The Paisley Shawl Brings Hope to a Burdened Family
Wallace Brierly seeks a lost coat holding papers that prove ownership to a fifty thousand dollar fortune. He finds the coat with Mrs. Esmond and daughter Leila in Fairview, learns the papers restore their mortgage free life, and falls in love. The couple marries and Wallace gifts the Paisley shawl to his bride.
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Eustace
Wallace
Springfield
Wallace Brierly
Fairview
Phaeton
Esmond
Mary Esmond
Leila
Mrs. Esmond
Leila Esmond
Broadway Car Outburst Ends With Angry Exit
A nervous lean man repeatedly interrupts a fat man on a Broadway car over weather flats coal and politics. The fat man lashes out calling the other a poll parrot before leaping off the vehicle in a fit of anger.
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New York Sun
Best Substitute for Wisdom
An acquaintance of Josh Billings notes many substitutes for originals, like oleomargarine for butter and celluloid for ivory, predicting substitutes for everything. Billings replies wisdom has no good substitute, and silence is the best yet discovered.
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Josh Billings
Women’s Duties Across Time Defined and Elusive
Elisabeth Woodbridge in Atlantic Monthly argues early moralists defined women’s duties as inescapable while modern ethics focus on discovering one’s duty. She notes duties of women were explicit. today duties seem readily escapable and undefined, reflecting a shift in ethical emphasis.
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Elisabeth Woodpridge
Atlantic Monthly
Care and Cleaning of Mother-of-Pearl Handles
The article advises cleaning mother-of-pearl items with pure olive oil and rubbing, then a nail brush followed by a final rub with chamois. It outlines restoring handles and similar articles made of the material through this method.
Quote about choosing a husband after years of waiting
The Detroit Free Press reflects on love at first sight and the time spent selecting a husband. A reader laments the difficulty of finding a partner, noting four years of searching before her chosen marriage.
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Detroit Free Press
Friendship as a guide to prosperity and adversity
A historic quotation notes that friendship supplies the place of everything and aids prosperity and ease in adversity for those who know how to use it. The selection emphasizes friendship as a moral force guiding life.
Humility as a Classic Virtue in Louis Kossuth Quote
A clipped aphorism reflects on humility as part of wisdom and true manliness. It contrasts self-reliance with humility, noting its perceived importance though acknowledging resistance.
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Louis* Kossuth
Farmer Congress Discusses Any Topic Under the Sun
A pointed Omaha Bee remark notes the farmers congress may cover any subject since it will inevitably touch the man on the farm, reflecting on the broad impact of agriculture discussions.
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Congress
Omaha Bee
Uncle Eben’s tale echoes wary townsfolk wisdom
The excerpt depicts a village elder noting that even a fairy would be mocked as a swindler if accused of deceit whenever men display excess suspicion. It reflects dialogue on trust and suspicion in a rustic setting.
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Commie
Baby Sayre’s Yule Tree From Oquosoc Children
In Oquosoc Missouri fourteen schoolchildren plan a Christmas surprise for Baby Sayre, President Wilson’s first grandchild. I L Meserve, dubbed the Christmas Tree King of America, donates a 12 foot tree the children send to the baby, with a photo of Meserve ready to cut it.
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Oquosoc
Santa Claus
Sayre
Wilson
I. L. Meserve
America
Mr. Meserve
Domestic Tips From A Century Ago On Household Hints
A collection of frugal maxims notes safe pantry practice and home hacks. It cautions against ash sifters for flour and advises top-shelf storage for preserves. It jokes about a glass sleeping porch and a husband’s allowance while offering odd chores and witty lines from the New York World.
Quotations on Humor Courage and Heroism
A collection of aphorisms and remarks from various figures on humor sanity courage and female resilience. Notable lines credit insights from Doctor Browne Sir Herbert Tree Mrs Lloyd George Arthur Tremayne and Dr Elizabeth Sloan Chesser among others.
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Herbert Tree
Pied Types in a Judge’s Gag Row
A Judge notes a string of caricatures and quirks among town characters. The girl who sings “Bid Me Good-Bye”, the boy whistling “Silver Threads Among the Gold,” the late night worker yawning at his employer’s business, and other vignettes are described as social types.
Notable Facts From a Curious Epistolary List
The note tabled includes varied trivia such as Dickens declining a baronetcy from Victoria due to finances, air weight in a small room, Swedish schoolchildren planting hundreds of thousands of trees yearly, atmospheric pressure on a human, Serbian women contributing to farm labor and cloth, and Mozart's precocious musical talents from childhood.
Panama Canal cargo total tops six million tons
August brings the grand total of Pan ama canal cargo to over 6 250 900 tons includes sea and river traffic giant addition machine handles forty columns of figures magnesia cleans ivory and the world Jewish population nears 14 million a horse carcass yields 450 pounds of meat about 35 million barrels of salt produced in the United States Toronto forms street naming committee to purge German names from city maps
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United States
Panama Canal
Toronto
Wisdom And Wit In A Fragmented Musing
A satirical snippet notes love not being true affection, not clockwork regularity for those living on credit. It jokes a policeman earns credit on the beat and a musical alarm clock is hardly valued at 5 am. It warns carelessness with matches causes fires and divorces, while some women prefer chronic invalids to independence.
Swamp-Root advertisement touts kidney, liver relief
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root is advertised as a herbal remedy for kidney liver or bladder trouble and claims quick, gentle healing. It is offered in 50 cent and one dollar sizes with a sample bottle and pamphlet available by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY through this paper.
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Ekllmer
Para Eel Post
iXilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Evidently a Thrifty Soul Would-Be Talker Joke
A Cleveland Plain Dealer correspondent recounts a pay station call where Garfield 0064 answered Yes to a request to drop a nickel. The operator pressed, but the caller balked and muttered he would instead get another number. The tale ends with the man deciding he would finally find a cheaper line.
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The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Garfield
Neffer
His Nationality and a Calcutta Dinner Anecdote
A secretary for the acting governor in Calcutta recalls a dinner where the host jokes about Irishness. He admits uncertainty about his own nationality and reveals he was born in Ireland yet never lived there, a quip that earned amused approval from the host.
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Mexico
Venustiano Carranza
International Bridge
Brownsville
Tex
Texas
Calcutta
Bengal
Stanley Coxon
Coxcon
Cuticura Offer for Hair Care and Skin Troubles
Advertisement claims Cuticura Ointment stops dandruff and itching, promotes hair growth when used with Cuticura Soap, and suggests free samples by mail. It promotes emollients for all skin troubles and directs readers to send a postcard to Cuticura, Dept XY, Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Beck
Cuticura
Dept
Boston
Politician Governor Locke Craig Laments Difficulties of Politics
Raleigh quotes Gov. Locke Craig on political life noting sympathy for ward leaders and a humorous remark about a newborn who cannot talk yet but already kicks and shakes hands at once. The anecdote implies early signs of political ambition.
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Locke Craig
Raleigh
Jake
Castoria Reminder for Parents Warning
Public notice urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria for the correct signature and to trust a remedy in use for over 30 years. The message emphasizes Castoria as a safe choice for infants and children and notes that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
Court News Mentions Marital Status In Evening Papers
Dialogue references a person admitting they were married that morning and has not read the court news in the evening papers. The exchange curves around personal status and daily paper coverage.
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Pyker
Hyker
Harder Still Assembly of Motor Car Price
Mr Chubson asks if the respondent can assemble a motor car but the reply notes that not only is the car assembly beyond reach, the price to be paid remains unattainable. The exchange highlights limits of capability and cost.
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Mr. Chubson
Mr. Jobson
Marine Eye Remedy Co. Book Promises Youthful Eyes
Chicago based Marine Eye Remedy Co. offers an Eye Book on request claiming to keep eyes looking young and to hide age after the movies. The ad urges readers to request the booklet to learn tips for younger looking eyes.
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Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Pot Pourri or Mix Tapes Up a Musical Program
A polite exchange clarifies a local musical program as a simple mixture rather than a polished potpourri. The discussion suggests the performance combined varied pieces into a casual, eclectic set rather than a curated selection.
Piles Cured in Six to Fourteen Days Claim
Drouggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itching, bleeding or protruding piles. First application gives relief. 50c.
Painted Over. She I hear that Jack has a new girl
A terse social exchange hints at relationship churn with Jack reportedly courting someone new while an unnamed female is described as an old flame. The snippet implies ongoing romantic disruptions without detailing names or locations.
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Jack
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Ad
Promote health with a cleansing product that claims to regulate the liver bowels and stomach. An advertisement warns readers to use the remedy for a clean and healthy body.
A Natural Question Is It a Happy Match Detroit Free Press
A Detroit Free Press piece explores the idea of marriage as a vocation with the phrase He’s wedded to his art and asks whether the pairing is a fulfilling one. The article weighs art and life balance for devoted creators.
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Detroit Free Press
Denison's Coffee Ad Promises Pleasing Taste Test
An advertising line urges readers to try Denison's Coffee noting that when others fail to please the kitchen remains a place where a modern girl might enter to pass time.
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Denison
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