Christmas Dinner by Toboggan Express
Donald Saunders travels from Denver to Long's Peak country to assist his uncle Sumpter Saunders in a gold mining venture. The scene depicts a rugged winter landscape and the boys’ early dreams of mining engineering as they face avalanches and a perilous environment in the Colorado mountains.
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Donald Saunders
Long's Peak
Colorado
Donald
Denver
Sumpter Saunders
Sumpter
Sump
Long’s Peak
Christmas Avalanche Tests Faithful Miners In Colorado Canyon
Donald and his uncle Sumpter endure a dramatic avalanche near their canyon cabin high in the mountains. A snow slide, bear encounter, and near fatal peril mark a perilous Christmas, after which they plan to return to Denver and resume mining for quartz.
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Donald
Denver
Sumpter
Ward
Boulder
Bad. I could write a better one myself.
A theater quip from a Detroit Free Press reader comments section quashes a recent play with a sharp jab, noting it failed to impress and suggesting higher quality writing.
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Troit Free Press
Kind Gentleman Helps Boy With Five Dollar Change
A kindly man offers a boy change for five dollars, and the boy expresses relief at finding there is indeed money in circulation. The exchange highlights small acts of generosity and a moment of humor as the boy thanks the helper.
No Night's Rest for a Year and Endurance Nears Break
Mrs. Algy Cockburn of Shiloh Ohio recounts her son Clyde suffering through eczema for nearly a year. After doctors failed, Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent eased symptoms. Clyde slept the first night and recovered in about six weeks. A leading physician recommends Cuticura for eczema. June 11 1907.
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Clyde
Algy Cockburn
Shiloh
Meaning of summary quoted in congressional speech
Representative Gaines recalls a king and a Sunday school teacher to illustrate how people complicate simple ideas. He cites a boy asking for the meaning of summary and the teacher replying that summary is an abbreviated synopsis.
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Solomon
Gaines
Tennessee
Missionary Training Halls Funded By Sacred Songs Profits
Northfield’s vast schools and colleges for training missionaries arose from profits of Moody and Sankey’s Sacred Songs and Solos. Ada Ellen Bayly Edna Lyall funded St Peter’s Church Eastbourne with proceeds from Donovan and We Two, and donated bells to St Saviour christened Eric Hugo and Donovan.
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Northfield
Moody and Sankey
Ada Ellen Bayly
Edna Lyall
St. Peter’s Church
Eastbourne
England
Cheney firm offers one hundred dollar reward for cure failure
State of Ohio Toledo warns that F. J. Cheney & Co. will pay $100 for every catarrah case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A. W. Gleason witnessed the oath December 6, 1886. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and advertised with testimonials. Sold by druggists for 75 cents. also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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State OF Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Trank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
The Family Skeleton Vistors on a Library Purchase Scene
A humorous dialogue set features Mr Meeker admitting near bankruptcy over buying souvenir postcard albums and bookcase sections for his library. The exchange shows a visitor remarking on the growing collection and the cost of expanding it.
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George
CASTORIA REMINDER OF TRUSTED INFANT REMEDY
The notice urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria for safety and authenticity. It emphasizes Castoria as a safe and reliable remedy for infants and children, highlighted by the claim In Use For Over 30 Years and The Kind You Have Always Bought.
Love Stays and Publishes Guide to Living on Nothing a Year
A witty exchange recounts poverty and love not fleeing but staying to publish a book titled How to Live on Nothing a Year. The punchline highlights resilience and humor in hardship.
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Love
Mother Grays Australian Leaf advertised as cure for women
An herbal remedy called Mother Gray's Australian Leaf is advertised in drug stores as a regulator for female ills. It claims to relieve weakness backache kidney bladder and urinary issues with a 50 cent price and free sample offer from The Mother Gray Co. at Le Roy New York.
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Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
le Roy
Waiting for a Rise Airship Quip in Cleveland Laughs
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer note a witty line contrasts selling an airship with waiting for a rise. The exchange features a seller asking if the airship has been sold and the reply that it is being held for a rise, reflecting light humor in a local paper.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Muriel and the Paper Knife Lesson
A five year old, under King Edward VII, defies discipline, prompting a stern rebuke with an ivory paper knife. Muriel remains solemn and vows to report to God and Jesus, threatening to wear flannel if the punishment persists.
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Muriel
Edward VII
God
Jesus
Everybody's Magazine
Isadora Duncan Demonstrates Dolphin Dance Lesson
At the Players' club a theatrical manager recalls Isadora Duncan teaching a class of young dancers about a dolphin dance. She explains the fish with grace and habits and notes a dolphin can have 2 000 offspring prompting a startled question from a pupil about married ones.
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Players’ Club
Classical Dancing
Isadora Duncan
Engaged Reginald quits smoking over fiancée’s plea
In a humorous exchange two men discuss Reginald's vow to quit smoking after becoming engaged. He explains that his fiancée objects to a disagreeable breath, prompting the decision to stop smoking.
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Reginald
Louie’s Haircut Sparks Family Quip
A Kansas City Times item narrates Louie, a bright youngster, whose haircut prompted a joke from his father. The boy’s mother consented to the sacrifice of his curls, and a barber left Louie unguarded during the cut, yielding a hairless poll but a hopeful outlook as Louie notes the seeds will grow.
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Louie
Kansas City Times
Red Rust Destroys Tea Crops in Northeast India
A disease named red rust harms tea plants in northeast India. Cepaleuros virescens, the alga behind it, forms yellow leaf patches and spreads via water and air spores. C. M. Hutchinson notes the organism in the Memoirs of the Agricultural Department of India.
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India
C. M. Hutchinson
Agricultural Department of India
Needed Them in His Business
A fragment from Stray Stories frames a dialogue between two travelers about family life and children. One traveler cites whooping cough and measles as care, while the other notes children are blessings. The exchange reveals a doctor narrator among family men.
All Conventions Observed at Club Warning Over Kitty
A dialogue reveals chatter about a woman named Kitty at a social club. A husband reassures that a male chaperone called an ante will oversee Kitty, deeming it proper for a young woman to call at the club.
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days With PAZO Ointment
Advertising claim asserts PAZO ointment will cure itching bleeding prolapsed piles in six to fourteen days or money back. No other details or verifiable evidence provided. Product promotes topical treatment and refund guarantee.
Allen's Foot-Ease Sample Offered by A. 8. Olmsted
An advertising blurb urges crooked men to keep to the straight path and to try Allen's Foot-Ease for tired feet, inviting readers to write A. B. Olmsted of Le Roy New York for a sample and noting sober second thoughts for a toper.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
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Toboggan Express
W. @. Chapman
Eczema
Cutiura
Frank J. Cheney
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Notary Pusiic
Sigwatu
Mapoucy
Wheeling, W.va
Little Sinner
Aes
Eer
Lifeman
Farian
Cholly Saphead
Roxie Swellman
Miss Peppery
Dodds
Carters
J Res
Parker
Worthing & Alger CO
Hillsdale, Mich
Thompson
California
San Joaquin Valley
Homeland Irrigated Farms Co
Monadnock
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Western Canada
Government of
Canada
Western
National
Ottawa
H. M. Williams
Law Building
Toledo, Ohio
Howard Dustless
Howard Dustless-Duster Co
Federal Street
Boston
Maes
Florida
J. F. Crosby
San Mateo
Fla
Watson E. Coleman
Washington, D.C
Salt Lake
Overland Limited
Chicago
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific Electric
E. L. Lomax
G. P. A. Omaha
Riks GS
Piso
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