The Fire Escape Offer and Town Gossip Portrait
A local tale from a neighboring town recalls a man who bought a fire escape for two dollars and received a New Testament instead. It then shifts to social commentary on aging and the townsman as a busi ness manager figure, describing his home life and yard as a reflection of small town life.
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Mantina
Advertising wisdom from John Wanamaker and a newspaper subscription note
John Wanamaker advocates hammering a business name and location into the public mind via persistent newspaper advertising. An exchange mocks subscribers by saying the paper can demand funds, joking that the organization is financially secure and seeks readers to remit money to the office.
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John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Burden of Treasure Cited in Narrow Escape Remark
A fragment notes concern over heavy silver and gold, warning that carrying the loot could cause bow-legged strain and life-long regret for anyone tasked with transporting it. The remark hints at a cautious attitude toward valuables and safety.
Anaconda to Seattle Trip Through Mountain Valleys and Spokane
Mrs A J Medaker writes of carnival week travel from Anaconda to Seattle via Montana and Spokane. She details green waters on Clarksford river, Pon Du Wray lake and Hope town, pine forests and abundant farming land east of Spokane, and notes Washington Desert vistas and distant prairies.
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Maud
Anaconda
Seattle
Wash
Clarksford
Pon du Wray
Columbia
Hope
Montana
Eel River Valley
Spokane
Washington
Across the Plains to Cedar City and Beyond
The narrative describes vast high plains with sage brush and untiled land, Medical Lake seen as a future irrigation site, and dramatic Cascade and Rockies views from a mountain train. The writer notes huts at settlement sites, hopes for irrigation, and the perilous thrill of mountain travel, promising continuation next week.
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United States
Boy’s 18 Mile Rush for Life Recalls Dr King’s Remedy
A Leesville Indiana father braved death’s agonies from asthma to fetch Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, traveling 18 miles with his family at his side. The medicine brought instant relief and eventual cure, with sleeping soundly restored. It covers consumption pneumonia bronchitis coughs colds and grip and is guaranteed in 50 cent and one dollar bottles, with free trials at Piper’s drug store.
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Piper’s
New Presses and Modern Plant for Toledo Blade
The Toledo Blade plans a new building and a four times larger plant by end of 1902 with equipment rivaling New York and Chicago publications. It touts a weekly format for all states and territories, fast to read, with editorial matter from inception to date. The Blade claims 178,000 yearly subscribers and offers news, stories, and family sections for one dollar annually.
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Toledo Blade
New York
Chicago
News of the World
Weekly
Blade
U. S
THE
Toledo
Ohio
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Lowell
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