Whiskers in Season Amateur Surgeon Performs Deer Skin Graft
A woodsman William McCoy suffered a severe right cheek cut at Spruce Lake Mountain. Nurse William Henry improvised a skin graft from a fawn, using a pen marked template, with a deerlike hair pattern that changed seasons. The graft healed, but hair texture and color shifted daily like a deer's coat.
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Adirondacks
William McCoy
McCoy
Spruce Lake Mountain
John Duffey
Duffey
Utica
William Henry
Henry
The Language He Knew at Ellis Island
An Ellis Island inspector recalls failing to identify a man’s nationality. The interpreter’s return reveals the difficulty of matching speech to origin as the Italian speaker could not be understood in multiple languages. The anecdote ends with the interpreter’s quip about language understanding.
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Ellis Island
Gras
Refiner Offered Cemetery Land for Mill Site at Columbus
A cotton oil man reports Columbus Georgia offered ten acres of Riverdale Cemetery land at five dollars per acre to lure an independent cotton oil mill. The proposed plant would cost about five hundred thousand dollars and keep cemetery land for proper use. City officials deny any ulterior motive.
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Cemetery
Columbus
Memphis
Riverdale Cemetery
Georgia
Emergency hospital rooms in Pittsburg plants aid injured workers
Nearly all metal working plants in Pittsburg and vicinity provide emergency hospital annexes to treat injured employees immediately. Facilities stock bandages, splints, tourniquets, antiseptics, and sterile water, with trained workers ready to assist before a surgeon arrives, ensuring prompt care and antiseptic dressing.
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Pittsburg
Texas Finds a Remedy for Kidney Trouble
Fate Texas reports a new remedy for kidney disease, Dodd's Kidney Pills, with Henry Vaughan of Fate Rural Route praising its cure after an 18 month struggle. He urges others to try the treatment as it cured him and relieved all symptoms.
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Texas
Fate
Tex
Henry Vaughan
Dodd
Baxton Springs
Kansas
Saprine Davin
Baxter Springs
Allen
N. H. Guilford
New Orleans
Red Cross Ball Blue for Clean Fresh Clothes
All up to date housekeepers are urged to use Red Cross Ball Blue. It cleans and sweetens garments, leaving them as fresh as new. Available at all grocers.
Bishop Potter Attends Brooklyn School Prize Day
At a Brooklyn girls school closing exercises Bishop Potter distributed prizes and gave the pupils an address. A girl who earned a good behavior award received a book and the bishop encouraged future prize wins. The child replied with a devout vow to continue good behavior.
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Brooklyn
Potter
Madge Misleads on Argentine Tax for Bachelors
A letter to the London Ex press questions why England cannot copy an Argentine state tax on single men. It claims bachelors aged 20 pay one pound monthly and doubles at 30, reaching 384 yearly at 35, forcing marriage or emigration. The piece suggests Madge is likely misinformed.
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Madge
London Express
England
Palmistry and Words in a Political Appraisal
A joke about a politician who excels at palmistry and a wry remark on his wife’s speech. The exchange hints at miscommunication and the political savvy of reading lines.
Grape-Nuts Praised for Baby Health and All Ages
An unnamed mother credits Grape-Nuts with saving her baby after doctors advised condensed milk. She details a preparation method and says the food built the child into a strong, healthy youngster. The testimonial touts Grape-Nuts as ideal for delicate babies and useful for adults as well.
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Baby
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Question of Complexion in Ghosts Tale
Aunt Parthenia explains fear of ghosts differs by race. She says colored folks have more reason to fear because a black ghost can appear so dark it seems right on top of you, leaving little time to react.
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Aunt Parthenia
Iowa Farms $4 Per Acre Cash Balance Till Paid
Mulhall Stout City in Iowa. No man is tall enough to be above neighborly criticism.
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Iowa
Mulhall
Stout City
Hall's Catarrh Cure promotion in Toledo endorsements
Local testimonial notices promote Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for a cure by Hall's Company. The ad lists J Cheney Co and others as credible sources and claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. It offers testimonials, a price of 75 cents per bottle, and a family remedy claim.
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Hall
Toledo
J. Cheney & CO
F. J. Cheney
Tavax
Braggiats
Waning
Kiwnan & Manvix
Experimental skylight study for Museum of Fine Arts building
The article describes an experimental light study for the Museum of Fine Arts on Huntington Avenue. A movable four foot high pine frame forty by thirty two by thirty feet will host a seven teen foot skylight to measure natural light at varying angles and times. Architects R Clipston Sturgis and Edmund M Wheelwright will compare results with studies of major world museums and report to the museum board.
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Museum of Fine Arts
Huntington Avenue
Ruggles Street
R. Clipston Sturgis
Edmund M. Wheelwright
England
Muséum of Fine Arte
Boston Globe
Woman Declares Secret Must Be Shared to Persist
A proverb-like line states a woman will insist on receiving information she desires. It implies secrets lose value if there is no one to tell, reflecting on the social dynamics of privacy and disclosure.
Blue product push urges households to stock options
A fragmented note urges readers to keep Blue in every home and asks shoppers to request it from grocers. It also advertises a bizarre line about a Tange Sex package priced at five cents, reflecting odd wartime or vintage promo language.
Half Fare to St Louis on Wabash Line from Omaha
Half fare rail offer from Omaha to St Louis on the Wabash route leaving daily at 5 55 p m arriving 7 00 a m with $11 50 return option. Only line serving the World's Fair Grounds. For details contact City Office 1601 Farnam St or Harry E Moores Gen Agent Pasa Dept Omaha Neb.
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Wabash Railroad
ST. Louis
Std
Omaha
Farnam St
Harry E. Moores
Nebr
Patience and schemes in a wary tale of old Scotland
The narrative recalls Robert Bruce's discouraged response to a spider's web and a Scotsman's quixotic plan to sell it to a wine cellar. It weaves in Sisyphus, a scrappy football dream, and a reflection on truth versus art in a crusty, humorous voice.
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Robert Bruce
Salisbury funeral cost reveals restraint in will
The New York World notes that Lord Salisbury limited his funeral in his will to 100 pounds but it cost only 70 pounds. The piece argues his modest obsequies set a public example, reflecting on Salisbury as a major British statesman and a figure of his generation.
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Lord Salisbury
British Empire
New York World
Alarm Clock Awakens Church Loudly
Parson Sparks declares the church needs something as churchgoers sleep. The deacon replies that what the church needs is an alarm clock to rouse the snoring congregation.
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Parson Sparks
Parson
Endorsements Pour In For Peruna Catarrh Remedy
Commodore Somerville Nicholson U.S. Navy and S. Nicholson United States Minister to Guatemala endorse Peruna for catarrh. W G Hunter M D and former congressman G R Brown also praise its efficacy. Readers urged to write Dr Hartman Columbus Ohio for guidance if no results are seen.
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Somerville Nicholson
United States Navy
R Street
N. W
Washington, D. C
S. Nicholson
W. Godfrey Hunter
U. S
Guatemala
Kentucky
W. Ton
W.G. Hunter
Congress
Virginia
G. R. Brown
Martinville
Penuna
Peruna
Fall Kidney Chills and the Dean's Kidney Pills Claim
An aging testimonial extols Dean's Kidney Pills as a universal kidney and bladder remedy. It claims relief for back pains swelling and dropsy signs improved urine and reduced heart palpitations and nervous symptoms, with a user praising the product after years of waterbackache.
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Dean’s
Dean
Fatmoorm Va Suffered Over Twelve Months
A fragment from Fatmoorm Virginia quotes an individual saying they suffered over twelve months. The text is incomplete but indicates hardship over a year.
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Fatmoorm
Persimmon Philosophy from Uncle Ebon
Uncle Ebon says people fail because they eat persimmons before they ripen or they let them sit until they spoil. The remark blends dialect in a folksy lesson on timing and patience.
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Ebon
Defiance Cold Water Starch and Allen's Foot-Ease Endorsements
An assortment of old advertisements extoll various products. Testimonies praise Defiance Cold Water Starch for quality and Allen's Foot-Ease as a cure for foot discomfort. The misspelled lines reveal testimonial fever typical of early 1900s consumer notices.
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Aldea
le Roy
N.Y
Wis
Pearle
Ihi
Sisyphus
Commodore Nicholson
Perana
United States
Perunia
Wnicholson
Deenrieve
Ixy
Tam
Jno
H. Hosea
Ridgeville
Indiana
State Bank
Foustauvern Co
Buffalo
Persimmon Philosophy
Defiance
Piso
N. W. Samui
Qesan Grove, N. J
L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
Corona Colt
Corona
Brockton
Mass
Boston
Gia Ave
Santa FE
Chicago
Kansas City
Ee Eranghens
S. A
Eamiwwt
Thompson’s Eye
Boas
THE
Defiance Starch CO
Omaha, Neb
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