Curious Tales And A Prairie Banker's Hair Balsam Tale
A collection of light anecdotes and moral snippets. A banking job anecdote touts Parker's Hair Balsam for a quick promotion. Humorous vignettes include a Burlington shower incident with an umbrella offer, a Springfield telephonic misunderstanding, and a parish calf tale during a sermon on the prodigal son. Also notes on honesty in advertising and various patent remedies.
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Pittsfield Grocer Recovers Debt After Farcical Fight
A British- American citizen on Monroe Avenue owed fifteen dollars to a grocer for three years. The grocer cornered him in his office, threatened a beating to extract payment, and after a scuffle the debtor paid two dollars cash for broken furniture and received a receipt closing the account.
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