When Rosina Comes to See Us
A short lyric praising Rosina's arrival as a source of brightness, happiness, and harmony. The verse extols her beauty, laughter, and the joy she brings, with lines about sunshine, discord fading, and comfort in her presence. Origin says Judith Spencer in Good Housekeeping.
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Mosina
Rosina
Judith Spencer
Good Housekeeping
A San Francisco Interlude in the Manila War Tale
Arm strained officers and social intrigue mingle as Col. Armstrong pursues a web of rumors around Gray’s arrest and a stolen letters plot. In San Francisco, Mrs. Garrison remains central as regiments prepare for Manila while personal loyalties and fears tug at the door of a bustling Presidio society.
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Expedition to Manila Sparks Competition Among Units
In San Francisco camps, eager regiments drill for a Manila expedition. Rumors claim the best disciplined commands will be chosen to embark, with prior transport ships returning to refit. Stanley Armstrong is named as the most eager to depart amid renewed competition.
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San Francisco
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Bay
Stanley Armstrong
Primeva
Henry
Charles B. Botsford
Boston Transcript
Lawyer Cassidy Faces Off With Judge Thurman Over Name
In an Ohio trial, Judge Thurman repeatedly calls rival Cassidy Mr Necessity. Cassidy corrects him, then Thurman quips that Necessity knows no law, sparking a brisk courtroom exchange in a rural central county town.
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Allen G. Thurman
Ohio
Thurman
Cassidy
Necessity
Cannibal comment sparks civil reply in Chicago Post note
The Chicago Post quotes a flirtatious exchange where a man calls his companion cannibal by mistake. She retorts calmly and affirms his suave attempt, noting that a civilized man spoke with judgement. The item reads as a humorous, society snippet.
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Chicago Post
It Always Does Uncle Bob Lightning Quote Phrase
The fragment from a New York Journal features someone saying lightning never strikes twice and another wishing a slipper did not strike. It reads as a quirky, attributed line illustrating a playful or proverbial exchange.
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Uncle Bob
Johnny
N. Y
Worry and Work
A quotation from the Chicago Daily News notes that worry may kill more people than work, suggesting worry is more common than labor in daily life.
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Chicago Daily News
If I Were Ruler of Trouble in Poesy Verse
A light verse imagines ruling trouble out of life by ending sorrow and replacing it with joy and serenity. The speaker envisions burying trouble and flooding the world with merriment and harmony, ending pain and ill will for all. Told in a folksy, rhyming tone attributed to W. M. Herschell via the Indianapolis News.
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Joy
Serenity
W. M. Herschell
Indianapolis
Spring Will Come Ag'in by Joe Cone
A regional poem reflecting nostalgia for spring after harsh winter weather. The speaker vows to endure the cold and ice while longing for warmer days, freedom, and opportunities to fish and work outdoors. The verse contrasts winter hardship with the anticipated renewal and simple pleasures of summer.
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Pickerel
Joe Cone
Death Song of the Trees and Conscience Voice
Excerpted lines show a lament for forests and guardian trees facing destruction by axes and fire. It contrasts hopeful moral exhortations from Charles B. Botsford with Ninette M. Lowater's Youth's Companion meditation on nature's ruin and a plea that guardians remain to preserve the land.
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Ninette M. Lowater
Obscurity and Love Across Time in Verse
A compact verse collage from Washington Star Chicago Record-Herald and Boston Budget praise for steadfast labor, parental love, and spiritual longing. The pieces feature a proud quiet man struggling toward success, a call to cherishing guidance from elders, and a yearning for rest beyond daily toil.
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S. E. Kiser
Chicago Record-Herald
Salzer Seed Ad Promotes Grass Mixtures and Potatoes
Salzer’s Grass Mixture and Renovator Grass advertise fast sprouting durable pasture options with claims of high yield and cheap cost. A farmer testimonial from East Park, Ga describes a lush stand within 41 days on poor soil. Also touts Salzer’s New National Oats with prolific 150 to 300 bu per acre across 30 states and a 10 cent seed sample offer.
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Salzer
Ot Salzer
E. Rappold
East Park
Remarkable Coal Healing Agent Promises Quick Relief
A German chemist reports a coal derived healing agent creating a sensation among test subjects. A few applications cure muscular rheumatism neuralgia headaches tooth ear or backache lameness sprains chilblains and other pains. Sold as Ayers Penetrating Oil in 25c and 50c bottles with a money back warranty. Ram's Horn.
To Cure a Cold in One Day Propaganda Ad
An old line advertises Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming cure in one day with a refund if it fails. The slogan notes a man’s life is worth what it costs him in a Ram's Horn promotion.
Dear Mrs Pinkham Ends Woman's Ills With Compound
A testimonial from Ida Haskell of Silver Lake Massachusetts describes near death from inflammation and ulceration, recovery after five months using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and urging others to try it. The letter includes a $6000 forfeit for failing to prove authenticity.
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Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ida Haskell
Silver Lake
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Independent
Order of Good Templars
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