April Fool Joke Traps Buyer in Poker of Deceit
A buyer recounts a prank by a dealer who used a full-blooded sales pitch to mislead during a purchase. The incident centers on a supposed deal that proved to be a joke.
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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1907
Page
3
A buyer recounts a prank by a dealer who used a full-blooded sales pitch to mislead during a purchase. The incident centers on a supposed deal that proved to be a joke.
Mrs. 8. L. Bowen of Wayne West Virginia reports relief after using Foley's new Cure. A one dollar bottle restored her ability to stand and walk. Poley’s Kidney Cure is praised as a proven remedy where others fail.
We announce Tar for coughs colds and lung troubles is not affected by the National Paid Food and Drug law as it contains no opiates or harmful drugs and recommend it as a safe remedy for children and adults Elam Ordway and Houser Foley's Honey and
Dick Prescott suspects a coded message signals a robbery by Julie Gridon and her gang. Julie, disguising danger, confronts him at the station takes the package and leads him toward Beal's ranch. Loomis and the gang are thwarted whenGridon reveals the truth and Jake Gridon lies dead.
In a Williams College mathematics class Professor S. questions noisy scribes as a ladder squeak echoes from Jack Hollis. Hollis refuses to name the culprit, prompting the professor to praise Hollis for respecting scruples while the true offender remains unnamed.
An old note certifies druggists may refund money if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure coughs or colds. It claims to stop coughing, heal lungs, and prevent pneumonia or consumption, with no opiates and a yellow package.
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