Croker Sees Bryan Victory Hope and Roosevelts Mockery
Dublin July 15 Richard Croker plans return to New York this fall and backs Bryan while criticizing Roosevelt and Hughes. He praises King Edward as a popular world leader and laments blue laws, saying Americans crave liberty. He cannot give a return date.
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Dublin
Richard Croker
New’ York
Ilthough
Bryan
Glencairn
Hughes
Salvation Army
New York
Elder Hughes
Epwarn
Roosevelt
Edward
China
Tsay
Hera Id
Tréland
Haghis
Ambassador's Madrid Entry Described In Quirky Dispatch
The ambassador Basgompierre to Spain reports to Henry IV about his entry into Madrid. He says he was barely noticed in the crowd as he rode by, calling the scene a striking and amusing sight to behold.
Lost and Found Mystery of Forty Five Cents
A Harper's Round Table tale recounts a bank clerks late night search for forty five cents. Exhausted workers from two banks finally uncover the error when a cashier notices an overpayment on a cash slip and confirms the opposite bank refunded the extra amount.
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Harper's Round Table
Bank National
Heart Flutter Remedy Advise In 19th Century Ad
An old advertisement claims Ferrozone cures heart flutter and nerve weakness. It cites a testimonial from Thos Grover of Cole Harbor NS who reports improved heart function after use. The copy targets general readers with a Thanksgiving exchange and a paternal dialogue about feeling full and unwell.
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Thos. Grover
Cole Harbor
N.S
Dr A W Chase Kidney Liver Pills Ad
A garbled ad copy references Dr A W Chase Kidney Liver Pills claiming broad help and cure. OCR text includes scattered fragments and place names without clear context or substantiation.
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A. W. Chase
Leeds shopkeeper and clerk joke about rain and scales
A New Haven shop proprietor berates clerks for sales and overheard exchange leads a customer to mockery. The customer laughs at exaggerated reserve claims and asks about rain, while another passerby notes an offhand weighing of sugar with the grocer keeping a hand on the scales as five pounds are measured.
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New Haven
Cure for Coughs and Hoarseness Promoted by Doctor
Philadelphia January 1 1876 Dr TD McGrath reports Miss S Burns of Seventeenth and Coates Streets cured of a severe cough and hoarseness by Wistars Balsam or Wipo Cherry after four bottles. The remedy sells at 95 cents per bottle or 50c with a dollar bottle. available through T McMurdo & Co St Johns and local dealers.
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Philadelphia
Sera W. Fowre & Sona
Jentlengen
S. Burns
Seventeenth
Coates Streets
Wistar
Miss Burns
TD McGrath
M.D
Chemiat
S.E. Cor
Wharton
T. McMurdo & Co
Sts John’s
Editor reprints musicale amid death notice column
A wife scolds the editor for placing a musicale report beside death notices, arguing it shames their prominent guests and suggests the editor aims to highlight fortune differences among readers. The husband sighs at the perceived display.
Dr Hamilton's Pills Offer Gentle Health Aid
Mild vegetable formula claims to cleanse stomach and bowels, aid liver function, relieve biliousness and headaches, constipation, indigestion, and liver trouble. Advertises 25 cent boxes for family use and broad suitability from young to old.
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Dr. Hamilton
Local Salesman Wanted for Can Ldest and Greatest Nurseries
A Toronto Ontario notice seeks a reliable local salesman to represent Can Ldest and Greatest Nurseries. Farm fruit demand is rising with high prices and a complete stock including new specialties. The right man will get a permanent position with territory reserved and weekly pay with a free sample outfit. Write details to Tone & Wellington Nurseries in Toronto.
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Tone & Wellingto
Onthill Nurseries
Toronto
Ontario
Village Power and a Columbus Firm’s Bold Letter
A Columbus firm sought to collect a debt from a man in a small country town in Obioy and sent a postmaster’s inquiry about the debtor’s reputation and solvency. The postmaster’s reply revealed a surprising identity twist, naming John Smith as both postmaster and justice of the peace and exposing the sender’s missteps.
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Columbus
Obioy
Justice of the Peace
Joba Smith
John Smith
Justice of the’ S Peace
Perily
Dpe Garey
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New York ‘World
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Effie
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Saleman
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