Spinster and the arsonist of a New Year’s tale
A frail spinster and a shy bachelor share a tense bond in a village tale. A fire endangers the neighbor’s home while the man’s earlier restraint and pity toward her shape a strange, moral collision as New Year approaches.
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Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Cures Varied Ailments
After suffering from piles and skin sores, Will A. Marsh of Siler City N C reports relief after using Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The advertisement claims it cures burns boils ulcers fever sores eczema cuts and chapped hands and encourages readers to get it at Robt Prewett’s store.
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Dawn in June as mower rattle stirs a waking mood
The speaker yearns for a dawn awakening with a June breeze while listening to simple pleasures. Melba’s voice and money jingles, bells, streams, pine winds, and a mother’s croon evoke gladdened feelings, poets, and songs before a mower’s first rattle at dawn.
Dr King’s New Discovery Promised To Cure Grip
A wild blizzard rages causing suffering and illness with stuffed noses fever and throat coughing. Dr King’s New Discovery is touted as the remedy, with a customer claim of a three week crip illness cured by one bottle. Available in 65 and 1.00, guaranteed by Robt Préewett.
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No, man is a coward who has been married more than once
A provocative line stating that duplicity in marriage defines cowardice, reflecting a sharp stance on fidelity and social norms within a historical gossip or opinion column. The remark targets male behavior and marriage history as a moral measure.
Dangers from kidney issues prompt citizen warning
An article warns Marshall residents to watch kidney signal No 1 urine changes and signal No 2 back pain linked to sick kidneys. It promotes Dean's Kidney Pills with a local testimonial from C B Price of Paris Ti praising relief from back pain and altered secretions.
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Fragmented tale of a man wounded in battle and a poem
A wounded man named Jim Joyce lies dying after a front line injury described in clinical terms by a surgeon. The crowd and a friend question his fate as the dying man is mourned in a poem about parting and farewell by Grace Denlo Litchfield.
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Prohibition Era Tea Bottles Sold On Train Platform
A small-time peddler with a basket sold bottles described as cold tea to three or four thirsty passengers during a train stop. He warned buyers to drink after leaving the station to avoid trouble, insisting the contents were real cold tea and noting the risky nature of the sales.
Amusing Vignettes From an Autumn Ball in Philadelphia
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