Special Train Tours To Pacific Coast From Chicago
Personally conducted special trains via the Chicago Union Pacific and North-Western Line leave early in July for the Pacific Coast. Special all expense tours at low rates for round trip including sleeping car accommodations meals and other comforts. S. A. Hutchison Manager Tourist Department 212 Clark Street Chicago.
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Chicago Union
Pacific& North-Western Line
Pacific Coast
S. A. Hutchison
Clark Street
Chicago
The Money Devil In Seven Devils Of Money
A quoted aphorism from the Atlanta Constitution condemns money as a source of endless worry. The speaker laments money’s troubles, noting constant fear of debt, bank gains, and spending, with a bill collector approaching as he climbs to the roof.
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Atlanta Constitution
Obeying His Command
Dialogue between Benham and Mrs. Benham shows a brief domestic exchange about company and the mother’s availability. The passerby tone hints at a quiet domestic scene with limited participants and a conflict over speaking with the mother.
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Benham
Garfield Tea Purifies Blood and Regulates Digestion
Garfield Tea Co. of Brooklyn markets Garfield Tea as a health drink that purifies the blood eradicates disease and improves digestion. Sold by druggists.
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Garfield
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
Wnwy
Paradox Traits a Woman Jealous of Her Own Beauty
A paradox notes a woman who believes herself more lovely than the one she envies. The remark plays on vanity and rivalry, suggesting self-assessment drives jealousy and conflict within intimate admiration.
Don’t Sneeze Your Head Off Cold Capsule Ad
Slogan announces Krause’s Cold Capsules will cure you almost instantly. Product available at all druggists for 25 cents.
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Krause
Castoria
Chas
H. Fletcher
The Thieves and Fearful Honor Mocked in Ad Copy
An advertising snippet promotes Lewis' Single Binder straight 5c and cigars at 10¢, noting your dealer or Lewis' Factory in Peoria Illinois. The brief text conveys a sly boast about honor among thieves and the chill of fear.
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Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Lil
Sharp men know that cutting remarks do not pay
A concise note argues that sharp remarks seldom yield returns, stressing restraint in speech and the value of measured communication over biting sarcasm.
Errors Over the Telephone Cause Rare Dinner Mix Up
A Boston Herald note recalls a humorous telephone blunder where two diners ordered rare steaks by phone. They received two raw sirloin steaks at the chop house, prompting a laugh as the waiter muttered about telephones.
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Boston Herald
William
Sub Rosa
Cemetery Watch Houses Echo Through Time
Workmen tear down a stone cemetery watch house once used to deter body snatching. The superintendent notes few remain in America and Vermont may be the last. The old huts sign memories of grave robbers and lantern lit invasions now replaced by legal cadaver sources.
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America
Vermont
Edison at Atlantic City on gas jet improvements
Thomas A. Edison discussed devices to brighten gas lights and lower costs in Atlantic City. He commented on mantels and a hardware dealer joke about a woman wanting only the white shirt part, not the full set, highlighting a storage and parts quip involving gas light components.
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Thomas A. Edison
Atlantic City
Phonograph Helps Lawyer Win Noise Case
A Brussels lawyer used a phonograph to record a neighbor’s hammering from an iron foundry. He played a prepared cylinder in court, generating a fierce racket and won the case, citing the evidence of the noise as the legal basis.
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Brussels
Vulcan
Pays for Stolen Apples Letter to Mr Richardson
An unsigned letter mailed to Horace Richardson a retired Indianapolis grocer claims a girl once took apples from his store and returns 25 cents in stamps to repay the loss. The note adds a line about eventual recognition in heaven and cites the Indianapolis News as its source.
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Horace Richardson
Richardson
Indianapolis News
Poor Horse and Automone Jibe From Philadelphia Press
A humorous dialogue between two horses in a Philadelphia Press vignette. One horse asks if the other is sick and the other replies he feels “sick and disgusted” like an automobile. The ostler comment about being “out of order” adds comic flair.
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Wreuchy
Ostler
Philadelphia Press
A Perfect Gentleman Dialogue Exchange
Miss Jokeley argues the stories are original to her, while Brightley contends doubt is more gentlemanly than believing she authored them. He questions her claim of youth and originality, framing the exchange as a test of honesty and propriety.
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Miss Jokeley
Brightley
Consolatory Grace Enhances Beauty Says Hearth and Home
A Hearth and Home remark asserts grace and good taste among plain women can render them attractive. people may overlook flaws and deem simplicity appealing.
Woman Recovers with Dean's Kidney Pills Claim
Mrs Charles Preston reports three years of fatigue weight loss and diabetes symptoms improved after using Dean's Kidney Pills. She credits the remedy with restoring weight and curing thirst and sugar in urine. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
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Charles
Preston
Inia F Pa
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
No Kissing in Church Sparked Russian-Polish Feud
Twenty Ruthenian peasants from Ispas Galicia were jailed for one week to a month for kissing in church after a feud. A priest urged reconciliation and the next Sunday the two sides kissed the altar and each other, prompting a prosecution for unseemly conduct. The court ruled that a church is no place for kissing and convicted the peasants.
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Ispas
Galicia
Itching Rash 18 Years Ends After Cutiura Remedies
A Bay City Michigan mother reports her daughter suffered a persistent itching rash from infancy to age 18. After expert care failed, the family used Cutiura Remedies and the outbreak cleared. The testimonial is dated May 20 1906 from M Curley at 11 16th Street.
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M. Curley
Sixteenth St
Bay City
Mich
Yale University Wealthy Tax Exemptions Rise
Yale University property in New Haven exempt from taxation is appraised at 9.431 million dollars, up 255 thousand from last year. Sheffield Scientific School holds about 1.37 million of exemptions. Old campus land is 1.033 million and buildings 2.484 million.
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Yale University
Yale Alumni Weekly
New Haven
Sheffield Scientific School
Desert Lands Converted by Reclamation Law
Official figures show since 1902 eight towns formed and 10 000 people settled on former desert lands. One hundred miles of branch railways 1 267 miles of canals many carrying rivers and 47 tunnels excavated. The arid region covers 600 000 000 acres with about 60 000 000 acres irrigation ready for farming.
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Congress
United States
Seoul and Its Inmates
A recent Seoul population estimate places total residents at 199,305. Across wards males outnumber females except in the northern ward where 17,000 males and 90,000 females are recorded, puzzling theorists. the city lacks a female exclusive quarter.
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Seoul
North
Korea Daily News
Christian Endeavor visit and health remedy ads in 1900s paper
Dr Francis E Clark tours the West Indies Panama and South America for the Christian Endeavor society. Garfield Tea Co advertises Garfield Tea from Brooklyn claiming blood purification and rheumatism relief under Pure Food and Drugs Law. Lewis' 5c cigar ad notes single binder price.
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Christian Endeavor
Francis E. Clark
The
Christian Endeavor Society
West Indies
Panama
South American Republics
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
N. Y
Compliment Sparks Playful Exchange Between Misses
Miss Clumsay notes Mr Kidder’s rough but complimentary language. Miss Wise asks for confirmation and learns he calls her a bird. The remark ends with a wry comparison to an ostrich.
Free Dr Cotlce book offer for self cure method
Readers can obtain at no charge a Cotlce book describing a home cure for deafness head noises sore eyes and failing light. Send a letter to Dr W O Coffee 350 Century Bldg Des Moines Ia for the free publication.
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Cotlce
W. O. Coffee
Des Moines
Havana Tobacco Exports Reach 256 Million Cigars
Over the past year Cuba shipped 256 738 029 Havana cigars abroad. About 30 percent arrived in the United States totaling 79 483 125, while England took 92 459 687. Germany and France received 25 000 000 to 30 000 000 and 10 000 000 to 12 000 000 respectively.
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Havana
Cuba
United States
England
Germany
France
Deafness Cured Only by Constitutional Remedies
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming deafness from inflammation of the Eustachian tube can be cured by constitutional treatment. Claims nine of ten cases caused by catarrh and offers $100 for any cure not achieved, urging readers to send for circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio.
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Deaf- Dees
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CQ
Toledo
Eeenia Healee CO
Erie
Shoemaker's Last Hand Bill Mocks Craft Roles
A provincial bootmaker’s hand bill humorously claims the shoemaker is learned in many roles. He is described as a doctor and surgeon who heels and cuts, a fishmonger selling soles and heels, a schoolmaster granting understanding, and a good speaker who threads arguments and holds attention.
Anecdote of Walter Howard Teasing an Aspiring Actor
Walter Howard, the London dramatist, encounters a would be actor after leaving a theater. The youth, an assistant pawnbroker, expresses desire to take the stage and asks for Howard's opinion. Howard urges him to keep his current job, noting the family disapproval and the man's own indifference to disgrace.
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Walter Howard
Mr. Howard
Howard
Grocer Claims Postum Helped Nervous Customers
A Cleveland grocer reports many customers improved health after switching from coffee to Postum Food Coffee. He shares his own experience noting two years of coffee-related nerves, irritability, and poor appetite, then states his nervousness vanished after using Postum. He urges others with nerves or stomach issues to quit coffee and try Postum.
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Cleveland
Wellville
Silent Sufferers and Lydia Pinkham Aids Women
A plea for women with nervous prostration and female troubles cites Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as best remedy. Letters from Mrs. Nellie Makham and Mrs. Geo. A James praise its healing effects and urge others to seek Mrs. Pinkham’s free advice in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Nellie Makham
Morgan St
Buffalo, N. Y
Geo. A. James
Fredonia
N. Y
Pinkham
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Government Agricultural Experiment Station
North Dakota
Irea
Redrest
National Lead Company
Kecer
New York
Boston
Buffalo
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Philadelphia
John T. Lewis & Hros. Co.j
Pitterburgh
Carters
Pene
Vle
Ely
Ely Bros
Warren St. N.Y
Watson
B. Coleman
Attor Tsney
Washington, D.C
What
Wanted
Famous Book Free
I - Prom
Aca
Canada
Superintendent of Immigration
Ottawa
C. J. Broughton
Quincy
Ill
W. H. Rogers
Traction’ Terminal
Indianapolis
Ind
T. O. Currie
Callahan Block
Milwaukee
Wis
Vile
Chas. H. Fletcher
J. W. Dinsdale
Alexander E. Mintie
Ohio
J. S. Alexander
Omaha
Neb
J. A. McClellan
J. W. Allen
C. H. Glidden
St. Paul
Minn
H. D. Benner
J. A. Boarman
Kansas City
J. J. Mackey
Hans
Standard Oil Co. Tncorporated
Misarehla
Mrs
Geo. Ajames
Allen
Ya Roy
Rio Plata Mining Compan
Rio Plata
Mexico
A. B. Cordner & CO
Wall St
Montana
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul and
Great Northern Railways
Judith Basin Realty CO
Moore, Montana
State Bank OF Moore
14Th Street
Washington D
Detroit
KR. Paxton
Moston
Mass
Security Gall
Security Remedy CO
Minneapolis
TVA d
A.n.kellogg Newspaper CO
W. Adams Street
Cricago
P. O
Helena
Washington Farms
Seattle
Danasigen Ricer
WLC
Black & CO
Wash
Seattle Reall Estate
Soisamp
Calhoun Deery & Ewing, Inc
Alaska
Poceet Deere Bek
Bookiet
Bob- Xanrer
Soft
Roe Wi
Eh of
Cheyenne
D. W. Gill
Wyoming
Death Valley
Greenwater-Ibex
Greenwater-Ibex Copper-Gold
Fillmore Street
San Francisco
California
Greenwater-Ibex Sinot
Gold
Nevada
C. ND
Colorado Springs
Colorado
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