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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1899
Page
9
Mr Bowser vows to save ten dollars by building a home made hammock and toiled all afternoon and evening. After days of failure he finally finishes but crashes when he tests it, felling from four feet and prompting neighbors and a policeman to arrive. The amused police report that several others may end up in the lunatic asylum.
Sammis, a lunch breaks with a window view, relays a tale of a kind act that grows into a test of rival schemers. A floor above, a stern foreman orchestrates flowers for a discouraged stenographer, prompting petty clashes among staff and a final lesson that generosity can outpace cruelty.
A satirical notice vows a three day touring purge of libel suits against the Kicker. The piece describes confrontations with Lone Jack Recorder and its editor, boasts of past gunplay, and mocks local officials while pledging to pursue future political aims.
A vintage ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pill as a cure for poor health and lists Stomach Liver Kidneys and Bowels as in order when using the product. It claims indomitable will and energy follow improved health and credits Dreier & Bros as the retailer with a 250 price note.
A Chicago lawyer recounts arriving in a small English town and being asked about Mrs Burns’s fall. He explains he had just traveled from America and hadn’t yet formed an opinion, while two locals privately judge him as not a “hell of a feller.”
Advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as cures for skin eruptions, burns, fever sores, ulcers, boils, felons, corns, warts, cuts, bruises, and other ailments. Claims quick relief, 85 cents per box, guaranteed quality, sold by Dreier Bros druggists.
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