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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1902
Page
6
A promotional notice describes thin and weak individuals as chronic cases needing Scott's Emulsion. It claims the product builds new flesh, strengthens nerves, enhances appetite, and offers free doses. The label features Scott & Bowne, 409 Pearl St., New York, with prices in Soc. and $1.
A Kansan City Journal writer notes the misused term perfecto hides the shape not the quality of cigars. It explains shapes like panetela bel a victoria and how packing and color terms such as elaros colorado maduros and maduros classify cigars by box arrangement and shade.
A tense office meeting unfolds as Silas Gotrox faces Johnny Shinn, once a boyhood friend, now offering a $5,000 deal to sell rights to a supposed greatest invention. The scene shifts to a separate vignette where a minister’s lookalike drawing is humorously critiqued by a child.
A collection of light quips from Chicago American Signa and Philadelphia Press pieces. The jokes reference snipes, a barber in love, onions, and an absent minded man who pinned a newspaper to his neck while reading a towel.
A reader quip notes a joke about financial terms as Harry explains to Uncle George that he keeps an expense account rather than a cash account. The exchange showcases early 20th century humorous wordplay in a Boston context.
The International Live Stock Exposition at Union Stock Yards in Chicago runs November 29 to December 6, with Iowa Central Railway offering round trip tickets December 1 2 and 3 at one fare plus 200 return by December 8. The event aims to surpass prior years as stockmen and farmers from across the country gather for exchange of ideas and commerce.
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