Investment in moth balls tale from a quirky druggist
A Chicago Record-Herald tale recounts a State Street druggist who recalls a peculiar customer who bought moth balls to kill moths. The patron boasted he would demonstrate the balls’ effectiveness, insisting he could outdo any other shopper and challenging the store to prove if moths could be struck down quickly.
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Chlcago Record-Herald
Hittin
Mioth
Alver
Wanun
Moenell
Human Habits Revealed In Reading And Letter Quietus
The passage jibes at gendered habits in daily tasks from coffee tasting to letter writing and reading posture. It contrasts men delaying gratification and women rushing, noting how postmarks and envelopes shape behavior. The piece muses on curiosity, comfort seeking, and subtle social implications.
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Mecein Lew Whidom
Odd Happenings And Sudden Death In Wiltshire And Paris
Disjointed notes describe a man injuring his nose while handling a loaded revolver during weretoking in Vario. A lightning prank delayed an electric storm device. A baby born at Westbury workhouse Wiltshire died suddenly at 6, and a sexagenarian collapsed and died during a studio photo session in Paris.
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Vario
Turing
Westbuy
Wiltshire
England
Westbury
Paria
Barnyard hens spark debate in church lesson
A fragmented and humorous tale from a rural Alabama church shows Deston Smith and Deacon Jones debating whether to roast a nest of eggs found in a barn. The pair wrestle with what duty to their employer and the hens, revealing local color and era social quirks in tribal dialect and colloquial speech.
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Deston Smith
Deacon Jones
Denson Jones
American Spectator
Descon Smith
Bro. Jones
Mars
Teeth That Were Useless Ruled by Sudden Loss
Harry Leon Wilson recounts a Connecticut summer incident with artist friends. He describes a rural drive gone wrong when two men offered a ride, a runaway team, a telegraph pole impact, and two missing front teeth held in one man's hand. The scene ends with Wilson’s quip as the injured friend asks what to do with the teeth.
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Harry Leon Wilson
Connecticut
Saturday Evening Post
Wilton
Tiny
Wilson
Amateurs Cautionary Aeronautics Note Parody
A humorous Chicago Tribune cartoonish exchange warns readers about safe behavior in the air and on ground. It jokes about not sticking pins into balloons not moving and not throwing bottles from cars. It mocks nitpicking safety with absurd scenarios and a line about soft drinks.
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Chicago Tribune
Peruna Tonic Praised By Satisfied Readers
Ya H. J. Henneman of Oakland Nebraska reports lingering illness cured after using Peruna. He thanks the company and says the tonic will be their house medicine. Catarrh of the stomach called dyspepsia and indigestion plus gas result from catarrh. Mr Austin M. Small of Astoria Oregon also notes Peruna improved appetite and acted as a great tonic during hot weather.
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H. J. Henneman
Oakland
Neb
Austin M. Small
Astoria, Ore
Save the Babies Castoria Warmed Warning on Child Toxins
A pamphlet urges early Castoria use to reduce infant mortality rates in civilized countries. It claims one quarter die before age one, over one third before five, and half before fifteen. It cautions against narcotic drops and syrups containing opium or morphine, labeling Castoria as a safe blood-flowing remedy signed by Obas H. Fletcher.
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H. Fletcher
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Reliable Rangeet Sporting Goode
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Ogden
Utah
Allen
Su Erary
Moony
Puck
Tood Products
McNeill & Libby
Chicago
ST. Charles
Dodds
Shi Abe
Thompean
Crry
Toledo
Luand Coury
Tua
Gary
Fsfrank J
al Ramming
Lear
Mieht
Philadelphia Ledeer
Bwanphurat
Philadelphia
Public Ledger
Willalo
Boothang Ayror
Teduc
Colin
Amateur
Pe-Ru-Na
Sowen
Mary O'Brien
Myrtle Ave
Broonlyn
Peruna
All Hall
Peruni
Nathan Bickford
Washington, D.C
N. Y
Salt Lake City
Castoria
Signature
New York
Eaart Cory
Wrappeh
Chas. H. Fletcher
Afp Peeler
St. Laue
Dr . Bown
Wiindelshia
Baty
Cantorias Marino
Tony Feure
Wageoner
Reid
Chiron
Dave
Kira Morrah
Neveking
Ape
Byragay
Gmsla
Miley
Mileei
Aigrueta
Stir Miele
Femur
Canaria
Tocuu Turnigh Lundeenly
Tomiliavitel
Uae
Giseleth Tabtheweney
Anil Inerkta
Norman Mier
Cieveani
Parente
Hiv
Whiol Much
Kyle
Paul
Minny
Evan
Stirefuley
Cenuine Castoria Alwayrs
Laptold
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