A Fool and His Money A Funny Tale of a Castle Purchase
In this opening chapter the narrator, a college freshman turned novelist, recounts buying a Danube castle and the chaotic ansatz of modern fame. He clashes with the Schmicks over locked east wing, missing furniture, and a band of American treasure seekers who strip the place while he ponders the folly of wealth.
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Rilas
Uncle Rilas
Metropolitan Club
John
Fifth Avenue
Saalsburg
Uncle Ri
Schloss
Danube
Fourth Avenue
Rudolph
Linz
Vienna
Tower of Babel
Poppendyke
Smart
New York City
Gretel
Mein
France
Italy
Conrad
Jove
Woman in White and a Chow Dog Haunt a Castle Wing
A narrator recounts a eerie scene in a castle where a woman in white whistles and snaps, then retrieves a lively chow dog. The dog barks at the narrator as the woman later disappears through a window. The party searches for Her Schmick and learns the Schmicks control the castle keys amid tense chatter.
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Herr Schmick
Schmicks
Britton
Schmick
Mein Herr
Worms in Children and the cure with Dr True's Elixir
Mothers warned of stomach and pin worms in thousands of children. Signs include indigestion varing appetite nausea fever and convulsions. Immediate treatment with Dr True's Elixir is urged with prices 35c 50c and 1.00.
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Dr.True
Dr. True
Nervous Debility Plagues Nation Prompts Tona Vita Boost
A Boston druggist report touts Tona Vita as a national tonic reversing nervous debility said to affect nine tenths of Americans. The ad claims the remedy relieves headaches night sweats overstrain and general fatigue and notes a fresh Boston shipment to local drugstores.
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Boston
Sioux Chief Hollow Horn Bear Laid At Rest
Hollow Horn Bear, last of the great Sioux chiefs, was given a Christian funeral at St. Pauls Catholic Church in Washington. Chiefs of Blackfoot Crow and Sioux tribes attended in feathered finery, kneeling in the front pews as mourners. A large crowd gathered for the service.
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Washington
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Real Dyspepsia Cure Papes Diapepsin Promises Quick Relief
The advertisement promotes Pape's Diapepsin as a fast safe remedy for dyspepsia and indigestion. It claims relief in five minutes and says the product strengthens the stomach so you can eat favorite foods without fear. It urges buying a fifty cent case from any drug store.
Resinol Skin Remedy Promises Free Trials
Advertises Resinol Ointment and Soap to cure itching eczema ringworm pimples and more. Offers free liberal trial by mail and claims 18 years of doctor prescribed use sold by druggists nationwide. Includes testimonial from W B Hackett San Francisco praising clear skin after use.
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Resinol
Dept 22-T
Baltimore
United States
W. B. Hackett
Golden Gate Ave
San Francisco
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George Barr McCutcheon
Europe
Levavio
Aly
Elsie Hazzard
England
Krems
Rothhoefens
Battleaxe
Max
Conrad Schmick
Grizzly
Dame Schmick
Curso
Idle Rich
Post
George Barr M’cutcheon
Graystark
Brewster’s Millions
Scond
Chicago
Overland Limited
Union Pacific & North Western Line
Union To
Brittain, G. A. Co
Ryy. Co
Washington Street
Selechente
Iaces
ONDON
Kondon Mfg. CO
Minneapolis, Minn
Joseph Grady
Tremont St
Sun
Chas. C. Rothfuchs
M.D
Harvard
Boylston St. Re’ S
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