A Tale Of Married Life And A Red Sock Lesson
A Chicago Chronicle piece narrates a couple’s first year of marriage marked by friction over a sock repair. Jennie patches with red cotton, angering her mother in law and leading to a humorous moral about harmony. The piece ends with a sales pitch for One Minute Cough Cure as a remedy for respiratory illnesses.
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Jennie
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Adam
Chicago Chronicle
Hanes & Egoif
Conjugal Agreement and Humorous Notes From a Boston Paper
A fragmentary collage preserves jokes about marital harmony from a Boston Transcript quip in which a couple jokes about agreement. It then shifts to product promotions for DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve and Simmons Squaw Wine. The piece hints at sensational humor and older female health advice.
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Boston Transcript
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Hanes & Egolf
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