Clearance Sale Promises Deep Discounts on Fabrics
Wide selection of goods with sale prices from 4 1 2 to 89 cents per yard. Items include caps for evenings in blue or green, bleached muslin, Lockwood sheetings, blue and rose pique fabrics, poplin, satin stripes, jacquard silk, oilcloths, and French ginghams. Advertised discounts emphasize low prices and novelty patterns.
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Muntin
Teyd Continental C
Walut Mud Indies
Jacni
Wilk
Dreasee
Watts
Free Remedy For Weak Bowels
An advertising column touts a laxative remedy, promising internal cleanliness improves health. It claims a simple regimen and a free consultant from Dr Cardwell, with prices listed and testimonials from multiple towns. The piece also includes a humorous anecdote about a professor and a riddle told at a reunion.
A Good Reason Dialog Between Mistress and Briget
A humorous scene features Mistress accusing Briget of eavesdropping at the keyhole. Briget replies that her mistress’s own silences reveal more than any squeak. The exchange nearly toys with reveal and wit in a quiet domestic moment.
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Briget
Danny Boot Finds Superior British Collie Dog
The American discovers a fine British collie and immediately tries to locate its owner, an old shepherd, to arrange a sale. The note portrays a curiosity about cross Atlantic quality and ownership.
Scottish dialect tale of a collie sale misunderstanding
A Scottish shepherd debates selling his collie to an American buyer. An English tourist joins the scene as the shepherd agrees a lower offer with the Yank, while a backdated promise complicates the sale. The story hints at future return of the dog and the owner’s reluctance to part with it.
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Jock
Pili
Kansas City man seeks debt information from lawyer
A Kansas City man asked a state lawyer for details about a debt owed by a local person. The lawyer replied that the debtor died nine years ago and left nothing subject to attachment except in whollow. The strange exchange reflects fragile information flow and chatter about a distant case.
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Cole
Kansas City
Whlow
Auctioneer Mistakenly Haggles Over Cloth Offer
A garbled excerpt shows an exchange where a seller insists on a price of nine francs for cloth while a buyer hints at paying only eight francs. The cage and enclosure imagery suggest a marketplace scene as the interlocutors negotiate swiftly to close a deal.
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France
The Unexpected Infant Tortie and Aunt Dane’s Lap Moment
An excerpt depicts a curious infant and family scene with Uncle Jack’s fashion and Aunt Dane’s lap interaction. The dialogue hints at affectionate chaos as caregivers comment on hair and dressing routines, capturing a playful domestic moment.
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Uncle Jack
Dane
Munmle
Skull Bones Memorized by Eager Student Emily
A student named Emily boasts she has memorized all the skull bones with the help of an instructor named Mr. Smith. The light hearted exchange shows a classroom moment where anatomy topics are being learned.
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Mermorized
Mr. Smith
Emily
Advi ce Mors Fruit Trees Tarleton Pe Auge SH
Fragmentary note discusses fruit trees and farming tasks, mentioning Tarleton and a rural agenda. It references planning, payments, and a helper named Meade, with unclear dates and places, reflecting a garbled historical field record.
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Tarleton
Market Report New York Provision Market
New York market notes show mixed futures for Wheat No 2 red and Corn No 2 Western with varying prices in Sept and Dec contracts. Dull oats and sugar mentions appear alongside sparse potato, pork, and cheese notes reflecting limited activity and price movements in August 1920 era records.
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New York
Buffalo Market Report Dense with Grading Prices and Totals
Buffalo livestock and grain prices list from East Buffalo Livestock Market and local mills. Cattle, hogs, sheep and lambs show varied quotes from prime export steers at 6.36 to 6.60 for heifers and bulls 4.00 to 8.50, with poultry and butter also noted amid commodity values.
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East Buffalo
Young Men Wanted for Government Railway Clerks Jobs
Recruiting notice offers railway mail clerks and related positions with yearly salaries from 8800 to 1100, exams required, and opportunities nationwide. Emphasizes lifetime job, short hours, twice monthly pay, vacation, and free information and scholarships from Central Schools, Dept. 17, Rochester, New York.
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Unese Sam Nojwa
Railway Mall Clark
Pantotika Clark
Carrier
Custom House
Dept
Rochester
New
T&t
The Great Drawback and Towns of New England Slippers
A fragmentary quote from the Philadelpna Ledger mentions a debate over true statements and a character named Polly Helun's wife. It notes there are over a hundred elmdew and towns in New England where shove and slippers are made, reflecting scattered historical phrasing and place names.
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Malke Aga
Polly Helun
Fhiladéipna Ledger
Rhoe
New England
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