Gas fears and burglary scare end in comic disaster
Maurice Green shields his family by turning off the gas at the meter while his wife fears burglars. A night of confusion leads to a dramatic clash with a burglar and a misread shadow in a wardrobe mirror, ending in the couple's lesson about vigilance and misfortune.
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Cas
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Ida
Memory of the Old Guard Grenadiers
In Erfurt Napoleon and Alexander walk with a guard sentinel who once faced a fearsome wound. Napoleon asks about surviving such injuries, Alexander replies on inflicting them, and the grenadier coldly states the man who did it is dead.
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Erfurt
Judge orders horse race cue sparks speedy jury verdict
A western judge asks a bailiff to tell the jury there will be a horse race at Merrick's field at three. The jury, out 48 hours, returns a verdict within 30 minutes. The item reflects a humorous courtroom moment from Tit-Bits.
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Merrick’s
Darkened Stables For Milking Cows Proposed
Rural World urges farmers to use darkened stables for milking cows morning and evening. The darkness reduces fly annoyance, calms cows, and speeds milking while sparing cows from biting flies and pest misery.
Collier Weekly Promises Top Writers and Artists
An advertisement extols Collier's Weekly as the best weekly paper, touting famed contributors Mayo W. Hazenine Epcar Santos Juni Hawmonxe Rogan Fanecerrr and renowned artists. Subscriptions are 4.00 per year with 0.50 monthly payments, promising intellectual profit and pleasure. Address directions follow.
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Collier's Weekly
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Rogan Fanecerrr
One Minute Cough Cure Promoted By Merrihew
H B Merrihew promotes One Minute Cough Cure as the quick relief for whooping cough and croup and as a preventive for pneumonia and consumption. He also advocates De Witt’s Little Early Risers for headaches constipation and biliousness as a cure for general health.
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H. B. Merrihew
de Witt
B. Merrihew
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