Radio era promises campaigns and concerts this year
A vintage advertisement urges listeners to buy the Atwater Kent 37 radio set as politics swing into homes via radio. It touts full vision dial, self contained cabinet, low house current cost, and nationwide broadcasts including Atwater Kent Radio Hour. The copy emphasizes urgency to own a modern radio for conventions, concerts, and fights, with prices around 24 dollars for a speaker and aggressive distribution across stations.
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Underwood
Tunney
Kent A.C
A. G
Atwater Kent
Atwater
Atwater Kent firm listed and family dialogue noted
A fragmentary page item notes Atwater Kent Manufacturing Company in Philadelphia along with a brief family scene about a discussion on income tax. The text includes an odd aside on garden bell covers and a mixed set of stray phrases.
Pathfinder travels prompt terse cryptic urban riff
A clipped fragment shows a Pathfinder style line about travel and local streets with odd phrasing and a British slang inflection. It hints at social travel, sidewalk movement, and a curious dialogue on driving. The piece reads like a street level exchange with sense of place but lacks full context.
Howe About By Ed Howe Wit and wry reflections on sentiment
The essayist surveys human folly and candor, arguing that intelligent people listen to opposing views, criticize sentimentality, and value industry and temperance. He mocks self serving reformers, notes marriage as a legal family unit, and laments how affection wanes after vows while money and reputation tempt. He muses on civilization versus savagery and warns against idle hope in easy schemes.
Joint-Ease Pain Relief Ad Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Joint-Ease as fast absorbing relief for rheumatic pains and sore joints and muscles. It claims rapid results and offers a free tube by mail with the buyer’s name and address, pricing at 60 cents, and lists locations including Hallowell Maine. It also contains unrelated text about homework.
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America
Popé Laborantories
Deal Hallowell
Maine
Every Woman Needs Good Health Adclaims
Lincoln Nebraska reader endorses Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription as health tonics. She praises regained health and strength from alternating the remedies and notes availability of free medical advice from Dr. Pierce at the Inyate Hotel in Buffalo New York.
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Lincoln, Nebr
Finn
Pierce
Ee Martha Btrayer
Great Men Distinguishing Knowledge and Power
Quote from American Magazine notes that great men differ by intense knowledge of one thing and confident use of it. It cites a statistic that only two percent of trees struck by lightning in national forests are eaten by fire, yet this causes one percent of the forest to suffer damage.
Mind of Senator Smoot on business and a wedding
The article quotes Senator Smoot urging to keep sentiment out of business while recounting a Detroit Free Press anecdote. At a fashionable wedding the groom was late as he cashed many wedding presents checks from bank to bank, explaining he could not stop a cashed check.
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Smoot
Detroit Free Press
Mount Carmel man feigns hunger for free meals
Evidently hungry Alvert Brown, described as a down and outer, entered Mount Carmel UL and requested aid. Two witnesses offered to pay for as much as he could eat, and Brown allegedly consumed seventeen hamburgers, nine coffees, seven slices of bacon, two pints of milk, three oyster stews, six jelly rolls, two cans of beans, and several glasses of water.
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Alvert Brown
Mount Carmel
Brown
Parable Quote About Parade and Circus Wisdom
A terse line about a father convincing his children the parade is all there is to the circus. The dialogue features a humorous exchange involving Troy and Vin and ends with a wry exasperation.
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La&twater Des Bane
Kent
Adio
A. C
A.C
Ruilio
Associated
Rockies
Atwater Kent Manufacturing Company
Wiesshickon Avenue A
President
Philadelphia, Pa
Mr. Sr
Martha
Bashan
Pathfinder
Ruby Brandon
Alabastine Company
Grandville Ave
Grand Rapids
Mich
Howe
ED Howe
Dent
Old Wretel
Wateheed
Reynolds Tobsee C Company
Winston-Salem
N.C
Monarch
Kunter
Troy
Vin
CEP
Enea
NA. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
Bricer
Sandiss
W.L. Douglas Shoe CO
Spark Streets
Brookton
Man
Theta
Orme Havel
Guatatson
California
23Rd St
Los Angeles
Calif
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