Fritz the rat terrier earns meals by stealth
A dog named Fritz earned dinners by bringing captured rats to warehouse owners who mistook the prize for a warehouse catch. The tale, recounted by Helen I. Trent in the Washington Star, notes Fritz’s daily visits with a rat in his mouth. Also a labor advertisement seeks a faithful traveler to supervise sales force and collections for a manufacturing house in Chicago with weekly salary and expensed advances.
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Fritz
Helen I. Trent
Washington Star
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Endorsed by Rexford
Eber E Rexford of Shipdton Wisconsin, a literary contributor to The Ladies Home Journal, writes that two bottles of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure strengthened his digestion, removed indigestion and social discomfort, and led him to recommend the remedy to others as invaluable. Fox Bros sell the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eber E. Rexford
The
Ladies Home Journal
Shipdton
Wis
Ashers
Fox Bros
One Minute Cough Cure Endorsed By Tex Doctor
Dr. Armstrong of Delia Texas prescribes the One Minute Cough Cure daily and says it provides immediate relief for cough croup and La Grippe. The advertisement claims it treats at the source, draws out inflammation, heals, and sustains lungs to improve blood oxygen. Fox Bros. sell it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstrong
Delia
Tex
Fox Bros
E. O. Bewitt & CO
Chicago
FoxBros
Birthday party for 125 widows planned by Alfred A. Howlett
Alfred A. Howlett of Syracuse, a retired banker and longtime local figure, plans a February 17 celebration for 125 widows in his two hour party from 4 to 8 pm. He will entertain with an all women orchestra and waitresses, inviting widows he personally knows to mark his eighty second birthday.
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Syracuse
Alfred A. Howlett
New York World
Howlett
Syracuse Savings Bank
Geddes
Wabash
Mr. Hewlett
Syracuse University
First Presbyterian Church
Mr. Howlett
New York
New Kind of Fish Caught in Maryland Ice
Roscoe Thomas of near Hopewell Maryland shot a 125 pound fish trapped in Jones creek near Crisfield. The five foot two inch creature had a crocodile like mouth and two rows of teeth and a duck bill. Initially thought a herring hog, it is described as a new fish type.
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Roscoe Thomas
Joshua Thomas
Hopewell
Jones Creek
Crisfield
Philadelphia Press
Mr. Thomas
Nonsense Money Lending Bet Ends With Hedge
A group of turfmen bets a book maker about borrowing $1000 on personal recognizance from a financier known as Mr Cash. The lender confirms the bet and advises hedging, exposing a setup rather than an actual loan.
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Cash
New York Press
The True Story of the Landscape Painter and the Bull
A peculiar anecdote about a landscape painter and a bull is recounted with witty dialogue. The Philadelphia Press quotes a talkative bore and Pep prey remarking on human error and the luck of advice.
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Pepprey
Philadelphia Press
Familiar Customs Behind Everyday Rituals
A humorous survey explains why common practices persist such as widows caps cross marks on barrels bells tolling for the dead wine on ship christenings and salutes to dignitaries. Each rite is traced to ancient or barbaric origins that linger in modern habits.
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England
London
Johnny's Knowledge in Alphabet Exchange
A witty exchange from the Boston Transcript shows a teacher challenging Johnny to name the letters and order, while Johnny admits he cannot name them individually yet can recognize the full alphabet quickly when seen.
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Johnny
Boston Transcript
Cannibal Chef Recounts Theatrical Past In Prison
A captured young man claims to have been a theatrical supervisor in his country as Cannibal Chief orders testing his fate. The Yonkers Statesman reports the exchange in a wartime or colonial setting with dialogue suggesting harsh punishment.
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Yonkers
Shore flirtations spark curious exchanges in October Smart Set
Dialogic social vignette depicts Darkaway asking Cleverton about romantic liaisons at the shore. Cleverton confirms two affairs one from Boston and one from New Orleans. The pair discuss the sensation of chills and fever as a playful reminiscence.
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Cleverton
Boston
New Orleans
The Hartford Horseman and His Lost Stable
William B. Smith of Hartford faced a financial collapse due to real estate slump. While riding with Rev. Joseph Waite, he mourned parting with promising horses, noting he had once fifteen and now after selling most circuit racers he still maintains twenty two horses including a colt or two.
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William B. Smith
Hartford
Conn
Thomas Jefferson
Joseph Waite
Mr. Smith
Giant Umbrellas in African Chiefs Spoil War Emblems
An African chief's umbrella ranks high in importance, rivaling a European standard. Some umbrellas span 25 feet in diameter with 12 foot 6 inch ribs, made of lancewood and gorgeously colored chintz. Opening uses pulleys and ropes pulled by three or four men. the birch pole stands around fourteen to fifteen feet tall.
New Names For Pies From Baltimore American
A comic exchange about pies ends with the phrase cranberry pie with lattice work cover being requested. The cheerful man and a puzzled waiter girl navigate a humorous misunderstanding over pie terms in the Baltimore American.
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Baltimore American
Toothless Animal Riddle Sparks Classroom Laughs
A teacher asks for a toothless animal of the order Insectivora. A student replies with a grin that the answer is his grandmother, prompting laughter as a clever, punny exchange about taxonomy and family.
Green's August Flower Advert Asking Readers for Results
The notice asks readers who used Green's August Flower for indigestion dyspepsia or liver troubles to share results. It mentions sour stomach food fermentation habitual costiveness nervous dyspepsia headaches sleeplessness and invites correspondence. It promotes a 25 cent bottle and a 75 cent regular size at Frost Spies with G G Green Woodbury NJ.
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Frost & Spies
G. G.green
Woodbury
N. J
A Woman's Complexion and Liver Health Remedy
An advertising notice promotes Green's August Flower as the only safe method to improve complexion by purifying blood and keeping the liver healthy. It claims cures for constipation biliousness nervousness and insomnia and cites a trial bottle for 25 cents and a regular bottle for 75 cents sold at Frost and Spies.
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E Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
Frost & Spies
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St. Paul, Minn
Scheering
Crisfield, Md
Royal Medicine CO
Wayner Building
Ill
Frost
Spies, Klis
Indentata
Rooustry
P. Brockington
DR. Miles
Miles
W. D. Kreamer
Arkansas City
Kan
Judge Johnson
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
U. S
Washington D.C
Obrand
Gollars
Stylish
Comfortable
van Zandt, Jacobs & Co
Troy
N. Y
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