The Marrying Squire of Indiana
George E. Law of Franklin Indiana the 13 percent justice widely known as the marrying squire due to numerous marriages cites a 1906 letter recommending Dosa's Kidney Pills for back pain sleep and urine issues. He reaffirmed his endorsement January 5 1909 and says he has advised the remedy to many others. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY 50 cents a box.
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George E. Law
Justice of the Peace
Franklin
St. Brazil
Ind
Squire
Indiana
Judge Law
Dosa
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Meant the Other Way and Sunday School Tales
The passage recalls Admiral Sperry’s anecdote about a cholera outbreak in 1876 and a story from Sunday school where Freddie learns about Eve and Adam. A mother questions the boy about what he learned, and he explains Eve as Mrs Eve Adam who kept house in a garden.
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Sperry
Naval War College
Newport
Sunday Magazine
Freddie
Elchiid
Mimma
God
Eve
Adam
Mumma
Eve Adam
Susie Wins Appeal for New Opera Slippers
In a family dispute Susie nagged for a new pair of all opera slippers to wear at a children’s party on Sunday. After fruitless pleas her mother refused but Susie persisted. On Wednesday she wore the slippers, claiming she would be sorry if disappointed.
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Susie
Sald
Mamma
Sahiaay
Sol
Eureka
Van
Ife
Scudder
Hardy Ann
Nate
Washington
Huldy Ann
Hurdy
Hoe
Hartley
Mr. van Brunt
Morton
Sparrow
Brown
Lycurgus
Editha
Caesar
Dr. Penrose
Mr. Morton
Cap'n
Benijah Poundberry
Selectmen
Peter T. Brown
Van Brunt and Hartley in Island Comedy and Auction Plot
Story details comical town romance with Miss Agnes Pope and Edward Brunt among rich New Yorkers. On Fourth of July adventures Van Brunt and Hartley are rescued from squalls, visit Ozone Island, and a church lawn fete auction exposes satire as Van Brunt auctions a charity lamb with risky grandiose schemes.
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Solomon Pratt
Edward An Brunt
Martin Hartley
Pratt
van Brunt
Agnes Pope
Hartley
Bmastwick
Wartley
Reddy
Miss Page
Ozone Island
Hartly
Mureka Sparrow
Misa Page
Niureka
Hartley's Rase
Agnes
New Idea Helps Wisconsin Couple Through Change
A Wisconsin couple adopts a new idea Postum coffee substitute reporting improvements in sleep nerves skin and temper. They credit boiling Postum properly for a richer brew and note friends also benefited and adopted the change.
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Delustion
Postum Co
Rattle Creek
Mich
Wellwille
Connecticut Deacon’s Clam Bake Prayer
A pious Connecticut deacon at a Rhode Island clam bake overindulged in clams and prayed for forgiveness. He confessed his sin of gluttony and asked for health, then paused and added that few or none would be eaten again, ending with amen.
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James
Nate Scudder
Hartley
Scudder
Joose
Nate
Van
van Brunt
Elect
Half Moon Neck
Martin
Eureka
Lycurgus
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Nelson’s Naval Appointment Thrust by Backdoor Influence
A historical note claims Admiral Nelson gained his naval post through favoritism and backdoor influence rather than merit. It suggests his father could not fund Osborne education and asserts Nelson would have been rejected for physical inferiority if given a fair chance.
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England
Admiral Nelson
Nelson
Osborne
Promise To See Him Do It Tomorrow
A narrator recalls planning to witness a mysterious act the next morning, claiming it is for the sake of a certain daughter and requiring engineering and diplomacy. The speaker keeps mum about details, insisting "wait and see" and expressing disbelief at any evidence short of personal observation.
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Eureka
Saint Peter
The Best Laid Plans Chapter Explores Sparrow Scheme
In a tense dialogue on the Neck road, Hartley reveals a plan to ease the Sparrow girl’s life by removing her father. The narrator weighs money, faith, and possible schemes as Hartley explains his motive and the elusive path to freedom from papa.
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Theo
Hartley
Skipper
Mr. Hartley
Sol
Scudder
Nate
Papa
Washy
Sparrow Place
Apple tree pruning and home laundering tips
Cecilia City and Cyrus Cornswoggle discuss pruning an apple tree and staying with simple tasks. The piece extols starch use and proper laundering to improve fabric appearance, suggesting Defiance Store as a product. A stray joke about a wood chopping woman adds light humor.
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Cecilia City
Cyrus
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad
Vienna WV reader credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with lifting years of illness. Ad touts relief from female complaints including inflammation ulcers and irregularities. Claims extensive testimonials and invites confidential advice from Lynn Massachusetts lab.
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Vienna
W. Va
Lydia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Wheaton
E. Pinkham
Lynns Mass
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