Almost Too Useful Jack Podger Recalled For Odd Jobs
Local tale centers on Jack Podger a man famed for free handywork from clock repairs to stairway fixes. After a spree of chores he’s roused by a late knock from a couple seeking help with a laughing baby soothed by his “funny nose.”
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Jack Podger
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Quote about women and a cigar from Kipling
Fragmentary lines suggest a humorous or ironic remark linking a woman's influence to a cigar. The speaker muses on imitation and appeal, referencing Kipling and noting phrases about womanhood and a pantatella shape. The text is incomplete and stylized.
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Kipling Bays
Sugar as fuel and cure in early medical notes
An exchange asserts that sugar strengthens the human body comparable to gasoline for engines and details cases where lump or powdered sugar aided elderly heart patients and cancer sufferers. Doctors cited claim sugar reduces fetid lesions and bleeding, with cautions about overstating cancer recovery.
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Museles
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Jacques Pansot
Pierre Mathieu
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Firet
Ife
Berzeller
The Job and the Right to Distinction
The Atlantic essay argues that work grants social standing and personal identity. A man with a job earns recognition, membership in a social club, and a sense of permanence, fulfilling a deep craving for belonging and self respect. It emphasizes the value of employment as a form of status.
Bought State House Bunco Scheme Revealed in Boston
A story from Boston recounts Italian immigrant Marc Anthony Otolo who lost $650 to two accomplices in a bunco scheme. Otolo trusted a handkerchief containing the money while the men sought a lawyer to draw a deed, but the bunco pair remain at large.
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State House
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Marc- Anthony Otolo
Otolo
Bunco
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Incomplete fragment provides limited readable text with quotes around a phrase about a case. No clear names, places, or actions emerge from the readable portion.
Gladstone Wheat Yields in 1918 Reach High Levels Across Manitoba
News from Gladstone and Portage Plains Manitoba reports 1918 wheat yields exceeding expectations with several farmers posting strong per acre results. Noah Elgert leads at 61 bushels per acre while many others range between 40 and 60 bushels. Marquette and surrounding towns note rapid harvest progress. Dauphin notes No.1 Northern quality and larger-than-expected returns. Bins and elevators busy shipping grain as the season advances.
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Man
Dauphin
E. B. Armstrong
Improved Lifeboat Tackle Prevents Rope Twist
A mariner designs a lifeboat tackle that cannot twist or foul during lowering. Lower blocks have can coverings and through-rope pathways, with a connecting rod keeping blocks aligned to prevent midair stoppage and loss of the boat.
Mother's Gray Sweet Powders for Children
Claiming to cure a wide range of child ailments within 24 hours the advertisement touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children used for 24 years. It promises relief from cold fever headache stomach troubles teething disorders and worm elimination and notes they are pleasant for children. Available at druggists with sample free by mail from A S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Olmsted
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SPOHN
Medical CQ
Goshen
Ind
U.S.A
The Purpose of Elections Questioned
A speaker questions the aim of elections noting rulers are forced out rather than chosen. The remark frames the ballot as a test of who will be compelled to leave office rather than who will be empowered to govern.
A Tip for the Dwellers and Parodied Health Ads
A jumble of 19th century notices and quips appears with a mock health ad blend. Mentions tipping janitors for heating tips and references to Wright’s Indiar Vegetable Pills and Dean’s Herbal Go Drops. Includes a pun about a self wrapped man and a line about eye healing products like Roman Eye Balm.
Overhaul Now the Maxwell Briscoe Car to Save Value
Maxwell Motor Company argues for urgent overhauls and part replacements citing 122000 owners stranded without parts. It reports investing $1.75 million in a parts plant stock for 150 models from the former United States Motor Company assets purchased via U S Courts.
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United States Motor Company
U. S
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