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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1886
Page
4
A Sunflower County farmer tests labor demands by offering a 3 piece pie versus 4 piece shares to mule workers in a 1886 sharecrop dispute. The scene ends with a signed contract after workers compare the portions and laughter echoes.
A police officer catches a barefoot boy with pears hidden in his pockets claiming he found them on the ground and was returning them to the tree. The column then mentions a mosaic of other everyday quips and light verse snippets including a restaurant matron and a piano accordionist.
A recruiting notice seeks female agents in every city and village to travel and solicit orders for Madame Wood's Corsets and related wares. Agents earn twenty to fifty dollars weekly and are asked to request circulars and price lists from B. Wood at 64 South Salina Street, Syracuse, New York.
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