Inside a Big Store Clerks and Customers in a Droll Diary
A correspondent details a day shopping undercover in a department store. He observes overbearing clerks, noisy displays, mispriced items, and chaotic scenes while noting his own antics and the colorful mix of staff and shoppers. The piece reads as a wry nineteenth century style vignette on retail life and human folly.
Pluck and Courage Through Language Change Across Texts
A reflective look traces the word pluck from early usage to modern equivalents signaling courage. It cites Walter Scott and 19th century texts, noting how “plack” and “pluck” entered language, with examples from speeches and periodicals.
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Walter Scatt
Artich
Ferman
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Doan’s Kidney Pills Cited By Frederick Man For Relief
A Frederick Maryland reader profiles kidney trouble from a cold. He shares severe back pain and-night urine symptoms, then credits Doan’s Kidney Pills with complete relief after six boxes. The ad notes Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as US agents and urges readers to try classified ads for prompt results.
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Neiles
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George HH. Bunitth
Third Street
Ingalo
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Donn
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