Fitzhugh Faces Betrayal in Brokedriven Scheme
In a Saturday night plan, Fitzhugh agrees to a big cash infusion and business pooling with Otis at Shirley & Co. bank. On Monday Otis reveals his collusion, Fitzhugh realizes he has been outplayed, and the door is shut as he declines the offered check.
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Podesty
Fitzhugh
Shirley & Co
Merrimac Block
Mrs. Otis
Kathleen
Otis
Hunt
Michigan Avenue Club
Mr. Fitzhugh
Artie Sparkle
Luck
Pinethugh
All is fair in love except brunettes
Fitzhugh manipulates Artie Sparkle into a social valet role after revealing eleven thousand dollars in IOUs. He plots access to Kathleen Otis and enters elite circles, using charm and performance to grow his influence while Otis and his wife increasingly ignore him. Artie enjoys the scheme but fears exposure.
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Fitzhugh
Artie
U’s
Artle
Kathleen Otis
Otis
Kathleen
Artie Sparkle
A Roland for an Oliver
A brief English quip exchanges a misheard line about bant and banter between a fat woman and a specialist. The joke hinges on a playful misinterpretation of a common pair.
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Roland
Oliver
Bayer Aspirin Ad Promotes Trusted Pain Relief
An old advertisement touts Bayer tablets of Aspirin as genuine and safe, prescribed by physicians for over twenty years. It urges consumers to buy only unbroken Bayer packages with directions for headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain, noting small tin boxes of 12 tablets and larger packages sold by druggists.
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Bayer
Ady
Landlords Consider Hourly and Daily Room Rentals
In dialogue about hospitality trends, hotel landlords discuss renting rooms by the hour and soon by the day. The exchange suggests a shift toward flexible pricing and short term occupancy models.
Get Ready for Flu Ad Claims Quick Cure
Physicians and druggists urge preventive care against influenza with Calotabs a purifying tablet for night use claimed to cure colds overnight without side effects. The ad promises a pukeless, refreshed system and appetite the next morning and notes Calotabs cost thirty five cents and are sold in sealed packages. Then an unrelated fashion dialogue and a bluing promotion appear, ending with a quip about fever pay.
Honey yield up in 1919 per bee colony
The 1919 surplus honey yield averaged 50 pounds per colony, higher than 1918's 45 pounds and the 1913-17 five year average of 41.6 pounds. Market breakdown shows 59 percent extracted honey, 31 percent comb honey, 10 percent bulk honey, with about one third shipped to outside markets.
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Bureau of Crop Estimates
United States Department of Agriculture
Charles Learns Duty From His Grandmother
A fragmentary scene shows Charles watching his mother fry doughnuts while she warns him to keep away from the hot oil. He asks if grownups must mind and Grandmother replies that big folks mind both others and God, prompting a reflection on childhood duties.
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Charles
Ready for Him
Comic exchange from the Boston Transcript notes a wife boastfully claiming her husband will be easy to locate if he ever questions their rationing of gin at home.
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Boston ‘Transcript
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Federal Reserve System
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Missouri Capital
Miss Newgilt
Red Cross
Longinus
Dean
Park Ave
Hoboken
N. J
WEISS
Notary Public
Doan
THE
Holland
Wilhelmina
Western
Gana
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ottawa
Cam
Hewitt
Main St
Kansas City
May
Gem
Corpus Christi
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