New Fable Susan and the Daughter and the Granddaughter
A satirical tale of Susan Mahals and her descendants in rural frontier to urban splendor. Spanning 19th to early 20th century Pennsylvania and Chicago, it trace s surging ambition, marriages, and social displays across families, from a log cabin to a grand city life, ending with a cautionary moral about marrying for show rather than substance. The piece blends humor with social critique of American mobility and lineage.
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Susan Mahals
Andy Jackson
Cambridge
Mass
Vis
Bswistett County
Pennsylvania
Sean
Turnverein
Rufus
Susan
Sussa
Coups
Atmos
Jennie
Hiram
Kansas
East Lynne
Hira
Kenesaw Mountain
Travis
Frances
Jenaie
Frank Chance
Willoughby
State Street
Renta
Hed Firick
van Buren Street
Switzer County
Reno
Nevada
Liberty Street
Hope Avenue
Shynter
Fthel Louise
Blue Bloods of the Western Metropolis. She Hadinished of At Miss Snitfie
Hudson
Europe
Viper
Hubert
Chesapeake Bay
Hopital
Mediterranean
Paris
Monte Carlo
Cairo
Egypt
Four Footed Smokers
Describes how camels dislike directions yet respond to tobacco. Arabs fix a cigar holder in the camel mouth to induce smoking, making the beast docile as it inhales and exhales smoke, then refuses to move without its cigarette.
Gasca rets for sluggish bowels and headaches
Cascarets offer a ten cent box to relieve indigestion sour stomach and biliousness by cleansing the stomach removing fermenting food and stimulating liver and bowels. They promise a clear head by morning with no griping and claim children tolerate them. The ad ends with a quip about a wise fool and time.
Kilmer’s Swamp Root touted as kidney remedy
An old testimonial advertises Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for uric acid and kidney problems. A patient from Clinton Iowa reports rapid improvement after three weeks, stating health restored and continuing work. Notary public confirms the sworn statement dated 1990.
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Clinton
W.¢. Cook
Clinton, Lowa
Eighth Ave
State of
Iowa
Glinton County
A. D
Dale H. Sheppard
Clinton Cou
Fragmentary dialogue hints at tension and threat
A fragment shows a tense exchange where a speaker warns of consequences, saying you’ll lose your head if you strike and the old pipe cautions against action. The incomplete quote suggests a darker, possibly macabre or dystopian tone.
California Syrup of Figs advertised for children
An old advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children, claiming it cleans stomach and bowels, restores health, and is loved by kids. It urges mothers to buy a 30 cent bottle with directions for all ages and adults. Also notes liberal dosing and related gossip and consumer tips.
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California
Adv
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