The Man Who Came Back and a Small Town Reputation
A former bank employee Ted Terrill returns to his hometown after prison. Jo Haley hires him at a local shop where Minnie Wenzel, Birdie Callahan, and others observe his struggle to rebuild life. The piece traces Ted's social challenge, rumors, and the risk of relapse as he confronts debts and a looming moral test.
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Ted Terri
Ted
Krave
Boss
Yenitentiary Allstar
Citizens’ National Bank
Dankworth
Caruso
Tie Thle Clique
Main Street
Ted Lion
Birdie Callahan
Haley
Jo Haley
Westport
Jo Flaley
Staley
Jo Maley
Prom Cage
Brewery
Wenzel
New York
Nix
Minnie
Eal
Ted Ted
Pittsbur Steel
Kame
Minnie Wenzel
Minnie Weasel
Miss Wengel
Lettie
Hilde Callahan Alway
Miss Wenzel
Jo Haler
Nike
Schwartz
Patricia O'Brien
Sum Hill
Hlavalee
Mirdle Lad
Hexsons Bn
Delmarte T Rasters
Mere Dankworth
Develo
Krim Hine
Nico
Birdie
Jig Haley
Erritl
Haeley
Ted Tervill
Jo Hatey
Jo Hale
Jist
Minnie Wetzel
Barkeen
Fete
Minie
Ted Atealin
Mirdie
Kindle
Mis’ Mulcahy
Minnie Wynzel
Exeon
Mintie
Dirdie
Kood
Jo Hal
Dinaroom
Irdie
Mirdle
Art
Lizzie
Hirdie
Ios
Jet
Cascarets Promised Cure for Bilious Headache
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a 10 cent remedy for sick headache biliousness and foul breath caused by torpid liver and backed up bowels. It claims the product cleanses the stomach removes sour undigested food and excess bile and works while you sleep. The copy ends with a quip about a man seeking medical advice.
Kidney Remedy Testimony Promises Relief From Lumbago
A Denver resident testifies that after ten years of lumbago pain and inability to stand upright he recovered fully using Dr Kilner swamps root. He recalls a city doctor recommending the treatment and a notarized declaration verifying the statement as true.
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Riy
Dr. Kilner
Iliner
M. Howland
Humboldt St
Denver
Cola
Colorado
Howlind
Daniel 1
Draper Notary
Prove What Swamp Root Will Do For You
Ad copy promises sample size bottle for ten cents from Dr Kilmer & Binghamton N Y It also offers four booklets of information about kidneys and health and urges mentioning the paper Informs about pricing and sale terms for a drug product with no specific events or persons beyond the company names.
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Dr. Kilmer & Binghamton
Alen
Rezaler
The Female of the Species Bargain Counter Exchange
An exchanged line from a dated scene features a passenger and a baton drummer debating women as gamblers in a card game analogy. The speakers claim women tend to win when playing hearts against diamonds, reflecting a playful stereotype.
Cuticura Emollients Promoted For Skin and Hair Care
An old advertisement extols SELF SHAMPOOING and Cuticura Ointment as versatile skin and scalp emollients for hair and hands. A sample offer via card from Boston is included, with a brief courtroom-like line about a child named Bobby crying after a wash.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Aci
Castoria Ad Claims Safe Remedy for Infants
Prominent warning to mothers to inspect Castoria bottles for the signature of authority. Claims Castoria has been in use for over 30 years and remains a safe care option for infants and children. The ad asserts children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher