Behind HH Footlights and Other Oddities
A collage of items notes Mme Rejane’s plan for a French theatre in London with two yearly seasons, Puccini and collaborators to draft a Marie Antoinette opera libretto, a New York Stage record book, Conquest family anecdotes, and a stock critique of packing profits contrasted with mill margins, plus a quip about New Mexico and a cactus joke.
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Mme. Rejane
London
Sig
Puccini
Giacosa
Illisa
Marie Antoinette
New Yoris
New York
John A. Conquest
da Conquest
Boston
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Lebanon Official
J W Walls of Lebanon Kentucky says nightly rest was broken by kidney pain and back ache. After taking Doan's Kidney Pills he found quick and lasting relief with no doctoring helping. Doan's Kidney Pills priced 50 cents per box and sold by all druggists. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY proprietors.
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J. W. Walls
Lebanon
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Snake Follows Like a Dog at Venango Tool Plant
Colburn Machine Tool of Venango Indiana exhibits a foot long green mottled snake captured by James Davison on a business trip through Illinois. The reptile reportedly can be trained to follow a person like a dog and draws interest from workers. Nearby hogs are attracted to the creature’s cage as it is displayed.
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Colburn Machine Tool Company
Venango
Ind
Jamez Davison
I Llinois
Brilliant Scheme of Matrimonial Bureau Provokes Laughs
A Chicago News quip notes a matrimonial bureau’s success by pairing many homely men with beautiful wives. The joke asks how it drew attractive women, answering that it advertised special bargain days in husbands.
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Chicago News
Self Denial Week and assorted anecdotes
The Salvation Army reports Self-Denial Week raising 316315 for its cause, surpassing last year’s 63165 and presented to Gen Booth on his birthday. A mix of humorous quotes follows, including remarks on state capitals, romantic dialogue, Indian directories, and light courtroom banter, reflecting the era’s print culture.
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Salvation Army
England
Scotland
Ireland
Gen
Booth
Physical Geography and a baffling sea shore puzzle
A garbled dialogue from a 19th century style piece discusses why the seashore is higher than mountains with a humorous twist. Ferdinand questions an explanation while references to a cat ruining a pie and a light oil deal are woven into the playful exchange from the Detroit Free Press.
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Columbus
Ferdinand
Tenbella
Proved Beyond a Doubt Rheumatism Cured by Pills
In Middlesex New Jersey July 3 special report states Mrs Betsey A Clawson cured from five years of inflammatory rheumatism by Dodd s Kidney Pills. She endured severe pain before improvement after two boxes. She regained ability to care for herself and perform daily tasks.
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Middlesex
Betsey A. Clawson
Dodd
The National Flower Question Posed by Banks
The debate asks if the stork should be national symbol and suggests the poppy as the national flower per Judge Banks. A playful exchange weighs the idea, favoring the poppy as a fitting emblem.
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Banks
Woman reports cure from eczema after Cuticura products
A Michigan woman, Mrs Alfie Etson of Bellevue, recounts severe five year eczema suffering ending after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, claiming swift improvement after first bath and application. She invites readers to write with doubts about the cure. The fragmentary text includes taunting lines about Miss Van Bullion and a casual remark about a young man.
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Alfie Etson
Bellevue
Mich
Mull's Grape Tonic for hot weather health
An ad touts Mull's Grape Tonic as essential for hot weather well being. It claims the tonic cleanses impurities, contains nearly 50 percent grapes, and strengthens the stomach and bowels to prevent heat illness and summer ailments. It warns constipation as a dangerous hot weather issue and positions the tonic as an effective cure.
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Mull
Mull's Grape Tonic Co
Rock Island
St. Gins
Courage and cures advertised in a jumble of claims
A crowded patchwork of 19th century ads tout Dr Caldwell’s Byrup Pepsin as a universal cure for constipation biliousness neuralgia headaches and stomach trouble while promising money back if it fails Also featured are references to Lewis' Single Binder cigars and other assorted promotions with scattered misspellings and promotional lines from newspapers and letters suggesting financial schemes and social admonitions.
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Caldwell
Change of Life and Lydia E Pinkham's Remedy
An extended promotional piece describes the change of life as a critical period for women and promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy. It cites testimonials from Mrs Hyland and Mrs Hinkle, claiming the product relieved symptoms and restored health during the menopausal transition. It invites women to seek free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Annie E. Q. Hyland
Chestertown
Lizzie Hinkle
Salem
Ind
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Beef Trust
America
Ilinois
Illt- Borg
United States
New Mexico
Houston Post
Carters
Eta sXe
Elizabeth Jones
Philadelhia
Hies
Thomas Paine
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Miss Jones
Paine
Chicago Tribune
Papa
Houston
Post
William Nelson
New Jersey Historical Society
Hewlett
Jewett
Lincoln Steffens
Howell—Rowell
Powell
York
ST. Louis
Chicago
Kansas City
Orleans
Indianapolis
Timothy
Detroit
Buffalo Express
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Chicago Chronicle
J ‘Brien
Aaa
Minsespalis
Jan
Dodeoon
Lion Coffee
SIGN
Lion Coffee Ie
Baye
Woolson Spice CO
Toledo
Oblo
Puck
Allen
A.B. Olmsted
le Roy
W. Y
Ister Bale
Ayia
Ana Tobago
Cullenia
Mull’s Grape Tonic
Atchiag Globe
Druggista
Tee
Weieimaae Aereaat
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