Fifteen Years Later A Shoemaker And A Payback Tale
A burly man visits a Grand Avenue shoe shop seeking the man who ran it fifteen years ago. The owner is dead, and the visitor explains he owes the old man a beating for a past slight as a boy. The shoemaker’s exchange ends with a warning punch avoided and a lighthearted conclusion about the old debt. In a separate piece, Hastings recounts a poker game misread as a mere hand, noting how a draw and a pair of deuces led to a mistaken accusation.
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Grand Avenue
Detroit Free Press
Hastings
O. BP
O. P
Hasting—Weill
Harvard Lampoon
Armen
Toledo
Moser
F. J. Cheney & Co
Catarry
de Reed
Towser's private collection of trouserings amuse
A fragment from a humorous exchange about Towser's private collection of trouserings drawn from various agents. A small boy asks his mother why a colored man hurts, noting a black spot on his leg and the enduring soreness, reflecting a dated racial remark in a child’s misinterpretation.
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Kingsley
Scott
Bettison
Towser
Puck
Winter's End Sparks Sap Run at Local Maple Stands
A garbled note recalls the winter backbone breaking and the sap rising as maple trees prepare for the season. Authorities and merchants discuss chores and duties as the harvest approaches, with damp remarks reflecting a brisk, moody regional mood.
Untitled fragment recalls death rumor and dinner prompt
A fragmented note records a death mention, with a child asking if they should cry now or wait to eat dinner. The text shows partial phrases and unclear names, reflecting an upset moment in a household or personal record.
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Sadacus
A Fatal Spree and Odd Sayings from the Ledger
A fragmented clump of quotations and snippets references a fatal spree with lines like De Mesens and St. Agedore noting a death by gas. Intermixed are brief jests and notices about people and items including Proat and Loss, Upson Downes with dollars, and a tease about a Ledger subscription.
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Jaily
St. Agedore
St. Joseph
Proat
Rowne de Bout
Upson Downes
Hoffman Howse
Puck
Harvest Home Auction and Dinner 1590 Schedule
A historical fragment describes a harvest home on December first 1590 with dinners from selections daily through May first for one hundred persons at twenty five cents. Items include fatted beef milk eggs poultry vegetables canned goods and assorted sauces with a breakfast and supper service and other meats available on order.
Portrait Price Dispute Between Madam and Artist
Madam accuses Miss De Plain of overpaying for a portrait from 500 to 3000 dollars. The Great Artist defends the price hike noting the client later requested an idealized version. The exchange ends with a clarification of pricing and artistic scope.
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de Plain
Safe from Drowning and Other Oddities in Print
A compact quip set features a Winter Visitor in Florida wary of sailing amid a bay’s danger, countered by Waterman who jokes that sharks prevent drownings. In an art store, Mr Goswel laments high prices for old pictures while Mrs Goswel defends the aged work but new frame. A Western Guest recalls firehouse service, and a downtown restaurant scene ends with a pie joke as the waiter offers options.
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Florida
Waterman
New York
Goswel
The Drug Store by Morris and Mullen
The Drug Store presents itself as a popular provider with full supplies of medicines and drugs, noting quality prescription handling, complete departments, fair treatment, and low prices. It highlights a large trade and aims to expand through sales efforts and public support.
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Indies
Kemp's Bal SamI remedy TV for Grippe and throat care
A 20th century ad notes Kemp's Bal Samo as a remedy for grippe affecting throat and lungs. It urges readers not to wait for symptoms, advises stocking a bottle, and claims neglect may lead to pneumonia. Distributed by druggists and sold at BG Gregory's.
Mystic Cure for Rheumatism and Neuralgia Claimed
An advertisement touts a “Mystic Cure” that supposedly relieves rheumatism and neuralgia in eight days, with a first dose offering immediate benefit. It lists price 75 cents and notes sales by L G Noyes & Co in Warren, Pa. The copy also advertises a “Book of Life” cure for nervous debility and other conditions, sent free from Dr Parker’s Medical Institute in Nashville Town, promising a cure or no pay.
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L.G. Noyes & Co
Warren
Pae
Rnar
Parker
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