Mind Your Own Business Dialogue Shocks Detroit Free Press
A witty exchange from the Detroit Free Press jokes that half of happiness comes from minding one’s own business while the other half causes trouble when others mind theirs. The quip highlights social behavior with sharp humor.
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Detroit Free Press
Butcher-Come Dialogue Sparks Gory Trial Reference
A brisk exchanges in a New York Times fragment shows a butcher threatening to injure named individuals including Mrs. Murphy and Mr. Williams, with a deadline to “saw off” a leg, suggesting a lurid crime scene reference in the dialogue.
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Special Excursions to Southwest by Kansas City Southern Ry
Special Excursions to Southwest offered on Feb 7 and 21 and March 7 and 21, 1905 via Kansas City Southern Railway to Port Arthur Beaumont Lake Charles Galveston Houston San Antonio and other KC Southern points. Tickets valid 21 days with stopover privileges both directions. Inquiries to B G Warner G P T A KC S Ry, Kansas City Mo. The emaciated man can always put on his shoes without grunting.
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Pleasures of Winter Poem Recital in Verse Tone
A verse piece titled Pleasures of Winter reflects on cozy hearths and seasonal cheer amid hardships. It imagines home warmth, winter storms, and hopeful phrases about reform and shared goodwill, mentioning figures like Nicholas and the czar and ending with a nod to optimism despite sorrow.
Romany Girl in a Restless Grave by the Road
A poem contemplates a Romany girl laid to rest by roadside graves, imagining her life and longing for a simple thatch roof and starlit shelter. The speaker asks where she lies and whether an earthly heart still seeks breath near the passersby of a roadside caravan.
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N. O. Times-Democrat
Why America Is Not Russia's Friend
A compact poem by S. E. Kiser contrasts American liberty with Russian oppression. It argues against friendship with Russia, citing greed, ignorance, and justice as reasons to reject outward alliance while endorsing moral strength and liberty. The collection spans additional verse pieces from newspapers and literary miscellany.
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America
Russia
Climb High or Fall: Lesson in Caution From Verses
In a flavored exchange the Atlanta Constitution warns to choose safely where to fall while comparing climbing a wall to measuring distance. It contrasts a noisy gossip hall with a quiet chapel, noting few can emerge unscathed from battle or risk. The piece includes verses by Frank Walcott Hutt.
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Atlanta Constitution
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Frank Walcott Hutt
Independent
Naval lessons of the war for torpedoes and mines
The article reviews naval tactics in the port Arthur action noting torpedoes and mines altered engagements. It cites losses on both Russian and Japanese sides, including damaged battleships and cruisers, and discusses mine warfare and long range gun effectiveness in a cautious historical frame.
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Hei Yen
Not to Be Put Down and Good Wine Needs a Bush
A parish clerk disrupts sermons by quoting classics from below the pulpit and is rebuked by the vicar. The piece argues that even strong goods need publicity and advertising to reach the public, noting the folly of hiding a good commodity.
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Washington Star
Chicago Chronicle
Grain and live stock prices from Cleveland Toledo East Buffalo and Pittsburgh
Markets report cash prices for flour wheat corn oats butter eggs cheese potatoes hay cattle sheep and hogs from Cleveland Minnesota Toledo East Buffalo and Pittsburg with ranges for steers heifers calves wethers lambs and pigs across March 1. Key figures include wheat at 1.12% in Toledo and 1.25 in Cleveland, hogs at 5.30 in Cleveland and 5.20 in East Buffalo, and lambs around 7 to 8 dollars in several markets.
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War and Peace at Dawn of Civilization
A satirical New York Sun piece claims universal peace had arrived with inverted guns and armor and submarines. War correspondents vote to disband as conflicts fade, but Richard Chefoo O'Higgins argues editors still need reports on suffrage meetings hazing and the Brooklyn bridge crush.
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Step Downward and a Doctor’s Heat Remedy
A Philadelphia man faces a drastic remedy after his mother-in-law falls gravely ill. The physician declares she must travel to a hot climate, not merely warm. The son-in-law vanishes, returns with an ax from the cellar, and hands it to the doctor saying he cannot perform the act.
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Lippincott
Quotations on Money and Currency From Diverse Papers
A collage of brief quotations notes money in odd forms with commentary from the New York Press, London Globe, and Boston Globe. It cites eggs as currency in western Ireland and implies political banking of eggs, alongside general proverbs about negotiation and value.
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Ireland
London Globe
Cure for Salt Rheum and Foot Ease Advertisement
Mrs. Caroline Cable of Waupaca Wisconsin praises Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills for curing her husband of salt rheum on his hands after other remedies failed. The note urges other sufferers to try Cuticura. Also touts Allen's Foot Ease powder for tired hot feet with free trial availability.
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Cure a Cold in One Day Ad Claims Laxative Tablets
Advertisements promise Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day with a money back guarantee from druggists. Signature of E W Groves appears on each box. A reader testimonial from Mrs Thos Robbins praises Piso's Cure for consumption. Prices five cents.
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E. W. Grove
Noted Quotes on Speech and Life from Newspapers
A string of witty exchanges appears from multiple papers. The Washington Star quotes a veteran stressing that the person who speaks matters more than the words. The Cleveland Leader features a quip about an insurance agent’s harsh days and a jab about wormwood.
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Cleveland Leader
Billion Dollar Grass Takes America by Storm
The John A Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin unveiled this remarkable grass three years ago and now it is the most talked of grass in the country. It is hailed as the biggest and quickest hay producer on earth.
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Salter seed catalog promotes grasses and feeds for farmers
Agricultural editors and professors discuss Salter’s Billion Dollar Grass Bromus Inermis and Teosinte with claims of high yields and nutrition. Victoria Rape and Speltz are cited as economical feeds. Send 10 cents for the catalog from Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin. A Chicago man jokes about his dog named Weiner.
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America
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Institute
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la Crosse
Wis
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A Guaranteed Cure for Piles Pazo OmniTMENT Ad
An Chicago Tribune style ad claims Pazo OmniTMENT cures piles itching bleeding protruding or blind within 6 to 14 days with a money refund if it fails. The note adds a quip about business and religion.
Dean's Kidney Pills Restore Strength Says Deppe Farmer
J B Corton of Deppe North Carolina reports severe kidney and back pain left him unable to walk or ride. After using Dean's Kidney Pills his back grew strong, he can walk long distances, and feels twenty five years younger. He has shared pills with neighbors. trial offer and catalog available.
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Deppe
N. C
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Buffalo, N. Y
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