RAT SNAP rat killer sales pitch across U S bulletins
An old advertisement promotes RAT SNAP as an effective rat poison with claims of rapid action and no odor. It lists sizes and prices 25c 50c and 1 00 and states sellers include John Cook and Sons J Sudranski Co and R P Mullins. The piece also references housewife routines and household tips, reflecting a general consumer notice style.
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John Cook & Sona
J. Sudranski
John Cook & Sons
J. Sudranski & Co
R. P. Mullins
Salvation Army Tackles Paper Shortage Through Waste Recycling
The Salvation Army plans a nationwide appeal for 16 million dollars May 10 20 to fund relief work and cites its record returning waste paper to mills. It reports saving 50 000 tons of paper and since ten years ago has recovered over a quarter of a million tons, with Indiana alone saving 7 000 tons and 31 115 hundredweights of ragassets. The effort supports 84 industrial homes and provides work for unemployed men through sorting baling and transporting baled material.
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Salvation Army
Indianapolis
Army Corps
The
Ago
National Headquarters
West 14Th Street
New York City
Salvationists
Indiana
Catlin
Indianapolio Corps
Citizen's State Committee
Arthur R. Robinson
Home Service
South Capitol Avenue
Captain Catlin
Home Service Fund
Repays Benefactors in Terre Haute Salvation Army Tale
Captain Otto Beasley recalls a local Salvation Army story in Terre Haute. Five months earlier the group aided a man in trouble, and later a laborer who had earned money settled the Army’s $150 piano credit without giving his name, saying they helped him then and he wanted to pay them back.
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Otto Beasley
Terre Haute
Salvation Army
An Unabused Monopolist in Carthage
A narrator encounters a wealthy lender who claims he profits by lending to those with bad credit and no security. He explains a childlike, methodical process of evaluating towns and debtors, boasting a minuscule loss rate over twenty years while sharing a humane origin story that led him to his unorthodox business.
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Carthage
Training of Dogs and Stage Tricks in Victorian Era
The article explains how dog trainers teach performing dogs through repeated cues and rewards, starting with beg and walking on hind legs. It notes the use of sticks for jumping, rewards as motivation, public outcry over cruelty, and subtle signals like finger snaps or rhythm sounds.
Cat Guards House and Cat's Early Morning Alarm
A physician recalls Tom the cat who slipped in overnight while a guest stayed. The cat loudly catewauls and confronts the guest at the door, challenging him as if intruding. The tale highlights a cat's keen awareness of visitors and manners in a home setting.
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Tom
Du Chaillu Sledge Acquired by American Museum of Natural History
The Lapland sledge used by Paul du Chaillu on his perilous journey described in The Land of the Midnight Sun has been received by the American Museum of Natural History. The seven foot long sledge features a canoe like prow, bark fiber ropes, and leather traces, once stored at Harper and presented by the Harpers, whom du Chaillu had gifted it on his return. He regarded it as the most eloquent souvenir of his travels.
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du Chaillu
Musean
Lapland
Paul du Chaillu
American Museum of Natural
Kerre
Harper
Franklin Square
Harmers
du Chatilu
English Farmer Recalls Sheepdog’s Remarkable Long-Distance Return
An English farmer recounts his sheepdog's journey from Somersetshire to the farm over more than forty miles. The dog, returning alone in the dark, traveled at speed estimated to be five to six miles per hour, aided by no known means or human help.
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Daugir
Somersetshire
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Central National Bank
Central Trust Company
Greencastle
United States
Federal Reserve Bank
U. S. Treasurer
Capital
R. L. O.har
S. A. Hays
Vice Press
L. Randel
Cashier
W. L. Wells
S. J. Hazelett
E. A. Browning
R. L. O’hair
J. L. Randel
C. H. Barnaby
Frank Donner
F. G. Gillmore
Pr. L. O'Hair
Stetson
Ahat
J.F. Cannon & Co
Garner Hill
Gladstone, N. J
Baling Press
Frank A. Munsey Company
William H. Hamby
Jenkins
Drake
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