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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1880
Page
4
A man at a Lime Rock hotel asks for a room and proposes paying weekly or yearly rates for board. He jokes about meals for two, shows a carpet bag, then reveals $50,000 in government bonds as security. The clerk refuses. the man leaves for a wagon yard. The tale ends with a moral about polite behavior and money.
A curious set of forfeits designed to amuse or mildly offend participants. Tasks include balancing a newspaper to prevent contact, entering with altered counts of Lego, acting the dumb servant, placing a pencil to block jumps, asking a question with no answer yes, pushing a chair through a finger ring, and forcing oneself through a keyhole.
An E R Official Chicago Times Grace report claims Hop Bitters cured a young man of insatiable liquor thirst and restored steadiness for over two years. It notes others cured as well and cites confidence from readers. The text also includes stray lines about Clara, a friend, and a studying young lady curious about powders.
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