Awakening of Mrs Banks From a Bargain Sale Delusion
In a Springtown tale, Dr warns Banks that his wife’s mind is drifting. he hatches a drastic plan to spark life by staging a huge bargain sale. The ruse succeeds as Mrs Banks becomes interested again, lured by fake discounts and trading stamps. The husband proclaims victory and plans to dine out in celebration.
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Banks
Shackman & Brown
Mary
Mrs. Banks
John
Peggy
Springtown
Romance in Cement and the Rise of the Cement Belt
A Popular Mechanics passage describes the cement belt transforming from modest farm land to a labor hub. Farmers who barely met mortgage interest become unexpectedly rich as barren rocky soil yields to cement industry prosperity. The piece contrasts prior harsh farming with the sudden fortune of landowners.
Cheese Offer Sparks Comic Exchange at Grocers
A humorous exchange shows a customer seeking only cheese and a grocer responding that their cheese is absolutely unapproachable. The customer clarifies he wants Limburger Boston, Transcript.
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Boston
Transcript
Almost a Miracle Raised Up When Science Said No Hope
G W L Nesbitt of Marlon Kentucky recounts chronic kidney trouble with edema and paralysis around the right side. After using Deans Kidney Pills for three months he recovered and returned to work. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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G. W. L. Nesbitt
Depot Street
Marlon
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Weary Waggs-Say seeks carfare for secret rendezvous
A disguised aristocrat in the city asks a woman for a dime to cover bus fare as he travels to meet a titled heiress. The scene blends humor and masquerade in a playful, old fashioned tone.
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Waggs
45 Years of Suffering Ends with Cuticura Remedy
Mrs V V Albert of Upper Frenchville Maine recounts a rheumatic attack that caused running sores from below the knees to the ankles. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for three months the sores dried up the burning stopped and the pain diminished.
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V. V. Albert
Upper
Frenchville
Whistler Dines With Parisians and a Surprising Monkey
In Paris James McNeill Whistler visits an artist who lives simply yet hosts a sumptuous lunch. When asked how he sustains such living he says he has a pet monkey lowered from his window by a rope to the lanewoman next door. The monkey returns with food items, varying each time, illustrating providence at work.
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James McNeill Whistler
Paris
Providence
Jacko
Necessities and Knicker Discuss University Journalism Schools
Becker advocates three journalism schools at universities. One teaches how to run papers, one on how to avoid them, and one on how to enter them. The exchange explores different angles on journalism education within higher education.
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Knicker
Becker
Garfield Digestive Tablets Ad From Brooklyn Store
Garfield Digestive Tablets sold by Garfield Tea Co. of Brooklyn New York at 25 cents per bottle, available through local druggists.
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Garfield
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
N. Y
Louisiana mill claims national largest daily capacity
Report notes a Louisiana steel sawmill boasting a 600000 foot daily capacity, described as the largest in the country. Also referenced is Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children, claiming gum softening and fever reduction, with a quip on jealousy and love.
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Louisiana
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Daily Story Pub. Co
Harry
Cutiura
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