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Newspaper
Petersburg Daily Progress
Location
Petersburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1909
Page
2
A Georgia evangelist recounts a colored man visiting a store and asking for gunpowder. The dealer shows powder. the man examines, smells, and concludes it seems to have fired previously. The dialogue highlights misunderstandings and a punchline about the powder’s condition.
During a political tour with Secretary Olney, President Cleveland arrived in a town amid a severe storm. Rain turned to hail as stones battered the carriage while a brass band braved the weather. Cleveland remarked that it was the most realistic music he ever heard and asked what they were playing.
A girl seeks half day absence claiming a telegram about family visitors. the teacher cites rules and the student points to the category Domestic affliction, highlighting a family emergency as reason.
A Southern congressman recounts a stump speech in Mississippi where a man cried of being robbed by pickpockets. Williams replied there were no Republicans present to provoke laughter, then the man admitted he was the only one.
Johnny Green recalls his father spending time at the dentist in New York and says it cost nearly $300 to have his eyeteeth cut, reflecting on costly dental work. Kiama asks why and Johnny explains the expense and context.
Two Irishmen discuss brickwork and mortar in a humorous exchange. A passerby notes differing views as a tramp counters a boastful citizen about pride, work, and social roles in a brief, wry vignette.
A husband and wife debate a daughter’s past suitor Morse Goble and her current fiancé Frank Gardner. The father asks bluntly if the daughter intends to lure Goble back to his wife, while the mother and daughter grapple with the social psychology of love, marriage, and appearance in a brisk family scene.
An advertisement extols Favorite Prescription for women relating to female diseases and weakness. It boasts non alcoholic, printed ingredients and endorsements by physicians. It offers free medical advice, a medical adviser book, and emphasizes confidential consultations with Dr. B V Pierce of Buffalo New York.
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