Letter from Bill Arp about geese and conundrums
The piece recounts Bill Arp's long, humorous letter to schoolgirls filled with anecdotes about geese, conundrums, and family life. It moves through memories of poetry, schooling, and moral reflections, urging parental guidance and the value of classic verse for youth.
Huntington's Maxim on Wealth and Living Within Means
Huntington recalls how he built wealth from savings and prudent trades. He urges today focused effort, warns against overplanning the future, and stresses economy, punctuality, self reliance, and business before pleasure. He shares pride in his work and warns against false pride and envy.
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Thaye
Insect Rituals And Cautions From Evans' Pharmacy
A family used three sulfur candles to kill insects in an old house, after which all life died in the room but metal items turned black. The note warns against counterfeit DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve and endorses the original for piles, injuries, and skin diseases. Also cites Evans' Pharmacy and a quip about prevention.
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Consult Us About Your Ayes And Eye Aids
A fragment from a joke about a scholar named Hiram failing to translate a sign wrongly. The piece then shifts to a wartime note on diarrhoea, praising Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as effective and noting it is sold by Hill Orr Drug Co. The ad copy ends with an endorsement for Prickly Ash Bitters as a system regulator sold by Evans Pharmacy.
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Blood Poison Cured by B B B in 80 Years Claims
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Armacy
Blood Bale, Co
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