Rheumatism and the Swift Specific Cure
The article discusses rheumatism as caused by uric acid in the blood and promotes S S S as a vegetable remedy that purifies blood and treats the disease from within. It claims external remedies fail and urges readers to request a free book from the Swift Specific Co of Atlanta Ga for more details. Also included is a brief natural history note on spiders and scorpions describing their eyesight and response to vibrations, with a comment on a tuning fork provoking a scorpion's sting.
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S. S
S.S.S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, Ga
William Black Disrupts Dublin Stage With Cake Prank
William Black the novelist, close to Miss Anderson, played a surplus role in The Winter's Tale in Dublin. Disguised as an old man he roamed the stage delivering a booming harangue. At the scene with Perdita, Miss Anderson presented a cake which Black distributed among the hungry supers.
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Mary Anderson
Dublin
William Black
Miss Anderson
Black
Shakespeare
Perdita
Miss. Anderson
Supers
A Method Describing Forcing A Kicking Horse
A National Stockman writer prescribes a harsh training method for a kicking horse. It involves a surcingle and crupper, several rings, a long rope threaded through gear, and pinning the horse’s left fore foot in a straw yard. The trainer then applies force to force the horse to the ground and submit.
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National Stockman
The Butcher Bird's Larder Explained
Country Life suggests the butcher bird uses a hedge thorn larder to feed its wife during seclusion. The male impales large prey to store it near the nest and allows the female to feed herself when hungry, a clever adaptation for provisioning the nesting pair.
Easy Sailing Lesson From a Boatman
Visitor asks to learn sailing and the Boatman offers practical tips. He explains handling main sheet and tiller with a warning about the gaff and boom, halyards, and staying clear of jibing. He notes wind steadiness aids balance and cautions against excessive luffing.
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Luffin
Ten Dollars Worth of Defense in Court
A Milwaukee lawyer recalls Judge Austin presiding in a criminal case where a defendant urged the attorney to plead loudly for acquittal. The defendant paid just ten dollars and asked the lawyer to talk “$10 worth” of effort. The judge, hearing the exchange, delivered verdict and cleared the defendant.
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Austin
Milwaukee
Chicago Chronicle
Invention of the Steamboat Fulton Clermont
The Clermont, Robert Fulton’s steamboat, is noted as the first practical steamboat carrying passengers and freight on the East River. Earlier experiments by Salomon de Caus and others occurred between 1615 and 1807, with contributors like Marquis de Jonffroy, James Rumsey, and John Fitch involved in steam propulsion models. Fulton is credited with the invention.
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Robert Fulton
East River
Salomon de Caus
William Henry
Pennsylvania
Conestoga River
Albany
Marquis de Jonffroy
James Rumsey
John Fitch
Clermont
Man and His Skin Desquamation Process Described
The article explains how the skin renews its outer layer through desquamation. Frequent bathing helps keep pores open and skin healthy. It notes the epidermis sheds cells gradually and continually, with faster turnover yielding clearer, rosier skin tones.
Copper in Cheese and Cat Dread of Dogs
Copper colors cheese from copper vessels used in milk storage. Dr Mariani found 0.8 to 3.3 grains of copper per two pounds of green parmesan. A curious dog and cat study shows a kitten fearing a dog after contact with the dog’s scent.
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Mariani
Sleeping In Japan Power Sleep Tradition
In Japan the dead are buried with the head to the north and many rooms display a compass diagram on the ceiling to guide guests. The practice reflects cultural beliefs about orientation and rest in private homes and hotels.
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Japan
Immense Establishment Cited in Witless Exchange
The exchange in the humorous anecdote notes a vast household, listing roles from coachmen and footmen to maids, governess, and a husband with child. Puck’s quip underscores the scale of domestic staffing in a grand home.
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Puck
Gratitude and Ing ratitude Quips from the Globe
Aquotation contrasts gratitude with ingratitude as a fragrant bloom versus a poisonous weed. The Atchison Globe notes human fondness for praise once opportunities pass. A separate witticism says an Irishman shuts his eyes when viewing a lady's faults.
The Collector Who Knew An Illustration of Self Confidence
A Venice encounter shows a collector bragging of discerning value in antiques. He pays 2 lira for a supposed carnelian jewel box later proven to be glass, illustrating ignorance and the dangers of overconfidence in collecting. The tale contrasts American arrogance with European craft and ends with a note on Welsh miners’ honesty.
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America
Venice
New York
Ural Mountains
Signore
A Fit Subject and a Question About Letters
A dialog unfolds with Mrs De Jarr and Mr De Jarr discussing a local lum near here. The exchange touches on whether people are admitted by recommendation as the narrator mentions receiving a packet of old love letters today.
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New York Weekly
A Friend In Need
Wederly says Enpeck is a relative by marriage while Singleton explains he eloped with the girl he was engaged to. The discussion reveals a strained relation as they refer to each other as step friends and step relations in a tense exchange.
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Wederly
Enpeck
Singleton
Why He Cried Comedy Exchange
A humorous two character exchange recalls a boy sobbing after dreaming the school burned. The old man consoles him though the boy insists the dream is not real, saying he can see the school’s top beyond the hill.
Never Make a Player in the Caddie Lines
A Glasgow Times quip recounts two caddies joking about a ministerial player. The first asks about his talent, the second bets he will never be a gowffer. When asked what the minister says after a miss the second caddie reveals the remark tut tut.
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Donald
Glasgow Times
Skin of Fruits and Vegetables as Brain Food
The article argues that skins of fruits cereals and vegetables contain major nutritive and brain sustaining properties. It cites chemical analysis and a Indian officer’s tale of grape skins improving officers’ health, asserting skins in asparagus cabbage beans lettuce spinach and other greens support nourishment and well being.
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Savarin
United States
India
Waterfront lore of Scipio Flanagan endures in bold tale
From folklore of the harbor a brutal anecdote recalls Scipio Flanagan, nicknamed the biggest nigger in the business, bearing a 1800 pound pecking case. The box toppled, he was buried, then pulled free by fifteen men. He endured, rubbed his eyes, and returned to work, his feat retold in Frank Leslie's Monthly.
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Scipio Flanagan
Lrank
Leslie's Monthly
Old Delusions as Public Folly in Early Talk
A compact gloss on quaint beliefs about appetite and strength. The piece cites Will Upton eating quails daily to mock the idea of limited hunger and asserts horses can pull sacks of sand on long ropes, reflecting a sharp satirical tone.
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Lwrence
Will Upton
Kansas
Kansas City Journal
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Matildja Hot Springs
Ventura County, Cal
Nordhoff
Arizona
United Typewriter and Supplies Co
W. Second St
Los Angeles
Cal
Pease Novelty Co
Court Street
Tucson
Brownsberger
Home School
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F. Brownsberger
Sturbide
Josephine
Coronado Beach
Karl Lamb
SS — AE
C. Parker
Yuma
Yuma Bakery
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G. H. Dos
E. G. Woodard
DOE & Woodard
Congress St
P. D
Telephone
Central Park Floral Company
S. Spring Street
Brady-Schneider Commission CO
Stone Avenue
Columbus
Alex Rossi
Pires Ap Eaeth de daSed Taubrded
Yuma Or
Yume Ceres Real Estate
Yuma Title Abstract Company
Yuma, Arizone
John D. Burgess
Ting Engineer
P. O. Box
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the Spencer
R. F. White
Prop
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John Ine
West Third Street
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Broadway
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Mrs. Cranfill
Troy
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K G. Capo’s
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