Smiths move to Germantown and a boy’s wild tales
In the Philadelphia Bulletin a young reporter records a neighborly yarn about the Smith family newly moved to Germantown. Bill, the Browne boy, claims the Smith father is a robber, a deacon, a conjurer who triggers earthquakes, and a killer with a cellar full of gold and bones. He narrates fantastical feats from giant dogs and flying kites to powder blasts and sea serpents, ending with the narrator tempted by adventures and the claim the Smith boy may be a profitable addition to the community.
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Max Adler
Philadelphia Bulletin
Smith
Germantown
Bill
California
Egypt
Oshkosh
Brazil
Atlantic Ocean
Biull
Agin the
Baptist Church
Australia
Rip
Smith Boy
Permanent Cure for Cancer Promised by Plaster Remedy
A physician touts a fatty zinc chloride plaster method to burn and slough cancer away. The process uses a muslin patch with a zinc chloride and blood root mix applied for twenty hours, reportedly killing the cancer with a brief painful period and no known recurrences. A country story follows about a tramp seeking aid and a New York tale of a wedding cake dream.
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New York
Ord
J. W. Stanford
Allison & Simpson
Jaintly
Great Atlamyig Coast Line
Augusta, Ga
Philadelphia
Atlantic Coast
The
United States
South
Norfolk
Baltimore Steam Packet Company
Old Dominion Steamship Company
Atlantic Coast Line
J. N. White
Macon
A. L. Reed
Savannah
H. V. Thompkins
Atlanta
M. J. Divine
W. J. Walker
Montgomery
A. Pope
M. H. Pulaski & CO
J.C. Martin’s Scuppernong Wine
Jeweler
Cuthbert
Georgia
Cherokee
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Mas L2et
America
Espanola
Henry Clay
T. 5S
Powell
Jas. H. Guerry
Dawson, Ga
Simmons
Wolfsbane
A. E. P. Albert
Nicholas Public School
Parish of Terrebonne
Albany
B. H. Hill
W. M. Russell
Hinam W4kaszr
Tetegrary & Messencer
Augusta
Clinton
George Waltman
Moon Macon
E. T. Taylor
Grangers of
Forsale
Cherry Street
Macon, Ga
Do Ets
S. Isaacs
E. Isaacs
TOALE
Eta
Zeama
National Mixed Paint Co
Great Amer
Page Machine Belting Co
Hayne
Pinkney Sts
Ashley River
West End Broad
Charleston
S. C
Telegraph & Messenger
Quar South
Gyprocess Appeal
T. 8
J. J. MacDonald
Acust
Milburn
A. W. Gillespie
Ian Lift
Ns. Cooper
College Street
Cuthbert, GA
Randolph
Towit
Cuthert
G. Co
R. W. Duke
L. A. Smith
M. Gormley
Empire Nursery
Georgetown
A.J. Surles & Co., Proprietors
Ray
J.L. Varner
Old Reliable
Liverpool & London Globe
J. L. Varner
the Morning News
National
Democratic Party
Florida
Savannah Morning News
Department of Georgia Andlorida Affairs
J. H. Estill
Powell, Drugzist
H_ FIELDER
L. Fielder
J. L. Fielder
Stewart
Quitman
Clay Early
Calhoun
Terrell
Supreme Court of Georgia
U.S. Dist
Southern District of Georgia
W. Irvine
Douglass Building
Kempner
T.S. Powell
T. S. Powell
Statioyer
Parker Gun
Parker Bros
West Meriden
Lazarus & Morris
Allison & Simpson's
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