Fragmented 19th Century Text With Names and Dialogues
A jumbled passage quotes Lydia F Pinkham promotion language and a court scene referencing Rufus Choate. It weaves women's health ads with a courtroom episode where sailors testify about a robbery and the witness line “He your witness.” The fragmentary item mixes product pitches with legal dialogue and dated style.
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Rufus Choate
United District Attorney
Boston
Choate
Missouri items reflect dry county, farms and oddities
Missouri notes report McDonald county went dry while Chilhowee plans a canning plant. Other items include a Barry county discovery, Monett packing house, township abolition, layoffs at Sedalia, a Winnipeg editorial trip, and humorous anecdotes about local figures and racing judges.
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Missouri
Barry County
Monett
Counea
Katy
Sedalia
Southwest Missouri
Winnipeg
Gov. Stephens
Rise Liars and Salute Your Queen Ananias Rally Text
A tirade criticizes labor editors and advocates exposing fruitless claims about Grape-Nuts. The speaker defends the product, explains its manufacturing process, praises the workers, and warns critics to face legal scrutiny if they publish libel. The piece frames a tribe of Ananias and urges vigilance against allegedly disloyal editors.
Grape-Nuts Promoter Criticized by Sanitarium Figures
A harsh critique details coercive tactics by promoters and lecturers funded or directed by a Sanitarium tied to the Grape-Nuts campaign. It cites a New York incident where a young woman faced a hostile response for resisting a lecturer, for which $10 was sent as a token of support.
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Missouri
Springfield
St. Joseph
Locust Grove
Columbia Statesman
Jefferson City
Jefferson City Tribune
Nevada
Tribune
Henson
Anantas
New York
The Brand in the Pasture of Grocers Papers
The text attacks certain grocers as troublemakers pressuring us to advertise in their papers. It likens them to cattle, notes threats of legal action and slander against Postum and Grape Nuts, and argues to keep them branded rather than untied or released.
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Anantas
Wa Ta
Texas
Labor Trust
Locoed
London
Perton
Corporation
Ltara
Vlaltors
Business
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Crea
Lydia
Pinkhawn
Pinkyn
Joe
Cleve Lass
Sin Winstow
Alonzo
Tas
Saas
McDonald County
Chilhowee
Jack Willis
State Board of Railway and Warehouse Commissioners
Mr. Willis
Grover Cleveland
Fox
Supreme Court
Greenville
Wam
Ahtead
Ananias
Ichigan
Star
Ealters Or
Grocers