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Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1908
Page
6
Mrs Bowser refuses a hungry tramp aid while Mr Bowser defends humane treatment. A quarrel over charity unfolds at dinner revealing a clash between selfishness and compassion as Bowser vows to prove that kindness matters even to strangers in misfortune.
In Zanesville Ohio a man named James Lee was saved by King New Discovery for throat and lung disease. A friend recommended the remedy after his cough and weakness, and he recovered. The ad claims the medicine cures coughs and colds and offers doses at varying prices.
A distraught tramp pleads for food after a tornado killed his family. Mrs Bowser and bystanders react with sympathy and scorn. He is chased from a doorway, encounters a stern office seeker, and faces a mixed reception from neighbors as comic misadventure unfolds.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Mrs Bowser and threats of suffering connected to a stage incident. The lines mention possible blame and a quoted line about suffering, with attribution to the Baltimore American.
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