Mary Jane's Big Send Off and Parlor Wedding Tale
A lively account of Mary Jane's wedding preparations and ceremony in a family home. Eliza's rivaling charm and the old couple's putative wealth shape the "big blowout" as guests admire gifts, cake, and a curious blend of wedding and funeral atmosphere. The tale closes with moralizing about courting and girlhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jene
Eliza Is
Eliza
Mary Jane
Elize
Missionary Society
Mery Jane
Mery Jane She Wilted ,and Foughted the Solitude of Bar Swa
Abe
Mary Jave
Mirza
Hasrybody
Sud
Rae
Blood Balm Advertisement Claims Cure for Numerous Ailments
An old advertising text promotes Botanic Blood Balm with bold claims to cure blood and skin troubles including scrofula boils ulcers and eruptions. It offers free medical advice and cites testimonials from drug companies and customers. Also notes a Chamberlain's remedy used successfully for infant cholera and diarrhoea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arena
Comany
Mitchell St
Atlanta
B.B. Hill-Orr Drug Co
Wilhite & Wilhite
Evans Pharmacy
Goring
Chamberlain
Maara
Buck Saw Tale of Esau and the Old Farmer
An Arkansas farmer hires Esau Buck to help on the farm. A comical chain of misused tools ends with a chaotic fight involving a buck saw and a see saw. The old man is injured, the buck escapes, and cabbages are left uneaten.
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Arkansas
Esau Buck
Esau
Sam
Bam
Kean
Vnry
Keanu
Leon
Hean
Eau
Buck
Ile Sfanatne
John Sterner
Alfred Bowlby
Toledo
3 Hospital
Tony
The Twentieth Century Girl and Her Bright World
A playful regional verse voice extols a modern girl described as lively and stylish. She attracts admiration on social fronts and sports, while speaking boldly and enjoying carefree leisure, with a wry nod to domestic scenes and exasperated suitors.
Texas Can Furnish Oil for the World
H. J. Williams of the Atlantic and Pacific Oil Company reports Beaumont Texas has drawn 30 000 new residents in eight months as oil speculation surges. Land prices soar with new gusher discoveries while Santa Fe and other lines plan to use fuel oil.
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Washington
Beaumont
Tax
H. J.williams
Los Angeles
Cal
Atlantic and Pacific Oil Company
Beaumont Field
Baku
Russia
Santa Fe
Texas
Beaumont Ar- Tangemente
Porto Rico
New York
Benton
New York Stock Exchange
Tasteless Chill Tonic and Laxative Pills Ad
Ad notes Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic contains iron and quinine in a tasteless form with a No Cure No Pay offer. It also promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming relief in one day and includes a separate No Cure No Pay price.
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Grove
Boy Climbs Balloon Rescue Rewarded Amid Field Flight
Cul ton Meyer, 12, clung to a rope as a balloon ascended and drifted away. He battled wind and altitude for miles until a safe descent in a grain field. A crowd pursued the craft with prayers, and he returned to a triumphal homecoming where a $100 purse was raised for his bravery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culton Meyer
Baldwin Brothers
Quincy
Til
Meyer
Sean
The Beat Prescription For Malaria And Bamboo Uses
A vintage notice describes Grove s Chill Tonic as iron and quinine with no cure guaranteed for 50 cents. It gives home health tips for fever and eye care and notes bamboo s varied uses while mentioning William H. Newman s rise from switchman to New York Central president.
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William H. Newman
New York Central Railroad
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Jane
Bridges Smith
Atlante Journaal
Denver Times
Cuz
DUE West Female College
Acme
Acme Paint & Cement CO
F. B. Grayton & CO
Anderson
8. C
D. Andi
E. P. Vandiver
Vandiver Bros. & Major
Birdsell
Kent
Vandiver Brothers & Major
Mott's
Ron King
Yonza
Osborne & Osborne
Peee
C. A. Reed Music House
Ir China Wine Department
Youra
G. F. Tolly & Son, the
Old Reliable Furniture Dealers, Depot Bt., Anderson, B. C
Henry
Haya
D. Anderson & Bro
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