SNAITHS DISCOVERY AND A NIGHT OF SLEEPING WITNESS
Professor Alfred Snaith unveils a supposed anesthetic from a berry component and tests it on himself. Dr. Rupert Griggs visits to validate the claim but finds the professor unconscious, mistaken for a fatal dose, while the discovery turns out to be blackberry brandy.
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George P. Munson
Matilda
Alfred
Matilda Snaith
Prise
Rupert Griggs
Maine
Dr. Griggs
Griggs
Snaith
Doctor Griggs
Mrs. Snaith
Professor Snaith
Fragmentary Debate Echoes Across Questionable Heaven Claim
A jagged dialogue fragment shows Dim Prospect and Mrs Hennpecke-Well debating redemption. The exchange includes threats and stubborn resolves about who will reach heaven first, ending on a taunt about speed rather than mercy.
Notable Beating Described After Altercation In Neighborhood
Mowe recounts a vicious assault after a dispute involving a local woman. He says Sam Jackson approached, struck him in the mouth and ears, knocked him down, stomped him while he lay, and continued kicking as he ran away, leaving him exhausted and injured.
Hair damage advert from Cuticura in Muncie Indiana
Mrs Emma Patterson reports a year long scalp eruption in her child improved after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, noting hair regrowth and relief from itching. The ad promotes free samples and the 32 page Cuticura Skin Book with a Boston mailing address.
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Second St
Muncie
Ind
Emma Patterson
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Buggins Denies Wife Financed His Life
In a Washington Star excerpt a creditor reports that Buggins owes everything to his wife. Buggins’ father-in-law counters that claim, saying the wife stopped lending years ago and he was then left to cover expenses himself.
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Buggins
Washington Star
They're Simple Folk Question Reveals Clever Woman
A fragment hints at a playful exchange about living on a salary. The speaker notes the woman as clever for not revealing too much, with a whimsical line about two Fijislanders perhaps.
The World of Elegance and a Fortunate Twist
The dialogue mocks expensive shopping and dummies as teachers of manners. A quip links stepping into fortune with a mishap while noting Red Cross Ball Blue’s value, claiming it lasts twice as long as competitors and suggesting asking a grocer. The ad-like text ends with a caution about escaping trouble with a corkscrew.
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Havana
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Mose
Wiehing
Sam Jackson
Saling
Mowe
Spohn Medical CO
Goshen
Indiana
Edward
Crystal Rig. Co
Harvey, Lowm
C.salth
Mier
Perry Co
Charles A. Killian
Perryville
B. Rabel & Aone
Louisville
Hideo
U. FT. Wayne
Keas
the Indestructible Phonographic Record CO
Albany, H. Y
Han
Bank
Albany, N
Buffalo
N. Y
R. V. Pierce
M. D
Envite
DR. Pierce
Common Sense Medical Adviser
Invalid’s Hotel and Surgical Institute
RV. Pierce
F. W. Mizas
Boxviow
Payanya
Putnam
Monro
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