Antiquing Advice Sparks Domestic Debate
In a cluttered page of ads Mr Hobart discusses antiques with his wife while flipping through papers. A family scene unfolds around plans to hire experts who claim to age furniture to look centuries old as a dubious gimmick, amid talk of costs and risks.
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Dairy call and old time remedies on a train tale
A faded fragment recounts a trolley car scene with a motorman noting the dairy bucket joke aboard and a child grammar debate. It mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, a tobacco quip, and a critique of grammar instruction from a Burr Gak Herald reader.
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Man haggles over fake bill scheme with waiter
A veteran recalls a New York Sun interview describing a man who uses a split bill trick to avoid tipping. The waiter offers a two dollar half and then a three dollar half. the stranger declines, buys the half, and leaves without tipping as the exchange ends with uncertainty over the outcome.
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Waltert Watters
Walter
New York Sun
Financial magnate vows not to panic the nation
A confidential friend asks what the magnate would do if imprisoned. He responds that if threatened he would issue orders to his agents to trigger the largest panic this country has ever seen.
Woman Recovers After Kidney Ailment With Dean's Pills
Mrs Ida Finch of Newton Iowa credits Dean's Kidney Pills with saving her life after severe back pain, swollen feet, and frequent smothering spells. She visited local doctors without relief before using Dean's Kidney Pills, and says her condition improved quickly. For sale by dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Fashion Hint on Dress Back View and Waistline Details
The back view of the dress draws attention with a distinctive jackety tab at the waist and a knot at the girdle that crisply gathers. In front, the overskirt ends in a pronounced deep point, lending a stylish, dramatic silhouette.
Determined Woman Finds Cure in Grape-Nuts Food
A Salisbury Missouri woman credits Grape-Nuts with curing crippling cramps nausea and vomiting. After persistent use her stomach issues disappeared and she feels perfectly well able to eat freely. Her husband notes strong sales among physicians and customers in the county.
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Supreme Court Docket Draws Government in Key Cases
The term starts Oct 11 with about 600 cases on the docket and the United States involved in 72 of them. Fifty three have been advanced for argument by Jan 30, including a peonage charge from Florida and a Gompers contempt dispute alongside boycotts by the Federation of Labor. The docket also features two corporation tax cases on real estate holding companies, rearguments of Standard Oil and tobacco trust issues, Hepburn railway rate law matters, and the Panama libel case tied to former President Roosevelt.
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Hepburn Railway
Panama
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Railways seek fair rates and faster commission action
From New York a statement by the General Executive Committee of the Railway Business Association appeals to Congress and the public for fair play on freight rates. It urges immediate passage of provisions enabling the Commerce Commission to suspend and approve rate increases and to fund heightened workload. It asserts railroads must present clear schedules and asks shippers to consider railways as essential ongoing concerns while awaiting the commission’s findings. It also notes industries employing millions, with $8 trillion in invested capital, relying on rail transport. A separate item discusses Mathew B Sellers of Baltimore claiming a new light aeroplane design with a four-plane setup and patent-protected equilibrium devices aimed at a safer, lighter heavier-than-air craft.
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Baltimore
Santos Dumont
New York Wedding of Eleanor Butler Alexander and Theodore Roosevelt
New York society followed the wedding of Eleanor Butler Alexander to Theodore Roosevelt Jr. after the groom’s father arrived from Europe and Africa. Guests began sending gifts a week before the ceremony as the bride wore empire white Duchess satin with ivory lace trim and carried a large orange blossom bouquet. bridesmaids matched their dresses and lace details.
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An Expert Prim Aunt Question on Marriage
A Baltimore American item presents a quip where a aunt questions the nephew about his wife choice and cooking skills. The nephew answers that she makes a stew, but the joke is she always puts him in it.
Cuticura Remedies Promote Skin and Hair Care
The advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment as remedies for skin and scalp afflictions, soothing the hair, complexion, hands, and nursery use. Potter Drug Chem. Corp. of Boston offers a free 32-page Cuticura Book on skin and hair on request.
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Boston
Mass
Cross Town Conversation Among Strangers
A brief dialogue notes two strangers aboard a vehicle observing fellow passengers and pondering travel pace and shared crossing paths. The exchange hints at the social texture of urban transit.
Lake of Bays Highlands Brochure Promotes Ontario Resort
A Grand Tran Railway brochure touts the Lake of Bays district in Ontario as a charming resort area. It introduces a new Wawa hotel at Norway Point and offers free copies on request from W. S. Cookson in Chicago. Also contains a light exchange about distant relatives and acquaintances.
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Merchants Loan & Trust Building
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Murine Pubic Salve Adverts in Early Chicago Page
An almanac style ad promotes Murine salve from a Chicago company. The copy touts antiseptic eye or skin care with brand hints like Fatitne and All Eyes That Need Care. A product name appears as Rize-25e with uncertain spelling and phrasing.
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Chicago
Willie Papa and the Bag on the Ceiling
In a terse exchange, Willie-Papa notices a large black bag on the ceiling while Papa stays absorbed in reading. The moment captures a domestic vignette of distraction and a comic misalignment between action and focus.
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Papa
Boston Transcript
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Ad in Bloomvale Ohio
Bloomvale residents report back pain headaches and nervous complaints eased by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Testimonials claim lasting relief and renewed strength from a herbal remedy with free confidential advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Overland Diner tee boosts car sales to record levels
An advertisement extols Overland cars with claims of record high daily sales and exceptional value. It touts pedal controls for easy operation, minimal maintenance, and simplicity suitable for novices. Prices shown range from 1000 to 1250 dollars with various horsepower and wheelbase options.
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