Verdant Illinois Iowa farmland offer by Himmelberger Harrison
Auction promotion for 50 000 acres of alluvial bottom land in Illinois and Iowa offered by Himmelberger Harrison Lumber Company. Details include 40 acre tracts with 10 cash 10 annual installments 5 percent interest and a warranty deed backed by over 3 million dollars assets. Sales listed for May and July with hundreds of buyers and no foreclosures. Write for full information and a free map.
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Illinois
Iowa
Illinois Prairie
Nile
Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber Company
Missour
South
East
Missouri
Vacuum location tale and foggy signpost joke
A humorous piece recounts a man asking where a vacuum is and his reply about the family vacuum found between his collar and hair. The passage shifts to a rain drenched cyclist hearing a local misdirection about Poppleton ten miles “the other way” due to a signpost trick by native residents.
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Vilage of
Poppleton
Fittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
LOOK YOUR BEST WITH CUTICURA SOAP AND OINTMENT
The ad promotes Cuticura soap to cleanse and purify and Cuticura ointment to soothe and heal the skin. It claims these emollients preserve natural purity and beauty under conditions causing irritation or disfigurement. Free sample offered by mail with book. Address postcard to Cuticura Dept. XY, Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Loston
Book Agent and The Victim Dialogue on Economy
A terse exchange contrasts two desires as a book aims to teach thrift while a figure rejects economizing. The victim dismisses the premise, insisting on a path to living without scrimping, highlighting tension between restraint and desire.
Fragmentary notice hints at scrambled captions and notes
Jumbled OCR text references a photographer and SSN fragments with stray phrases about awaiting developments and a Red Cross poll. No coherent event or names are readable. The piece appears as garbled newspaper copy with unclear context.
Boy’s quip on theft echoes through juvenile court
A twelve year old before Judge Lehr for bicycle theft heard court talk on corditions at home and the consequences of stealing. When asked what would happen if everyone stole the boy replied that then the police would get everything. Indianapolis News.
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F. J. Lehr
Indianapolis News
Easily Pleased in Frugal Summer Wardrobe Exchange
A light dialogue notes a wife proposing going away gowns and her husband vetoing travel costs. She cheerfully shifts to staying-at-home outfits, reflecting a lighthearted domestic budget constrain.
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Nix
Sounds Like a Stadium Piece in Andromeda Nebula
A brisk exchange about a stadium scene asks if the Andromeda nebula’s spectacle was witnessed and where the venue hosted the event. The dialogue hints at a performance or game amid vast space imagery.
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Andromeda
Ten-year-old boy ponders ideal set of parents
A playful remark imagines a boy choosing his parents, suggesting a wish for different guardians. The line hints at curiosity about family dynamics and personal identity.
Marine Eye Remedy Co Ad Promises Eye Comfort
An old advertisement touts Marine Eye Remedy for red weak watery eyes and grangiated eyes with claims of lasting comfort. The copy markets a Chicago product asserting quick relief and includes a provocative line about gendered time expectations.
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Marine
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Narrow escape tale ends with mistaken watch deal
A Boston Back Bay physician, unnamed, told his wife of a night-time chase in Franklin Avenue. He claimed a robber grabbed a watch and, after a bold confrontation, handed back a watch that turned out not to be his, prompting police confusion.
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Boston
Back Bay
Franklin Avenue
Court Street
Cornhi
Doctor and victim meet after misidentified robbery
Police confirm the incident occurred as the doctor and victim confronted each other. The doctor said I thought you'd robbed me and the victim replied I thought you were a holdup man. The finding is vouched for by authorities.
Baby Dines In Jury Room At Spokane Court
In Spokane a three month old baby Margaret Hackett was allowed lunch in the jury room while mother, Mrs. R. W. Hackett, served on a jury that failed to agree Judge William Huneke interpreted the law as permitting the infant to join its mother during dinner time Father rushed the baby to the courthouse by automobile and both slept briefly in the jury area before night calls required attention.
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Spokane
Wesh
William Huneke
Margaret Hackett
Margaret
R. W. Hackett
Blind Harvard freshman overcomes odds to near degree
William C. Plunkett, a twenty year old blind student from Roxbury, is nearing the end of his freshman year at Harvard. Entering last September with honors, he has kept pace in Cambridge and hopes to complete college and earn a degree.
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Boston
Harvard
William C. Plunkett
Roxbury
Cambridge
Plunkett
Insects and Crops and other adage snippets
A collection of old adage flavored lines on Apache beliefs about insects signaling crops, marriage ideas, a satirical note on the devil’s influence, a comment on a man’s faltering words to a woman, and a Red Cross Ball Blue advertisement praising American made product lines.
Art Taste Sparks Clash Over Monuments and Screens
A street corner dialogue mocks public art and cinema with a debate on taste. A companion defends monuments while another praises theater interiors and chromes, revealing a heartless film arranger behind deathbed scenes. A second item highlights gamblers debating luck and a bank roll moment.
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New York
Briggins Nominated as Umpire Amid Playful Exchange
In a light exchange characters joke about assigning Briggins as the ball game umpire. The quip notes his lack of popularity would be an asset. The scene captures local sports banter and community whimsy.
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Briggins
Promoter Quality Catches Poor Company Peril
A reflection on how a strong promoter can mislead investors by masking a weak business. The adage warns that good company talk often hides underlying flaws in leadership, strategy, and prospects.
Wealth and happiness diverge in public view
A concise reflection notes that wealth does not guarantee happiness, suggesting financial abundance and personal well being follow separate paths. The piece implies contentment depends on values beyond money.
Marriage Certificate Becomes A Frontline Pass
A soldier nicknamed Tommy, on leave from the front, marries during a brief holiday. On the return trip a ticket inspector, seeing the marriage certificate, remarks it is not a valid railway pass for the journey, joking that the line is not the right one for this ticket.
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Tommy
Mice ruin notes but audience recalls many lectures
A speaker excused himself from a talk for missing notes due to mice damage. Later he asked a neighbor if he attended any lectures, Rooney replied he attended all, and the speaker quips his favorite was the one with the mice present.
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Rooney
Skyscraper Builder’s Daughter Noted for Confidence
A remark cites the daughter of a successful skyscraper builder, noting her uppish manner as a reflection of her father’s wealth and status in the city.
Friend Too Generous Lends Five When He Has None
A friend is consistently quick to lend five dollars even when his own funds are exhausted. The behavior reflects a pattern of generosity despite personal financial strain.
Will of J M Muller Granted for Probate in Baltimore
Undiscovered for nearly twenty years after his death the will of Jonathan Michael Muller is offered for probate by his son John G A Muller in Baltimore. The testator died March 13 1896 after making a May 31 1889 will leaving all to wife Elizabeth Barbard Muller who died April 30 1915. His son seeks division of the estate among three brothers, with the estate largely real estate and value not yet set.
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Johann Michael Muller
Baltimore
John G. A. Muller
Mr. Muller
Elizabeth Barbard Muller
Hard on Her at Ten O'clock Closing
A shawled lady complains that the ten o'clock closing is a nuisance. She recalls how her husband used to return home at eleven after everyone was in bed, but now he comes in at ten and she struggles to scrounge supper for him.
Point of View Exchange Clarifies Blox Bilkins
The speaker praises Blox Bilkins for having the clearest head among men and dismisses Knox as correct, asserting there is nothing in the matter. The dialogue centers on judgment and certainty.
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Blox—Bilkins
Knox
Social Compliments Amidst the Social Swim
A fragment notes that compliments flow amid social activity as freely as fish in a social swim. The line hints at a lively social scene where praise and wit mingle with recreation.
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Cutiura
Toos
M‘neill
Libby
Paramount Pictures
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ZetSts
Brimstone Market
America
Chas. H. Fletcher
Vhlekit
Louisville Times
Atea Bargain
Porter Stationary
Worthington
Baragwanath & Pim
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UNION
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Parker
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