Potatoes and Politics: Potsy Confesses to Soviet Plot
A spoof confession labeled Potsy the Potato Bug accuses a worldwide campaign to destroy Soviet potatoes. The piece weaves parody with references to Meadow Brook NY, Czechoslovakia, and Washington, noting “Vanishing Americanisms” and a Florida racetrack vote.
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Potsy
Kremlin
Ald
Guss
Spud Blitzer
Meadowbrook
L. I
Keep Him Caged And The Church Sermon Tale
Fragmented prose recounts a child Anne at church watching a preacher earnest in the pulpit. The piece pivots on a question about danger if the preacher “gets out” and reflects on women and charm, marriage, age, and happiness.
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Little Anne
Small Anne
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HADACOL Ad Claims Health Boost From Vitamins
An advertisement from 1960 promotes HADACOL a vitamin and mineral tonic for better health. It features Mr. Seymour Marks praising the product and encouraging readers to try the trial size or hospital size with a money back guarantee. The copy urges avoiding substitutes and provides ordering details from The LeBlanc Corporation Lafayette Louisiana.
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Seymour Marks
Morrison St
Gregory
St. Louis
Missouri
Marks
Hadacol
LeBlanc Corporation
Lafayette
Louisiana
The
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