Quips on Courage and Daily Life From a Wry Perspective
A collection of pointed aphorisms and social observations on memory remorse boasting gender roles and human vanity. The lines lampoon misread applause envy misfortune and the ironies of property love and social expectations.
True Billville Incident A Mean Man Returns Pullets
An old couple loses all belongings to satisfy a mortgage as the man ties three hogs and thirty chickens to his buggy while a lone cow follows. He relents, returns two pullets to the crying wife and promises prayer and dinner before Sunday.
Walton Bros and Heard Sons advertise goods and buys
An old style ad lists Walton Bros offering oats and six or more items, J P Heard Sons promoting wheels and buggies, Youmans Jewelery advertising silverware clocks, Youmans store invites viewing, J P Heard Sons buy cotton seed at cash price, Vienna Cotton Oil Co pushes cash offers.
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Vienna Cotton Oi Co
The Poet James Whitcomb Riley Responds On Pay
An inquisitive lady asks Riley about his pay in literature. He replies that he earns a dollar per word but often sits all day without a single usable word, a remark that highlights the hardship of writing for pay.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Riley
Ladies Only Dry Goods Line From J P Heard & Sons
For Ladies Only. We offer the prettiest line of fall and winter goods. Call for Silkoline fancies the latest for waist goods. We stock dress goods waistings ready made clothes table linen towels scarfs draperies and more. Call to see us J. P. Heard & Sons.
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J. P. Heard & Sons
Notice to cash buyers at Western Beef market
Tam transfers to Western Beef market and will sell for cash only. Customers are notified that payment must be in cash. Resp’t G. RB Matures.
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Tam
For Sale Stove Flues and drains 4 to 24 inches
For sale a lot of stove flues tops and bottoms well curbing and drain sewers from 4 to 24 inches just arrived see me at once.
Location references for blocks 149 and 148
Reads as a note listing locations for blocks 149 and 148 with two separate groupings. No additional context or names provided.
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