Deputy Jim Forcibly Recovers Prisoner in Alabama
In Alabama Deputy Jim Fearhake trails a Georgia prisoner back to town after telegraphing the judge. He arrives riding a mule with the prisoner bound, later revealing he forced part of the way and the man swam the Tallapoosa River.
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Alabama
John D Fearhake
Georgia
Jim
Tallapoosa River
Wonman
Bad Blunder Admiring Stranger on a Stunned Rider
A quirky exchange unfolds as a man admires a rider. A muscular stranger outlines boundaries by revealing his wife is nearby, prompting a mix of humor and tension in the moment.
Grammar Class Lesson With A Clever Pupils Sentence
The head mistress of a provincial school tests pupils in grammar. Juan answers with a clever sentence using the word seldom, showing quick wit and humor in class.
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Juan
Important to Mothers Inspect CASTORIA Bottles for Safety
Consumers urged to examine every CASTORIA bottle for safety and proper labeling to ensure a safe remedy for infants and children. The notice emphasizes vigilance in product use and adherence to pharmacist and physician guidance.
Weather and crime linked in heated debate
The exchange notes that crime rises in hot weather and that heat may influence moral behavior. They question how a close atmosphere could loosen principles and whether climate triggers wrongdoing.
Murine Eye Remedy Advertised By Brand and Price
An early 20th century ad promotes Murine eye remedy with a 50 cent price and a 48 page book included in each package. It claims relief for weak weary and watery eyes and lists Marneyo Remedy Co, Chicago. Also mentions Dr Isr Kline and a nervous disease cure with addresses in Philadelphia.
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Ted
Marneyo Remedy Co
Chicago
Fires along Inter-Colonial line threaten vast damage
Reports detail forest fires from Montreal to Quebec and in Adirondacks, Mahona river, Mohawk railroad areas. Severe weather risks, possible enormous losses if rain does not come.
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Montreal
Quebec
Canada
Edwards Cotton Mills
Augusta
Worcester
England
Worcestershire
Adirondacks
Mahona River
Mohawk
Monongahela
Alabama
State Department
Paraguay
Maspath
Clausen Wabalk
Proof for Two Cents Kidney Cure Endorsed by Medina Man
Medina New York resident G W Winney writes to readers that Dean's Kidney Pills cured him after eighteen months in two hospitals. He describes back pain lameness twinges when bending fatigue dizziness and rheumatism and claims weight gain from 143 to 162 after using the pills. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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G. W. Winney
Medina
Dean
Hidney
Mr Winney
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Telepathy and speed of wireless reach local charity fair
The Palmyra Journal notes how wireless telegraphy and telephone amaze residents. A Lyons fair win brought whisky home with church members officials and locals meeting the car, prompting newfound respect from onlookers.
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Palmyra
Iilks
Lyons
Idhree Church
Nothing to Be Thankful For and A Man's Tact
A guest asks Elizabeth if her father says grace and she replies that they “always pay cash” for what they have. In a separate exchange Miss Fairley questions Henley about changing her appearance, revealing his poor tact and her perception of him.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Asuncior
Paraguay
Trillano Naveiro
Revolutionary Party
John Sovick
Morea Pa
Artie Mcleaton
Iola Kans
Clint M Heaton
Dlla Gill
Heaton
Nicholas de Mazo
Ole Brida
Scranton
de Mazo
Italy
Daniel F. Keller
United States Army
Leavenworth
James S Sherman
Elizabeth
Mr. Henley
Accident blamed for umbrella attack at police court
A magistrate questions a woman charged with breaking another's umbrella over her head. The defendant insists the act was accidental and that she did not intend to break the umbrella, while calling the other woman a “perfect lady.”
Diet Aids Athletes Says Letter Promotes Grape Nuts Postum
A Michigan writer claims shifting to Grape Nuts and Postum boosts athletic strength and stamina. He notes weight gain from 124 to 140 pounds between June and September and credits the diet with morning well being and energy, urging others to try the cereal and coffee substitute.
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Postnum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Garden of Eden playtime stirs parental exasperation
A Philadelphia matron spots her three children in the playroom with Thomas nine perched on a table his mouth full as Jack and Mtcel cry out in dismay. Etch asks what is wrong, and Mtcel blurts Rago while Jack accuses Tom of eating the apple in their Garden of Eden reenactment.
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Philadelphia
Jack
Mtcel
Thomas
Tcthel
Jung
Tom
Bohemian Magazine
Puzzle Prompt Hidden in Echoes of a Riddle
A playful speaker challenges with a riddle about language and gender shifts. The phrasing hints at clever wordplay and a humorous take on a marriage proposal. The tone is light and teasing, inviting a witty reply.
Two Cures of Eczema and a Grandfather's Testimony
In 1884 a baby suffered a severe eczema attack until Cuticura cured it within weeks, leaving the child healthy and grown. The writer, ME W Lamue of Louisville, Kentucky, describes his own winter with virulent sores and relief after using Cuticura Remedies with immediate improvement and final cure.
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Baby
Grandfather
Louisville
Milk Man Deception Allegedly Exposed in Cold Street Corner
A former schoolteacher now a customs clerk recalls winter street observations. He studies a dairy wagon legend reading Pasteurized milk and declares Philadelphia milk men deceitful, claiming country experience proves you cannot pasture cows in winter.
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Custom House
Uncle Sams Service
Fifth and
Chestnut Streets
Philadelphia
Coffee and Morals in a Lubbock Adage
An odd, partial quotation from a Lubbock source discusses coffee and value with phrases about touch, grades of the top quarter, and a grocer refunding money. It uses metaphorical lines about a cheerful friend like a sunny day and choosing a palace or prison, reflecting everyday rhetoric.
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Mike
Lubbock
Preparation for healthy maternity urged for women
A 1920s style exhortation notes many American women in lonely homes long for pregnancy but face organic derangement. It argues that true happiness awaits once fertility returns and calls attention to preparation for healthy maternity through available means.
Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound Promises Health Restore
Mrs Maggie Gilmer of West Union DC and Mrs Josephine Uall of Bardstown KY praise Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound for restoring health and making them mothers. For thirty years the product has aided women with displacements inflammation ulcers tumors irregularities backache and fatigue and invites readers to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
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Maggie Gilmer
West Union
D. C
Pinkham
Lydia U. Pinkham
Josephine Uall
Bardstown
Lydia UL. Pinkham
Lydia Ebu Pinkham
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