Loomis Face Again as Loomis Lectures Declared Professional
Hank Johnson, famed as Canyonville’s homeliest man, learns there is a more striking figure at the depot, Charles Battel Loomis, who gives lectures as a professional. The remark comes after Hank visits the Tourist's Retreat and overhears the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loomis
Hank Johnson
Canyonville
Steve Billings
Hank
Feller
Charles Battel Loomis
Steve
Success Magazine
One Type of Religion Sermon Quip Draws Laughs in NY Luncheon
Rev. Charles F. Aked joked at a New York luncheon about people treating religion like a jam closet. A boy's mother scolded him for praying to be a saint, the boy replied, hoping for sainthood after death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Aked
New York
Jacky
Rush to wealth sparks somber reflection at ball park
In a concise reflection the piece laments the human frenzy for wealth while noting a group of men headed toward the ball park. The stark contrast highlights social priorities and the emotional toll of ambition. The assertion marks a wary view of modern pursuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ball Park
No man can love evil for evil's sake
Quote emphasizes that love of evil cannot compare to love of goodness for its own sake, reflecting Schiller’s moral stance on virtue versus vice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schiller
Ohio House Defeats Yount Text Book Bill Amid Public Opposition
The Ohio House of Representatives decisively defeated the Yount Text Book Bill after a nationwide wave of protest from city superintendents and school patrons. Critics argued that state wide uniformity harms educational originality, arguing for home rule and local control over text selections.
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Columbus
Ohio
House of Representatives
Senate
Indiana
General Assembly
Ohio Teacher
Passing of Corals Reflects Changing Jewelry Fashions
A State street jeweler notes corals have fallen from favor since a prior generation. He recalls many Easter season coral gifts and wide coral jewelry in the past, now replaced by lapis lazuli, chrysoprase, jade, and freshwater pearls as popular choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavallieres
Misplaced Pride and a Blondes Doomed Future
Washington Post notes Dr. Charles E. Woodruff suggests blondes are at risk of extinction in America due to vanity among people. A Boston magistrate fodder tale features Timothy Olcott, a street obstruction defendant whose claim his Harvard brother is in a bottle with two heads adds dark humor.
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Charles E. Woodruff
America
Washington Post
Doctor Woodruff
Washington
Timothy Olcott
Boston
Tremont Street
Timothy
Harvard University
Tim
A Consolation
Johnnie and Aunt Margaret share a quiet domestic moment as he studies her face while she cuts pictures. He blurts out a hurtful remark then immediately apologizes with a child’s resolve to adjust to reality. The vignette centers on affection, self awareness, and acceptance.
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Johnnie
Margaret
Fragmented Father Son Exchange on Language Growth
A narrator recalls asking a father how many words exist in their language. The father admits uncertainty, claiming he has heard them “lots of times” but cannot count. The dialogue reflects on the vastness and mystery of language.
The Voice of Conscience A Dublin Style Exchange
Late afternoon on the avenue Michael Flannigan and Dennis ORourke meet. Mike is drunk and asks why not stop drinking. O Rourke urges confession at a church forninst. Mike asks if he confessed and where the priest is, fearing a cop.
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Michael Flannigan
Dennis O’rourke
Mike
O'Rourke
Moike
Dinnie
Success Magazine
Cure for severe infant sores with Cuticura remedies
A nurse from Litchfield Connecticut describes her year and a half old son developing painful facial and body sores that worsened despite medical care. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for two months the sores healed and never returned, with the mother endorsing the remedies.
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Egbert Sheldon
Litchfield, Conn
Poor Artist Asks Quarter for Cash Picture
A cartoonish exchange shows a seller offering a small artwork for a quarter while a buyer remarks it resembles a 30 cent image, reflecting a humorous price negotiation in a comic strip.
HELP FOR THE AGED DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS CATHERINE SULLIVAN TESTIMONIAL
Mrs. Catherine Sullivan of Joplin Missouri describes kidney trouble relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills and urges others to try the remedy. The ad notes Doan's sold 50 cents a box by Foster Milburna Co Buffalo NY.
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Catherine Sullivan
Moffatt St
Joplin
Doan
Foster-Milburna Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted As Blood Remedy
An advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal treatment that acts on blood and mucous surfaces, claims it is not a quack medicine, and notes it was prescribed by a leading physician. It urges sending for testimonials and lists Toledo, Ohio as the producer. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills and Allen's Foot Ease with price and free sample offer.
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Hall
F.J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Cooper New Discovery claims parasite cure food of nerves
A period advertisement features L T Cooper touting New Discovery medicine as a remedy for tapeworms and chronic stomach trouble. It asserts ten percent of stomach illness involves parasites, promises rapid relief and urges readers to obtain the product via druggists or a forwarding service. The ad also mentions the Hudson tunnel collision with minor injuries from the shock.
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L.T. Cooper
Cooper
Cooper Medicine Co
Dayton
Ohio
160 Acres Land Free in Colorado
Advertisement offers 160 acres of land for free in Colorado with good water rich soil and favorable climate. Readers can write W F Jones at 750 Majestic Building Denver Colo for a free book and a map of the land and information. Includes odd dialogue snippets and telephone style exchange references.
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Colorado
W. F. Jones
Majestic
Denver
Colo
Majestic Bldg
Moffat
Northwestern & Pacific Rr
Routt County
Dolliver
Canada
Iowa
Sup’t of
Ottawa
Can
C.¥. Broughton
WerehantsLoeak Trust
Chiextro
WM. Rogers
Old Fleot
Indianapoliay Gee
A. Hall
3D &T
Miwackee
Wis
New Work for Women Impresario in St Paul Opera
Mrs. Frederick H. Snyder states she is the only woman impresario on earth and chose grand opera for St. Paul. Her first venture proved so successful she kept in the business, pursuing it as men do in the same field.
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Frederick H. Snyder
St. Paul
Edward’s spelling puzzle and land offers in Colorado ad
A teacher corrects Edward for spelling rabbit with two t s and he asks which to drop. An advertisement promises free land in Colorado with rich soil and good climate inviting inquiries to W F Jones in Denver. The text ends with a quip about self love and danger in undertaker terms.
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Edward
Resinol Ointment Praised For Poison Ivy Eruption Relief
Jno H Kohl of Benton Kansas endorses Resinol Salve for severe poison ivy eruptions. He credits the ointment with stopping unbearable itching after his doctor advised its use and says he now keeps a jar on hand and has recommended it to others. The note ends with a farm animal quip about listening to one’s own voice.
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Jno
H. Kohl
Benton, Kan
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad Mockup
An old fashioned remedies ad declares Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup eases teething pain calms infants and relieves wind colic. The tone imitates a period medical patent notice with promotional claims.
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Peety
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Union Pacific
Yellowstone National Park
Ed Lomax
Union Pacific R. R. Co
Omaha
Nebraska
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Adee Cf
States
Thackera
France
Heashington
Acc
Congress of
Baltimore
Post
Mors
Kentucky
Indianapolis
Michael
Beauty Culturist
Puck
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
Hudson
Net
York ‘City
George
California Fig Syrup Co
W. le Douglas
Tess
Perry Davis
Dodd
L Kidnen
Guaren
Tpelewa
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
British Columbia
Telkwa
Edmonton
Prince Rupert
North Coast Land Company, Ltd
Winch Bldg
Vancouver
B.C
New Heni
Pacific Coast
Valdemar Lidell
Portland
Oregon
Minnesota
Wallace
HL Graham
Grandview
Florida
G. L Miller
Miami
Spring City
Waukesha
Dairy
Wisconsin
Toomas Jones
Pecos Val
Texas
J. B. Nicely
Lewistown
United States
Cascarets
Absorfine, JR
W. F. Young
D.F
Temple 51
Springfield, Maas
J.p.allen
Dept.Al
St.Paul
Minn
RB G. Contrell
Chabe
North 10Th St
Philadelphia
Speciaie Piers E Yrera Bérricee
Washington, D
Patson
Chicago
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