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Fragmented satirical column with late 19th century notices
A garbled OCR collage mocks theater lines and ads. It references Hamlet with misrendered lines, a Bilsa Mattress offer at 920.80, a soap product, a Wide Awake Chain Drug Stores delivery claim, and political jabs about Repubs. Also notes fashion critiques of "old fashioned mother" and a sales pitch for unusual products. The piece weaves ad lines and public notices in a chaotic montage.
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Warwila
Uamlet
Bilsa Mattress Corporation
Convenien Iambe
Fittran Conte
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