Wishing Subject Sparks Curious Conversation
A playful dialogue hints at a single word desire and a dare to reveal it. The speaker presses for the wish they imply but hint at restraint, prompting curious back-and-forth about what could be asked or granted.
Tetterine Cures Itching Piles in Fort Scott
An ad lists Tetterine as a remedy for eczema, tetter, ringworm and itching piles with a 2.50 price, plus box offers and free liver pills with mail orders from The Shuptrine Co of Savannah Georgia. Also includes brief ads and a short fiction line about a girl named Alice and ad captions for horse care and a flirting exchange.
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Fort Scott
Kansas
N. J. Kipp
Manufac
Shuptrine Co
Savannah
Tetterine
Shuptrine
Grove's Tasteless Medicine Ad Seeks Malaria Help
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Quinine and Iron Tonic to drive out malaria and build up the system with a printed formula. The label promises a tasteless form of quinine and iron for 50 cents. It includes brief playful dialogue about dancing and wings.
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GROVE
Elixir Babek Tonic Praised By Parish Priest
A Perth Amboy clergyman extols Elixir Babek as a powerful malaria remedy and tonic for chills and fever. The product sells for 50 cents at druggists or by post from Kloczewski & Co. Washington DC. Additional ads claim Hanford's Balsam for soreness and a quip about jealousy and perspiration.
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Kloczewski & Co
Washington, D. C
Cotton Men End Annual Meeting in South
The eighth annual Southern Textile Association convention adjourned in Asheville after electing W. M. Sherrod of Williamston S C as president and Greenville S C as next meeting site. Officers include vice president Frank E Heyner and secretary A B Carter with a slate of directors. The group urged compulsory education and free scholarships for mill boys, while prizes honored best cotton goods outfits and dresses.
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Asheville
Southern Textile Association
Greenville
S. C
W. M. Sherrod
Williamston
Frank E. Heyner
Alexander City
Ala
A. B. Carter
Marshall Dilling
Salurria
Steno. Srapher
M. G. Crawford
Charlotte
Robert Bowe
CG L Chandler
Rhodhils
Gordon Cobb
Inman
Arthur Dixon
Gastonia
L. H. Brown
Knoxville
Tenn
W. S. Morton
Dallas
Texas
Association
General
Atlanta
Mae Lucille Smith
Winston-Salem
Ethel Thomas
J. J. Iler
International Sunday School Lesson on David and Solomon
O Sellers presents a July 11 lesson from 1 Kings 1 40 tracing David's passing the throne to Solomon. It highlights Bathsheba Nath anointing Solomons rise and Gods choice, with Adonijah as a warning against presumptive rebellion. The piece emphasizes God chosen leadership and the spiritual duties accompanying kingship.
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David
Solomon
Jedidiah
Jehovah
Bath-sheba
Adonijah
Bathsheba
Nathan
Zadok
Benaiah
Gihon
Absalom
Ahithophel
Christ Jesus
Christ
Lil
God
Joab
Abiathar
Israel
Calm Resignation in a Dinner Party Tale
Congressman Joseph J. Russell recalled an amusing story at a dinner about marriage. A bachelor quips that the longer a man is married the happier he is, while a spinster adds that the longer a man is married the less he minds it.
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Joseph J. Russell
Little Aimee Learns Needle Eye Joke
In a family scene, five year old Aimee struggles to thread a needle and asks what the hole is called. Her mother explains it is the eye, sparking Aimee to quip that the old needle is cross eyed.
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Alice
Mabel Jones
Aimee
Choir Reorganization Aims For Sound Basis
A dialogue discusses restructuring the choir to establish a solid foundation. A separate report notes Philippines gold production rose 39 percent compared with the previous year.
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Philippines
Scales and trunks tale from a family trip
A humorous tale shows a new mother weighing a baby with faulty scales and a baggage master carding trunks for value. She underestimates a small trunk while overvaluing her own, prompting a wry exchange about the father accompanying the trip.
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Papa
Mamma
Quip Recalls Wry Exchange From Philadelphia Ledger
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes a humorous exchange about marriage and divorce. The dialogue features a speaker asking why divorce is desired and the reply that marriage itself is the reason. A second quip ponders Bronson's church attendance on rainy Sundays.
History of the European war quotes and wry reflections
A fragmentary exchange notes a writer’s plan to publish after peace and the remark about a sepulchral tone. Pa’s joke about gravely speech contrasts with a woman’s preference for inconsistency over sameness.
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