The Lady Agent Snares A Book Buyer Yet Again
A skeptical buyer resists a cheerful female book peddler while she skillfully hawks a spread of classics including Poe and Zola. Despite vows to end the cycle he yields again, captivated by her smile and playful talk. The scene riffs on temptation, poetry, and stubborn habits.
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Walt Mason Ponders A Nightingale Of The Page
The poem reflects on a maid who captivates kings and nations with perfect hair and allure. The speaker pairs literary details with physical charm while boasting a personal collection of thirty volumes and plans to take them home.
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Wit and Wisdom From a Bygone Column
A collage of quips on men and women, love and duty, with jests about cigars, silence, speech, religion, and behavior. An advertisement for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea promises stomach and bowel cleansing and a pure, sweet breath, from Cook Drug Co.
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Second Hand Auto Is Road's Only Engine
Westmoreland Kansas tale of C. E. Morris as receiver for the Kansas Southern Gulf Railroad using a second hand automobile for motive power. The line, once halted after partial construction, is now owned by Westmoreland Interurban Railway Co and operates profitably as the country’s sole gasoline railroad.
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Sawdust Salad Fad Touted By Prof Drew
Chicago article reports Prof George J Drew promoting sawdust as a diet aid. He claims it stimulates digestion via its fine fibers and can be eaten in a synede with lettuce tomatoes bananas and nuts. Drew demonstrations show him consuming four teaspoons daily with no pain after fifteen dishes.
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Court Goes Broke and Kidnapper Goes Free
William C Walters, once life sentences in the Bobbie Dunbar kidnapping case, has been freed after the Louisiana State Supreme Court granted a new trial. The parish court fund was exhausted at the first trial, and no effort will be made to retry. Walters, a training tinkerer and preacher, was arrested after the Dunbars disappeared with a boy Walters claimed was not Bobbie Dunbar. The Dunbars were given custody of the boy.
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Record Keeping for Small Backyard Poultry Profits
This piece urges farm households to track costs and revenues in poultry under clear accounts such as stock buildings and equipment feed and labor. It explains valuing stock, eggs, and market fowls, and notes manure value and depreciation. It also includes a parable on recognition of ability in a painter and a salesman.
Freckle Remedy Promises Free Trial If It Fails
A promoted beauty remedy offers Miss Freckle-face a free trial with money back guarantee. Purchase an ounce of double strength ethine from a druggist and apply a few times to remove freckles or improve complexion. Rare cases may require more than one ounce.
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Evarts Faces Family Pressure Over Single Girl Choice
Evarts and his married sister clash over his interest in Lily Dingle. The sister criticizes the girl’s looks and background, while Evarts brushes off her notes with humor. The brother mentions Lily’s fiancé Richard Piffkins and hints at family approval may hinge on a wedding.
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A Sadly Sinful World Housekeeper Exposed
The dialogue hints at a temperance narrative where a housekeeper laments hard times and loss of work as she reflects on being the “horrible example” rather than a lecturer. The exchange underscores moral critique of a world perceived as wicked and uninterested in temperance.
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Scents of Danger Confuses Mr Bangs and Bines
Fragmentary notes describe Joe Bangs and Joe Bines discussing danger and a scent. Bangs questions the smell while Bines asserts blindness and deafness but notes a detectable odor. No clear event or location is given.
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Extradition Plea After Fast Driving Crash
A man recounts the crash involving Ohio car No. 41144 that knocked him unconscious. He insists the driver exceeded the speed limit and seeks extradition papers rather than a warrant to pursue the case.
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Postmaster General recounts census marital status quips
Burlison at a Washington banquet recalls a postoffice census asking marital relations. Answers ranged from fair to middling and fine, to the tragic worst. The anecdote highlights the surprising responses from postmasters years ago.
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Washington
Chamberlain's Liniment Praised for Rheumatic Pains
Mrs Florence Slife of Wah, Indiana, reports great relief from sprains bruises and rheumatic pains after using Chamberlain's Liniment and endorses it highly. The ad states it provides prompt relief and is available everywhere.
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Iberlain
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Hard Luck Two Hard Citizens Plot In Secluded Spot
Two men talked in a hidden spot and one slipped away to join his partner. The other waited as the first reappeared, asking what was taken. The second man warned the target was a lawyer, noting it was hard luck. The dialogue hints at a attempted theft or scam.
Norah Observes Rival Employer While Out On Sunday
A young foreign woman newly in domestic service with the Hast End family enjoys an afternoon off with a friend. They stroll the street in fine attire when the companion points out Norah’s employer across the way and jokes about being noticed.
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Maggie
Alligator in Florida Water Perplexes Lovers
Alice and Belle chat about Alfred who is in the south for the winter. He sends a note describing a dearest little alligator, and the women debate keeping it, joking that it must be placed in Florida water until guidance arrives.
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Notice of Final Settlement of Estate in Putnam County
Notice is hereby given to the creditors heirs and legatees of Winfield S Fellows deceased to appear in the Putnam Circuit Court at Green Castle Indiana on June 25 1915 and show cause why the Final Settlement Accounts with the estate should not be approved and to prove heirship and receive their distributive shares Witness the Clerk of the Court Harry W Moore Clerk Putnam Circuit Court St Wkly June 11th
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Putnam Circuit Court
Greencastle
Indiana
Harry W. Moore
St Wkly
Witty maxims on love money and manners
A collection of humorous, aphoristic lines on romantic affection and prudence. The speaker notes men prefer being loved to loving, suggests settling debts with compliments, and advises sobriety to escape trouble while mocking a miser’s thrift.
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