Noisy town happiness vanishes as boys depart
A fragmentary reminiscence notes a woman’s complaint about noise and boys, then reflects on liquor’s economic harms. It argues prohibition would boost prosperity by boosting purchase of essentials and employment, urging manufacturers and merchants to unite against alcohol. A later quip section contrasts Russian proverbs about women.
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Robert Clarkson
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Theen
Chicago
Fragmented comic dialogues and tales from a Scottish town
A collage of humorous vignettes from a Scottish region describes a boy misreading a passing train, family prayers about forgiveness, a quarrelsome child and aunt, a professor and judge banter about Greek theater, a mistaken grocery remark, and a lawyer negotiating a retainer.
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Scott's Emulsion Promotes Rapid Weight Gain and Vital Strength
Cod liver oil is a fat forming food that leads to rapid weight gain and body vitality. Scott's Emulsion prepares fat for easy assimilation into tissues. If fat from food isn’t digested or is the wrong kind, you need fat prepared for you, as in Scott's Emulsion.
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