The American Magazine Offer Promises Great Reading Quality
A promotional notice touts The American Magazine edited by John S Philips with Ida Tarbell Ray Baker and Lincoln Steffens. It sells a limited 14 month offer for $1.00 and highlights a vast selection of novels stories poems and articles, urging readers to mail in promptly.
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Yourethe Leate
Popolar Monthly
Ida M. Tarbell
Lincoln
Rockefeller
William Allen White
Kansas
F. P. Dunne
Mr. Dooley
Ray Standard Baker
Lincoln Steffens
John 8. Philips
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Novel Cure For Colds Hyomei Inhaler Adverts In Estherville
An Estherville advertisement promotes Hyomei medicated air as a fast cold cure, claiming relief after a few breaths. It markets a pocket inhaler outfit for $1 with optional extras, backed by a money back guarantee by F. S. Shadle & Co. Also included is an Illinois weekly paper promotion and a notice of permit application to sell intoxicating liquors in Estherville with hearing date details and attorney M. H. Kendall listed.
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Estherville
Hyomei
Shadle & Co
Hyamei
Hyoris
Muiminer
H.williams
Wiliams & Anderson
Xetherville
Emmet County
State of
Iowa
Coon
Motherville
Tows
District Court
Anid County
Keatherville
Towa
M. H. Kendall
January American Boy features serials and new departments
The January American Boy showcases Stratemeyer and others with four new depart ments including Chats with young Americans and How to Become Strong. It includes six short stories, a dozen reading articles, humor skits, boy life departments, photography, mechanics, puzzles, and a Henry Clay biographical piece. It has a two color cover, seventy five illustrations, and costs $1.00 a year from Sprague Pub Nehing Company, Detroit, Mich.
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Stratemeyer
Shute
Tomlinson
Alger
Sprague
Henry Clay
Sprague Pub- Nehing Company
Detroit
Mich
Elsie's Little Miracle in the Dalton Tale
Janet Dalton discovers a two month old baby girl abandoned on a forest path after a car breakdown. The group debates custody as Janet secretly mulls keeping the child, while neighbors suggest nearby homes or a town marshal. The scene ends with Janet contemplating the unexpected intrusion into their marriage.
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Billy Daltons
Billy
Janet
Catillons
Society
England
Scotland
Nevada
South Dakota
Norman Ethnley
Africa
Billy Dalton
Stanley
Long Island
Dalton
Jericho Turnpike
Mrs. Greenwalt
Joe ‘Jeffreya
Marsh” Huntoon
Dalton Place
Iceland
Elsie
Christmas Plans Stir Family Secrets in Dalton Bungalow
Janet White struggles with adoption of Elsie amid whispers of a name change while Billy Dalton confronts love and duty. Janet insists Elsie is hers, while Billy contemplates formal adoption and Christmas plans. Norman Stanley arrives in London with Elsie’s keepsake before winter in the Nile.
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Elsie
Far West
Dalton
Long Island
Billy Dalton
Janet
Huflesie
Julton
Billy
Mother
Grace
Rome
Mater
England
Norman Stanley
London
Nile
Not Too Abrupt Changes in Clothing Then and Now
A passage reflects on slow adjustments in attire, noting grandmothers’ view that winter underwear and dog collars were gradually shed. W P Frith recounts painting Mrs Birt and her dog Ducky, whose worn flannel neck wrap, used for a sore throat, prompts a commentary on gradual behavior change.
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W. P. Frith
Nothing but the Truth in Mutual Notes Between Physicians
A fragmented exchange shows Bynecum and Marka discussing workload and shared concerns with mutual friends. The MD notes his expertise while questioning why both parties feel pressed by demanding schedules amid ongoing tribute and reflections on their professional burdens.
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Bynecum
Marka
M. D
Marks
Fee Digerence and Pat Weigh Humor and Wit
A quirky dialogue contrasts humor and wit with odd dialect. The speakers debate the nuance of clever lines versus playful banter, mentioning a wolf, a straw, and a judge in a whimsical, meandering exchange.
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Mike
Pat
Wolfe
Love Charms in Sicily and Their Potent Tricks
A description from Macmillan's outlines several Sicilian love charms. Includes drying an egg shell with lover's blood, sun and dew exposure, then calcining powder for covert use in coffee or wine. Other rites involve a midnight bundle and incantation, and binding ribbons bought across shops and worn beneath the left knee at church.
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Sicily
Macmillan's
Died a Beggar The Life of John Stow the Antiquary
John Stow, famed English antiquary born about 1625 in modest circumstances, left tailoring for scholarship. He hunted and studied old memoirs, traveled on foot to gather manuscripts, and built a vast collection. At age eighty he received royal permission to beg, then died two years later in obscurity.
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John Stow
Meins
James I
Indigenous flora influences in the Riviera region
The excerpt discusses how most plant introductions to Italy came from the east, noting lemons and oranges via Semites from India, and that olives figs vines and palms were planted long before Western cultivation. It cites Strasburger's Riviera to trace origins and ceremonial uses of laurel and myrtle from the east, while cypress origin lies in the Greek archipelago and nearby regions.
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Italy
India
Mediterranean
Greek
Persia
Cileia
Lebanon
Strasburger’s “Riviera
The Difference. Small Boy Pa and the Optimist
A humorous exchange from Harper's Weekly contrasts pessimism and optimism through a father and son. The father explains times of discouragement mean pessimist and past hopeful days meant optimism. The boy answers with a wedding joke, noting one is married and the other isn’t.
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Harper’s Weekly
Birth of twins prompts scarce congratulations in town
A brief exchange quotes a Philadelphia Inquirer snippet about a man joyful over twins. The conversation parodies social etiquette as neighbors react with mixed humor, directing congratulations toward Evans instead of the father.
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Evans
Judy
Ike
Philadelphia Inquirer
Fragmented Rhyme Riff From Cleveland Leader
A tattered versey collection echoes jokes and snippets about doctors, childhood cures, and crowd-pleasing schemes. The lines mention Timothy despising doctors and Thomas trespass with a quip about fur, reflecting a rough, humorous local tone from the era.
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Timothy
Thomas
Coe
Cleveland
She Was the Girl, the Widower Pick Me Up Snippet
A fragment from Pick Me Up quotes a widower declaring he would marry again only if the girl is as good as she is beautiful. The exchange tone is intimate and brief, reflecting a dramatic line from a serialized piece.
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Mica
Willloy
George
Modest money talk term in Nashville Democrat usage
A fragment notes a phrase suggesting that when money does not speak loudly it might be called a moderating or modest term used by the Nashville Democrat publication. It reflects a local editorial nuance regarding financial influence in political discourse.
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Nashville Democrat
A Season in London Costs a Fortunate Hostess Dear
A London season from February parliamentary openings to July's Eton and Harrow match demands vast sums. Rent, carriages, and elaborate entertainments push costs to four figures, with a single Duchess ball costing close to £10,000. Dresses, flowers, and hosts' duties drain budgets, while even modest towns face £400–£1,000 for furnished homes and weekly expenses around several tens of pounds for music, flowers, and staff. a season requires a long pocketbook and social stamina.
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London
Eton
Harrow
West End
M. VP
Pont Street
Sloane Aqiare
Duchess of Devonshire
Piccadilly
Namesos
Old Violin Myths and Truths From a Fiddle Case
Old violins tempt owners with imagined fortunes yet most are modest ten dollar instruments depreciating over time. Labels can mislead as many fakes copy famous masters. Have a skilled dealer assess value before selling, as genuine masterpieces come from a wide range of makers beyond Stradivarius.
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Ted
Bee River
Annie Laurie
Yale
Antonius
Amati
Guarneri
Maglio
Antonina Stradivarius
New York Herald
A Few Words from a 19th Century Dispatch
The excerpt critiques word choice urging simple language. It contrasts vocabulary like abolishment and wonderment with clearer terms. It cites distinctions such as per son versus people and receipt versus recipe, highlighting clarity in public discourse.
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Johnny
St. Loula
A Cause For Thanks
Charles O Coney began an after dinner speech in Philadelphia with a quip about dreading after dinner talks. He joked on appetite, chefs efforts, and imagined Daniel being attacked by a lion if he spoke, concluding with relief that someone else would speak.
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Charles O'Coney
Philadelphia
Daniel
Gentle Door Taps at Philadelphia Medical Meeting
A Philadelphia medical society heard a tale of extraordinary deafness. An elderly woman near the river, hearing impaired, waited for a ten gun salute from a warship, then calmly invited the unseen visitor with a quaint, polite greeting.
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Philadelphia
The Letter L and the I in Hebrew Fodge Jet
A fragment describes the origin of the letter L and the Hebrew I as a hand with three fingers. One finger after another dropped off until only a single stroke remained, making the I and its dot the smallest in the alphabet.
There to my last poem, a melancholy contributor
A fragment from a Detroit Free Press column notes a young, anxious contributor finishing a piece. The editor clings to the hope that the writer avoids missteps and unnecessary bravado as the piece nears publication.
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Detroit Free Press
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