Red Haired Ghost In A South Sea House
A family hires a red haired servant who becomes the subject of spying fears. After a ghostly sighting, a kitchen maid is severely burned in a lamp accident blamed on the haunting. The cook confesses a prior murder in Cambridge and the red haired girl is said to be the avenging spirit. Eventually the supposed haunting ends with the maid gone and the cook confessing.
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Hueband
Honee
Howe
Jane
Bessie
Bensle
Julia
Benjie
Beasie
Jing
Besule
Cambridge
Enders Finds Relief After Six Years With Kidney Pills
John A. Enders of Robertson Avenue Pen Argyl Pennsylvania suffered six years of back pain headaches and dizziness. A doctor found kidney function normal yet sediment in urine spurred him to try Doan’s Kidney Pills. Kidney action improved and gravel stones passed. Enders reports lasting relief and no kidney trouble since. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y. Tourist dialogue ends with a joke about elevating the mind.
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John A. Enders
Robertson Avenue
Pen Argyl
Mr. Enders
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. C
Advertisement Wisdom and A Irish Step Mishap Tale
In a mix of advertorial caution and humorous anecdote a Harper's Weekly note urges readers to trust genuine ads and demand what is asked. It recounts an Irish car step mishap where a traveler jokes he saved the driver from a broken leg as the step detached. It also quotes a college youth letter about draw ins and parental exasperation over pricey demands.
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Ireland
London
Harper's Weekly
Wilial
United States
De Organs Busted In Maryland Church Service
In a Maryland church near Washington during a service a motive power for the organ from an industrious Irishman caused disruption. The organ stopped as the choir clashed, and a hoarse whisper rang out Sing, all youse! Sing the the devil! De organ's busted.
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Tne
Maryland
Washington
Illustrated Sunday Magazine
Postum touted by Cleveland grocer as coffee alternative
A Cleveland grocer reports customer health improvements from leaving coffee and using Postum Food Coffee. He recounts his own nervous and stomach troubles improving after trying Postum, saying others with nervousness or stomach issues should consider quitting coffee. A promotional letter cites “The Road to Wellville” as a reader suggestion.
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Cleveland
I Henson
Wellville
Phen
STOPPED TO SALUTE HOGS AND RESPECT WEALTH BORN
A fragment from a reflective piece recalls an American father teaching his children to honor productive labor. The narrator cites a western heir who, amid wealth from pork packing, keeps humility by having his children salute a drove of hogs when encountered on the road.
Severe Hemorrhoids Affects Elderly Man in 1907
An 80 year old man recalls a long battle with piles and eczema after bleeding and protruding hemorrhoids. He credits Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills along with injections for restoring health after months of costly remedies. Written by J H Henderson Hopkinton N H dated Apr 26 1907.
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J. H Henderson
Hopkinton
Not Such a Fool, John Was a Chinaman
A San Francisco cook named John vanishes for weeks then returns with a cold. He retorts that a cold does not come to him, declaring he is not a foolie. A humorous exchange follows about memory and misheard names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
San Francisco
Patent medicines and a humorous church gag
A garbled ad touts Cogitare and Cotard Cure remedies with internal action promises and price, then a brief joke about a spelling-boot at a church. The quip hinges on the pastor delivering the words Increase pastor salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towne
Fragmented Tale of Newrich and De Vere in London
A jumbled 19th century vignette shows Mr Newrich the dust contractor seeking social ascent via a vague aristocratic circle in east London. A visiting card and a breakfast scene foreshadow a comic mix of mistaken identity, detectives, and a toast at a banquet, with stray advertisements and aphorisms interwoven.
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Newrich
London
Ukwa& Phoenis
Caras
Harold de Vere
Iona House
Portsmouth Square
de Vere
Phraim Newrich
Before Ananias Adam Prepares to Tell Whoppers
The fragment describes Adam boasting about naming animals and hinting at telling lies, with the speaker noting he planned to exaggerate even before beginning. The passage reflects playful mischief and a biblical frame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ananias
Adam
French Sculptor M. Rodin Fillets Frescoes for Luxembourg Palace
Garibaldi era notes praise for Rodin as a famed sculptor, asked to paint frescoes for the men art gallery at Luxembourg Palace. The item also mentions Allen's Foot-Ease and a remedy for aching feet, with a garbled endorsement and muddled addresses. The prose reflects a historical newspaper tone with references to remedies and a public art commission.
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M. Rodin
Palet
Men
Luxembours Palace
The Genuine California Fig Syrup Co. Laxative
The Well Informed demand a simple pleasant laxative and the California Fig Syrup Co. presents Syrup of Figs with Elixir of Senna as a trusted remedy. It claims wholesome gentle action, prompt results, and urges purchase only of the genuine product at leading druggists for fifty cents per bottle.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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