Twins of Betzville Cause Chaos in Lost Child Saga
In Betzville a tale unfolds as Mr Pethcod Scroggs copes with identically aged twin sons. One twin vanishes into the woods triggering a hurried petition and search. Mistaken identifications lead to a frantic chase, a public meeting, and a comical miscue as the other twin is found while the initially missing one remains lost.
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Pethcod Scroggs
Betzville
Pethead
Pethcad
Jed Freeman
Mrs. Scroggs
John
Joe
Pethcod
Dave Giffings
John Brown
Ne” Pethcod
Joe Pethcod
Mrs. Pethead
Woman Overcomes Kidney Ailment After Ten Years
Mrs. John H. Wright of Mitchell South Dakota credits a decade of kidney trouble to Dean's Kidney Pills. She suffered back pain and dizziness with irregular kidney secretions until using the product. She reports feeling better than in years and recommends the remedy sold by all dealers at 60 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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John H. Wright
East First St
Mitchell, S. D
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Consumptives Urged to Seek Care Locally in U S
The article argues consumptives can be cured or arrested in any U S region and criticizes doctors who send patients to the southwest without funds. It notes similar cure rates in the east and west and calls for expanded local hospitals to aid indigent patients. It mentions efforts to remove or repatriate indigent consumptives in Southern California and Texas.
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United States
East
West
Southwest
California
Texas
A Question of Grammar Lesson From Hetty
A street scene on a May day features Hetty and her school-teacher uncle. He corrects her use of grammar with examples of negative forms while she replies with a curt courtesy. The exchange ends with Hetty declaring no one is going.
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Hetty
Farmer describes eavesdropping on line
A Kansas farmer recalls overhearing neighbors by a telephone line, noting the “click, click” of receivers as others listen. He adds he always lets his own receiver down quietly so it does not click, avoiding detection.
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Kansas
Kansas City Journal
Silence and a child’s alert to mischief in Elwood
In The Delineator a boy named Howard notes Elwood’s quietness as a sign of trouble. The excerpt depicts a mother hearing Howard, just 20 months older than the baby, express anxiety and report Elwood’s stillness.
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Howard
Elwood
Mamma
Atill
Wasn't Settled Hat Vexes Household Visitor
A domestic scene from Harpers Weekly shows a servant roaming the house with her hat as the Mistress debates whether the visitor will stay or depart, reflecting unsettled domestic tension of the morning.
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Harper’s Weekly
Grape-Nuts End Indigestion Says Terre Haute Family
A Terre Haute woman writes that four years of indigestion ended after using Grape-Nuts. Her husband and son also benefited with improved health and appetite. The letter endorses Grape-Nuts for nourishment and brain-nerve support and urges proper food for children.
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Terre Haute
White Steamers Prove Kerosenes Fuel Feasibility In Tour
The White Steam Car by White Company of Cleveland showcased kerosene as fuel during the 2650 mile 1909 Glidden Tour from Detroit to Denver to Kansas City under strict observer supervision. Reported advantages included lower cost per gallon, ease of handling, minimal smoke or odor, wide kerosene availability, and at least 15 percent greater fuel efficiency than gasoline. The cars faced no fuel-drain penalties and the White model impressed buyers with both kerosene and gasoline capability and strong demand for the new steam cars.
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White Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Detroit
Denver
Kansas City
Pinkerton
New York Sun
Convention Hall
Ten States
Middle West
Well painted adds value to any home says National Lead
Value painted on. Well painted is value added whether the house is built for a thousand dollars or ten thousand. Well painted means higher selling value and higher occupying value for there is an additional pleasure in living in the house that is well dressed. National Lead Company offers a free Houseowners Painting Outfit No. 49 with color schemes specifications and a paint adulteration detector. Send to National Lead Company 1902 Trinity Building New York City.
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National Lead Company
Trinity
Endless Marble Hill Near West Rutland Shapes History
The world’s largest marble quarry sits near West Rutland Vermont with 12 000 finished pieces at its mouth. A vast hollow shows marble bare of soil as the deposit remains unseen. after decades of blasting no one knows how deep it goes, suggesting endless supply.
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West Rutland
Waiting for the Ship to Come In Warning
Editorial-style line warns that passive waiting may bring only a wreck as opportunity floats away with the tide. It emphasizes proactive effort and cautions against complacency.
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Mr. Pethcod Scroggs
Eltis Parker Butler
Pigs
Eton
Peter. Newell
Big Wood
Defiance Starch Company
Omaha, Neb
California Fruit Supply CO
Marysville
Southern Minnesota Normal College
Austin
Minnesota
Addieus
R. Roostrom
Makoaan
College Street
Defiance
N. DB
N. Y
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