Aunt Em the New York newsgirl and her family
Aunt Em, a long time doorways of Broadway, sells papers and supports six children. Her daughter Wenda, a stenographer, falls for Laddie Evans, a law clerk, while Aunt Em worries over the family’s lean years and the social stigma of a newsboy mother. Their romance unfolds as mother and daughter navigate work, love, and care in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aunt Em
New York
Broadway
Wenda
Subway
Tram
Notion Store
Mamma
Laddie Evans
Laddie Bvana
Laddie
Forty-fifth Street
Spring Lake
Poiper
Evening World
Telegram
Sun and Post
Mr. Evans
Evans
Law Library
Truth About Octopus Size and Dangers
The octopus lives in tropical seas near reefs and some forms spread limbs up to 12 or 14 feet. They might seize divers and drown them while biting with parrotlike jaws, though most species have bodies no longer than a pear.
This Little Girl Got Well Quick
Mrs. H. W. Turnage of San Antonio credits California Fig Syrup for improving her daughter Connie after a severe intestinal flu. The ad touts the fruit flavored, vegetable laxative with a long history of physician endorsement and wide sales. It warns to look for the California name to avoid imitations.
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Connie
H. W. Turnage
Cadwalder St
San Antonio
Texas
California
Musterole ad urges early use for child cold relief
An advertisement promotes Musterole for children and adults to treat early sniffles. It describes a mustard oil blend that penetrates, stimulates circulation, and draws out infection. It advises rubs every hour at first signs of a cold and highlights separate adult and children's formulas.
True Enough Start in a Small Way
A brief humorous exchange traces a founder’s modest beginnings with a wink at fortune. A business magnate recalls his early weight as a child, framed as a light anecdote about beginnings and ambition.
Heat from Red Peppers Fights Rheumatism
Ad claims heat from Rowles Red Pepper R sits under the skin to relieve rheumatism neuritis and lumbago and aids chest colds. It promotes the pepper remedy in convenient jars while a golf scene shows a novice questioning caddies about carrying bunkers on the next hole.
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Rowles
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Finney
Royce
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Patulea
Bessarabia
Ol Deadly
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