Bearded Vultures and a Fatherly Fee Tale
A mixed paste of clippings includes a joke about a lawyer doubling his fee for a bachelor and a bearded vulture in the London Zoo aviary. It recounts bone breaking lore, Morris and Morrisian literary notes, Chinese costumes, and light society quips. The fragmentary page also mentions a fire side tip about marriage, and social observations on friendship and virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Zoological Society
Europe
Asia Minor
Himalayas
China
Great Kidney Remedy Swamp Root Promises Health
Advert explains kidneys affect all body parts when weak and promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as the remedy. Claims it cures distressing kidney and bladder troubles and offers trials samples by mail with free pamphlet. Mentions price fifty cents to one dollar and urges mentioning the ad when writing to Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pamipular
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Bing
Jumton
Swamp-Root
Of Such Stuff Are Dreams and Other Tiny Tales
A vignette of oddities and jokes features a child asking if she is truly present in bed and a humorous tale of universal language romance ending with a suggestive punchline. A new minister questions a youth’s worship habits with a wry retort about attending on Sunday nights.
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Hut
Papa
Les
Virginia
Dearie
Mamma
Poetical pair stroll park as aromas clash with cars
A poetical girl aged 45 and her tall escort walk in a park. She notes loving the scent of burning leaves. He replies that the odor is overwhelmed by gasoline from automobiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yaas
Soldiers to Withdraw Federal Troops from Nevada
President Roosevelt ordered removal of the federal troops from Goldfield Nevada soon after Nevada’s special legislative session begins. A White House letter to Governor Sparks dated January 4 cites the commission report findings and says the state must take primary responsibility for maintaining order once troops depart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Washington
Roosevelt
Goldfield
White Howe
Special Investigating Commission
Sparks
Duel Ends in Fiery Tragedy at Oakland Cottage
In Oakland a husband Piotr Sarcelol and wife Retna fought a deadly duel in their four room Montgomery tract cottage. He used a butcher knife and a razor, killing Retna after about twenty minutes, then fatally slitting his own throat. Suspected motives include money worries tied to funds in a California bank and recent marital separations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Piotr Sarcelol
Retna
Montgomery Tract
Steen
Fnally
California
Civil War Threatens In Morocco And U S Navy Debate
Paris faces a crisis as Murat Hand proclaimed at Fez, while Mohammed Sidi el Mokri arrives to negotiate an $80 million loan and General d Armade marches with 1900 men. In Washington Senator Hale’s bill may face naval committee hearings on naval reorganization and Admiral Brownson retirement. A bandit killed by a Los Angeles conductor, and a Nevada mining stampede draws crowds and townsite setup near the Nevada state line. Democratic members oppose the Aldrich currency plan, favoring hearings before fall committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Morocco
Murat Hand
Euitan
Fez
F Pars
Mohammed Sidi el Mokbri
Abd el Aalz
Rabat
d’Armade
Washington
Hale
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Senate
Brownson
Los Angeles
Cal
Charles Gray
Slaugon
J. C. Green
A. C. Williams
Moneta
Standard
Ol! Company
Green
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Hearaga
Fragmentary dialogue sentence shows a tired exchange
An incomplete dialogue excerpt contrasts a stern parent and a younger speaker. The brief fragment hints at unequal advantages and a hesitant attempt at reassurance, suggesting a tense domestic moment in an old text.
Donn's Kidney Pills Featured For Weakened Nerves And Kidneys
A collection of short items and ads citing Donn's Kidney Pills as a remedy for nervousness and kidney weakness, plus a string of miscellaneous anecdotes and testimonials. Includes a Cuticura note and a salon of brief quips and promotions, all styled as a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper clippings montage.
Quote from Horace Moral on Character in Life
Fragmentary historical note quotes Horace urging consistency of character from first to last. The text comments on moral steadiness as the sole true guide within a metaphorical dungeon of self, attributed to George Macdonald and garbled names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remus
Ibsen
Uncle Remus
Morris
Huck Finn
America
George Meredith
Stevenson
Thaen
William Morris
J. W. MacKall
George Macdonald
Horace
Laxative Syrup of Figs and Senna Advertised
The Well Informed world seeks a simple effective liquid laxative. The California Fig Syrup Co promotes Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a wholesome, reliable remedy for family use. Buy genuine manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. Price five cents per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Pig Byrep Co
California Fig Syrup Co
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Cam
General Merchandise
Crockery
Henry Welland
Meadow Valley
Pioche, Nevada
James A. Nesbitt
Pioche
Pioche Brokerage Company
W. M. Nichols
J. H. Egan
Hill and Hill Bourbon
Wm. Culverwell
A. S. Thompson CO
Wholesale and
the Bank Exchange
George Reed
Salt Lake City
al Light
Shaftesbury
Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
Robert Barr
Detroit Free Press
Tom Lowell
Spain
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Well
Coldfield
France
Searchlight
Manuel
Santa Fe
San Bernardino County
Nevada State Line
Crescent
Mia
Frank Roseboom
Washington St
Moscow
Idaho
Saya
Donn
Foster Muburne
Buffalo
Dan Moulton
Stanford
Dan
Dad
San Francisco Chronicle
Baby
Cuticura
Cutieura
LaRue
Seventh St
Louisville
Omio
Touson
Toledo
Sai
Serta
Lalas
Cabana
Frank
Chawey
A. de Otery
Sotawe Feauio
Sir Walter Scott
Garfield Tegretistn
Hask Forte Mayer
F. Mayer Boot & Shoe Company
Milwaukee, Wis
Jack
Philadelphia
New York
W. N. Uy
Salt Lake Gity, No
S'Jacobs OL
Pain
Jagord
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