Royal Household And Dignitaries In Brief
Queen Victoria’s sight is so poor she may not read. The Duke of Abruzzi has donated his Stella Polare to the Italian navy. The queen’s 60 Windsor housemaids are noted. Lord Salisbury’s dog Phirac, a boar hound, is famed. The Marquis of Lansdowne inherited estates in 1866 spanning nine counties about 140,000 acres with an annual rent of £50,000 to £60,000.
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Windsor Castle
Duke of ‘Abruzzi
Queen Victoria
Lord Salisbury
Phirac
Marquis of Lansdowne
Local Lincoln Adva: Bonsor Praises Dedd's Kidney Pills
Special from Bryan's Own City Lincoln Nebraska December 24 1960 at 2135 O Street the GB M Wail Paper House owners A C Bonsor and O E Myers endorse Dedd's Kidney Pills claiming ten years of kidney disease cured after three days use and that sleep returned with complete relief from pain and ache.
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Lincoln, Neb
O Street
GB. & M. Wail Paper House
A. C. Usnsor
Bonsor
Lincoln
Dedd
A. C. Bonsor
Lincon
Ded
W L Douglas Shoes Promote Value and Distribution
An advertisement from the W L Douglas Shoe Co emphasizes the quality and value of its men s shoes. It claims to be the largest maker of 8 and 9 63 50 price shoes worldwide, touts comfort and long standing reputation, and offers dealer exclusivity with direct factory ordering details from Brockton Massachusetts.
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WW. IL
W. L. Courtis
Landon
Douglas
W. L. Deckas
L. Douglas Shoe Co
Brockton, Mas
Rural Library Dialogue Reveals Plain Spoken Book Demands
In a New England village free library a mother directs her daughter to choose a real sensible book with pictures and no love stories or short-story cuts. The librarian, patient and helpful, ultimately lends the noted Robinson Crusoe adventure to the smiling purchaser.
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New England
Mma
Weakness of human nature in a house fire report
A Kansas City Journal anecdote tells of a neighbor who three blocks to report a fire while a phone was in his own house. An insurance man recounts rushing to save belongings as the owner did not call for help, highlighting a grim view of human nature amid a small personal misdeed. The tale ends with a joke about a sensational election bet and pancake hats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eden
Kansas City Journal
Humorous Snippets and Witty Exchange Frolics
A collection of quips and crowd sayings from various papers. Jokes lampoon small boys flash pictures of a sister in a lap. A critique mocks grand opera for its mismanaged fire scene. A trolley riddle features a conductor and a sarcastic mother, ending with a cheeky schoolhouse proverb.
Record shot distance and American ingenuity praised
The article touts a thousand pound shot fired twenty miles as a new distance record and frames the event as a marvel of American ingenuity and craftsmanship. It also extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a fifty year remedy for constipation indigestion dyspepsia biliousness with kidney benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Farmer chides Boston editor over epidermal pastime remark
In the Baltimore American a farmer complains that the Boston writer who runs the paper is out of touch with local folks. He cites the phrase epidermal pastime used for skin game as evidence of pretentious diction.
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Farmer. Meddergrass
Boston
Baltimore
Through Service Upgraded by Louisville and Nashville Railroad
For the present winter season the Louisville and Nashville Railroad enhances its already excellent through service with Pullman Vestibulated Sleeping Cars and elegant day coaches. Routes run from Cincinnati Louisville St. Louis and Chicago to Mobile New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, Thomasville Pensacola Jacksonville Tampa Palm Beach and other Florida points with steamship connections to Cuba Porto Rico Nassau West Indies and Central America ports. Excursion tickets for tourists and home seekers are on sale at low rates. Write C. J. Stone General Passenger Agent Louisville Ky for details.
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Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Cincinnati
Louisville
St. Louis
Chicago
Mobile
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Thomasville
Pensacola
Jacksonville
Tamta
Palm Beach
Florida
Cuba
Porto Rico
Nassau
West Indian
Central American
C. J., Stone
Louisville, Ky
Breakfast table quip on fabric mix up
A Baltimore American quips at a stove side exchange about fabric errors. A wife teases her husband over a batch mistake with a joke about flannel and corduroy during breakfast.
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Baltimore American
Tour of All Mexico and Puerto Rico by Special Pullman Cars
The American Tourist Association offers a 38 day Tour of All Mexico by vestibuled trains with dining and observation cars starting January 22 from Chicago plus a Puerto Rico tour with sailings from New York on Ponce and San Juan. Tickets include all expenses and itineraries are available through the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul railway agents.
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Mexico
Pullman
Tropics
Jong
Chicago
Puerto Rico
Ponce
San Juan
New York
American Tourist Association
Beau Campbell
Marquette Building
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul R’y
Minnesota
Texas
Aeseeaes
Milwaukee
Kansas City Gas
ST. Liouis
Information for Homeseekers Exposition on Southern Lands
Information for Homeseekers issued by the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Railway details farm prices soils climate elevation rainfall and other land data for Tennessee Alabama and Georgia. Homeseeker Excur sion tickets are offered at low rates and maps and printed matter are available through ticket agents Briard F Hill NPA 328 Marquette Ridge Chicago IL J B Killibrew Immigration Agent or W L Darley GPP A Nashville Tenn.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway
Briard F
Marquette Ridg
Chicago
Ill
J. B. Killibrew
W. L. Darley
G. Pp. A
Nashville
Tenn
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Ad Warning Against Imitations
An old Detroit Journal style ad urges readers to treat bowel health with Cascarets Candy Cathartic citing a 10 cent price. It warns buyers to beware of imitations and features the metal boxed tablet with C. C. E stamped. The piece also includes a satirical line about a brave girl spending hours curling her hair after heartbreak.
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C. C.E
Detroit Journal
Lane's Family Medicine Promises Daily Bowel Movement Health
An early 20th century ad notes Lane's Family Medicine claims daily bowel movements are necessary for health. It promotes the product as aiding digestion and liver function and mentions a price of 25 and 50 cents.
Woman’s faith in husband rests after mother’s visit
A three week visit by her mother in the Atchison Globe article tests a wife’s trust in her husband yet faith remains strong, underscoring a stable marriage amid family scrutiny.
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Atchison Globe
Grain-O Recipe Promises Coffee Alternative Drink
Try Grain-O, the new drink replacing coffee. Children may drink it safely, adults also. It mimics the color of coffee but is made from pure grains and gentler on the stomach. Prices 15c and 25c per package. sold by grocers.
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Java
Mamma-Tommy Bargain Day Sparks a Penny Promise
In a Philadelphia Press brief, a mother negotiates with Tommy as he refuses a penny and demands a nickel. The humorous exchange notes his shift from yesterday’s bargain to today’s demand, highlighting a child’s coin conundrum.
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Tommy
Philadelphia Press
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises 100 Reward
The notice advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar reward for an incurable case. It cites F J Cheney Co as proprietors and lists Toledo wholesale druggists West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin. The claim states the remedy is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces, price 75 cents per bottle and includes testimonials for Family Pills.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Ilo
O Wie
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
Toledo
O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Pointed View on Society From Miss Potter Dialogue
In a Cincinnati Enquirer excerpt, Miss Potter notes many empty aspects of society while Chappie and Grace discuss the era’s emptiness. Nell recalls the suspenseful scene where a character supposedly never washed her face, keeping color.
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Chappie
Blase
Miss Potter
Cincinnati Enquirer
Grace
Nell
Syracuse Herald
Grain-O Promises Coffee Substitute In Grocery Stores
An advertisement touts Grain-O a pure grain drink as a coffee substitute. It claims to suit delicate stomachs and be hard to tell apart from coffee while costing only 15 to 25 cents per package and suitable for children.
Dusty Child Question Sparks Sunday School Banter
A joking exchange quoted from a Philadelphia Press item features Willie asking if he is made of dust after a Sunday school teacher says so. His father’s quip suggests if he were dusty he would dry up occasionally, reflecting a lighthearted memory note.
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Willie
Philadelphia Press
Weekly Excursion Sleepers to West Coast Routes
Excursion sleepers depart St Louis via National Flyer M K T Ry each Tuesday at 8 16 p m for San Antonio Los Angeles and San Francisco. Kansas City departures via M K T Ry every Saturday at 9 05 p m for the same West Coast destinations. Assistant Editor reveals the identity behind Vox Populi.
Coughing Leads to Consumption Kemp's Balsam Ad
An Atchison Globe advertisement urges readers to try Kemp's Balsam to stop coughing immediately. It promotes sample bottles free and sells large bottles for 25 and 50 cents, warning delays are dangerous. It ends with a social note about unknown friends coming forward in peril.
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Atchison Globe
Atchison
Early 1900s Patent Medicine Ads and Sayings
A collage of medical claims and ad taglines from 1900 era newspapers. Prominent lines tout Cure for consumption, Laxative Bromo Quinine, Piso’s Cure, Hale’s Honey Tar, Carter’s Ink, White’s Yucatan Gum and various proverbs. Includes attributions to N W Samuel and quotes on learning, marriage, wars, and pride.
Peruna Endorsed by Sisters of the Good Shepherd
A 1900 testimonial from Columbus praises Peruna as a safeguard for bodily health in institutions caring for many children. Letters from Sisters of the Good Shepherd and Congressman Meekison attest to relief from grip and catarrhal diseases, crediting Dr. Hartman and the Peruna company with proven results.
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Sisters of the Good Shepherd
Peruna
Columbus
Peruna Medicine Co
Hartman
Meekison
Napoleon, Ohio
Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company
Ohio
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Bryan
Dougers
McChesney
Billy
Mr. Damaca
Houston Globe
Uaelic
Morrow
Geraldine
Ohio State Journal
Lane
Lumbago
Jacobs Oil
Anakesis
Tribune Building
Vox Popuii
N. W. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
Disraeli
White
Hale
Pike
Chicago Daily News
Carter
Chicago Daily. News
Noose
Kidneys
Bright
E. S
Davis
Ors Stone
City
David Meekison
Dr. Hartman
Illinois Credit CO
Ass Street
Meidelberg Alteenat
Notung
Sears, Roebuck & G.O
Allen
J.P. Allen
Paul
Minn
Fiso
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