Ambiguous clipping hints at names and ads
The fragment mentions women and looks, Austin's Bag Pancake light cakes, Cordelia, a refined man, tobacco savings, and a comment about Sandy and a fight. It appears to mix ads with stray quotations and uncertain events without clear context.
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Austin
Hevinkital
Adv
Disproving the Charge at a Magistrate’s Bench
An Irish vagrant with torn clothes pleads his case by laying bread codfish and potatoes on the stand, asking the judge what counts as visible means of support. A sarcastic exchange about inviting Mrs Parvena frames the scene as a sharp emergency in a bridge party setting.
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Enich
Pat
Tariff Bill Slashes Duties Across Most Lists
President Wilson backed Underwood’s tariff revision sending a bill to Congress that eliminates duties on sugar and many food items while imposing an income tax on incomes over 4000 dollars. The measure aims to cut revenue by about 80 million annually and promote fair competition for American manufacturers.
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Washington, D. C
House
Underwood
Ways and Means Committee
Wilson
House Committee
Senate
Louisiana
Custom House
Democrats Propose Broad Tariff Reductions in New Bill
A comparative table outlines proposed ad valorem cuts across multiple goods including cotton cloth, clothing, stockings, gloves, blankets, ready made garments, dress goods, and household products. The measure lists percent changes for fabrics, medicines, cleaners, salts, and other items, signaling a wide restructuring of tariffs pending legislative action.
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Bleycog
Canada Wins Again in Oats Trophy Contest
Canada repeats as winner of the $1 500 silver trophy for the best peck of oats at the Columbus exhibition. Hill & Sons of Lloydminster Saskatchewan repeat as winners for the second time, with Canada’s oats prevailing over international entries. The piece also notes Western Canada’s grain superiority and opportunities for farming and investment, plus Rutgers Jewett urging a young novelist to relocate to New York for publishing access.
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Canada
Colorado
Columbus
Ohio
J.C. Hill & Bone
Lloydminator
Saskatchewan
D. C
Hill & Sons of
Lloydminster
Hill & Sons
Western Canada
Manitoba
Alberta
Chicago
United States
Rutgers Jewett
New York
Mr. Jewett
Castoria Ad Promises Safe Remedy for Infants
The advertisement urges mothers to examine every Castoria bottle and ensure it bears the signature claiming use for over 30 years. It includes a quirky aside about naval officers known for probing deeply and a quip fearing such a commander would be appointed to a ship.
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Fletcher
Fisters Sweet Fowdera for Children and Other Remedies
A fragmented early ad listing Fister Gray’s Sweet Fowdera for children to ease feverishness stomach teething and worms and noting mothers have used it for 30 years. It promotes Druggist 260 and sample free with a vague love story aside and mentions Dr Pierce’s Pellets and various social scenes.
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Fister Gray
A. G. Olmated
le Roy
N.Y
Allusions and ads blend in a 20th century cash quip
A compact fragment shows economic quips about value and spending. It references railroad fare as a saver of walking and promotes Mrs. Austins Bag Pancake as a breakfast cake sold by grocers. The text riffs on money masking vice and reflection as nourishment.
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