Corpse with a Case: Wakefield Wins in Grave Court
In a wry legal fantasy, David Wakefield, long presumed dead after deadly incidents in Paradise, sues a doctor for interfering with his lawful sepulcher. Presented with a corpse as owner and a living judge, the court rules in favor of the corpse, awarding damages and costs in a unique clash of common law and the afterlife.
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F. A. Mitchel
David Wakefeld
Ulness
Wakefield
Paradise
Hexi Inn
Hin
H Im
Hanead
Eastern Law School
Cage
Oie
Tatterton
Supreme Court of
David Wakefield
The Latest in a Summer Don’ts
A humorous collection of summer do nots urging temperance and self care. It lists avoid hard work and haste, skip heavy outfits for comfort, bathe often, hydrate with cool water, and gentle guidance for women and children, emphasizing moderation and breathing space in heat.
Bear Kills Baby Bearer Keeps Baby Safe
Story recalls a Unity father and two children with a Winchester rifle pursuing a bear that had carried his daughter away. The hunter shot the bear in the head after confronting it about twenty rods from the ground, saving the girl who was unharmed aside from clothing torn and scratches. The bear weighed 980 pounds and was male.
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Stevens Point
Kleinert
Unity
Excursion Rates For State Interests Exposition
Tickets on sale September 11 to 17 with return by September 18 for a grand demonstration of the agricultural live stock industrial and educational interests of the state. Don t miss this event. Per tickets gates and full particulars apply to any ticket agent of the North Western Line 4612.
Free lands in Wyoming offer 320 acre homesteads
Send for a government booklet describing 320 acres in Wyoming free of cost, irrigation projects, and approved methods of scientific farming. Homeseeker service promises direct train service from Chicago and the East. Public notice cites W. B. Kniskern in Chicago as contact and hints at reform debates and a marriage dispute in Brooklyn.
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U. S
Wyoming
Homeseeker States
Chicago
Kniskern, P. T. M
Low Colonist Rates to Pacific Coast Sell Daily
Tickets on sale daily September 15 to October 15 good on personally conducted tours in tourist sleeping cars to the coast without change via the Chicago Union Pacific North Western Line. For full particulars write S A Hutchison Manager Tour Dept 212 Clark Street Chicago or apply to any ticket agent at The North Western Line. 464
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Chicago
Union Pacific & North Western
S. A. Hutchison
Clark Street
North Western
More Than Figurative Ales in Weary Wiggles Pants
Weary Wiggles sighs about torn trousers in a humorous line from Lippincott's. The cartoonish quip frames pants nearly worn through as a pun on being beyond repair.
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Lippincott's
Wausan Business College Ad Appears For Students
An old advertisement invites readers to join Wausan Business College noting courses in shorthand and bookkeeping, expert teaching, and strong job placement claims. It requests correspondence for a catalogue and mentions references from local firms and former students. Also included are unclaimed letters listing Marshfield Wisconsin and an Anti Salmon League notice with postal instructions.
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The
Wausan Business College
Wansan
E.D. Wiemrr
Wa Wis
Jane
Council Proceedings in Mambfield Wisconsin special meeting
Special meeting of the Common Council of Mambfield Wisconsin held August 3 1900 at 10 PM. Mayor Condor presided with Aldermen Nikolmi Thus Varney Pollard Finney Kabskopf Strauss Marx and dupes present. MacFarlane Lundgren and voll absent. License Committee recommendations discussed for Val Blots Boewoe Company and Frank Kelner license requests. report contents indicate reconsideration blocked and offense noted about stairway safety. City Clerk Fleckstein organized adjournment. clipping mentions local knives and tools.
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Tle
Mambfield
Wiscapkia
Condor
Nikolmi
Varney
Pollard
Finney
Kabskopf
Strauss
Marx
Dupes
MacFarlane
Lundgren
Voll
Marshield
Wis
Sigerman
Common Council
Aupubard
MG. Fleckstein
Livengg
Val Blots Boewoe Company
H.C. Slobe
C. S. Sheerin
Yoonse
Dr Shoop's Cough Remedy Promoted for Coughs
An old advertisement touts Dr Shoop's Cough Remedy as quick relief for tickling or dry coughs. It claims the product is harmless and suitable for babies, using lung healing shrub components with no opium or chloroform. Sold by Sexton Bros.
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Dr. Shoop
Sexton Ros
Buttons in Contribution Box at St Marys church Dover
A Pall Mall Gazette note says plates replace collection bags at St Marys church Dover due to many buttons found. It claims sick people suffer stomach, heart, and kidney issues from weak nerves and promotes Dr Shoops Restorative as a remedy. Test the Restorative 48 hours. Sold by Sexton Bros.
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St. Mary's Church
Dover
Pall Mall Gazette
Sexton Bros
Frugal Wife and the Plea for Health Coffee
A sick peasant asks his wife for a broth like substitute. The ad promotes Dr Shoop Health Coffee as a quick, wholesome alternative made from toasted cereals malt and nuts. It claims rich coffee flavor without health risks and promises instant preparation. Rose Bros.
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Dr. Shoop
Rose Bros
Wasted Efforts in Bridge Building and Water Payoffs
A reflection on efforts to construct bridges before need arises and the cost of such work with little chance of water-related payoff. The text notes that some invest in bridges and related expenses prematurely, suggesting limited return on these projects.
Preventics Candy Cold Core Tasset promotes quick relief
A popular Preventics candy cold core tasset is sold by Sexton Bros and druggists everywhere. In a few hours it is claimed to break any cold without quinine laxatives or harsh ingredients. Safe and toothsome, it is marketed as suitable for children. Box of 48 for 25 cents.
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Sexton Bros
Before and After Reflections of Mind After Marriage
Before marriage a woman studies reflections in the mirror then after marriage she is engrossed with reflections in the mind. Pink Pain Tablets Dr Shoops stop headache womanly pains in 20 minutes. Ask your druggist or doctor about this formula it is sine. Sexton Bros.
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Marshfield Bedding Co
Craneeld
State Horticultural Society
Germany
Tony Schaefer
Chilton
Northen
Wisconsin
J. 8
Milwaukee
Free Lands
Chicago & North-Western
Hroaklyn Standard Union
Riverview Exposition
Creation
Robin
Exhibition
Indiana
Riverview
Pacific Coast
Business College
Marshfield
Masterson
Harry Pres
Rogers
Sarrah Sullivan Rose Thames
Walt Tersons
Ichu Cole
Council Proceedings
AL Veter J
Nikolas License Committee
Divense Committee
MG. Ee Naetn City Crerk
Sexton’s
Sexton Brothers
Belle Fourche Valley
Black Hills
South Dakota
Belle Fourche
Hot Springs
United States
U.S
Deadwood
Lead
Rapid City
C. E. Strouts
Marshfield, Wis
T. W. Teasdale
Gen. Pass
St. Paul, Minn
Wausau Business College
Wauesa
E. Widmer
S. Peach St
T. F. Raught
Peach St
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