Broadway Jones Leaves Jonesville for New York Glory
Broadway Jones known as Broadway in Jonesville flees his hometown after a judge reveals his inheritance. He buys a luxury car fleet, moves to New York, and signs on with a grand staff headed by Rankin. He reconnects with Robert Wallace, his former acquaintance, and embraces a life of fast city gaiety while plotting to explore metropolitan life and opportunities.
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Jackson Jones
New York
Owenville
Abner Jones
Broadway
Whipple
Jonesville
Hoe
Judge Spotawood
Grover
Robert Wallace
Jackson
Broaday
Clara Spotawood
Josie Richards
Clara
Josie
Jones Place
Wallace
Clary Spotswood
Mr. Wallace
Robert
Robin
Robin Adair
Jesh
Lola
Jesle
Broadway Jones
Sammy
Rip van Winkle
Alme
Yeu
Boston
Bright
Abner
Jonesville Academy
Jones
Spotswood
Jonenville
Judge
Bill
Connecticut
Janesville
Indies
Amiles
Grand Central
Gridley
Joy Street
Happy Boulevard
Rankin
Qeevn
Gotham
Essex Street
Jack Gerard
Seventy-second Street
Timidity and the Domestic Service Scandal
A defendant in a libel suit named Timidity faced scrutiny after dismissing his servant. A prospective employer questioned his character citing a letter that mentioned two departments echo excelg. Timidity explained the lines referred to the girl eating and sleeping well, highlighting a misinterpretation of his words.
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Timidity
Mr. T
Bearded French Statesmen Compared Across Eras
A nineteenth century contrast notes clean shaven Frenchmen were common twenty years ago, with priests and actors often involved. Today athletic culture favors smooth faces, but a Le Journal portrait shows no cabinet member is clean shaven, and only four of twelve wear any beard or mustache.
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le Journal
Kite Lifts Boy in Aerial Tug at Rouchin near Lite
A kite experiment at Rouchin near Lite went wrong when the anchor rope broke. A boy near the setup grabbed the cord and was lifted about fifty feet, dangling and crying for help. The kite dipped, the boy released his grip at twenty feet, and he fell to the ground suffering serious internal injuries.
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Rouchin Near
Lite
Plan to divert Glayds Ann from piano ends in cooking
In the Washington Star excerpt Mr. Cumrox explains sending Glayds Ann to cooking to distract her from piano. The plan succeeds and they consider further distraction by steering her to political economy to keep her mind off cooking.
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Glayds Ann
Mr. Cumrox
Washington Star
Disfiguring facial eruption cured by Cuticura 1913
Miss Cara Mae Miller reports a spreading facial sore that began as a small pim ple and worsened with itching and burning. After applying Cuticura Soap and Ointment for three weeks the condition fully healed. Sample offers and a skin book are advertised.
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St. Streator
Cara- Mae Miller
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Quips and Patent Remedies in a Humorous Column
A satirical note on marriage and speech opens with a wry line about owes to a wife and debt, followed by plugs for Dr. Pierce's Pellets and Dr. Peery's Wormfuge. The piece ends with a quip on love and a remark about long distance phones.
Remarkable Health Turnaround in Shamrock Woman
Mrs Jasrine Ham of Shamrock Missouri describes severe health woes including backaches sleepless nights and hot flashes. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier she reports full recovery, restored energy and happiness at home. She urges others to seek specialist advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Shamrock
Lydia
Pinkham
Jasrine Ham
Box
Missouri
Lydie E. Pinkham
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Edward Marshall
George M.coran
Mat
Mrs. Spotswood
Joshe and
Putnam
Ady
Ham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Uni Carter
Labora
Clalar
Conan
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