Kidney trouble cure tale from Civil War veteran
W John T Jones of Pauls Valley Oklahoma recounts kidney illness after Civil War service as a scout under Bill Cody. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills for his recovery, describing painful back and limb symptoms, blood in urine, and eventual return to health. Also notes promotional blurbs for Murine eye remedies and a joke about beef processors.
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John T. Jones
Pauls Valley
Okla
Bill Cody
Dean
Dean's
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
A Very Good Guess at the Play's Reception
The speaker claims there were many disreputable attendees in the audience last night, yet none of them threw objects. Another critic notes the author did not appear, and offers a single guess about the outcome or intention.
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Foote Lighte
Mies
Brette
What the Editor Has to Stand Indignant Caller
Indignant caller protests the paper calling the man charged with entering his house an alleged diamond thief. The editor replies that the caller insists there were no alleged diamonds, only genuine ones on his premises.
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I. C
Boston Evening Transcript
Mind Changed as Verbal Exchange Surfaces
A brief, clipped exchange reveals a shift in intent as a speaker abandons a plan after a provocative offer. The dialogue hints at social tension and a rebuffed request, with a second party showing indifference to the proposed eye contact.
Pape's Diapepsin Digestive Relief Promoted
An advertisement extols Pape's Diapepsin as a harmless inexpensive remedy that digests heavy meals in five minutes. It claims rapid relief from sour, gassy stomachs, odor from breath, and general digestive discomfort, suggesting a fifty-cent case can aid a whole family.
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Pape
Easy Marke and the Easy Marks in Town Talk
Taely Silas Geehaw complains rubes won tangle with city chaps. Allan denies selling gold bricks while Uncle Bilas recalls a man pedaling a fake wagon sign. Daddy Squash neck questions the truth as a sly scam unfolds in dialect dialogue.
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Silas Geehaw
Allan
Old Daddy
Squashneck
Bilas
Cow Sketch Bargain Sparks Taller Tales From The Past
A city artist roams fields seeking a cow model but finds only a gaunt beast. The farmer offers the cow for two dollars to sketch, sparking old time humor. The reflections on grandma’s era mix with local chatter about signs and names, hinting at village life and modern adjustments.
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Scott
Sach
Yeou
Hammock Guarantee Sparks Retail Banter at Store
A department store floorwalker tells a shopper he cannot guarantee a hammock for her, noting stock is unavailable. The maid challenges the remark, asking what he means by her “case,” prompting a humorous exchange about suitability and guarantees.
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Fair Maid
True Helpmates in Germany Plow Scenes
A reader asks Mrs. Gaddsters about women pulling plows in Germany. She confirms some women worked but notes husbands helped by pushing the plows, reducing her sympathy more than expected.
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Germany
The Farmer's Idea. The Country Parson and The Farmer
A brief exchange presents a country parson and a farmer admiring a notably fine hog. The farmer extols the animal, remarking on willingness to face death if only all were as fit. The dialogue showcases rural humor and character dynamics.
Our Whiskered Friends in Vaudeville Jokes
A nostalgic fragment presents banter and vaudeville style humor about bread,父 mother memories, and fatherly sayings. The lines hint at playful back and forth between a child and father figure, with a theme of inherited speech and comic timing.
Making Amends in Courtroom Snippet
A comicexchange has a housewife asking about a blasted window and a contractor assuring a worker will retrieve the rock, as the judge presides over the absurd scenario.
Destined Uses and Banners at Bat Ements Echoed
A fragmentary quote recalls a newly appointed chaplain attempting to ban wine women and song. The gay cavaliers mockingly hang him from the battlements and ask what else banners are for in a wry Puck aside.
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Puck
A Natural Leaf Quips on Syndicates and Ducks
A Natural Leaf wonders if men formed syndicate ideas from ducks. The reply asks for basis, and the quip notes ducks were the first creatures to put their issues in a pool.
Descriptive dialogue on appearance and business
A conversation notes reactions to a well dressed woman and a Wall Street bear image. It mentions a vacuum company plans to build after buying a vacant lot and discusses appropriateness and haste in actions.
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Stella
Ela
Wall Street
His Will Do Coat Bargain Sparks Winter Plan
A short exchange reveals a couple negotiating spending on clothing. The question of whether an overcoat is affordable this winter arises, with reassurance that last year's coat suffices. The tone is practical and domestic, focusing on frugality and mutual care.
A Long Speech. Hewitt and Tewett quip at home remarks
A humor note from Harper's Bazar presents a banter between Hewitt and Tewett about a wife’s remarks that were "tabled for printing" after last night’s home arrival. The pun hints at staged wit rather than a serious event.
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Hewitt
Tewett
Harper’s Bazar
Drones and idle talk in Suburbs conversation
In a witty exchange Mrs Suburbs questions the intelligence office about a maid of all work. Suburbs replies finding a dozen candidates but all too intelligent to come to their place, highlighting humor about expectations and social class.
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John
Intelligence Office
Complaints and compliments spark a playful exchange
Mabel recalls Mr Muggins paying her a compliment last night. Stella asks what he said. Mabel says he called her sugar. Stella notes he spoke the truth for once, adding a jab that she has a jot of sand.
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Mabel
One Theory About Jenkins Forehead Bump
A playful exchange questions how Jenkins acquired a prominent bump on his forehead. Winks suggests uncertainty, while Thinks jokes that his head may have grown too large and struck the roof.
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Jenkins
Rumor Mill Sparks Gossip in D'Auber Exhibition Talk
A neighborhood chatter centers on artist D'Auber and his recent show. Rumors swirl about his former legislative ties and a belief his fame could affect strangers’ view of him. Other conversations mock privacy and the spread of tales through wives and mothers.
Airship Use Schedules Mentioned in Harper's Bazaar
In the text Mrs Merrick asks about flight frequency and Mrs Warren notes Bridget has access to the airship on Tuesdays Thursdays and Sundays, reflecting a social snippet from Harper's Bazar.
Wanted Satan Sent North
A Stonehaven railway porter Andra quips at a Salvation Army captain bound for Aberdeen to cast out the devil. The porter jokes to “drive the devil out of Aberdeen” noting the demon should be sent north instead. Scottish humor shines in a brief anecdote about travel delay and pious mission.
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Stonehaven
Salvation Army
Aberdeen
London
Andra
Mosquitoes and Malaria Question in Rural Exchange
A visitor asks if mosquitos carry malaria and a farmer replies he does not know, remarking they never took him away from here. The brief exchange highlights local uncertainty about disease transmission in a rural setting.
Baby Healed by Cuticura Remedies Story
A nurse from Litchfield Conn recounts a year and a half of severe facial and body sores in her infant, becoming a skeleton before Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment were used. After two months the sores vanished and never returned, credited to Cuticura.
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Egbert Sheidom
Litchfield
Conn
Little Myra Explains Her Name Change
Myra Lee had attended school only briefly when a note from her mother Mrs Kent caused confusion. The mother had remarried and Myra candidly explains the situation with a charming air, clarifying the name change to the teacher.
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Myra
Myra Lee
Not Even Mother Birthday Boy Mourns Timing
Not Even Mother is cited as a child named Bob frets that his sister Adelaide and baby brother will have birthdays before his own. He pleads for his birthday to arrive sooner, while Adelaide asserts that birthdays cannot be changed by anyone, not even their mother.
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Bob
Adelaide
The Limit and a Stubborn Desire to Get Even
A fragmentary dialogue shows a character pressing for money and a check while another asks about bank funds. The piece hints at a stubborn urge for revenge driving a man toward downfall, though many words are garbled and unclear.
Taking Hie Meste Out in Village Probe
A village probe questions a former resident home from the city about meals. The reluctant victim, a judge, quips he will eat first, while the inspector notes Fortunate are those who want only what they can obtain.
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Sind
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Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Grandma
Abe
Mia
Bill Fish
Byll Fysche
Smith
Mr. Blank
Jones
Satan
Ter
Zee
Seid Bey
BT A
Continental Oil Company
Lacoe Paramet
W. L. Douglas
Ontt Bova
Best Moe
Dollah
Continental Oil Co P (Incorporated
Putnam
Foucen
Gotrcy
Milos
U., Balt Lake City
Lydia E. Pinkham
Cresson
Ella E. Askey
Baird
Sarah Leighton, Baird
Peor
Wes Ogianee
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