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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1922

Page

10

Sewing Machine Agent Brings Old Time Charm To New Tenants

A young sewing machine agent visits a new apartment, pushing portable electric machines with a dime a day offer. The tenant resists, recalling old white horse and buggy days, and the salesman leaves after a brief, humorous confrontation. The mail box bears the name McColl McCune, hinting at the prior occupants.

James W. Egan Henry Ford Apartmenta McColl McCune

Barnum's Gold Box Ruse Ends With Brass Truth

In Detroit a tailor Albert Fienberg is trusted with a steel box loaded with gold by a stranger. Two con artists pose as buyer and jeweler offering a 18 karat gold fortune for 400 dollars. Mrs. Fienberg pays, then debris of brass is confirmed by a sergeant and a downtown jeweler.

Detroit Albert Fienberg Fienberg Stranger No. 2

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