Old Man Wanted at Marion County rummage sale
An elderly wanderer was bought for 2.39 at a Marion County Woman's Christian Temperance Union rummage sale after a tired, hungry man offered to work for food and clothing. The scene showed a sparse bidding and the man left with H. W. Shay as his new master. The passage shifts to cotton market notes and rural economy, urging growers to hold cotton for fair value amid high prices and discussing farm wages, rural education, and infrastructure as keys to state prosperity.
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Indianapolis
Marion County Woman’s Christian Tempe Soldperance Union
Ben
H. W. Shay
Hub Clothing Company Christmas Dinner for Norfolk Children
Norfolk folks read of The Hub Clothing Company's plan to host a free Christmas dinner for poor children of Norfolk, Portsmouth and Berkley. The Armory event will serve turkey ham potatoes cranberries mince pie and fruit with tickets available from the Union Mission superintendent and The Hub manager.
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Tur
Norfolk Virginian Pilot
Norfolk
Virginian Pilot
Hub Clothing Company
Portsmouth
Berkley
C.L. Fine
Armoryland
Ashley
Union Mission
Fine
The Cleverness of Crime and Seven Years in Sing Sing
A New York American piece reflects on a city robbery of $12 and a seven year Sing Sing sentence. It considers the high price of crime, the imagined outcomes of jail, and questions whether so-called clever criminals truly possess cunning. It urges sharper moral instruction to deter crime and notes reform tendencies among aging thieves. It ends with an ad for Chamberlain's tablets.
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New York
Wall Street
England
France
Liberty
Chicago
Hitle
Peruna Promises Cure for Catarrh Across the Body
An advertisement touts Peruna as a universal remedy for catarrh, claiming it cures catarrh anywhere in the body. It cites testimonials from customers, including Mrs. M. K. Bousch and Herman Elke, praising improvement after using multiple bottles. The piece urges readers to seek the remedy through Dr. Hartman and their local pharmacist.
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Hartman
Richmond
Ea Brit
M. K. Bouse
Catarria
Herman Elke
Grehard Milwaukee
Wis
Herman Ehike
B. H. Runyan
Salesville
Archie Godin
Beech Street
Fitchburg
Mass
Peruna
Only fools take to crime and the value of honest living
A moral essay on jail life and the appeal of crime to ambitious youths. It argues that most people stay honest due to conscience and self-respect, while a small minority are criminal by nature and must be pressed with emphasis on the folly of crime. It promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and ends with a humorous quip from Life magazine.
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Jay
Chamberlain
E. T. Whitehead & Co
Sestland Neck
Leggett
Hobgood
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Purge claimed by Mother Gray at the Children’s Home in New York to cure feverishness stomach teething disorders and bowel issues while destroying worms. Over 30 000 testimonials and sold by druggists for 25 cents with a free sample offer. Address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Mother Gray
New York
Allen S
Olmsted
LeRoy, NX
Learning and Woz Debate on Education for Colored and White Men
An Ohio newspaper opinion argues against forcing colored youth into formal schooling as the sole path. It advocates practical work training, basic literacy, and lifelong skills, noting higher education can remove people from their communities and that wood and water roles remain in demand. It stresses the need for real work opportunities and practical education over university paths.
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Incinnati Enquirer
Institut
Pansee
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Ad with Minor Text Quirks
An old advertisement promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a stomach aid curing dyspepsia indigestion and stomach trouble. It credits Governor G W Atkinson of West Virginia with positive use and endorsement. Minor mis-spellings appear, and a humorous diner exchange about a chicken and champagne is noted.
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G. W. Atkinson
W. Va
E. T.whitehead & Co
Frightened Horse Stirs Street Amid Local Salve Claim
A frightened horse bolts through the street, causing chaos as occupants are scattered. The ad touts Bacxin’s Arnica Salve as a remedy for burns, sores, eczema and piles, priced at 25 cents, sold by E. T. Whitehead & Co.
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Bacxien
E. T. Whitehead & Co
Philanthropist Funds Education Amid Odd Quips
A great philanthropist ponders the value of his donation to a university as the president assures that every dollar will be well spent to promote public education. The exchange includes odd dialogue and a dismissive remark about publicity before a claim about medicine and a doctor.
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Eeanthroptet
Costly Mistake Promises From Dr King Pills
An advertisement extols Dr King s New Life Pills for dyspepsia dizziness headaches and liver troubles claiming gentle thorough relief. It cites E T Whitehead & Co druggists and a testimonial about a wife cured after failure of other remedies.
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Dr. King
E.T. Whitehead & Co
T. K. Beall
Beall, Mies
E. T. Whitehead & Co
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Smith
Ig Law
Reed
Umaselor
Wifax, N.C
Tow Farm Lands
Sycamore St., Petersburg, Va
Foster
E. 8. Peters
Texas Cotton Growers’ Association
South
Agricultural Department
the Rural School
North Carolina
Raleigh News and Observer
Scotland Neck
Emilie Kirekh
Poranshich
Hinilie Kirekhoff
Ada
Minn
Titads
Sil S. Third Street
Atchison, Kan
John Smith
J. R. Ramsey
Pine Bluff, Ark
Hammond
Tidyarhnan
A.W
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Humphrey
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