Aunt Ellen Traps Auto Waive Wrench For Raffles
A parked auto stalls after a long drive sparking a wager with Col. Kirke. Mr. Semple is captured by Aunt Ellen who suspects a tin peddler and holds him at shotgun point until Florence and Mrs Williamson return. The car is fixed. the incident ends as a joke with Semple paying the bet.
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Fred Semple
Mechanica
Kirke
Mr. Semple
Ellen
Aunt Ellen
Kansas
Peter
Raffles
Julius Caesar
East
Beef Trust
Philadelphia visit sparks surprising note after photos
A brief Chicago telegram reports Salle returning from Philadelphia and mentions removing pictures. The line echoes an astonished prompt asking Laker-Did you see anything surprising in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laker
Philadelphia
Salle
Yeu
Chicago
From the mouths of babes classroom tableau
A lower grade school teacher invites two visitors to witness a lesson. She asks humorous rhyming questions and a red haired boy named Johnny blurts out the answer rat, prompting a startled tableau in the classroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Boy Healed by Cuticura After Severe Eczema
A Philadelphia mother recounts her six year old boy suffering from persistent eczema on his legs and body. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills as directed, the child improved within hours and was reportedly cured, with no recurrence by age seventeen. She also notes success with Cuticura for another child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Cochran
Columbia Ave
Philadelphia
Colfax shooter Ireland cites kidney cure by Doan's Pills
A Colfax Washington shooter, T Ireland, claims four world records and details kidney trouble that impaired vision and nerve control. He credits Doan's Kidney Pills with recovery after trying many remedies. Also notes fly control advice urging pyrethrum burning to curb disease spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Doan
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Dangerous Joa's and the Kind Lady Exchange
A dialogue fragment features Danger ous Joa and a Kind Lady with a pie offer. Tired Tim explains a lookout role leading to a wound from a steamer. The Kind Lady questions the wound and Tim clarifies it came from a second story job and the watchman. A quote by E J Mardy and a remark on happiness conclude the dated vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joa
Tim
Ball Blue and Home Remedies Ad Slogans
An advertisement mix shows Ball Blue laundry product claims and a Red Cross Hall Blue parallel offer. It includes a Lamartine quote about virtue and mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and other claims. The snippet ends with a garbled phrase about price and knowledge.
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Patient
Letter from Mrs Willie Edwards of Holly Springs Mississippi extols Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after a tumor scare and hospital risks. The ad-style testimonial emphasizes decades of use and urges women with pain inflammation or displacement to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E
Pink
Hana
Holly Springs
Mis
Lydia
Pink Sam
Willie
Epwards
Miss
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia LK. Pinkham
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Lawrence Alfred Clay
Eczema
Dora
Epicure
John Ruskis
Gunner
Doggwood
Guyer
T. A. Ireland
Colfax, Wash
Northwest
E. J. Mardy
Red Cross Hall
Lamartine
Carter
Italay
Gradford, Pa
Sacramento Valley
Cal
U. L. Hollister &O
Lasalle
Abteage
W. ON. U
FT. Wayne
Dr. Pierce
Standard Oil Co. (Incorporated
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