Fair Treatment and Town Trade Territory Lessons
D. M. Carr argues for equal pricing and fair dealing in small towns to sustain local commerce. A farmer compares harrow prices between a county seat and a smaller town, choosing the lower offer and triggering a chain of lost trade for the county seat as residents shift to the rival store. The piece emphasizes honest, uniform pricing to protect a town’s trade area and avoid alienating customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jones
Jim Smith
Jones
D. M. Carr
Labor Guild Note on Price and Profit in Commerce
The piece argues that fair compensation is due to all involved in making and selling goods from raw materials to retailer. It warns that price cutting below manufacture and distribution costs harms the whole chain and eliminates the middleman, urging merchants and consumers to consider equity, costs, and incentives in pricing.
Paik Chyon Insurgents Suppression Debate Report
The magistrate Paik Chyon Mr Paik Inki asked Gipmiesson for his own position and said suppression is impossible due to ignorance of any education. He warned there is nothing to help the people but trouble. Korea Daily News report.
The Old Hitching Post Described As Visual Blight
A reader laments shabby main streets dominated by rickety hitching posts. The piece argues they create mud holes and dirt, hinder neat sidewalks, and invite disorder. It urges towns to regulate or relocate hitching posts to preserve street appearance and business areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Green
Keep Up With The Front In This Strenuous Business Era
The piece urges readers to join the front ranks of progress in business through hard work and up to date methods. It extols staying informed on markets and trade conditions, warns that rules change, and condemns those who lag behind. Emphasizes carrying the banner, alertness, and avoiding the rear.
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Step-Lively
Haa
The Two and One Game Wargatn Puzzle
A cryptic line hints at a wordplay puzzle where two items form a phrase, yet only one yields the solution. The quip weighs on pairing and singular payoff, suggesting a clever linguistic twist in a brief column note.
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Wargatn
Puck
Owl Sets Fire to Hayrick in Cornwall Blaze
An owl flew from a burning chimney at Coverach Cornwall bogland with feathers on fire and perched on a hayrick. The blaze destroyed the rick and endangered several straw stacks nearby.
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Coverach
Cornwall
How Paris Handles Rats Through Sewer Electric Trap
A fragment describes Paris routing its rat problem via a direct sewer solution. A naked electric wire, raised about six inches above the ground, is implied as part of an immediate pest control system.
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Paris
Dolan's Kidney Pills Claim Quick Relief and Cure
An Ohio woman suffering ten years of backache and fatigue credits Dolan's Kidney Pills with rapid relief and lasting cure after attempting many remedies. The testimonial states complete exhaustion, headaches, and "dirty spells" ended, with the product sold by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York for 50 cents.
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Thomas Dunn
Coambug
Ohio
Dolan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Dinner remarks reveal contrasting shahs in exile visit
A consul lecturing in Chicago recounted opinions on the present shah versus his predecessor. The tale mentions Lady Drummond Wolfe visiting the shah's harem with a friend, Miss Blank, who was about to be married, and the shah’s crude remark upon seeing her.
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Pahant
Perala
Chicago
Shahwwas
Drummond Wolfe
Miss Blank
Missouri man sues railway over dog’s death on tracks
A Missouri man sues a railway for damages after his hound was killed on the line. The company defends claiming the dog chased a rabbit onto the tracks, violating game laws, and that the rabbit was on the right of way and the dog trespassed hunting on the property. The defense alleges the dog was not notable and could have avoided trains, and asks to be discharged.
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Missouri
Saya
Boundary of Celt Imagination Probed in Hurling Tale
A New Yorker asks how far a hurler could drive the ball and Irish Athletic Association President Conway answers with a Talltin legend. The tale recalls Cuchuillin’s prowess and a kingly audience at great games, ending with a boastful image of the sport’s reach.
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Cuchulilint
President Conway
Irish Athletic Association
Mr. Conway
Cuchuillin
Ireland
Harper's Weekly
Nervous Musicians Find Postum Eases Practice
A Michigan music student reports coffee caused nerves to derail daily practice. After switching to Postum morning drinks, nervousness diminished by November, allowing resumed full study and regular routine. Father, a physician, endorses Postum to patients, praising its health benefits and superiority. “There’s a Reason” is the Postum slogan.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Mich
Wollviie
Taphan
Court stenographer recalls varied duties in Oklahoma case
In a Kansas City Times snippet, T Jocelyn, court stenographer for an Oklahoma judge, is described during a trial before Judge Pancoast. A witness dodges a liquor question, stating many roles including deputy sheriff and city marshal, janitor, and El Paso saloon bartender.
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T. Jocelyn
Wieht
Oklahoma
Cure Restores Baby's Skin from Eczema in Two Months
Mrs H F Budke of LeSueur Minnesota reports that a two month old girl developed a facial rash that worsened to eczema. After standard treatment failed, use of Cutura Remedies cleared all sores within two months and left the child with flawless skin. Date Apr 15 and May 20 07.
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H. F. Budke
LeSueur
Minn
Notable dates a new woman s marriage Elinor Glyn remark
English novelist Elinor Glyn told a New York dinner crowd that new women with clubs and fierce chins shock her. She recalled a dance conversation where a sister, the senior wrangler, is said to be most happily married because her husband dares not speak in her presence.
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Elinor Glyn
New York
In a Pinch Use ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE Powder
Advice-promoting ad copy for ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE powder. Claims cure for painful smarting feet and growing nails, reduces sweating, and eases shoe fit. Promises comfort and mentions trial package free with contact in Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
And He Knew Little Sister slipper contrast
The fragment contrasts felt slippers with non felt ones. Little sister asks about the difference while little brother explains that felt slippers are slimmer or leaner than ordinary slippers, illustrating a casual household comparison.
Brown's Bronchial Troches and assorted ads
Short, mixed text from an old newspaper fragment including medical ad for Brown's Bronchial Troches claiming throat relief without opiates, a Red Cross Ball Blue fabric instruction, a motto about living and unlearning, a stray note on bonds and taxes, a grape/champagne reference, and a Danish proverb fragment.
Lumbago Pain and Quick Relief Tactic
Describes rheumatism of the loins with severe back pain from cold exposure or wet clothing. Warns chronic disability if untreated. Claims quickest relief comes from reddening the skin with a flesh brush or rag, then applying ST JACOBS OIL by friction.
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ST. Jacobs
The Hottentot Tot Tongue Twister Debate
A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal relays a humorous debate aboard the Styx. Two shades clash over precedence and odd boasts of past crafts. The exchange ends with a wry line from Satan and a diverging view on tossing items overboard.
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Styx
Satan
Louisville Courier-Journal
Pettit's Eye Salve Celebrates Century of Use in Buffalo
An advertisement touts Pettit's Eye Salve as 100 years old and able to relieve tired eyes and cure eye aches inflamed or sore. It lists Howard Bros. of Buffalo as the seller. A second sentence notes a man’s judgment allows him to do things almost as well as a woman.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
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