Old Dad goes young for a night with Babette
Babette’s social whirl draws Steve Nowell into a ruse to pose as her father at a fraternity gathering. He relives youth while wife Bob endures the lamps and gossip, and Babette guides the plot, leaving Steve grateful to return to domestic quiet at forty five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bab
Babbette
Steve
Bob
Steve Nowell
Babette
Stuxe
Goggles
Dad
Nellie Drew
Nellie
Shorty Tuck
Mammy
Carrotl Clay
Daddy
Cylider Carrouts
Carroll
Carrotl
Shorty
Nellise
Carrots
Steves
Birds Help Farmers Fight Pests and Preserve Crops
Birds aid farmers by reducing insect pests that destroy crops and save millions annually. Bluebirds robins and other species consume worms bugs and weed seeds helping preserve gardens and yield.
True Economy in Plain Talk
A brief quip explains practical thrift: a man who can stretch a dollar to buy a dollar’s worth of goods. The exchange captures a hometown cleverness about economizing in everyday life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolla
Lucy Learns Letters In Barnyard Lesson
A young girl Lucy sits in a warm autumn barnyard reading a book. Animals, hungry and curious, wonder about her quiet spell and learn that studying letters can bring a prize next day. Lucy grows happy as she shares treats with them.
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Lucy
Daddy
B. C
Porky Pig
A. B.C
Strong Mind and Body Quote
A compact reflection notes that a strong mind requires a strong body and a pure mind requires a pure heart, arguing mind and body are interconnected for true strength.
The Hurtful Truth and a Kitchen-Pill Parody
A fragment includes a marriage confession about wealth and social opinion, a punchy mock ad for Dr Pierce’s pills and a joke about soldiers sweethearts. It shifts to a legal affidavit from Toledo Ohio with F J Cheney & Co promising one hundred dollars for catarrh cure, ending with Hall’s Catarrh Medicine testimonials.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
Melicin
A. W. Gleason
Ohio
Dr Peerys Dead Shot Promises Worm Expulsion
An advertisement touts Dr Peerys Dead Shot as a single dose cure for worms or tapeworms claiming no second dose or purgative is needed. It warns missteps in travel and hints at stern social warnings about friendship and critique.
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Dr. Peery
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil advertised for kidney and bladder relief
An advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a long standing remedy for kidney liver bladder and urinary issues. It claims quick relief from backache fatigue headaches and other symptoms and urges timely use to prevent complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haarlem
Kidney trouble not easily recognized ad full page ad
An examining physician for a major life insurance company notes kidney disease is widespread yet often undetected among applicants. Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root is advertised as a herbal remedy with claims of healing influence. Sample bottles offered for ten cents via Dr Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY. ad directs readers to mention the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Proving It and Banter on Open Disposition
The dialogue mentions a friend Bessie with an open disposition and a remark that she never shuts up. The text also notes Venezuelan meat packers expanding plants and cites Greece with an area of 44 7m squire inles.
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Bessie
Greece
Peruvian dealer seeks shoes clothing and groceries
A Peruvian dealer announces intent to purchase shoes clothing men’s furnishings and groceries. The notice emphasizes sourcing a range of durable goods for local trade and retail offerings.
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Jane Osborn
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Mary Gait
James Henry
Briggins
Carter
Agrats
E-Z Clean Pipe Company
West Forty-Ninth Street
New York
Canada
Ottawa
W. S. Nethery
Columbus
Spartanburg
8.C
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lucian E.am
Lydia E.pinkham
Baltimore American
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