Parcels post bill threatens home merchants and towns
An editor urges rural residents to oppose the parcels post measure, arguing it shifts trade to city mail orders, harms country stores, depresses property values, and weakens village institutions. The piece calls on citizens to rally, contact Congress, and defend local commerce and community life.
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Edward B Moon
American League of Associations
Moiling
United States
Chicago
New York
Paris
Tisky
F. E French
Mart
Congress
Proverb and Herbal Remedy Featured in Brief
A proverb about a woman concealing what she does not know is paired with an advertisement for Garfield Tea claimed to remedy stomach liver and kidney irregularities made from pure herbs.
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Garfield
Price Debate In The Remedy On Beef Costs
The remark contends beef prices keep rising and asserts the best way to halt increases is to prevent prices from falling, reflecting a stance on market controls.
Lavish New Yorker Traces Wealth to Adam Joke
A rich man moves to New York and requests a genealogist trace his lineage to Adam. The genealogist retorts that for enough money they can prove by evolution that his family existed before Adam, delivering a wry humor line from Lippincott's Magazine.
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New York
Adam
Lippincott’s
Rude Fellow Sparks Hair Grudge Between Men
Reggy reports a confrontation with Percy in which Percy allegedly reached out and pulled his hair, prompting a tense exchange. Clarence questions the incident as Reggy recounts the event and its fiery nature.
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Reggy
Percy
Clarence
Gentle Result Prompts Quiet End in Prize Fight
The report describes a boxing match ending abruptly when one fighter appeared to fall asleep, contrasting with typical excitement. Observers note the bout lacked the usual vividly staged moments and excitement.
Marine Eye Salve and Remedy Sold by Druggists
An illustrated ophthalmic product, Marine Eye Salve and Marine Eye Remedy Co offers eye care for red weak watery eyes and granulated eyelids. Marketed as non patent medicine by oculists, sold in aseptic tubes at 2c and 60c per bottle, Chicago based.
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Marine Eye
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Pick Up Column Joke and Teething Syrup Ad Snippet
A humor line about placing a joke in the pick up column appears alongside an ad for Mrs Winnslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething. The product claims gum relief and wind colic cure at 25 cents a bottle, with a caption about a love that ends in old age.
Postum Affects Coffee Dyspepsia Story Cited
A farmer recounts ten years of stomach trouble caused by coffee and tea and credits Postum with restoring health after replacing coffee. He claims to have gained weight, stopped medicines, and improved digestion, with his family also adopting Postum. The letter is presented as a genuine testimonial from Battle Creek’s Postum Co.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Cever
When She Comes into Her Own
The speaker argues that the defendant should not receive the single sentence dictated by the evidence. The defense notes the client’s full figure would be humiliated by prison stripes, while the judge reacts with disbelief and humor as the prisoner is discharged.
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Puck
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Wiil
Fletcher
Coca-Cola
Chattanooga
Coca-Cola CO
Atlanta
W. L. Douglas
W.l.douglas
W.L. Douglas
W.ld
W L Douglas
Douglas
Brockton
Mass
W.L. 1.Douglas
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