Plotting a daring ruse to outwit Ezekiel gang at Burton
Jethroe reveals a plan to fake his death and entangle Monboddo in a system of deception. He asks Harvey to act as executor and publicizer, while a bogus copy and false key are prepared to mislead Ezekiel’s band. Harvey contemplates the risk and weighs the trust placed in him as they plot through a long, late night of strategy and resolve.
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Harvey
Jethroe
Tom
Monboddo
Ezekiel
Burton
Ezekiel Firm
Taylor
Edgecome
Tom Hogecome
Jethroe the Elder
William
Monpoddo
Andes
Atrangs
The Undertaker Plot Delivers Grim Funeral Details
Dr Monboddo reports to Jethroe that the casket for the late Mr Jethroe is in the hands of a Burton undertaker and a solemn interment is arranged for tomorrow. An unidentified pair from Chicago pressed for the remains, one notably repulsive and missing an eye.
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Jethroe
Monboddo
Jethroy Jones
Dr. Monboddo
Burton
Finn
Harvey
Chicago
Mr. Jethroe
Two Definitions in a Childlike Exchange on Bachelor Life
A boy asks what a bachelor is and the parent answers with a joke about marriage as misery. The same question about a bachelor girl yields a playful reversal. The passage ends with a quip that laughter comes from understanding the punchline.
Gardening as Exercise for Women
A Success Magazine excerpt extols women’s gardening as a healthy, graceful form of exercise. It argues that hoe work in a vegetable garden yields both physical glow and personal growth, challenging social norms and celebrating practical, active homemaking with tools like the wheel hoe.
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Success Magazine
Dodd's Kidney Pills Proclaimed Cure in Arkansas
In Cream Arkansas a man named W. L. Stith credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with restoring his health after eighteen months of back and kidney pain and epilepsy. He says the pills let him work again and claims they purify the blood and restore strength, calling them the greatest medicine.
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Cream
Ark
Det
W. IL Stith
Dodd
Smith
Goie
Young Jo Brady Repairs Texas Pump for Five Dollars
In a Texas community water troubles sparked a debate over fair pay after Jo Brady quickly repaired a stubborn pump. Henderson offered five dollars, but locals argued a square charge should be fifty cents. Brady held firm, then doubled back to five dollars for five minutes of work. The final bill listed 4.50 for five minutes of labor, totaling zero dollars in the humorous transcript from the New York Times.
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Texas
Tenderson
Henderson
Lick Yard
Jo Brady
Generl
New York
Grape-Nuts Food Praised For Stomach Health Recovery
A grateful man credits Grape-Nuts for ending years of stomach catarrh and digestive distress after trying Unipe-Nuts and other foods. He reports easy digestion, renewed health, and says Grape-Nuts became his almost sole food in ten days, urging others to try the product from Postum Co.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Miraculous Cure Claim for Dr Williams Pink Pills
Mr Charles H Porter of Tyre, New York, says neuralgia pain vanished after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. He describes two years of head pains starting behind the eyes, burning forehead, insomnia, and temper with no relief until December 1903. Six boxes brought complete, lasting relief, and the pills are recommended for nerves diseases. The ad notes pills cure neuralgia, sciatica, partial paralysis and locomotor ataxia and can be obtained from the Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY.
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Noh
Williams Medicing Co
Schencetady, N
Beveridge’s Cheerful Laugh Changes Career Choice
United States Senator Albert J. Beveridge recalls laughing at a foolish question during a West Point entrance exam. He explains the moment shifted his outlook, as a single cheeky laugh led to a lower score yet a life shaped by optimism and belief in the power of cheerfulness. The anecdote appears in Sneveress Magazine.
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Hugh
Snevess Magazine
Congressman's Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad
Hon Joseph A Goulden of New York's Sun District and Soldiers' Home trustee endorses Doan's Kidney Pills. He cites personal relief from bladder inflammation after two days of use and recommends the medicine. Sold at 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Joseph A. Gowden
Congress
Sun District of
New York
Solders
Bath
N. Y
Doat
Dean
J. A. Goulden
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Sail on the lake with chaperon in doubt
A young couple decide to take the chaperon on a lake sail amid questions of danger. The man asks to go ahead and the woman agrees to include the chaperon, highlighting caution and propriety in the outing.
To Wash Black Stockings
Washing guidance to prevent stockings turning greenish white. Dissolve Ivory Soap in hot water, wash through several suds, rinse in two warm waters with a tablespoon of vinegar in the last rinse, then dry and press on the wrong side with a cool iron.
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Eleanor R. Parker
Selling the Secret
An old adage frames happiness ashaving what you want when you want it. An accompanying product pitch promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry bleach with a two ounce size priced at five cents, claiming it will whiten faded clothes.
What is the Great Divide after an election
A parent explains to his son that the Great Divide follows an election. The dialogue uses a humorous tone to reflect political talk and generational curiosity in a small town setting.
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Johnny Bumpernickle
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