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Jell-O and Patents and Promises Across a Curious Page
A jumble of ads and snippets appears, promising free trials of Great Nerve Lead, Jell-O desserts in four flavors, and other health and household goods. Mentions of Garfield Headache Powders, Magnetic Starch, and Diet notices mix with quotes from Emerson and Holmes and a Calaveras era travel pitch to Chicago via the Big Four route.
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Washington
Oine
Cincinnati
Chesapeake and Ohio
Chicago
J. C. Tucker
Clark