Settlement Reached Quickly Amid Injury Case
A man injured questions a proposed settlement of five thousand dollars from a railway company. The lawyer asserts the full amount is due and that the client can pay whatever portion the lawyer pleases. The Chicago Tribune notes the rapid, no-nonsense approach to obtaining the settlement.
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Winpfe
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Early rising milkman scene noted in dime novel
A Philadelphia Press snippet shows a milkman waking Johnny at dawn while he reads a dime novel. Johnny replies with a brief confirmation as his mother had sent him to bed the previous night just as a fictional rescue was about to unfold.
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Yeb
Pete
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A Possible Solution and Witty Quips
A quoted line notes a tenant hearing raps on walls and speculates the room may be wrapped in paper. The New York Times joke contrasts hauntings with wrapping paper. A Canfield quip on prudent money handling adds a sobering aside about dollars.
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New York Times
The Reversible Puranit Paul Percy quotes on success
A brief exchange features Paul-Percy discussing success with Percy noting his aim is to have people chase him who once fled. The Detroit Free Press captures the witty contrast and shifting dynamic in a concise quote.
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Percy
Detroit Free Press
Death has no man to blame
A brief aphorism from the Atchison Globe notes that when a plate is passed to a person, they are apt to take the choicest item, implying a reflection on human cupidity and character.
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Evert
Atchison Globe
Vacation Days Open Air Sports Warned
Open air recreation season begins and residents are urged to guard against accidents from outdoor activities. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve advertised as a quick remedy for cuts scrapes and wounds and for piles and skin diseases with a caution to beware of counterfeits from Bel’s Pharmacy.
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Bel's
Cure a Cold in One Day Promissory Drug Ad
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promise to cure a cold in one day with a money back guarantee. Each box bears E. W. Grove’s signature and is priced at 25 cents.
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Total Eclipse of Health and Wealth Warned
A column draws a parallel between a literal eclipse and how the pursuit of wealth harms health. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and cites a patient claim of cure after four bottles. The piece advertises The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser volume with mail-in prices.
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Frank Smith
Granite, Chaffee Co
Cole
People's Common Sense Medical Adviser
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Montenegrin Courage and Hazlitt Tea Toppers
An article recounts Montenegrin bravery amid the 1877 campaign, including a prince and a wounded boy choosing duty over home. It also profiles William Hazlitt as a literary tea top er, describing his daily ritual and the dubious health effects of strong tea with sugar and cream.
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Oresbuk
William Hazlitt
Douglas Jerrold
Landlady Charges Full Price for Deaf Nephew Room
A landlady offers a room at reduced rates due to a neighboring piano player but insists on full price once she learns the renter is for her nephew who is deaf. The applicant confirms the nephew’s deafness, altering the pricing decision.
Home Information Bureau Dialogue Cited in Chicago News
In a Chicago News feature, a humorous exchange highlights private chatter between a husband and wife about what is known and what is imagined. The dialogue reflects domestic information dynamics and media framing.
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Home Information Bureau
Hixon
Dixon
Chicago News
Kodol Helps Mother's Ill Health in Verona Ad
L W Spaulding of Verona Missouri touts Kodol as a natural tonic for his mother's distressing digestion and general ill health. He says she improved immediately after trying Kodol and now eats what she wants with no feared side effects. Bell's Pharmacy carries the product.
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L. W. Spaulding
Verona
Bell’s Pharmacy
Library Hospitals and Book Doctors Preserve Public Volumes
The New York Mail and Express describes a library book hospital where damaged volumes receive careful care. Techniques include paste repairs, sewing signatures, hinge work, sandpaper edging, percale coverings, and string bindings to revive worn juveniles and serious volumes without excessive costs.
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New York Mail and Express
Finding His Bride In Ticino A Quaint Swiss Betrothal Rite
In a Ticino canton custom a groom arrives with many guests to claim his bride. The door is locked, he asks admittance, and undergoes social tests from matrons and even toy dolls before learning the bride is absent. He finally discovers her bridal dress and is proclaimed a Benedict.
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Ticino
Switzerland
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Benedict
Fonsa man quizzed on Hessian troops for American consulship
A man examined in Washington about fitness for a consulship faced a sharp question. He pondered and replied that he did not know the exact number of Hessians, but it was a darn sight more than those who returned after the Revolution.
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Washington
George II
Meat and temper tied by a New York Weekly note
The piece quotes Mrs De Jarr asserting that meat causes bad temper, with emphasis on it being a scientific fact and mentioning a meal called Yerned. The dialogue presents a humorous exchange about appetite and mood.
Poor Child's Tale Reveals Nightly Woes and Jail Time
Mrs Good art questions a distressed girl about her father after an appeal for aid. The child explains a day of begging led to drunken trouble and imprisonment, correcting an earlier mistaken report about his injuries. The exchange hints at hardship and misperception surrounding the family.
By Their Creatas. Perhaps. A seaside dialogue vignette.
A brief Town and Country style exchange features a speaker who has crossed the ocean sixty four times and a responder noting growing familiarity with waves. The dialogue emphasizes travel, weather, and seasoned navigation.
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