A Glimpse Into Aged Prof Collins And Farm Woes
A Baying from a reader framed by a Pennsylvanian professor and Berks County farmer, discussing a potent manure and its usefulness. The farmer jokes the professor would stash field quantities in his coat pocket, while the professor quips about carrying crops in his vest. A joke follows about a milkman and too much salt.
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Collins
Pennsylvania
Scientite Agriculturlal
Berks County
New York
His Limit. A witty exchange on expressing emotions ends with a joke
A man and a woman banter about language and emotion. She notes men provoke words, he jokes that his limit would be five thousand words rather than three thousand. The dialogue wittily explores romantic speech.
Not Measuring Love and Duty in a Family Scene
A timid suitor questions a girl about her father’s potential violence over marriage. She evasively insists she has not attended such events, lamenting her sensitivity. She recalls a memory of a slaughterhouse visiting with her father, hinting at harsh family discipline.
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Gitl
Papa
Kisses and draft jokes spark lighthearted quarrel
A rapid skit on romance and debt ends with a joke about paying kisses, a draft on mamma, and a quip about voting. Senators and philosophers surface in a thread of witty banter and political punchlines.
Subterfuge Patient Tongue Teaches Doctor’s Prescription
A humorous tale has a talkative patient who dominates a consultation. The doctor finishes a prescription, but the patient protests that he never looked at her tongue. The doctor coolly replies that he only wanted to finish writing the prescription.
An Obliging Burglar in the Parlor
Dialogue driven snippet shows a burglar in the parlor bumping the piano and striking keys while John plans to help. A second vignette features a mother praising her child’s future brilliance as a potential literary figure, noting his Scottish dialect.
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John
Where the Difference Ties and a Courtship Photo Joke
A playful exchange contrasts photography and courtship with a pun about development in the dark room and the affirmative. Characters discuss a community of interests involving Bisley, his son, and the Widow Binglawood with her daughter, leading to marriages.
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Tuterente
Bisley
Binglawood
Om Hie Way Home Towne He’s a splendid mosaician
Folkloric slang and garbled lines describe a character nicknamed Towne with praise and muttered objection. The passage hints at speech quirks and a challenge to make sense of his phrasing, noting his instinct to avoid skipping a bur.
Not Comp a Student Quote on Honesty and Success
A brief cartoon caption features a dialogue between a student and a veteran attorney. The student asks if one can be thoroughly honest and still succeed as a lawyer. The attorney hints honesty may not be necessary for success.
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Atorney
Puck
Bank Cashier Ends Life After $32,000 Shortage Exposure
Frank W. Cottle of Elkhart Illinois a bank cashier shot himself after a crisis caused by a $32 000 shortage in his accounts at the state bank of Elkhart which failed recently He was 56 years old and left a wife and five sons The article also notes his ties to the Gilletts and his role as executor of John D Gillett s will and mentions other snapshots including women physicians in India and a Paris plan to build a cemetery for domestic pets
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Frank W. Cottle
Elkhart, Il
Cottle
State Bank of Elkhart
Elkhart Bank
Gilletts
John D. Gillett
Elkhart
Louisiana
Mary Eleanor Gay
Marquette, Mich
Paris
Motor Sleigh Promises New Winter Transport Fad
In Berlin a new horseless sleigh design uses a steel wheel on runners to glide over deep snow and ice. Invented amid heavy snowfalls, the motor sleigh aims at Russia Norway Sweden and Scotland where sleighing remains popular. The system links a motor to runner rails, matching horse drawn speed for an exciting winter pastime.
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Europe
Russia
Norway
Sweden
Scotland
Berlin
Prussia
Tua-tua shrub hailed as leprosy cure in Honolulu reports
Medical circles note reports from Honolulu and Tahiti on the tua-tua shrub Jatropha Gosalpifollo from Venezuela reducing leprosy swellings and restoring nails and limb mobility. Dr. Camp in Hawaii faces challenges persuading lepers to try the treatment amid vigorous Honolulu newspaper support.
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Honolulu
Tahiti
Venezuela
B. Camp
Board of Health of Hawaii
Ta Tahiti
Hawaii
Board of Health
Camp
Islands
Healty Sales in England Realty Trade 1901 Totals
Realty sales in London reached 5,663,098 pounds in 1901, higher than 4,984,769 pounds in 1900 and 6,299,314 pounds in 1899, reflecting fluctuations in the city market.
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England
City of
London
Nurses Endorse St Jacobs Oil For Sprains And Bruises
Nurse Iliza King praises St Jacobs Oil for outward use in sprains bruises rheumatic pains and neuralgia saying it improves recovery when combined with good medicine. Sister Canorima of St Andrews Hospital also commends its efficacy and notes doctors order it regularly.
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Iliza King
St. Jacobs
Canorima
St. Andrews Hospital
Convicts Urge Clemency Amid Capetown Breakwater Calm
A loyal address from white convicts employed on Capetown's breakwater requests King Edward's clemency on the coronation occasion. The item also notes industry chatter about seed firms and dye manufacturers, highlighting Putnam Fadeless Dyes' large scale output and related packaging operations.
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Capetown
Edward
Arabian manuscript may predate Arabian Nights says professor
Origin of Arabian Nights. Professor Seybold of Stuttgart reports finding a 600 year old Arabian manuscript in Tubingen library that appears to be the probable original for The Arabian Nights. He also found manuscripts detailing that religious system of the Drusead.
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Seybold
Stuttgart
Tuebingen University
Nervous women fueled by imagination and fear
Fragmented ad copy extols a medicine as a cure for nervousness and related ailments. It claims mental distress worsens with sounds and shapes while promising appetite, sleep, and overall vigor through a “favourite prescription.” Customers share vague testimonials from Nashville and others.
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Haitie Borradaile
U Street
Nashville
Tenn
Alti
Cies
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