Auction and notices from Crawfordsville Iowa 1900
Taken up by H. J. Hawthorn a red heifer with two rings in the left ear about one year old, appraised at twenty one dollars. J. W. Ingham, County Auditor, for sale farm 179 acres river bottom land well improved. Spaulding Co solicitors and ads for daily Des Moines Capital offer.
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H. J. Hawthorn
Crawfordsville
Crawford Township
Washington County
Iowa
J. W. Ingham
L. Stove
Brighton
First Class Excursions With Low Fares From Washington
Winter tourist tickets on sale for Pacific routes and Houston Galveston trips. Daily Pullman sleeper to Chicago except Sunday at 9:15 pm. Very low round trip rates on select December dates. Oklahoma and southern Kansas excursions promoted. F E Stewart agent, Great Rock Island Route.
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Pacific
Pullman
Chicago
Houston
Galveston
Tex
Oklahoma
Kansas
Stewart
Great Rock Island
Cupid Protests Poem Defends Modern Hearts Across Time
A verse from Life by Margaret Frances Mauro argues romance is alive in the present not only in medieval or courtly settings. The speaker claims poets misjudge modern lovers and asserts affection thrives in today’s rural or urban homes alike.
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Margaret Frances Mauro
Ma For goodness sale, Willie asks to be a monkey
A playful line shows Willie expressing a whimsical wish to become a monkey during a family moment at a local scene. The fragment hints at humorous tone and youthful imagination without broader context or names beyond Willie.
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Willie
Crippled Man Recalls Fancy War Tale
A man with cork legs explains he lost his legs not to cannon fire but to a careless friend who owns a cold storage warehouse He tried to help by pounding him with a crowbar to restore circulation and jokingly notes the friend never offered payment for damages and might have not mentioned artificial limbs.
Polite Advice on Teasing Etiquette in Dance
A Detroit Journal item counsels refined behavior at formal evenings, noting it is improper to ask a woman who has danced only once whether she wears shop teeth and urging avoidance of provincial phrasing.
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Detroit Journal
Slobe Printing Co
St. Louis
United States
HE Daily Tribune
Ress
Seat of war joke from London Fun quip
The line explains a pun about the seat of war being where the standing army sits when tired. Ella and Rella discuss papers and meaning, reflecting playful commentary on wartime language from a London humor column.
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Ella
Rella
London
Phrase from Indianapolis Press dialogue
An exchange in the Indianapolis Press features a cheerful idiot calling a bot number phat and defining it as a dozen fried, told by a new boarder who asks for clarification. The quirky line captures a comic moment between characters.
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Indianapolis Press
The Ravages of Time
A brief quote from Life magazine notes Mrs. Waitle speaks of constant anxiety wearing her, while Mrs. Luers remarks wearing has aged her by six months in the past three years. The exchange captures everyday stress and its visible toll.
Indisposed Glass Eater and Sword Swallower Sick
A Philadelphia Bulletin quip notes the glass eater and sword swallower is home sick with sharp panes in the stomach, sidelined from duty. The joke highlights a freak show performer's illness in vivid, macabre fashion.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Yonkers Statesman Quote Highlights Parental Punishment
In Yonkers Statesman dialogue, a parent expresses sorrow while disciplining a child. The exchange contrasts the elder's pain with the child’s perspective, highlighting generational tension and emotion.
Fragmentary Dialogue Cite From Henpeck Scene
A short fragment shows Henpeck speaking to a man who pleads and weeps. The exchange hints at domestic strain with the line I’ve got a wife at home and the other man’s sympathetic reply. Context suggests a staged or theater dialogue moment.
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Henpeck
Hans Takes Advice and a Peking Cobbler Bluff
A shoemaker in America pretends to have lived in China to draw customers. When exposed he faces mockery from patrons and a stern police accusing him of deceit. The tale, told with humorous pidgin dialogue, ends with the cobbler branded a swindler by local bystanders.
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Peking
Neffer
China
South Africa
Alife
Pe King
Dor
Fulton Street
Green Street
Washington Avenue
State Street
First Place
Main Street
Dot
Leetle Sherman
M. Quad
Pity and Beauty in a Baby’s Struggle for Fat
A caregiver notes a baby wasting away, with dimples faded to hollows as food fails to add fat. She fears death if fat cannot be gained and urges using Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil as the fat that can save the child.
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Scott
Pedagogue Mistake Haunts Streetcar Narration
A man on a streetcar recalls misusing the word pedagogue for demagogue while criticizing a political speaker. He worries the crowd thought he attacked the politician with a dictionary. The moment ends with the speaker turning pale and sitting down.
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John
Man Rescued After Scotch Spill At Chicago Waterworks
A man fell from a bridge into the Chicago waterworks pumps, passed through the pumps nearly dead. Employees at the works revived him, saving his life.
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Chicago
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B. Lewis
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Tlanta, GA
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Ft. Worth
Great Republican Paper of America
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