All Alone in the Bank in South Hutchinson
Edgar W. Nye recalls a surreal scene in the Bank of South Hutchinson Kansas with the president and staff missing as he contemplates loitering in the open vault and describes a quiet town, a stalled hotel, and a vivid vignette of local life and oddities.
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Edgar W. Nye
South Hurcutxsox
Kan
Bank of South _Autchinson
Peyon
South Hutchinson
Indiana
Pompeii
Buhl-Buhl
Kansas
Hotel Amoment
Meeting of Two Hats on a Brooklyn Streetcar
In a Brooklyn streetcar clash a Spring Hat and Winter Hat quarrel as the car stops at Harrison. The Spring Hat forces entry with a defiant smile while the Winter Hat retreats, the conductor noting the Spring Hat has the “finest spring hat on the line.”
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Brooklyn
Spring
Winter
New York World
Tailor Debates Price and Burial Color in Brooklyn Life Tale
The excerpt shows a tailor quoting twenty dollars for trous ers, a customer pressing for cheaper options, and a request to alter them to black while expressing a wish to be buried in them. Disjointed dialog also hints at concerns about wealth through Ethel and Maud with a two month engagement and assumptions of wealth.
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Biltmore
Knoxville
Dayton
Joe Harris
Tennessee
East
Lexington
Harris
Napoleon
Cleopatra
Alam
Brooklyn
Lucia air inspires weary youth in morning exchange
A brief rural dialogue captures a tired young man whistling an aria from Lucia as an elder suggests a change of air may help. The exchange evokes a small moment of daily life and culture.
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Gornin
Lucia
Harper’s Bazar
Dr Bowes and Southern Medical Dispensary Ad
Dr Bowes and the Southern Medical Dispensary in Atlanta advertise chronic nervous and private diseases treatment offering medical services to residents of Georgia and surrounding areas.
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Southern Medical Dispensary
Atlanta
Diseases of Men Advised Cure by Bowes Co at Marietta St
Nervous state memory loss and confusion addressed as curable by Dr Bowes and Co. Permanently cured claims cover ulcers throat urinary and kidney issues including stricture. Advertisement cites “Diseases of Men” and lists address 226 Marietta Street Atlanta with references to medical journals.
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Chicago
Jood
Flint & Walling Mfg. Co
Hood
Railroad St
Kendallville
Ind
O. Lhood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell
Mass
Dr. Bowes & Co
Marietta Street
Ee Ga
Constitution
Jacobs Santa
Ball Corset Ad Promises Return Option
The Ball corset urges buyers to choose ease and shapeliness, with a two to three week trial period and money back return if not satisfied. It touts comfort with soft eyelets and durable bones that resist breaking or kinking. Michael Bros. promotes the product.
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Michael Bros
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Fauntleroy
Hutchinson
Fes
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Fifth Avenue
New York
Upper
Congovalle
Pueblo
Colo
Repub- T
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Deaed
Ethel
Jack
Maud
Bowes
W.S. Whatey
Athens
Sedge Furniture CO
Broad St
S. C. Dobbs
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D&Dwém
C. H. Ferris
Eferris
7 Son, Vailors and Outfitters
Broad Street
Augusta, GA
Covington & Macon Railroad
Macon
Bens Ax
Macon L.T.D
Ssey
van Kuren
Roberts
Grays
Bradle
Oak Hillsboro
Adguteville, Minnetta
Monticello
Hamilton ‘Wilkins
A. G. Craig, Ass’t‘Sup
Peer Entee
Machen
Florence
Fannington
Bishop
Starksville
Whitehall, Dney
Iris
Gear Rowecv&c SO
A. Mell
Linton
Mell & Linton, Insurance Agents
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Ling
Home
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Hartford
Liverpool
London
Savannah
Marin
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Baxxor Tam
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