The Practical Poet and the Hair Dye Ad
A Baltimore American item humorously notes a poet writing a sonnet about a woman with ebony hair and rosy lips. After rereading, he curses his verse and sells the first stanza as a hair dye advertisement, insinuating the lady’s anger at the transformed page.
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Baltimore American
Deafness Cure Claims and Comedy Gag
An ad proclaims Iscal applications cannot cure deafness, argues the Eustachian tube inflammation causes the issue, touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a moneyback offer, and ends with a humorousExchange between Willie Wuzit and hazy Louie-Hello about graft secrets and gold bricks.
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Hall
Hazy Louie
Wuzit
Willie Wuzit
Eupy Farm
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Ad
Brevity of ad claims Mother Gray, nurse at a New York Children's Home, offers Powders to cure feverishness headaches stomach troubles teething disorders and destroy worms. It boasts ten thousand testimonials and urges all druggists to stock the remedy.
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CHEESEBROUGH/MANUFACTURING CO
State Street
New York City
Mother Gray
New York
Allen S
Oumsten
le Roy
corrupt debt threat quoted by illiterate speaker
A correspondent reports a threat over a $12 debt. The speaker laments illiteracy and refuses to respond to letters, noting they cannot read. The remark is framed as a rural encounter with a creditor pressing for payment and threatening action.
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Puck
Town welcomes Mrs. Austin as new arrival
Mrs. Austin arrives in town amid talk of local hospitality. Advertisements mention hotel chefs earning large salaries and a woman in Wakits Oklahoma praising Piso's Cure for Consumption. Also notes include a federal belief about Mormon missionaries and an appeal for Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer with free trial offer.
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M. Swayze
Wakits, Okla
Local Talks Up A Far Reaching Trade In Everyday Goods
In Basswood Corners chatter, Uncle Jackson delays death rumor as Jed Sailor trades venture for a Holstein cow and Jack Heckman sells personal effects on the square. Deneon Smith swaps horses while Marlow parts with a shotgun for Dug Hodds, and Warty’s bus heads to the livery stable for twenty dollars. Commercial activity appears robust.
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Uncle Jackson
Jed Sailor
Alb Puttle
Jack Heckman
Deneon Smith
Marlow
Hodds
Pops
Cheap Great Northern Homeseekers Rates Studied
Three series of low fares offer round trips to Minnesota North Dakota Montana Idaho Washington Oregon British Columbia on first and third Tuesdays March April and May. One way settlers’ tickets to several western destinations sold daily during March and April at reduced prices. fares vary with origin and destination. Tickets valid on all Great Northern trains. information available from agents or Max Phiss and Whitney in St Paul Minnesota.
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Macar Bions
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
British Columbis
Ilaho
British Columbia
Races St
North
Fation
Max Phiss
MOOS
Clark Street
Hie
Whitney
G. 2
AL St. Paul
Minn
Fragmented Clip Notes From A Late Edition
A murky collage of overheard remarks and stray lines appears, including a flirtatious complaint about a man’s glance and a mention of voting practices under an Austra lign ballot system. It also references hay prices, a seed company ad, and a teething syrup warning.
Prominent Chicago Woman Endorses Vegetable Compound Cure
Mrs L A Harris a Chicago club member says ovarian troubles can be cured without surgery. She criticizes doctors for overusing operations and credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after eight years of illness. She urges women to try the compound first. A $5000 forfeit warns against counterfeits.
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L. A. Harris
Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkhaima
Lydia I. Pinkham
K. A. Harris
East Fist St
Jaydiane Pinkham
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