Yet We Meant Well and The Silent Conscience of Authors
Fragmented dialogue about future novelists seeking historical background for settings from Palestine to Mexico. Mention of constipation remedies and a New York police scene hints at a humorous, disjointed newspaper page fragment. The excerpt blends literary musings with odd product references and a brief street encounter.
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Henry Harrison
Palestine
Mexico
Graustark
In Allen's Foot Ease and a Desert Town Tale
The text mixes a Breck in New Shoes ad reference with jumbled notes about a red haired man, a police court exchange, and a Nevada mining camp. It mentions a water works plant, electric lights, hotels and residences, and a growing town of about 15 000 people near Nye County.
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Breck
Allen
le Roy
Nevada
Thas
Nye County
Kean
Power of the Navy and Curious Anecdotes Stir Reader Minds
A Harper’s Weekly summary outlines naval power with twelve battleships and numerous cruisers, torpedo boats, and submarines, stating the fleet’s displacement exceeds 244000 tons. It notes the cost of the view was $300 per ship in commission and includes lighter anecdotes about teething remedies and Tom Reed’s collar misadventure in Portsmouth.
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Harper's Weekly
Oyster Bay
West Virginia
Evans
It Sounded Ungrateful A Frugal Shoemaker Learns a Lesson
A hardworking shoemaker, proud of his two daughters, buys a modest Plano for their education. He notes with irony that the first thing they learned on it was that everybody works but Father, a punchline he shares with a neighbor.
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Plano
Dustpan that keeps contents from wind and loss
An improved dustpan features a large covered surface and a swinging handle that drops collected dust into a top receptacle, preventing loss in a breeze. The page also includes several home canning and cooking instructions for Pickled Pears Raisin Bread waffles waffles and more with step by step preparation details.
Cured in 6 to 14 Days Claim for Piles Medicine
An advertisement promises PAZO OINTMENT cures for itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days with money refunds possible. The piece also includes a brief dialogue about marbles between a mother and two boys and a stray line about swallowing them, attributed to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Idc
Willie
St. Louias
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