Advertising Trick Swindles Farmers In South Dakota
A fraudulent scheme targets farmers by first offering low land prices then raising them to as high as sixty dollars per acre. The con artist, posing as an agent, urges payment for advertising at fifty cents per acre with a verbal promise of no payment until sale. Farmers sign a contract and receive ads demanding money. In Brown County twenty two agriculturists were duped. one paid three hundred twenty dollars. Some vow to fight in court.
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South Dakota
Moe Moan
Bates
Ano Perland
Glenarm
Mever
Paul Stoddard
St Agathas
Olivia Gladys Armstrong
Indiana
CuticurA Cured Four Women and Babies in Chattanooga
A Chattanooga reader describes Cuticura curing skin troubles including a running sore on a baby’s neck and a face full of tetter after trying other remedies. The letter cites one set of Cuticura Remedies as effective for the infant’s scalp and a family uncle’s baby with sores.
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Lillie Wildher
Eleventh St
Chattanooga
Tenn
Mansion of a Thousand Candles Chapter X continues
The narrator returns to the hall after studying the destroyed plans and confronts Bates. Mr Glenarm pressures Bates on the house plans while meeting the Reverend Paul Stoddard who offers wary friendship and hints at hidden motives surrounding Sister Theresa.
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Jild
Glenarm
Morgan
Tim
Bates
A Galler
Paul Stoddard
Complaints Register Reveals Club Quirks and Gossip
A club secretary keeps complaint books noting odd grievances from cold hot water to missing novels. Members gossip about a popular figure May Hawkins flirtations and lingering debts while anonymous scandals dim the club’s pages.
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May Hawkins
Tenner
Night of Suspicion at Glenarm Unveils Hidden Motives
After a perilous night, the narrator contemplates Pickering’s possible theft of a grand fortune and plots to unmask treachery. Megan, Sister Theresa, and an unknown heir loom as potential players while the caretaker Morgan’s loyalty remains doubtful. A note from the Sisters of St Agatha appears, deepening the mystery.
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Glenarm
Larry
New York
Pickering
Megan
Sister Theresa
Wabana County
Arthur
Bates
the Sisters of St Agatha Trust
Multiple Murders and Labor Turmoil Dominate Northwest Notes
In Butte and Seattle a railway worker dies after beating and robbery by an unknown assailant. A Greek suspect in Seattle is fatally shot by a posse after resisting arrest. Oregon, Nevada, and Montana reports include bank arrests, land cases, and labor disputes. A Japanese worker in Butte commits suicide after fatally shooting a fellow laborer during a drunken dispute.
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W. B Wolcott
Red Hecht
Butte
Sam Davis
McGill Nevada
Democratic National Committee
Denver
House
Congress
Special Commission
Cerlelthe
Seattle
Dumberthen
Mille
Francis Tooflenes
Portland
Oregon
C. Mathis
Exvchinee Bank
Washington
Astcroft
Atrauchten
aMar
Mildred
Kenate Fidttelars
Clark
Wyoming
Montana
Oregon Cuorada
Nevedataho
New Mexico
Arivzona
Han
Rowsevere Difford Pinehoat
Cee
Joa McGuire
Ouetoor Life
Euine
Weapitt Cork
North Fork
Shoshone
Henrietta
Johnson
Guy C Stratton
Acme
J F Ives
Stimson Mill Company
Stratton
Goldfidd
Western Federation of Miners
Thomas O'Brien
Oneda
M. Kosaka
Kidney disease cure claims in Swamp Root advertisement
An old advertisement promotes Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney disease and related health issues. It asserts kidney trouble leads to severe organ damage and touts the product as a universal cure with testimonials and dubious medical claims. The text imitates health advice typical of period storefront promotion.
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CCC
Bert
Tay Ceyers
Roerauter Noy Wien
Fragmented Note on Cheap Goods and Evening Outing
A garbled message hints at seeking happiness and cheap goods. It mentions going to a night merchant for something to drink and perhaps a free tree or beverage.
Castor and family warnings mix with whispered phone tale
The fragmentary OCR blends a health notice urging Castor for infants with a domestic phone whisper narrative. It touches on parental concern over safety and a hushed conversation about a secretive call, hinting at wary trust and private worries.
Domestic Jar Echoes Past Marriage Plea
Fragmentary dialogue reveals tension over visits before marriage as one partner recalls promises of frequent visits. The other responds meekly that the visitor had ceased to please.
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Trute
Manna
Grape-Nuts Cited As Miracle Food For Babies And Adults
Theresa Reason praises Grape-Nuts as a life saving feed for a failing infant and a healthy option for grownups. She describes preparing a strained juice from Grape-Nuts mixed with milk, fed every two hours, and claims doctors once blamed condensed milk for a stomach issue. The promotion references The Road to Wellville and urges readers to try the product for health benefits.
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Baby
Theresa Reason
Wellvile
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Cuticura
Miranda
Harvard Lampoon
Boubs Merrill
Olivia
Miss Devereux
Columbia
Oxford
California
AYALL
Northwest
United States
Hhh Hendricks
Porthamdl
Gate Creek
Land and Lumer Company
Western Pacific
California Nevada Line
Palia de Ney
Boavita Oh
Belortvetay
Myde
Parthal
Schleuter
Raneh
Tyr Ag
Oye Raters Assorlat
Cata Averom
Weston Federation of Miners
Avafars
Nevada
Jaumies Drourtas de Portlain
James Ione Jan
Miro Pyomelius
Queen
Monhe O. Fearn
Thiel Hosea
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