Yale Graduate Fails as City Struggles Amid Liquor Storm
Howard Jeffries, a former Yale student, wanders through Manhattan during a noon rush, unemployed and drinking after a failed family-backed life. He recalls a prestigious upbringing, a disastrous Yale era under Robert Underwood, and a secret, scandalous marriage to Annie that estranged his father. He meets friend Coxe, drinks, and contemplates his fate as he searches for work to support Annie and their Harlem apartment.
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Broadway
Howard Jeffries
Fulton Street
Harlem
Annie
Jeffries
Howard
Amile
Park Place
Hfe
Yale
Stepmother
Robert Underwood
Underwood
Jeffries, Sr
New Haven
New York
Nona
Billy Delmore
Yellow Press
Mr. Jeffries
Frank
Coxe
Wall Street
Exchange
Micawber
Illusions and the Pursuit of Happiness
A musing on how human desires are largely illusory and rarely bring true happiness. Illusions resemble sanitary conditions for the spirit, shaping our drive without public oversight, as providence ensures they remain ever present for destiny’s sake.
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Puck
Being Natural and The Pitfalls of Imitation
A reflective piece on feminine charm and natural behavior. It suggests that elegance comes from being natural rather than imitating others. The text warns that copying another’s head carriage and style looks ridiculous and can offend in crowded social settings. It extols authenticity and restrained poise.
Not Quite the Same After a Day’s Fishing
A playful exchange shows spouses commenting on changes after a fishing day. The husband notes feeling better after fishing while the wife observes his easier mood compared with other days.
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Wifey
Successful Treatment of Pimples and Blackheads
A speedy economical treatment for pimples follows: gently smear the face with Cuticura Ointment do not rub. Wash off in five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water and bathe freely for some minutes. Repeat morning and evening. Cuticura Soap and Ointment also relieve itching burning scaliness and crusted scurf of the skin and scalp and hair loss. Send to Potter Drug and Chem Corp Boston for the Cuticura book.
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Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Mass
Simple. Rather. He You Are the Only Woman I Loved
A terse dialogue centers on a pledge of lasting love. She challenges the claim and accepts after his sworn assertion, delivering a sharp remark about past behavior and his credibility. The exchange underscores tension over trust and reputation.
Cautionary Patent Remedies and Health Claims Advertised
A jumble of mid 19th century common cures warns mothers to inspect infant bottles for a lasting CME signature, touts Hamlins Wizard Oil for chest tightness and potential consumption, Garfield Tea for liver and kidney issues, piles cures with money back, and urges personal rights while linking health to strength with terse maxims.
Balzer's Rejuvenated White Bonanza Oats Impress Farmers
The article touts Balzer's seeds with bushel yields including 141, 119, and 103 bushels per acre from Balzer's Rejuvenated White Bonanza oats grown in Lewis County Washington. It promotes Balzer's Pedigree seed line for barley flax corn oats wheat potatoes grasses and clovers and offers a seed catalog from John A Salter Seed Co. La Crosse Wisconsin with a 10 cent stamp sample offer.
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Theodore Harmes
Lewis Co
Wash
Balzer
U. S
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John A. Salter Seed Co
South 8Th Ft
la Crosse
Wis
Preacher in Georgia Appeals for Help Against Rising Crime
An earnest Georgia preacher, noting crime increase, begins a petition for aid to combat wickedness in his town. He says he can prove the trend with statistics cited in his prayers, invoking divine intervention to curb the growth of crime.
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Georgia
Everybody’s Magazine
Commercial Anxiety and the Clockmaker Strike Joke
A quip notes a clockmaker as the most uneasy manufacturer because the constant threat of a strike unsettles his workshop. The dialogue plays on labor tension and production concerns.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Advised
A vintage advertisement touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders as a remedy for colds fever headaches stomach troubles and worm infestation in children. It claims quick relief within hours and notes 23 years of use with 25 cent price at druggists and a free sample offer. Garfield Tea is promoted to arouse a sluggish liver.
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CME
Ietie
A. Crewtaln
Fulton St
Brooklyn
N.Y
Hank
California
California Fig Syrup CO
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