin cleared by the next morning and the eczema disappeared, with a final note of patient name and date.
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P. E. Gumbin
Sheldon
Potusr Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Props
Boston
Prayer Meeting Unease Over Pastor’s Return Voiced Loudly
An up-state church elder at a prayer meeting criticized delays in church work and thanked God for the minister and his wife returning safely from vacation. He spoke in a loud voice expressing concern that tasks were half done and voices were missing.
Inside Organs Cause Man to Wheeze
The boy next door asks why the father who has asthma wheezes. The girl explains it may be his internal organs at play. The quip is attributed to Puck.
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Not Missed If Taken Jester Column Exchange
A Columbia Jester column presents a quip about baths and items missing. It frames a humorous back and forth on routine chores with a playful misquote style and witty tone.
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Columbia
Revenge. The Professor Tries a Beef-Only Diet
A humorous note shows The Professor declares a vow to abandon vegetables and eat only beef, promising a drastic diet change for reasons unclear. The remark reflects satire or a foodie mood in a casual column.
When Your Back Aches It Warns Kidney Trouble
An advertisement asserts back pain signals kidney illness and urges readers to try Dean's Kidney Pills. It quotes A. G. Smith of Liberty Missouri praising the remedy after years of relief and notes the product is sold by dealers for 50 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co.
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E. Mills
Liberty
Dean
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Stomach Rebelled Man Walks Out After Menu Swap
An Atchison man ordered fried catfish in a restaurant and his stomach rebelled. He told the waiter to cancel and ordered country sausage. The waiter shouted for dog and the man grabbed his hat and left. Exchange.
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Atchison
Allen's Foot-Ease cures foot misery says user
Promotional clippings cite Allen's Foot-Ease as a remedy for burning itching and sore feet with a Camden New Jersey testimonial. Sales are through druggists at 25 cents. The fragment also mentions Hamlin’s Wizard Oil for common injuries and a humorous quip about wives locating husbands’ pockets.
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W. J. Walker
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Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Advert BRIEFLY Summed Headline
An OCR fragment advertises Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claiming it soothes children helps teething aids wind colic and soothes babies. It also references a cigar brand and a worldly remark about marriage. The text mixes product pitches with unrelated phrases.
Must Work Both Ways Yale Record Dialogue
A brief exchange from Yale Record features a humorous line about romance and fate with a playful chorus on reverse roles. It captures witty banter in campus satire style.
Perry Davis Painkiller in Household Use
A brief note extols Perry Davis Painkiller as a dependable medicine for summer complaints and cramps kept in every household. A cautionary line refers to a bell and elevator boy, adding a humorous aside about not offering odds to the elevator boy.
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