Major Crofoot Promoter Targets Dream Banking Scheme
A fictional tale portrays Major Crofoot as a promoter lured by Judge Goldhammer into a grand but fraudulent project the Great Worldwide Pleasant Dream company. The judge promises $20,000,000 first-year profits and a $500,000 salary, while detailing dream storage via brain-connected batteries and worldwide distribution. The major, enticed by wealth, realizes too late it is a con and he is left broke with seven cents in his pocket.
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Ajor Crofoot
Crofcot
Goldhammer
Paradise
Judge Goldhammer
Asia
Africa
America
United States
Major
Worldwide
Pleasant Dream Company
Mule Legend Sparks Friendly Exchange in Washington Star
Erastus Pinkley jokes about keeping his mule despite pressure from others. The mule is said to be stubborn and persistent in trying to trade him off for six weeks, reflecting a humorous stand-off between man and animal.
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Erastus Pinkley
Washington Star
Stone thrown at dog leads to admission in court
The record captures a back and forth in which the prisoner finally concedes striking the dog after the judge probes for more than the initial accusation. The Cleveland Leader notes the dialogue with emphasis on the admission.
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Cleveland
Transformation and Mischief in a Busy Household
Six year old Harold shows pride in his first trousers while his younger brother Willie hides behind a door. The clipping also cites light exchanges from the Delineator and Boston Globe about humorous dodgers. A brief poem extols the summer maid as a cooling vision in lawn attire.
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Harold
Willie
A Postal Romance in Chestnut Grove
Inspector Graham late in love with Bessie Jordan, the postmistress, investigates a missing $50 registered letter. Henry Williams confesses, clearing Bessie and returning the money. Squire Davis is exposed for deceit. Graham departs to another route, leaving Bessie with good wishes.
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T. C. McClure
Inspector Graham
Postal Service
Chestnut Grove
Squire Davis
Bessie
Graham
Sand Hill
Miss Bessie
Henry Williams
Billy
Miss Jordan
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