Polly's Hospitality Brings Surprise Visitor Home
Polly Piper defies her mother by inviting a hungry stranger the schoolmaster, later revealed as Albert Haven from New York and heir to a relative, to share a meal. Polly's quick kindness reunites cousins and settles the day with Peach shortcake, coffee, and hospitality.
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Polly
Mrs. Piper
Old Gloriana
Polly Piper
Haven Hill
Viola Bartlett
Gloria
Paracelsus Piper
Gloriana
Piper
Boadicea
Cousin Albert
Mrs Piper
Albert Haven
New York
Albert
Mr. Haven
Helen Forest Graves
Philadelphia
Lost A Golden Opportunity
A quip exposes social disappointment as a speaker scans a room for interest but finds no attractive women. The line reflects a wry social observation and humorous self awareness about reputation and appeal.
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Sheardly
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Fursman, Noted Pontiac Real Estate Man Sought
Prominent Pontiac realtor and loan broker Fursman vanished Tuesday afternoon last week after long service with Burr & Williams of Bloomington. Investigators allege he carried nefarious dealings over years, with Bloomington firm claiming about 100000 dollars short in accounts. past forgery terms noted, though recently regarded as a safe businessman.
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Fursman
Pontiac
Burr & Williams
Bloomington
Furman
The Comet Bottle and Dr Bull’s Doug Syrup Advertisement
A historic newspaper fragment praises a forthcoming comet imagined as a golden bottle and extols Dr Pierce’s vegetable compound for liver kidney blood purification and vitality. It cites Dr Bull’s Doug Syrup as a safe life insurance planter against consumption and promotes medical products amid orations by Robert G. Ingersoll.
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Salvation Oil
Dr Bull
Doug
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