Widow with money seeks love in Atlantic City tale
May Seymour, a sharp society woman, divorces her past and uses a hefty purse to chase security and excitement. On a New Jersey train she sizes up a florid stranger while planning a escape to Europe, leaving Dick Gregory’s world of money and manipulation behind but drawn toward a new, tense encounter at the Traymore in Atlantic City.
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May
Dick Gregory
Gloria
Dr John
Jim Carewe
John
Jim
Glory
May Seymour
Ulysses X. Forgan
Dr. John
Seymour
New Jersey Flat Lands
Atlanti City
New Jersey
Atlantic City
Europe
Traymore
California Fig Syrup Ad Funhouse Claim
An old consumer ad promotes California Fig Syrup as a gentle laxative for babies and children, claiming it calms constipated bowels without griping, sweetens the stomach, and starts the liver. It warns against counterfeit products and urges asking for the genuine syrup with directions.
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California
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by St. Louis Woman
Mrs N R Layren of University St in St Louis reports relief from severe side pain after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound following childbirth. She says the tonic improved her weakness and nervous feelings, and she plans to recommend it to friends. The advertisement notes the product is sold by druggists everywhere.
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St. Louis
Missouri
Lydia E. Pakham
N.R. Layren
Eek University St
Bydia FE. Pinkham
Proof That Cat Does Not Possess 9 Lives
In Valdosta August 6 a cat in W Blackburn's yard stepped on a live high voltage wire and was killed. The incident suggests the cat’s only life was saved by a family member who might have faced the same fate. C C Bucklehaupt, vice president, with F L Woodruff, general commercial manager of Southern Bell Tele.
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Valdosta
W. Blackburn
C. C. Bucklehaupt
F. L. Woodruff
Southern Bell Tele
McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets claim obese gains for invalid girl
An advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as a health aid for underweight and crippled individuals. It features a testimonial from Mrs. L. Babcock of Appleton Wisconsin describing a paralytic child who gained seven pounds after using eight boxes. The copy urges buyers to ask for the original McCoy's and promises money back if not satisfied.
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McCoy
Babcock
America
Nathan Murray’s and Howell
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