Praying for Papa Story Told in Local Prose
A Detroit Post and Tribune item describes a town notable who returns home drunk after failing to spend time with his wife and child. A child’s bedtime prayer moves him, with the line God bless papa and please send him home sober. The tale ends with the girl’s belief that God answers almost as quick as the telephone.
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Detroit Post
I Vw
Soring
Troy
Sprayer
Papa
Mamie
The Best Dressed Woman at the Summer Watering Places
Mrs Albert Moore of Philadelphia is noted for vast wardrobe and diamonds. At a resort she wore a pale yellow green satin dress with crushed strawberry trim and lace sleeves. She later displayed a diamond parure including tiara, necklace, earrings, bracelets, and a lizard. Judges remark on diamonds amid social dining.
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Albert Moore
Philadelphia
Judge Hilton
Grand Union
Brady
German Cherry Hall Clock on Display in Decatur
A queer old German hall clock of cherry wood standing eight feet tall is exhibited in Decatur Illinois. The relic, dating back two centuries, promises to be a handsome and useful ornament for a residence hall when properly embellished.
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Jin
Jacob Oakes
Dunkard
Bement
Oakes
Holland
Pennsylvania
Curtis
Decatur
Ill
Goats and Robbers Haunt a Sleepy Night
In a humorous Atlanta Constitution piece Bill Arp recalls a midnight scare as goats outside disturb a couple’s sleep. A rocking chair creaks, the wife fears robbers while the narrator suspects goats until a puppy sits upright in the chair revealing the harmless truth.
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Carl
Bill Arp
Atlanta Constitution
Mountain crocodile in Nevada described as deadly
Two prospectors in the Wheatstone Mountains report a mountain crocodile attack. A dog is killed while others are badly injured before Mr Blackheath fatally strikes the reptile with a pick. The creature, two and a half feet high and seven feet long, is described as savage and lizardlike.
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Wheatstone Mountains
Nevada
Remarkable Rescue Kills Charging Bull in Scotland
John Macdonald of Dundee halted a charging bull attacking his crippled brother Archibald in a field. With no weapon he seized the animal by the horns and twisted its head, killing the bull. John Macdonald was once a champion athlete of Scotland.
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John Macdonald
Dundee
Scotland
Archibald
John
Macdonald
Father of fish culture Seth Green reveals hybrid trout work
The interview with Seth Green, veteran fish culturist, details his long career from early trials to achieving about 75 percent hatch success. He describes hybrids of brook trout and salmon trout, pond counts in Caledonia, and the philosophy of fish culture: irrigation, water, plenty of pure water and cleanliness.
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Beth Green
Seth Green
Zee
Caledonia
Mr. Green
Green
Socrates
Florida
Bright
Warner
United States Medical College of New York
Gunn
Europe
Se H Green
Helpless Girls and Women’s Education Debate
A Harper’s Magazine passage argues women face uncertain futures without practical bread-winning skills and warns against relying on luck. It critiques neglect of female education and cites Dr. R V Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Brown’s Iron Bitters as common remedies, while noting public health and employment themes in the era.
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Harper’s Magnazine
R. V. Pierce
Warner's products and public notices from a 19th century page
A scanned page lists promotional claims for Warner's White Wine of Tar and other remedies, with endorsements and testimonials. It also notes a Brooklyn preacher slander case, a London policemen’s association, and various patent medicine ads. The Conductor Warren touts Warner's syrup as a cure, while other ads promote health devices and pest remedies.
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Warren
Winona
Minn
Sayis
Warner
Maine Man Credits Hunt's Remedy For Recovery
A Bath Maine resident reports severe bladder trouble and Brights Disease symptoms improving after using Hunt's Remedy. He describes reduced pain, clearer urine, and eventual full recovery following two bottles, praising the medicine and urging friends to try it.
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Maine
Bright
Weaver
Hunt
Bath
Hunt's Remedy Praised For Kidney Trouble Cure
A Manchester New Hampshire resident, J P Woolbury of 56 Manchester Street, reports using Hunt's Remedy for kidney trouble and indigestion. He says one bottle cured him, leaving him healthy at age 65 and recommending the medicine to the public.
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Hunt
Manchester
J.P. Woopuury
Manchester St
N. H
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