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Newspaper
Colville Examiner
Location
Colville, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1909
Page
8
Major Crofoot, a flamboyant promoter, lures a gullible patient with a fake real estate venture promising 100 percent profits while trading on his jawed confidence. He tests the man's greed and asks for a small stake as a start. The scene unfolds in a dentist's office as the con begins.
A flashy con man markets a fake musical device turning baby squalls into opera, promising 100 percent first-year dividends and a $20,000 salary for treasurer. A wary investor hands over $5, but the man vanishes, leaving the client demanding refunds as the promoter flees.
A Boston Herald Joe Cone verse notes Halsey Simms in Stokes store dreaming of fixing fences damming land and growing farm life when time comes, planning a barn timbering and a dozen cows, while others in Congress await their turn to speak. The piece contrasts rural plans with public life.
A quixotic verse describes a child friendly dotted line puzzle picture that folds into a steamboat engine and horse wagon. It warns careful handling and notes weekly novelty while recounting a surreal sanitarium wagon scene and a bass drum finale.
A collage of jokes and light dialogs from various papers features a Bradlaugh style banter about cheering a friend in bed and misadventures. Lines include a poker game near miss and a balloon drop tale, plus quips on marriage and a boarder’s appetite.
Subbubs admits a change of mind about owning a car after their new cook argues the church is distant. Cillman notes the exchange as the tale reveals practical shifts in household habits.
A study of proposing methods notes a love smitten youth asking a bachelor friend if a man should propose on his knees. The friend replies that if he does not kneel the girl should get off, illustrating humorous social phrasing from Everybody's Magazine.
An interested friend asks about the garden yield and Mr Crosslets responds that he cannot name every weed precisely. The exchange presents a light moment on gardening skill and botany.
A witty item mentions a rich man in a bold red touring car and a jab about a tax dodger, reflecting cartoonish social chatter. Other quips from newspapers note a refreshing coolness and quote a summer girl described as an icicle.
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