W L Douglas Shoes Claim Superior Value at $3.50 in Brockton Ad
An advertisement claims L. Douglas $3.50 shoes are superior to $5 to $7 pairs, arguing the Brockton factory produces the best men’s shoes under one roof with lower cost, and urges customers to demand genuine W L Douglas branding and to request catalogs and dealer contacts for unobtainable markets.
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L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
W.L.Doug_caurign
Lerner
W. L. Douglas
W. ZL. Douglas
Foreign Fields and Far Reaches in Brief News
Notes from abroad include the Moidau river navigation plan to Prague costing over 3 million dollars. British Peace society protests rifle clubs as militarism incitement. London Court sees whisky as luxury not medicine. Sevignac hosts 1300 guests with 300 servants. A steamship balloon bound for Calcutta for the prince of Wales observes India. A Chester canteen sergeant faces arrest after beer barrels found filled with water. Warsaw Jew Dr Eiger, prisoner in Japan, named honorary member at Tokyo University scientific section. Eastern London taxpayers decry rigid assessments over cucumber frames. Castlemartyr villagers buy dwellings from the earl of Shannon for about 600 people. Italian stamps feature varied designs, not the monarch. A baboon mascot rejoices as infantry heads to South Africa.
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Moidau
Prague
British Peace Society
City of London
Lumley Smith
Sevignac
Morlaix
Brittany
England
Calcutta
Prince of Wales
Chester
Eiger
Warsaw
Japan
University of
Earl of Shannon
Castlemartyr
South Africa
Kidney Pain Relief Story From West Virginia Merchant
W L Jackson of Parkersburg WV suffered kidney troubles for twenty years amid back pains and nighttime urination. After doctors failed, he used Dean's Kidney Pills and regained normal urine flow. pain faded. Now over seventy and active again, he says the cure lasts eight years. Sold by all dealers. Foster Millburn Co Buffalo NY claims blue ribbon distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Jackson
Parkersburg
Dean
Foster-Millburn Co
Buffalo
Initiative and Referendum petitions circulate in Toledo Ohio
Petitions to the next legislature seek laws allowing public voting on a state and municipal referendum. Democrats back the idea on their platform, hoping to sway independents. The drive is spreading to major cities with unions and prominent societies to follow this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
West Salem baby farming case shocks Wooster area
Coroner investigated an alleged baby farming case after two infant deaths in West Salem. Post mortem showed one twin died from poisoning. stomach sample sent for analysis in Columbus confirmed the cause. The woman involved fled and disappeared.
Morality Banner Holds As Morrow County Stands Pure
Columbus Dec 2 Morrow county further demonstrated her right to carry the banner for morality when it was found that the county has no citizens in Mansfield reformatory and none in the penitentiary. Shirer notes it is rare for residents to be jailed.
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Columbus, O
Morrow County
H. H. Shirer
Mansfield Reformatory
Massillon Defeats Canton In State Championship Clash
Massillon, Ohio crowds watched a state athletic club championship football game as Massillon defeated Canton 14 to 4. About 12,000 spectators attended with Canton supporters from Canton and Akron totaling roughly 5,000. Canton fielded former University of Michigan players James at quarterback and Heston at left halfback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massillon
Canton
Akron
University of Michigan
James
Heston
Worldwide wanderer rejoined after 47 years apart
Delaware Dated December 4 reports W F Hill of Seward Alaska, who left after a quarrel and vanished for 47 years. He traveled the globe and learned his sister Mrs Alex Newhouse of this county is the only surviving relative. Hill returns to his boyhood scenes with wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
W. F. Hill
Seward
Alaska
Hill
Globe
Alex Newhouse
Pittsburg area teen dies in accidental gun discharge
Floyd Smith aged 17 was killed in Bucyrus Ohio when his gun slipped from his hands and the hammer struck a stump, firing the load into his body and tearing his heart. The death occurred instantly on a hunting trip Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucyrus
Floyd Smith
Smith
inspectors raid Ohio factories over child labor rules
Toledo Ohio December 2 state Inspector of Workshops Morgan and Assistant Col Bryant are serving warrants in a crackdown on child labor violations. About 20 factories and stores are expected to answer in court for employing children of tender age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo, O
Morgan
Col
Bryant
Barge Delewanna Founders Off Mindt's Light
The barge Delewanna foundered off Mindt's Light near Ashtabula, with Captain George B. Munsey his wife, the engineer and cook drowned. One crewman was saved by the tug Scratton. Tug captain Pierce brought the survivor to port after the towing hawser snapped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashtabula, O
Delewanna
Scratton
Mindt’s Light
George B. Munsey
Pierce
Morton L. Cohen, Ex-Senator Alfred Cohen’s Father, Dies
Morton L. Cohen, father of ex-Senator Alfred M. Cohen, died at his Armory Avenue home in Cincinnati at 84. His passing was expected, his decline due to age-related infirmities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Morton L. Cohen
Alfred M. Cohen
Armory Avenue
Israel
No Indictments in Pierson Case at Gambier
Mt. Vernon Ohio December 2 The Knox county grand jury reported and did not return any indictments against Delta Kappa Epsilon members nor Kenyon College chapter linked to Stewart Piersons death at Gambier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox County
Delta Kappa Epsilom Fraternity
Kenyon College
Stewart Pierson
Gambier
Revival swells in Ashland as tabernacle rises in 28 hours
Ashland Ohio experiences its greatest revival with crowds flooding the city. The largest building proved too small to hold attendees so a tabernacle measuring 120 feet long and 90 feet wide was erected in 28 hours by 100 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Ohio State Wins Thanksgiving Cross Country Race
Columbus Ohio December first Ohio State claimed victory in the Thanksgiving day cross country meet over Indiana Yeagle ran the four mile course in 22 minutes 27 seconds Thomas and Crockett led Ohio finish well ahead of Thompson the sole Indiana runner to complete the distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio State
Indiana
Yeagle
Thomas and Crockett
Ohio
Thompson
Mrs Sarah Perkins Dies After Coal Wagon Collision
Cleveland Ohio December 4 Mrs Sarah M Perkins 81 a leading suffragist and former editor of the True Republic and president of the Equal Franchise club was struck by a coal wagon and killed instantly in an accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Sarah M. Perkins
Ohio
Newsboys' Home Planned in Cleveland by Rockefeller
A newsboys' home costing 150000 will be built in Cleveland. Major supporters include John D. Rockefeller and members of the Euclid Avenue Baptist church with Rev. Charles A. Eaton and H. M. Briggs aiding the plans.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Euclid Avenue Baptist Church
Charles A. Eaton
H. M. Briggs
Euclid Avenue
Wireless power transmission, a scientific possibility says DeForest
Cleveland for December first reports Lee W. DeForest inventor of wireless telegraph system asserts power can be transmitted without wires. He calls such transmission not a wild dream but a scientific possibility for the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
Lee W. Deforrest
Coal car collision injures motorman and three passengers
In Ashtabula Ohio on December 4 a coal car pushed by a snowplow and a regular car on the Pennsylvania and Ohio electric line collided on a curve east of the city. The motorman was fatally injured and died a few hours later. three passengers were also hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashtabula, O
Pennsylvania & Ohio Electric
Herrick Denies Europe Trip After Ohio Term
Gov. Myron T. Herrick, speaking in Cleveland, denied plans to go to Europe after his term ends. He said he will return to Cleveland to handle his business affairs immediately after his inauguration and will remain in Ohio.
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Cleveland
Myron T. Herrick
Columbus
Europe
Man killed crossing tracks near Stubb's Mills
In Lebanon Ohio on December 4 Michael Keller and his daughter from Butlerville were in a buggy crossing railroad tracks when struck by a fast train. Keller died within an hour and his daughter sustained slight injuries.
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Lebanon
Michael Keller
Butlerville
Stubb’s Mills
Keller
Anna Bryant adjudged insane after fright from joke
Hillsboro Ohio December 2 Anna Bryant aged 22 an orphan employed at the home of V R Fletcher was adjudged insane and sent to the Athens hospital Her condition is said to have resulted from a fright caused by a joke played by a young man living nearby
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Hillsboro, O
Anna Bryant
V. R. Fletcher
Athens
Pattison opposes public officials accepting railway passes
Columbus Ohio December 2 Gov elect Pattison said he is against officials taking railway passes and would ban state officials from receiving these courtesies.
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Columbus, O
Pattison
Death of D. P. Jeffreys prominent Lagonda Bank cashier
Springfield Ohio December 4 D P Jeffreys cashier of the Lagonda National bank of this city since its organization in 1873 is dead after a year’s illness. He was born in Cincinnati in 1839 and for many years was in business in Xenia.
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Springfield
D. P. Jeffreys
Lagonda National Bank
Cincinnati
Xenia
Fire damages Jacobs Bros bottling works in Toledo
A Monday morning fire in Toledo caused about 17000 dollars in losses at Jacobs Bros bottling works. The blaze threatened nearby property including the Girls industrial school and city mission before being brought under control.
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Toledo
Jacobs Bros
Girls’ Industrial School
City Mission
Coal Co laborer crushed to death at mill street plant
Cincinnati dispatch reports George Turner aged 48 a laborer at Hinch Coal Co foot of Mill street was trapped beneath a coal elevator and killed His legs were crushed and his elbow fractured in the accident
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Cincinnati
George Turner
Hinch Coal Co
Mill Street
Prominent Marysville businessman dies of heart disease
Edward Kaeuper aged 43 a leading Marysville businessman formerly of Cincinnati dropped dead of heart disease. His remains will be taken to Cincinnati for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marysville
Edward Kaeuper
Cincinnati
Railroad deaths in Ohio rise in November none passengers
Columbus reports 55 people killed by Ohio railroads during November. Among them 37 were trespassers, nine were employees, and nine were killed at grade crossings. No passengers died.
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Columbus
Ohio
Hayes and Flickinger Guilty in Banking Case
Otto L. Hayes and Edward Flickinger were found guilty by a jury in Cleveland, Ohio, of violating national banking laws. Each defendant was found guilty on six of the 52 counts.
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Hayes
Flickinger
Cleveland, O
Otto L. Hayes
Edward Flickinger
United States
Sailor Captain Dies Aboard Mary H in Sandusky Pilot House
In Sandusky Ohio on December 4 Captain Hugo Steier t drops dead while putting on his shoes in the Mary H pilot house. The crew, minus a captain, brings the Mary H back to the city several hours later.
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Sandusky
Mary H
Hugo Steiert
Minister's Wife Missing in Cleveland Mystery
Cleveland reports Mrs. Eva Smith wife of Rev. Edward J. Smith pastor of the An Dover Methodist church is missing after visiting Kent relatives for Thanksgiving. Authorities describe the disappearance as mysterious and ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
Eva Smith
Edward J. Smith
Methodist Church
Andover
Kent
New Temple Planned by Hamilton Elks in Ohio
Hamilton lodge No. 93 B P O E selects site adjoining the soldiers and sailors monument on West High street for a handsome new temple. The decision was announced from Hamilton Ohio on December 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Elks
Hamilton, O
Hamilton Lodge
Soldiers’ and Sailors
West High Street
Axline Appointed Deputy Internal Revenue Collector
Columbus report on December 2 states Gen. H. A. Axline former adjutant general of Ohio was named deputy internal revenue collector by Collector D. H. Moore. He will oversee revenue work in Central Ohio.
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Axline
Columbus
H. A Axline
State
Internal Revenue
D. H. Moore
Central 10
Men’s church leagues take strong hold in Springfield
Dec 1 Springfield Ohio reports that the concept of men s leagues in churches has gained such traction that nearly every city church has formed a club and the movement has spread to nearby villages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Her Dress Caught Fire In Open Grate Fatal
Martha Howard 88, visiting from Stillwater Ta to Roseville near Zanesville Ohio for Thanksgiving, suffered fatal injuries when her dress ignited at an open grate. The incident occurred December 1 as she stayed with daughter Mrs J W Weller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville
Stillwater
J. W. Weller
Roseville
Martha Howard
Veterans Reunite for Thanksgiving in Zanesville
In Zanesville Ohio on December 1 two elderly veterans met for the first time in 41 years to celebrate Thanksgiving. Capt A D Holcomb of New Lexington and Henry Layton of Bladensburg Knox county joined in a quiet reunion marking the holiday.
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Zanesville
A. D. Holcomb
New Lexington
Henry Layton
Bladensburg
Knox County
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Tumor Claim Revealed
A period-era claim extols Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as conquering tumors in a case involving Mrs. Fannie D Fox. The article portrays tumors as a common female adversary, noting the product's alleged success and the subtle onset of growth before diagnosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Fannie D. Fox
Lydia Pinkham’s Pillars of Health Promoted for Uterine Pain
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a remedy for mysterious pelvic pain and uterine tumors. It claims early symptoms indicate danger and urges immediate use, citing a testimonial from Fannie D. Fox about tumor disappearance and restored menses after five bottles.
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Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Fannie D. Fox
Chestnut Street
Bradford
Entertaining Exchange Sparks Marriage Talk
In a playful moment, Marie vows to make one man happy, while Marianne jokes that she won’t marry. The lighthearted dialogue hints at social expectations and romantic possibilities in a domestic scene.
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Marie
Marianne
Patience and Patrice Dialogue on Marriage Motive
A witty exchange between Patience and Patrice questions marriage motives. Patrice says money attracts, Patience counters that wealth is not a true reason but an excuse for union. The vignette exposes social attitudes toward wealth and marriage.
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Patience
Patrice
Hidden Secret Survives Death Revealing Wife's Truth
A dialogue frames a famed inventor's last words as his wife recalls the final confession. The exchange hints the genius shared a life changing secret before his death, but the exact nature remains concealed within their terse exchange.
Noah Featherbone Called Cholly in Rain Joke
In a playful exchange the speaker notes calling Noah Featherbone “Cholly” is inappropriate. Noah had sense enough to get in out of the rain, highlighting a teasing nickname and a practical response to weather.
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Young Featherbone
Cholly
Noah
Fence Sitters and Trains in a Local Exchange
A rustic exchange features a hoveringly moral quip about passivity between a visitor and a native. The Native quips that watching a fence is safer than riding a moving train, while the Visitor retorts with a cutting contrast about busy restraint. The witty exchange reflects frontier humor and practical wisdom.
Unclear exchange on life and work with a Nordic glove angle
A cryptic dialogue contrasts personal hardship with a brother's tougher task of selling suede gloves in Norway. The brief joke hints at market challenges without providing concrete details or contexts.
Typewriter clash over catarrh prompts quiet retort
An irritable boss demands hewly typed lines and tells the writer to spell it out. She answers calmly that her typewriter lacks the catarrh to echo his demand, implying a stubborn clash over authority and method.
Real estate firm president comments on vacant lot
A conversation reveals a real estate improvement company president noting interest in watching a group of men, remarking on habit. The exchange confirms the lot in question is vacant and underscores a sense of casual business talk about property.
Bright Bits by Wits on Truth and Wealth
A collection of aphoristic observations on honesty wealth and character. The author muses on the limits of philanthropy self deception and the value of true merit versus reputation. Each saying underscores how appearances and motives shape judgment and virtue.
Coffee Heart Warning Prompts Health Reformer Letter
A Oregon woman writes of coffee causing heart palpitations and liver trouble, claiming Postum Food Coffee cured her symptoms and improved complexion within six months. She notes her husband also benefited and endorses Postum as a breakfast beverage alternative to traditional coffee. Battie Creek, Mich. Postum Co. endorses the testimonial and refers readers to The Road to Wellville.
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Oregon
Postum Co
Battie Creek
Mich
Wellville
Pkes
The All Important Thing
A father bids his son farewell in a brief scene of parting at a doorway. The elder warns that life opens ahead and urges the student to balance studies with athletics, stressing that academics must not hinder sports pursuits.
Clutching at Straws Weariman Quick Cure Joke
A patent medicine man boasts a seven bottle cure for wives in a humorous Stray Story vignette. A man asks for six bottles claiming his wife is not ill yet seeks the remedy after reading an advertisement claiming a woman became “a different woman.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weariman
Quigley
Quick Cure
Paper made from a wide variety of materials
A salesman describes how paper can be produced from many unlikely substances. He explains that bafiana kins, seaweed, corn husks and pulp are workable, and notes he has seen paper made from beanstalks, peas, weeds, straw, coconut fiber, hair, fur and wool waste.
Italian Branca and Hero as early turbine precursors
The piece notes that Branca, an Italian architect from the seventeenth century, anticipated the modern steam turbine in some respects. It also references Hero’s engine as an early hint of the turbine, long before the spread of the familiar reciprocal steam engine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Branca
Hero
Iron pianist Berg completes thirty hour piano feat
Herr Berg, known as the iron pianist, undertook a 30 hour nonstop piano performance at the Brighton aquarium. He reportedly played between 600 and 600 pieces, including pieces from Tannhauser and Liszt's Rhapsody, demonstrating remarkable endurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herr Berg
Brighton Aquarium
Liszt
Echo of a drop in a 200 foot well at Carisbrooke Castle
At Carisbrooke Castle Isle of Wight a 200 foot deep well 12 feet in diameter lined with smooth masonry carries sound. A pip dropped into the well produces a distinct sound when it strikes the water 182 feet below, illustrating the intensity of confined sound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carisbrooke Castle
Isle of Wight
Careless Observation Blurs Truth and Conclusions
A Success Magazine saying warns that unfocussed attention dulls perception. Without a clear mental focus, images fail to impress the brain, hindering access to truth and preventing accurate conclusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Success Magazine
Chinese Wind Wagon Irrigation Device
A wind cart used by the Chinese for irrigation features eight tall mat sails mounted on a wooden frame. The sails catch the wind to power water pumping from the river into a trough.
Maligned Empress Portrait Seen As Intelligent Figure
Miss Katherine Cart profiles the dowager empress of China and argues the portrayal as a bloodthirsty wretch is erroneous. Cal finds her not only pleasant but also a very intellectual woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Cart
Ppress
China
Cal
Accomplished Butcher From St Louis Slaughtering Bogs
August Forster, a University of Missouri graduate and son of a late St. Louis packer, is reportedly slaugh tering bogs at ten dollars a week. He is 22 years old and described as a millionaire in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Forster
St. Louis
University of Missouri
First Single Rail System Meant for Seashore Transit
On the Coney Island meadows portions of the nation’s first single rail system remain. It was built to move holiday seekers to the sea at about a mile per minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coney Island
Ultrathin rolled sheet iron amazes with transparency
Sheet iron can be rolled so thin that 15,000 sheets make one inch. Light passes through such sheets as clearly as through ordinary tissue paper, showcasing remarkable transparency and new material properties.
Sign of Domestic Storm Ends In Front Porch Kick
Bart Haswell, newly married, faced a domestic flare up when he kicked the dog twice on his front porch early one morning in Woilesburg Missouri according to the Record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bart Haswell
Largest lumber cargo sails from Norfolk to New York firms
A record North Carolina pine shipment of 1,250,000 feet was sent from Norfolk Virginia to New York firms. The cargo marks the largest single lumber consignment ever dispatched from the port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk, Va
North Carolina
New York
Cheap Way to Show Off in a Parlor Table Plot
A portly subway rider narrates to a friend how she pretended to buy an $18 parlor table but secretly selected a $3.50 model, swapping orders to outwit Mrs. Shoddy who questioned the purchase. She regrets not choosing a far pricier table to upstage the rival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Williams Pink Pills Credited With Rheumatism Cure
A Dubuque man recounts years of joint pain, prescribed a Williams Pink Pills remedy, and reports full recovery after three months and eight years of no relapse. The piece promotes the pills as a household cure and directs readers to obtain them from druggists or the Williams Medicine Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Menkel
Jackson Avenue
Dubuque
Iowa
Robert Yates
Klauer Manufacturing Co
D Dubuque
Dr. Williams
Mr. Menkel
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Smallpox Confusion Courting Offhand Quip
A London Tatler quip notes a doctor diagnosing a madame with smallpox as a trifling matter. A French maid reassures an anxious friend that the illness is minor, while the playful exchange mishears the disease as feetle, prompting relieved chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tatler
Cigar Drummer Quizzes Passenger Over Marital Status
In a Chicago Daily News item a cigar drummer asks a passenger for an opinion on politics. The dignified passenger declines. The drummer hastily adds a remark about not knowing if the passenger is married. The exchange captures social etiquette and chatter aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. d
Chicago Daily News
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised By Hulett Resident
Hulett Wyoming December 4 Special report presents Mrs Mary Taber testimonial praising Dodd's Kidney Pills. She says seven boxes cured a severe kidney trouble with relief from the first dose and kidneys now functioning properly. The ad-like piece claims global recognition and lists multiple kidney related ailments cured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulett
Wyo
Mary Taber
Dodd
Bright
An Arctic Minute in Short Form
Mrs Whaleblubb er visits Mrs Walrustusk as the six months night begins. The hostess urges taking off furs, but the guest declines and says she only came to stay a week. Appears as a brief humorous exchange from the Chicago Sun.
Merciless Itching Prompted Cuticura Remedies Endorsement
A testimony by Harry J. Spalding of Newark City describes two years of severe skin sores and hair loss. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, itching and inflammation subsided and hair returned to health, leading to a firm recommendation of the remedies. The note is signed with an address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry J. Spalding
West 104Th Street
Newark City
When Greek Meets Greek Life Insurance Magnate Catches Burglary
A Cleveland Leader humor column notes a life insurance magnate smiling pen sively about catching a burglar in his room last night. He got four dollars from the intruder, prompting a surprised reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Leader
Daughter sweeps into room with clever line
A Cleveland Leader brief captures a witty exchange praising a daughter’s entrance and a mother’s reply about sweeping out a room to be of use, reflecting sharp domestic humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Leader
When Baby Has the Croup Use Hoxsie's Cure
An old medical advertisement for Hoxsie's Croup Cure from Buffalo New York claims it prevents pneumonia and diphtheria. It specifies no opium or nausea and lists the price as five cents. The ad labels A P Hoxsie as the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoxsie
A. P. Hoxsie
Buffalo, N. Y
Woman’s Worth Is Shaped by Family Duty Verdict
The New York Press notes that a woman's belief in judging a man's business ability should consider how he treats his family, arguing character in home life reflects professional integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Piso's Cure for Come On Saved My Life
A fragmented note mentions Piso's Cure for Come On and Robbins at Norwich in A500. The readable text supports a personal mention of salvation or relief linked to a product or remedy. No clear date or event is established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piso
Robbins
Norwich
Self love fills two thirds of the average heart
A quip notes that about two thirds of the average human heart is occupied by self love. The line treats vanity as a universal trait and plays on heart imagery to evoke humor.
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Detroit
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Webster’s International
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U.S. A
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Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
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