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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
3
A young couple Marjorie and Harry flee a taxi wreck after a frantic ride ending beneath a lamppost. They seek a train wedding plan but the scene shifts as the chauffeur, the dog Snoozleums, and a passing minister are drawn into a widening travel tale aboard late night city streets.
In a massive station barn the author describes many strings, or ears, as if Gulliver stabled toys there. The scene shifts with whimsical motion as objects are whisked away and rearranged, presenting a playful, surreal image of a transformed railway space.
A fragment describes a doctor claiming to install a vacuum cleaner in his office as part of a supposed treatment for brain trouble. The dialogue questions the claim and labels it a crude insinuation.
James Greenman of Ionia Michigan recounts severe kidney trouble with back pain urinary weakness and weight loss. After using Doan s Kidney Pills he passed many stones and recovered. he credits Doan s for avoiding surgery. Garfield Tea is touted for sluggish liver and a light humorous aside on marriage.
In the Weber Fields dressing room Joe Weber and George Beban play checkers as tension builds for Beban's upcoming part. Weber hushes him with calm chatter about the trick of a checkers win to rile Beban before he goes on stage. Beban retorts that he owes Weber $1.90 and questions the amount.
A playful scene follows Little Bessie and her mother visiting town. They encounter a show with a ticket offering half price for children and amusingly consider buying a baby, highlighting a lighthearted moment in a local outing.
An old advertisement extols Allen’s Foot Ease antiseptic powder with five million free samples yearly and a Garfield Tea remedy for liver trouble and constipation. The copy targets both men and women, urging readers to request samples from Allen S. Olmsted in Le Roy New York and cites literary quotes to bolster credibility.
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