Barton Runs Away and Meets Sally Dunkelberg
Orphan Barton Baynes goes to live with his uncle on a farm in 1826. After a bee sting accident and donnybrook with Amos, Barton runs off to reach Sally Dunkelberg and is helped by Dug Draper and a kind lawyer, who takes him to meet the Dunkelbergs and to buy him new shoes.
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Barton Baynes
Peabody Baynes
Dees
Rattleroad
Lickitysplit
Sally Dunkelberg
Bayneéses
Barton
Kate
Amos Grimshaw
Baynes
Amos
Donkelberga
Uncle Peabody
Dug Draner
Dunkelbergs
Dog Draper
Canton
Lickiitysplit
Mrs. Horace Dunkelberg
Sally
Bart
Barton and Salty Dunkelberg Meet in Unpleasant Twist
Barton travels to town and encounters Salty Dunkelberg once more, but this second meeting proves less pleasant than their first. His friendship with the notable Silas Wright, however, grows more favorable.
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Barton
Salty Dunkelberg
Silas Wright
Owever
Mors Faver
The Mourners by the Temperance Union
A satirical piece in verse about a loan shark left broke after Prohibition dulls his trade. He recalls the old gin rails days when liquor profits funded his business, now wiped out as the premises face demolition to make way for a school.
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Washingtown
Chicago Herald-Examiner
New Spirit and the New Army Report Shares U S Temperance View
Philip W. Wilson, special London Daily News correspondent, cites Odell’s New Spirit and the New Army noting alcohol use in the U S has fallen to a minimum. He says Washington’s postwar population exceeds 460000 with no saloons, theatres and restaurants dry. The piece argues temperance may reshape global competition in war and peace.
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Philip W. “Wilson
London Daily News
New York
United States
Fleming’ Revell
Thad
Joseph TI. Odell
Odell
Washington
Denver Sees Tourism and Jobs Rise Under Prohibition
Harry W. Newcomb of Newcomb Realty argues prohibition boosted Denver's economy. He notes more tourists, fully occupied hotels and rentals, faster bill collections, and brewery shifts to malted milk products. Saloon workers found legitimate work and became prohibition advocates.
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Denver
Harry W. Newcomb
Newcomb Realty Company
Colorado
Woman Seeks to Set Aside Divorce Granted in June
In Pontiac Michigan a woman who was granted a divorce on June 8 appeared in court to have the decree set aside. She had been separated from her husband due to his excess drinking and told the judge he no longer uses liquor. The court, noting both parties agreed, granted the setting aside. A cor respondent notes the change may not have happened if liquor restrictions had remained.
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Pontiac. Mich
Press Gazette
Iicense
Prohibition Verse from Kansas City Star Note
A fragmented verse targets prohibition in a Kansas City Star framing. The lines mock banning alcohol and its social impact, with references to Barleycorn and rye and a dystopic toast to a drier world. The crumbling text evokes a satirical or op-ed style piece from a Cleveland Plate Dealer source.
Canada’s New Development Promises Wartime to Peace Reconstruction
The government pledges large scale postwar work to employ the unemployed, expand western agriculture and cattle, and boost power and industrial development. It highlights cheap coal and water power, increased shipbuilding, steel, and railway equipment, plus a Canada ready to aid Europe’s recovery.
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Beminion
Canada
West
Canadian West
Niagara
St. Lawrence
Heurope
Sac
Poemess Questioned by Niece in Indianapolis Stenographer Tale
In Indianapolis a stenographer known for rhymes entertains family. Virginia, visiting, watches as auntie composes jingles and asks why she is not a poemess instead. The playful moment highlights a poetic talent within a stenographer's daily routine.
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Indianapolis
Virginia
Get New Kidneys Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Ad
An old advertisement promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles Bright's disease warning, urging instant treatment and claiming quick relief with a money back guarantee. The copy cites two capsules daily and highlights the GOLD MEDAL brand.
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Bright
Hyeradher
Haarlem
Crug
Resourceful Landlord Questioned on Bachelor Apartment
In a Buffalo Express item a landlord defends a so called bachelor apartment describing it as a single room. The exchange questions what counts as a rental unit and what constitutes proper housing.
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Buffalo Express
Cuticura for Sore Hands Advertised in Old Medical Soap
A fragmented ad promotes Cuticura for sore hands with hot suds and drying rubs using Heura Ointment and Remiore Ointment. Offers free samples via Cuticora Rept. X Boston and lists prices 25 cents each for Soap and Ointment.
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Cuticora
Rept
Boston
Bv Mall
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North Country
Irving Rapheller
Eben Holden
D'Ri and I
Darrel
Blessed Sles
Lizzie
Silas Wright, JR
Deel
Aunt Deel
Shep
I. Vdms
Howse
Gimbed
Peabody
Wade Peabody
Tay Coat
Aunt Desi
Sally Dunckelberg
Sally Dunkerberg
Dunkerbergs
Selly Dunkelberg
Silas Wi Law
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Jaler
Kansas City Star
Cleveland Plate
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