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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1907
Page
7
Charles Smart reports from Detroit Free Press recounting the tale of the Sc w Boy who earns fame by killing the Evil Wolf. After jeers and fear he sharpens arrows and with a single perfect shot kills the alpha wolf and its litter, the tribe feasts and renames him Wolf Killer.
A gentleman walks with a cane when a boy snatches a purse from a gutter. The man pockets the missing item, smiles, and continues on, while a police officer arrives too late to stop the small theft. The tale pivots on a single trimmed word chain.
In playful banter two men discuss courtship rumors with a mock debate over engagement and pianistic pleas. One proposes to Miss Phocksy, the other denies, and the trio exchange humorous assurances about affection and proof.
A collection of playful quips and wordplay linking everyday items to humorous or ironic comparisons. It includes lines about music, work, animals, gardening, and common phrases, each offering a whimsy twist or pun.
Mr and Mrs Green and their little boy Willie waded a flooded stream after a bridge washout. In the middle the father saw bubbles and feared danger, while the mother reassured that Willie was held by her.
A Lake City Minnesota resident describes severe kidney trouble with back pains dizziness and vision issues. After using Dean's Kidney Pills they claim to have achieved perfect health. the product sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY for 65 cents a box.
A German traveler on a train refused to pay the 35 cent regulation fare, insisting on 25 cents. The conductor stopped the train and removed him. The man ran ahead of the engine onto the tracks, where the engineer blew the whistle as the traveler shouted he would not return.
Mrs Lizzie E Sledge of 540 Jones Ave Selma Alabama says a four year skin eczema with itching vanished after using Cuticura Remedies. She reports two doctors failed but a single set of Cuticura products cured all blemishes and no symptoms lingered for three years. The notice appears in All the Earmarks and features a humor panel about matrimonial ads.
An old newspaper fragment cites Castoria with the trademarked slogan safe for infants and children and notes it has been used for over 30 years. It promotes PAZO OINTMENT for piles with a 6 to 14 day guarantee and includes various ad captions and quips from the period.
The excerpt mixes a child speaking about aging and kneeling, a lone reference to Bromo Quinine with a signature claim, a Hesiod quote on unjust gains, a Lewis' Single Binder cigar promotion, and a cynical line about justice being blind and deaf. The read reads as a fragmented vintage newspaper collage.
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