Old Man Duke Seeks Independence Before Tragic End
Story recounts Cortelluy Duke known as Old Man Duke who declines county aid to preserve dignity for his son the physician. Facing ruin he plans to work but dies by hanging in a cowstable leaving his son to cope with stigma and charity. Coroner notes his pride and loneliness as neighbors recall his fall.
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Duke
Cortelluy Duke
Mack
Dunn
Hite
Clarketown
Hon
Hume
Sit
Watts
Bown
Weill
Perfect Health From Kidney Trouble Says Mrs Richmond
Mrs RC Richmond of Northwood Iowa reports years of backache dizziness and kidney disorders improving after using Downs Sidney Pills. She states after three boxes the trouble ceased and her health became perfect. Sold by Fouter Milburn Co Buffalo NY 60 cents a box.
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RC. Richmond
Northwood
Iowa
Sidney
Foggy Banter On Transatlantic Train Ride
A Cape Cod man and a Londoner share train chat from Liverpool to London about foggy weather. The Yankee jokes about fog used as whipped egg for floats while the Britons explain soot packed fog and burning it as fuel. Judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Cod
Liverpool
Capital
London
Cruelty and pets feature in tales in mixed notes
A juvenile troublemaker Willie is accused of tail cutting on a kitten, while a Washington girl admires a donkey, calling it dear and lovely before confessing she dislikes its braying. The item blends street chatter with light moral tales from Lippincott's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
EAGER TO WORK Health Regained by Right Food
A Michigan woman shares how two months on Grape-Nuts restored her appetite nerves and energy after a year of illness Indigestion and fatigue vanished and she returned to work She mentions Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan and The Road to Wellville as promotional references.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Magnificent Crops Amid Excellent Weather in Alberta District
A Winnipe g correspondent describes Southern Alberta's Pinch or Creek district as the original home of wheat, reporting yields of 40 to over 60 bushels per acre and widespread No 1 Northern quality. Government agents note 160 acres available to settlers at 3.00 per acre, with rail lines expanding into the lands as Canadian agriculture prospers. The piece cites favorable harvests across Western Canada and mentions renewed railway interest led by Jim Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipoe
Man) Free Press
Pinch Or Creek District
Alberta
Crows Nest
Brideh Columbia
Jim Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Canada
Marshall (Minn) News Messenger
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Aitte
Minnesota
Risk One More Bottle and a Hair Loss Conversation
A French provincial visitor in Paris complains to his barber that two bottles promised hair regrowth failed. The barber concedes the mystery of hair loss and the visitor insists he can drink another bottle, but only this last one. The passage was quoted from the Philadelphia Inquirer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Philadelphia Inquirer
New Baby Hippopotamus Delights Zoo Crowd
A playful dialogue notes a newborn hippo at the zoo provoking laughter about the stork tale. The exchange features a humorous mishearings and quips about gentleness and a horse dealer’s remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pop
Johnnie
The California Fig Syrup Co Laxative Advertisement
The General Demand for a simple pleasant liquid laxative is met by Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna from the California Fig Syrup Co. Buy only the genuine product to ensure beneficial effects. Price fifty cents per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyviciana
California
Byrup
Sentare
Califortia Fig Syrip Co
Prico
Cure for Eczema Promised by Cullenra Remedies
A Newark mother describes a seven year old with severe eczema healing after using Cullenra Remedies. She details years of doctors and specialists with little relief before the drastic improvement and lasting recovery. Also a Sheffield railway carriage anecdote ends with a bridegroom joke about stealing the overcoat.
Safe Castoria ad appears among odd town notices
A noisy, mixed text compiles old ads and quips referencing Castoria safety for infants, a derisive shop window card in North Andover comparing brands, a Chicago footnote joke, a breakfast wafer product line, a towel cleanliness quip, and a Liberality quote from Jerome.
Squashville club debate ends in irony and grins
Fragmented parody pieces a Squashville Political Debate club meeting with Deacon French joking about losing value since joining the group. The mock sermon and scattered ads mix with quackery critique and various era slogans and humorous lines.
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Hall
Alr
Pertha
Verth
Terth
Bertha
Boy
John G. Klumpp
Niagara St
Newark
Shefield
Tarler
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Chicago
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Etella
Tsecult Co
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Jerome
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Syor
Descon
Melight
Squashville
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Brother Williams
Atlanta
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Peoria
Lydia Ee Pinkham
Trey
New York
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Hewlactien
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Laurel
Tasina
Vinkian
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Einkhamn
Poriala
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Relmia
Cary
Chavson
Bamana Cit
Mido
Hydro-Carbon Co
Wichita
Kan
Room
U. & Navy
NAVY
Kun
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Mr Trocuse
Thompson's Eye Water
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St, Louis
GROVE
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Galen
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