Temperance Tale of a Willful Spirit on a Hudson Boat
A July Hudson River day trip with a temperance debate aboard leads a dramatic true account of a mother recounting alcohol’s ruin. She shares her life of loss from drunkenness, including a husband’s decline, children ruined, and a prison sentence, urging abstinence and the Murphy pledge.
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Hudson
Albany
Indies
The
Howard Crosby
Papa
Bill
Ines
Theoung
Ava
Beteet
Thad
Iaudanum
Wil
Frank
Allips
Sing Sing
Lang Howard Brown
Retail Dealers Profits From a Statistician’s Investigations
A statistician examines retailer margins in contrast to bankers and manufacturers. He notes average gross profits for grocers at about sixteen percent with eight percent for service costs. In large cities higher costs for affluent households shift profits toward luxury items while staple goods often sell near cost.
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Asia
Fragmented quips and cartoonish anecdotes from various papers
A collage of dated humor and brief vignettes from multiple sources retold in a casual mash of quips. It mixes jokes about taxes, reading, schoolyard phrases, and a few theatrical or artistic references, with brief dialogues and captions tied to everyday scenes.
Work of funny men in a health and humor calendar
A critique extols the St Jacobs Oil Family Calendar and Book, praising its humor and illustrations. It notes contributors Bill Nye and R K Munittrick, and mentions St Jacobs Oil and other remedies by Vogeler Company. Distribution details and mail order info are included.
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Bill Nye
R. K. Munittrick
Puck
H. D. Umter
M. Quad
Detroit Free Press
Biu Gardner
St. Jacobs Oil
A. Vogeler Company, Md
Regisstors
Boards of Health
I Wes Company
Nabob Pickles Stirred High Spirits in Scottish Holiday Tale
A West of Scotland clergyman vacationing in the Highlands carries Nabob Pickles. He samples the hot relish at a hotel table where a Yankee diner sits nearby, triggering a loud reaction and a scene described as fire and brimstone style.
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West of Scotland
Highlands
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