Government Sale of Dead Letters Opens Christmas Auction
The United States Post Office runs an annual Christmas clearance known as the Sale of Articles Accumulated in the Division of Dead Letters. The event, opened December 14 in Washington, auctions thousands of unclaimed items with jewelry and gifts often turning up as bargains.
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United States
National
Post Office Department
Washington
Post Office
Sam
Uncle Sam
United States Treasury
Tales of the Christmas Greens Off Duty Dialog
Off duty doctor remarks on appearance in a playful exchange with Miss Smiff-Or set within a Christmas greens tale. Subtle humor and social banter anchor a light seasonal vignette.
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Tales OF the
Miss Smiff
Suffered Terribly How Relief From Distressing Kidney Trouble Was Found
Mrs Elizabeth Wolf of Tipton Missouri describes severe bladder inflammation last spring with back pain scanty and painful secretions and constant fatigue. After using Doans Kidney Pills she recovered and remains well. Remember the name Doans. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y
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Elizabeth Wolf
W. Morgan St
Tipton
Doan
Foster. Milburn Co
Buffalo, N
Editor's Absence in Ridgeville Banner Office
A visitor asks if the editor is present. The assistant says he went out to hide a subscriber's jug of liquor and will be unable to work for a week afterward.
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Ridgeville Banner
Castoria safe remedy for infants bears signature
Important to Mothers urges examination of every Castoria bottle to ensure the Signature of Clurgy. Promotes over thirty years use and the kind you have always bought. A humorous aside about a Scottish farmer and a homey dinner ends with a mention of terms and appetite.
Why Dollardy Sells His Hotel and What He Does Now
A clipped ad style passage notes Dollardy sold his hotel because profits were not growing quickly enough, and he is now described as luxuriating in the role of head waiter. The text pivots to other aphorisms and product pitches on health remedies and social maxims.
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Halle
Sweden
Seu
Childr
England
Dollardy
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