Collector seeks sketches from Ohio artists for ten dollar note
A sensational letter from an Indiana man claims to be building a national sketches collection and asks an Ohio artist for a ten dollar bill to frame. The piece ends with a testimonial for Doan's Kidney Pills from William J. Walter of Chota Worth, praising relief from long standing kidney pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mana
Cleveland
Tin Mints
Ohio
Indiana
Wall Town
Walter
Enzinesr
Chota Worth
Dean
Foster Milburn Co
Tuffaio, N
Sympathy for the Fish and Other Oddities in a Comic Sketch
A fragmented humorous prose piece mocks charity and social pretensions with satirical vignettes. An Upton Sinclair reference frames a Chicago audience as a retired contractor ponders a grand appetite for wealth, while other absurd anecdotes involve a preacher’s pulpit mishap and a wry Irish job plea in Cairo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upton Sinclair
Chicago
Emily's White Horse and a Block’s Daring Wish
Emily, a 26 year old in a Maine street of neighbors, inherits a legacy to buy a horse. A sly dealer dyes a chestnut horse to hide its true color as John Farrell seeks a chance, Emily chooses forgiveness and finally accepts love after a comic reveal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mision
Emily
Jacob Porter
John Farrell
bin Adminslon
Mr. Porter
Jaca Porter
Brody
Mr. Brown
Erlly
John
Horkea
Horae Deatera
Torney
Emelly
Miller
B. Rawlon
Farrell
Mr. Miller
Hotse
Bmarly
Leyond
Double Ended Matches Spark Market Demand
A fragment recounts a boastful tale about double ended matches from Montenuines, claiming their paradoxical burn and spark appeal. The speaker notes the “Recording Angel” record and hints at a novelty item selling as a novelty in markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Lucifer
Cvn
Angel
Cure of Eczema by Cuticura Remedies Narrated
A Selma Alabama woman describes four years of severe face eczema later cured by Cuticura Remedies after two doctors failed. She reports full remission for three years since completing six months of treatment and credits the remedies with ending all outbreaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizslé J. Sledge
Tones
Selma
Meviers Reward Offer Misread In Baffling Ad
A garbled historical ad promises a $100 reward and touts a so called cure named Hall's Catarrh Cure. The text references dubious claims about healing and includes nonsensical phrases and fake endorsements, with scattered mentions of locations like Toledo Ohio and elusive cure ingredients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labat
Fe Eiegoe
Hall
Toledo
Vanie
Quaker Wit in a Fashionable Carriage
A Quaker rides with a richly dressed woman lamenting the cold. She shivers in a Jaca bonnet and khawl asks what to wear to get warm. He replies solemnly to put on another breastpin. The tale ends with a Buddha quote on overcoming anger and evil through love and truth.
Working Women and Lydia Pinkham's Remedy Claims
A fragmentary ad style piece extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as essential for overtaxed working women. It includes testimonials from Mrs Sadie Abbott and Mrs Pree McKitrick praising relief from female ailments and urges readers to seek Mrs Pinkham's free advice in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Sadie Abbott
Jeannette
Eisaiepee
Ledin B. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pree McKitrick
la Farge
Wis
Pinkham
Lydia
Sam
Lydia B. Winkham
United States
Minkham
Lynn
Mass
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ME Algo
Gaunter
J. B Mamuiill
Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal Church
Brooklyn
Bayville
S. 1
Cairo
Harpar
Eadaghe
Carters
Carroll Watson Rankin
Tar Dow
Farnham Grammar School
Pricstley
Foater
Foster
London Globe
Allen
Ewollen
Ace
FBI Avidres A. &. Olmuted
le Roy
N.Y
Disraeli
Winslow
Castor
Uae
New York
Bears
Castoria
Dodd's
L'Guarstuarat
Mrs
Pree Mskitrick
Ona
Mall
These Paxton CO
Hivatow
Alasa
Sid
Ondard
L. M. Leberman
Collins St
Philadelphia
Eee Laan Bam
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