Embarrassing the Boss in a Birmingham Age-Times quip
Mr Duthwaite notes one employee truly cares about the business. The office boy, though young, is smart and industrious, prompting the boss to forgive his own distraction as he leans back with feet on the desk and thoughts of golf.
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Mr. Duthwaite
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Why Druggists Recommend Swamp-Root
For years druggists note Swamp-Root Dr Kilmer& Co kidney liver bladder medicine. It strengthens and supports natural work, with many friends. Send ten cents for a sample bottle and mention this paper.
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Nilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N
Boy Scouts Erect Treasure Island Lodge House
The lodge house of the W. W. W. at Treasure Island is described as the finest building yet erected by the boy scouts. Built entirely by scouts, the two story 80 by 45 foot structure features two large porches and will be filled with alamentoes.
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Treasure Island
Boy Scouts
Genuine Bayer Aspirin Safe Choice Marked by Bayer Cross
Look for Bayer on tablets and the Bayer Cross on each package to ensure genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin. The cross signifies a trusted product used worldwide for headaches earaches toothache neuralgia and general pain and is proven safe by millions.
Polish Tips And Quirky Sayings From A Past Page
A fragmented excerpt offers unconventional advice and old sayings. It mentions polishing brown boots with a potato before applying polish and notes odd beliefs about romance and schoolroom judgments. The language reflects dated humor and phrases.
Storm Country Polly and the Silent City Threat
Polly Hopkins seeks her father’s safety as Old Mare Mackenzie vows to purge the Silent City squatters. Evelyn Robertson pressures Polly to help against Oscar Fennett while Polly warns Daddy Hopkins’ crew of Mackenzie’s return.
Squatters in Silent City Near Ithaca Stir Secret Wealth Clash
Polly Wapkins and her father live with Jerry and Granny Hope in a derelict shack near Ithaca. Oscar Bennett is a prosperous farmer on an adjacent farm. A neighbor’s marriage to Livelyn Robertson hides a secret, while Mareua AlacKenzie, owner of the squatters’ land, is a bitter foe. Polly overhears MacKor discuss ousting the squatters with a stranger, who then shows sympathy and earns Polly’s gratitude. Evelyn Robertson learns they are not rich but sustained by cousin Robert Percival.
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Daddy Hopkins
Robert Perelvas
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Evelyn Robertson
Oscar Fennett
Pollyop
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Oscar Beenett
Daldy Hopkins
Miss Robertson
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Oscar
Eve
Ostors
Oswip Bennett
Lye Braeger
MackKenzie
Jeremiah Hopkins
Larry Bishop
Marcus MacKenzie
Deep Gulf
Hopkins
Iassie
Marc
Brite
Chi
Cme
Bishop's Threst
Ned Mke
Hope
Lory Biehop
Robert Pervival
Poll
Jeremiah
Silent City
Ithaca
New York
Polly Wapkins
Granny Hope
Oscar Bennett
Livelyn Robertson
Mareua Alac-Kenzie
MacKor
Robert Percival
Ila
Mac
Kenaie
Lakeside
Bennett Farm
Oscarta
Bennett
Pollys Shack Visit Brings News and Milk Aid
Ila tends Jeremiah and grandchild in a lakeside shack scene. Polly visits farmer Bennett to deliver a secret message from Evelyn, risking a demanded payment for milk as the discussion hints at unseen tension and acquires warmth from family acts and hospitality.
Mrs Emma Gunter Endorses Dr Pierce Medicines
Mrs Emma Gunter of Decatur praises Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription from Dr Pierce as life saving during bronchial cough and pregnancy. She urges readers to consult their neighborhood druggist for tablets or liquid and to write to the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo for free medical advice.
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Decatur, Hi
Dr. Pierce
Speaking of Farms and Silo Prices
A narrator recalls a group of young married farmers discussing farm improvements. One man mentions buying a silo and its high cost, prompting a joke about borrowing. The others explain what a silo is, highlighting rural exchanges and humor.
Cole’s Carboliaalve Advertises Quick Burn Relief
An old newspaper ad promotes Cole’s Carboliaalve as a rapid remedy for burning and itching skin complaints. The copy claims instant pain relief from burns and healing without certain ingredients, urging readers to ask for the product in a pack.
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Coles
Cole
Unwrapped Otto Kahn objects to modern bathing fashion
Otto Kahn of New York criticizes modern beach attire calling it improper. He points to a Coronado scene where a fashionable young woman in black silk wears a one piece suit without skirt or stockings, noting she lacks a rapt expression.
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Otto Kahn
New York
Coronado
Cuticura Trio Advertises Beauty Powder
An advertisement promotes Cuticurs Tatcum as part of the Cuticurs Trio with Soup Ointment and Tatcum. It claims the product supplies a fine face skin baby and dent powder fragrance, offering all three items at 25 cents each everywhere.
Glory Rewarded as Troops Triumph in Daring Victory
A vivid quotation from an old American Legion Weekly: the Russian general reports a glorious victory to the commander in chief, who replies with praise and congratulations. The twist reveals the force is exhausted, with no troops remaining to celebrate.
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Amerian Legion Weekly
Diamond Dyes Advertisement Claims Easy Home Dyeing
A vintage ad touts Diamond Dyes as simple for any woman to dye or tint worn clothing and fabrics at home. It promises no fading or streaking and guides users to specify wool silk linen cotton or mixed fabrics for best results. The piece ends with a morbid proverb about hypocrisy.
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