Fox Trick and Language Misadventures in Old Stories
A Socorro Chieftain tale shows a fox tricking a pursuing dog by waiting at a hole in the ice while the dog follows the scent into the open water and sinks. Other anecdotes describe a Frenchwoman misusing English with a line about engagement, and a crossing tender named Patrick misremembering flags. A charity shadow supper raises funds, and Buckley’s Arnica Salve is advertised as a multipurpose cure.
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Arenay
Patrick
The Home Gold Cure Exposes a Debunked Patent Remedy
An excerpted ad promotes a “home gold cure” for alcohol addiction claiming to cure drunkenness at home with a one dollar package and confidential physician advice. It asserts alcohol as poison and touts thousands cured, with misused anecdotes about wives curing husbands and relatives dosing tea or coffee. The text intermingles a moralizing tale about dying and debt with the ad copy.
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Edwin B. Giles & Company
Market Street
Philadelphia
Sing Like Wunder A Scare At East Side Church Organ
A church service on New York City s east side faced a chaotic moment when the organ failed and a whispered adviser shouted from behind the organ declaring the bellows were busted The incident centers on an Irishman whose strength powers the organ and the hoarse message added to the confusion during the service
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New York City
de Bellers
Sacrificing Men to Principles Echoed in Boston Story
A gentleman recalls his father riding with Wendell Phillips and venting bitterness over Boston citizens' harsh treatment of General Banks. Phillips responds with a wry remark about sacrificing many to establish a principle, highlighting blunt honesty in public moral judgments.
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Wendell Phillips
Boston
Mr. Phillips
Cure for Headache Promised by Dr King Pills
An 1902 notice advertises Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for headaches and related ailments citing Mrs N A Webster of Winnie VA. It claims relief from sick headaches constipation and biliousness. Also promotes Chamberlains stomach and liver tablets with a free sample at local drug stores and travel sale details for El Paso Texas.
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N. A. Webster
Winnie
Dr. King
el Paso
Texas
A. J. Howell
Socorro
W. M. Borrowdale
Magdalena
Chamberlain
Claim About Cuycure Candy Cathartic Draws Refund Promise
Ad claims a laxative candy cures constipation and guarantees refunds if unsatisfied. The text mixes garbled phrases and misspellings, but asserts a medical outcome and a money-back pledge from druggists.
Chicago Waiter Pitches Offal Menu To Judge
In a Chicago restaurant a prominent jurist encountered a waiter boasting kidney dishes pigs feet and calves brains. The judge coolly replied that he came to eat and had no interest in the menu of ailments.
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Chicago
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New Mexico
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