Moth Ball Customer Leads to Honest Debate at Store
A Chicago Record-Herald tale recalls a state street druggist who sold moth balls to a peculiar customer. The buyer boasted of quick throws to kill moths, arguing the balls were for play rather than pest control. The exchange ends with a confident retort about steady stock and a pointed question about the man or woman who could prove otherwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chlcago Record-Herald
Hittin
Mioth
Alver
Wanun
Moenell
The Craze for Letters and Mannered Reading Habits
A reflective piece contrasts male and female reading and letter habits. It notes men savor coffee before drinking and write with careful scrutiny, while women scratch at ink and tear envelopes open quickly. It also comments on postmarks and curiosity driving people to conclusions, with gendered habits shaping comfort and posture in reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mecein Lew Whidom
Odd Happenings And Sudden Deaths In Wiltshire And Paris
A series of strange events unfolds as a man in Vario injures his nose during an accidental gun discharge. A lightning prank disrupts a department, and a false alarm is ordered to be stopped. A baby born in Westbury dies suddenly at workhouse, described as an astonishing infant with ongoing care. In Paris, a sexagenarian dies while having a photograph taken after the photographer’s quiet instruction.
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Vario
Turing
Westbuy
Wiltshire
England
Westbury
Paria
Colored Church Hen Eggs He Sought to Save
A Burlap era of rural humor and scraps of verse shows Preston Smith and Deacon Jones debating mercy toward a hen nest found in an employer’s barn. The tale ponders benevolence versus practical risk as they weigh saving chicks against a risky meal, framed in old timey dialect and miscellany.
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Deston Smith
Deacon Jones
Denson Jones
American Spectator
Descon Smith
Bro. Jones
Mars
Teeth That Were Useless Ruable to the Man Who Had Sud denly Sustained the Loan of Them
Harry Leon Wilson home for a summer in Connecticut with artists and writers recounts a comic mishap. Wilson befriends two men who offer a drive, a horse team bolts past a telegraph pole, sending the group into the road. One man loses two front teeth and asks what to do with them as tears fall.
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Harry Leon Wilson
Connecticut
Saturday Evening Post
Wilton
Tiny
Wilson
Amateur Aeronautics Versus Everyday Hazards
Satirical excerpt from the Chicago Tribune mocks cautionary notes on aeronautics and rude behavior. It playfully warns readers against risky actions such as pin insertion, leaving moving vehicles, throwing bottles over populated areas, and misusing grappling devices. The piece ends with a quip about soft drinks.
Peruna touted as curative tonic in letters from readers
Ya H Henneman of Oakland Nebraska reports a year long stomach catarrh cured after using Peruna and plans to keep it as household medicine. Another letter from Austin M Small of Astoria Oregon says Peruna restored appetite during hot weather and served as a pleasant tonic.
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Mary O'Brien
Myrtle Ave
Broonlyn
Peruna
All Hall
Peruni
H. J. Henneman
Oakland
Neb
Austin M. Small
Astoria, Ore
Save the Babies Castoria Safer for Infants Widely Used
A historical warning argues infant mortality is high in civilized nations and cautions against narcotic soothing syrups. The text promotes Castoria as a safe remedy, claiming it prevents overdose and aids circulation and fever reduction. It attributes the product to Obas H. Fletcher and emphasizes its signature.
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H. Fletcher
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Amateur
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the Daily Fly Killers
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Washington, D.C
N. Y
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Wrappeh
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