Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Safe Liver Health
An ad-style piece extols Dodson's Liver Tone as a non salivating alternative to calomel. It claims the product wakes the liver, relieves headaches and constipation, and offers a money back guarantee. The copy targets bilious, lazy or sickened readers and notes druggist sales.
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Dodson
Grove's Old Standard Tonic Ad Promotes Health
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless chill tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron. It claims benefits for the liver malaria prevention blood enrichment and overall system build up, priced at 50 cents.
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Grove
Seven bores provoked by two men and a dyspeptic
Alexander Akinside, a peevish thinker, declares seven of ten men are bores while J Fuller Gloom, a famed misanthrope, challenges the remark seeking the few exceptions. The exchange hints at a sharp social caricature from a humorous column.
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Alexander Akinside
J. Fuller Gloom
Outclassed. Anarchist Society member resigns amid vulgar bomb debate
A Kansas City Star snippet shows a pompous exchange as a Society member resigns, complaining the bomb business has lost glory and grown vulgar. The dialogue features Brother Summerjohn defending a visit that sparked ridicule and a dispute over a supposed bill.
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Anarchist Society
Brozzer
Dinner Dilemma Invites Split By Youth And Recitation
A quippy Farm Life joke has Satan and the Cerulean Deep musing on choosing which dinner invitation to refuse. One home features a young lady just returned from a piano conservatory, the other a house where a five year old boy recites extensively.
Tetterine promoted for eczema and scalp diseases
Mrs S A Haskins of Myricks Mass says eczema on her face cured after using Tetterine and Tetterine Soap. The Shuptrine Co Savannah Ga advertises Tetterine cures eczema dandruff itching piles ring worm and scalp and skin diseases priced 50c and 2c Soap with a free Liver Pills offer.
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Shuptrine Co
Savannah
Tetterine
Shuptrine
Work of Torpedoes and Ship Targeting Costs
Torpedoes cost over $5 000 each and are discharged only when a fair chance of hitting exists. So far torpedoed vessels have been stationary or slow, but as submarine crews gain experience they may strike warships moving at high speed.
New Kind of Sport
A man skips fishing to buy trout after seeing a fishmonger and asks the seller to throw the fish at him so his wife cannot question whether he caught them. The prank hinges on the idea of catching fish by proxy and telling a lie about real catching.
Boarded in Nineteenth Century Exchange
A humorous dialogue excerpt shows a debtor named Hallroom pressed by a creditor asking for back pay on board. Hallroom rejects urgency, replying he has no funds to settle the debt, highlighting social friction over rent.
Jonathan and David Friendship Under Covenant and Trial
In this lesson on 1 Samuel 20, Jonathan shows true friendship by aiding David despite Saul’s wrath. The text contrasts godly loyalty with earthly expediency, urging selfless faithfulness grounded in religion and the example of Jesus Christ. It notes that many schools observe Mother’s Day today.
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Jonathan
David
Saul
Naroth
God
Jesus Christ
Humorous clash of minds and ad blurbs in old column
An old village tale opens with a smug talker challenging a curmudgeon on rheumatism. The piece shifts to Cuticura ads praising cleansing and healing creams and a moral from George Macdonald about being under construction by God. A quip about a dull new play closes the snippet.
Parody Ends in Quiet Parade Observation
A narrator recalls an Easter parade moment with Mr Meekton watching Henrietta hike rather than marching. The scene contrasts ordinary enjoyment with a subtle political undertone. The fragment hints at a medicinal ad copy from a Chicago firm.
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Mr. Meekton
Henrietta
A Difference Does Mrs Holdup Play Bridge
Brief quip from the Baltimore American notes a pun on a social scene. The line contrasts a question about Mrs Holdup with a witty reply that she works the bridge alludes to. No further context is provided in the excerpt.
Castoria Reminder Warns Mothers to Check Bottles
Advert asks mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria for proper labeling and safety claims. It notes Castoria has been in use for over 30 years and is marketed as a safe remedy for infants and children.
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Fletcher
Doctor's Advice and a Busy Merchant
A doctor urges a merchant to take a long rest to recover from overwork. The merchant resists, claiming business demands attention, and the doctor replies by restricting advertising. A proverb follows about a woman who cannot bear children raising Cain.
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