Bargain Day Ideals and Quack Remedies
A jumble of editorial quips and patent medicine pitches includes a woman's praise of daily bargains and claims that Garfield Tea relieves Dyspepsia. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a cure for constipation and notes a liner on Kellogg style humor about a “white hope” joke.
Castoria Reminder Emphasizes Safe Bottle Checks
Important to Mothers urges careful examination of each bottle of Castoria for safety and the familiar signature. The ad notes Castoria has been in use for over 30 years and ends with Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
Stingy Thing Sparks Unselfish Love Clash
A dialogue reveals tension as She accuses He of loving only for himself and lacking supreme unselfishness, while He questions the claim and seeks to understand.
No Chance About It in Conservatory Conversation
A terse exchange unfolds as a remorseful young man apologizes for a stolen kiss in a quiet conservatory corner. The woman protests, declaring the incident worse than the kiss and demands respect if improper intent was behind the invitation.
Family plans on installments in a Tarrytown parable
Winkleby gazes at newborn triplets with pride and worry. He privately wonders if the family should start building its future with an installment plan, while Mrs. Winkleby asks him what he is thinking.
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Winkleby
Mrs. Winkleby
Harper’s Weekly
Sunday School Joke Sparks Sermon and Sly Pun
A Sunday School exchange turns humorous as a child retells the prodigal son tale. The boy says the father ran and fell on his neck, prompting a teacher to probe and a playful groan at the misread pun.
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Tommy
Father Now in Second Place in Clergy Parable
A thirteen year old girl in a New York Episcopal church is asked to recite the fifth commandment. She answers honor thy mother and thy father, and identifies her mother as the teacher. The rector notes the era of suffragist days, while the father is said to come first in thought.
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New York Episcopal Church
From the North Country A Coffee Habit Heals With Postum and Grape Nuts
A North Country man recounts quitting coffee after years of dependence and debilitating nerves. He details six weeks on Grape Nuts with bread and hot water, then Postum as a table beverage, reporting regained appetite digestion sleep and energy for long mail routes. He credits improved eyesight and nerves to the shift, endorsing Postum and Grape Nuts as daily meals. The testimonial is signed as from Battle Creek Michigan.
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David Harum
Um Co
Battle Creek
Mich
The Boy at the Barony and the Quiet Pilgrim
General Quintard lies dead at the Barony as Crenshaw and Bob Yancy secure the estate for sale. Hannibal Wayne Hazard, the hidden boy, is found sleeping with a rifle, while Mrs. Ferris and Captain Murrell arrive and plan a Sunday gathering at Scratch Hill with Betty Malroy and the Barony children.
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Crenshaw
Turberville
Sonny
Mr. Crenshaw
Bladen
Braden
Hannibal Wayne Hazard
Mr. Bladen
Bob Yancy
Bob
Howdy
Mr. Yancy
Fayetteville
Red Gate
Wayne Hazard
Yancy
John
Uncle Bob
Barony
Hannibal
Counterfeiter Gets Stiff Sentence in Carter’s Pills Case
William Fink of Brooklyn was sentenced by New York Court of Special Sessions to four months in the penitentiary with hard labor for counterfeiting the Carter’s Little Liver Pills trademark. Judge Deuel stressed harm to the public and used the punishment to deter similar frauds.
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William Fink
Brooklyn
N. Y
New York Court of Special Sessions
Carter
Carter Medicine Company
Fink
Deuel
Lapland Advocates Simple Life for Children
A brief note promotes a simple life as ideal for children in Lapland and touts Garfield Tea as a sole medicine, marketed as pure and proven and available at all druggists.
Captain Murrell Aske Questions Amid Pine Slope Peace
Chapter II follows Captain Murrell Aske as he probes a quiet scene on pine clad slopes. The mood is tranquil and reflective as he pursues questions amid a serene landscape.
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Murrell
Trouble at Scratch Hill and Captain Murrellsproposal
Captain Murrell pursues Bob Yancy through Scratch Hill as he considers land prospects at Balaams Cross Roads. He hints at taking the boy west if a land purchase fails and offers five hundred dollars, prompting Yancy to invite a meeting and discuss terms.
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Scratch Hill
Murrell
Balaam’s
North
Bladen
Yancy
Crenshaw
Bob Yancy
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