Don’t Die of Consumption Warns of the White Death
An 1901 promotional notice warns readers of tuberculosis as the dread consumption. It touts a free prepaid trial package of Tuberculozyne Yonkerman and praises Dr. Derk P. Yonkerman’s remedy, urging letters to Kalamazoo Michigan for cures and testimonials.
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Derk P. Yonkerman
Yen Y E. March
James Boylan
Kalamazoo
Shakespeare Bldg
Mich
D. P. Yonkerman
The Surplus Man Adjusts to Life in a Busy Economy
A Pittsburg Times essay argues that a yearly surplus of new graduates finds roles across professions. Law, medicine, theology, or industry absorb entrants, balancing the economy as graduates shift into the established workforce.
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United States
Pittsburg
Science Lifting Facts From Sun to Diaphragm and Planets
A snapshot of varied scientific trivia including solar distance of flame bursts to 350 000 miles, sound speeds in air water and iron, diaphragm vibration, air carbon dioxide levels, Holophane diffusion, planetary densities, Arcturus heat output, and a radiometer measurement of heat from a face at 2000 feet.
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Mercury
Venus
Earth
Moon
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Arcturus
In the Soup A Parisian Chef Mixes Depew Menu
The Marquis de Croisie recalls a hotel keeper’s fragile business, citing a dinner at Logerot with guest Chauncey Depew. A printer error led the chef to insert the dish Parce de marrons a la Depew in the menu, illustrating how small details can ruin a restaurant.
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Marquis de Croisie
Chauncey Depew
Church Notice Defends Sunday Service Timings And Choir
A London notice quips about Sunday service starting at 11 a.m. and corrects a belief it begins later. It states young men may attend weeknight services and front seats are sound. The choir aims to encourage the congregation, not discourage it.
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London
Giving Her Light to Die
A Scottish American excerpt recounts a Aberdeenshire farmer who keeps his bedridden wife in darkness until she laments she cannot see to die. He lights a candle at her bed foot and quips there now she can see to pass.
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Aberdeenshire
Deep Look at Lawyer and Client Exchange
A courtroom moment shows the lawyer acknowledging many investigations to come while the client asserts ownership of a pocketbook with clear certainty. The judge oversees the exchange.
The Hungry Sea theater line from Town and Country
A wry Town and Country quip compares hunger to a hungry sea that drains dinner from a person’s death, implying a grim humor about sustenance and mortality.
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