Workingman Dialog and Social Quips From City Life
A fragmented dialogue touches on wealth in a dog house costing $5000 and a $1000 profit, suspicion of a new neighbor, beggar pleas about trusts, factory closures harming workers, and reflections on marriage and debt with sharp social commentary.
Mysterious oils claimed to attract fish and calm horses
A reader reports rumors that rhodium oil attracts fish and cumin oil calms horses, cites possible sixfold to sevenfold fish catches and horse tamers using the combination. Experts offer no direct proof and readers seek safe, verifiable evidence of these oils’ effects.
Grab Case Reveals Domestic Turmoil in Divorce Court
In a Chicago divorce case the husband admits no distribution of money occurred, claiming there was only grab of funds by the wife. The trial highlights financial disputes and domestic strain in the Birkins home.
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Mighty Bear Hunter Decker Slays 187 Pound Bear
Matt Decker, a village merchant and famed hunter of Willo wemac Sullivan County New York, recently killed a 187 pound bear after a long chase. He tracked it to a hollow birch tree near his home and, with dog and gun, shot the bear through the brain, then hauled the carcass away on a sleigh.
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Sullivan
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Street organ joke backfires as owner leaves for Scotland
Two youths hire a squeaky street organ to play for hours in front of a neighbor. The target, fond of flute music, shows no reaction. A postman reveals the joke lands badly because the man and family left for Scotland that morning.
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Scotland
Parlor Matches Prompt Tearful Encounter in Housewife Dialogue
A housewife confronts a match peddler who sold subpar matches. He admits the products failed, laments hurting pride, and reveals he mistook her for a real lady. The exchange includes reflections on pride and propriety, ending with a quip about engagement letter writing.
Examine carefully every bottle of Castorta remedy for infants
In this notice the publisher urges scrutiny of Castorta products marketed for infants and children. It warns the public about questionable use at home and hints at broader debates on suffrage influencing household decisions.
Army chaplains praise Peruna for kidney and bladder cure
An Army chaplain from Oakland cites Peruna as the best medicine for his own severe kidney and bladder troubles after trial with many doctors. He says hundreds of veterans suffer similar catarrh of the kidneys from exposure and cold. Doctor Hartman offers free medical advice and confidential correspondence.
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L. Jaycox
Clarinda
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G.T
Broadway
Oakland
Cal
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Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Piles Cure Promises Refund If No Relief
An advertisement touts PAZO OINTMENT as a guaranteed cure for piles including itching burning and protruding forms. It claims a refund if it fails to cure in six to fourteen days and features testimonial language from a New Jersey reader dated February 37, 1900. A separate line mocks political honesty while a reference to Piso’s Cure for Consumption appears as a general medical claim.
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Sue
Has No Corner on Education Says Boston Letters
An agent for a Massachusetts firm rejects the idea that Boston alone is saturated with learning. He notes weekly letters from the home office and from the West reveal poor grammar, sloppy rhetoric, and misspellings. He argues the belief is a fallacy.
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Boston
Massachusetts
West
Whittier Poem About Death and Hope
Poem reflects on the dead and heavenly beings with questions about grieving angels and the living doing their work. It contrasts night’s approach with a call to calm bravery and faith as time moves toward silence and night.
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Jsohn G. Whittier
Knotty Legal Problem In Maine Courts
A Maine case notes issue arises from a January term for Androscoggin county where a court stenographer died before translating his notes. The question is whether the cases must be retried and who would pay expenses. The peculiar stenographic system raises concerns about proper transcription and legal clarity for appeal.
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Maine
Androscoggin
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