Hans and Lena in a Jealous Comic Elopement
In a German store tale Hans Gherken schemes to elope after misreading his wife Frau Gherken and a young cashier. Lena pretends to runaway with professor Van Brieden. Hans pursues a cab, misidentifies, and returns with Lena after a chaotic night and a discharge of the cashier.
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Frau Gherken
Hans
Nige
Prof. van Brieden
Lena
Hans Gherken
Prof. von Brieden
Solfish
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Land of Medals and the French Honor System
A satirical look at France’s medal culture noting 13 labor medals and about 12 merit awards. It argues clerks, long‑term workers, and government officials routinely receive medals while even landowners earn the Order of the Leek. A dying man laments lacking medals until receiving a bronze badge from the Anti Medal Society.
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France
Paris
Anti-Medal Society
Highway Robbery Tale From Stray Stories
A victim recounts a highway robbery where a robber grabbed him against a wall and demanded his watch. He complied under pressure, noting he was pressed for time. The exchange focuses on fear and a swift surrender rather than details of the crime.
Would Ward Off Water
In the Indianapolis Journal a humorous exchange unfolds over rain attire. A physician comments on a coat on the tongue while a colonel replies with a wry hope it is a mackintosh.
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Indianapolis
5 Drops Rheumatic Cure Praised By Patient Reader
Jason Crow of Oscarville GA medical testimony claims six weeks of treatment with 5 Drops improved eighteen year rheumatism. He notes family physician Dr Woodliff endorses it as the most efficient rheumatic remedy he has used. The ad offers 300 dose bottles for 1 and a 25 cent sample for 10 cents from Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co Chicago IL.
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Jason Crow
Oscarville
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Coo
Lake Street
Chicago
INI
Man Seeks Name Change From Miles to Frank Miller
Bridgeport Connecticut resident Mr Four Miles applies to the court to rename himself Frank Miller arguing ridicule from his present name. He notes his father named five sons with numerals One through Five Miles. One and Three Miles have changed names, Two Miles is content, and Five Miles waits until adulthood to change.
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Four Miles
Bridgeport
Conn
Frank Miller
Miles
Grain-O replaces coffee in stores with grain based drink
An advertisement claims Grain-O, a grain substitute for coffee, suits delicate stomachs and costs about a quarter of coffee. It suggests children may drink it with benefit and urges readers to ask for Grain-O, implying coffee drinkers and workers are harmed by coffee.
Sewing machine bargain ad from John M Smyth Co
An ad urges every household to consult the John M Smyth Co catalogues for a wide range of goods, praising the Chicago firm as reliable with over thirty years in business. It claims square dealing and promotes a mammoth catalogue of items to eat wear or use.
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John M. Smyth Co
Chicago
Inventions Patents Granted for 496 Inventors
Four hundred ninety six inventors received patents in the past week. One percent could sell before patent, with items including seed sprout thinners, a turban-cap, automatic lamp extinguisher, milk pasteurizer, smoke purifying pipe, revolving bicycle shed, and an auto plow cater. A coffin hinged to raise a corpse upright is noted, and an Omaha trolley patent claims no detachment from wires. Sues & Co., patent lawyers, Bee Building, Omaha, Neb., procured the last patent.
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Omaha
Sues & Co
Bee Bldg
Neb
Proverbial Wisdom on Silence from Henry Ward Beecher
The quote notes an old Greek saying about ears and a mouth to stress listening more and speaking less. It suggests that choosing silence helps avoid most daily provocations and preserves peace. The message emphasizes restraint as a path to better conduct.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Christians Are Like Eggs Says A Provocative Quote
A provocative remark compares Christians to eggs with a claim that there are no medium ones. The quote appears in a short feature or letter noting the author’s viewpoint. The piece frames the metaphor within a larger discussion on religious labels.
Hale cites 600 word limit for language combat
Dr Edward Everett Hale argues six hundred words suffice for human speech. He notes courier languages of Europe and the Italian opera reach the outer vocabulary limit. He cites Judges as example with fewer than seven hundred distinct words.
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Edward Everett Hale
Europe
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Reward
An old testimonial style advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for catarrh cures Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Undersigned endorse Cheney as honest and capable to fulfill obligations. Product taken internally claims to affect blood and mucous surfaces with testimonials available.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
F. J Cheney
West & Truax
Tol O
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Whal
Oledo
Monument shows boys mistaking goddess of liberty for Dewey's mother
A Life magazine caption describes a soldier's monument with the goddess of liberty crown and two boys gazing upward. Johnnie asks if it is God, Willie replies it is Dewey's mother, reflecting wartime patriotism and sentiment.
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Johnnie
Willie
Dewey
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Land OF Medals
D. P. Jolly
Avoca
N. Y
Ayer
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O’farrell
New York Avenue
Washington, D. C
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