Lottery dream and ruin in Painted Post tale of Sally and Simon
In Painted Post, Sally Corkindahl, a diligent dressmaker, marries Simon Wheeler who chases a fifty thousand dollar Gumbo Lottery dream. Year after year he buys tickets, never winning, exhausting Sally’s savings until a final ticket yields a blank and tragedy follows as Simon drowns in despair and Sally grieving with their child.
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Dominie Doublem
Simon Wheeler
Wheeler
Jook
Simon
Aunt Wheeler
Sally Corkindal
Sally
Sally Corkindahl
Nimon
Tuck
Simeon
Milldam
Painted Post
Laughing Ergot Tincture Infirmary Case Opens Air On Rye Action
A 62 year old Rheims patient treated with tincture of ergot for knee disease laughing loudly for over an hour after a soda phosphate boost. Similar reactions in others, milder in men, linked to rye ergot content in rainy years. Separate notes cover stone age finds near Thebes and incubation periods for twenty six infectious diseases.
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Rheims
Luton
Egypt
Pitt-Rivers
Thebes
British Sanitary Society
Richardson
Shilohs Porous Plaster Offered By A J Davis
Advertisement touts Tivia as the most successful cough medicine ever sold, claiming cures for coughs, colds, bronchitis, and consumption with a guarantee. It urges trials for sufferers with chest back or lung pain and notes price details and agent information for A J Davis Waren.
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W Morek & Co
W Merck & Co
A. J. Davis, Waren
Pitney's Downfall Tied to Hayes White House Misconduct
The account claims Pitney profited from Treasury Department pilferings that moved into the White House under President Hayes. It faults misused funds and sham payrolls, including a barber, a nurse's daughter, and watchmen, with $90,000 diverted from White House repairs to private servants. The piece blames the example set by a senior man for Pitney's unlawful acts.
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Treasury Department
John Sherman
Billy Evarts
Mr. Pitney
Ile
Hayes
Mr. Hayes
Auditor’s Office
White House
Disney
Treasury
Executive Mansion
Congress
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A Word for the Mother-in-Law in Self Denial and Duty
The piece defends mothers-in-law, arguing their position can inspire care and sacrifice. It praises self-denial as foundational to goodness and links maternal devotion to Christian ideals, urging readers to honor the mother-in-law’s quiet service and endure trials with steadfastness.
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Wister
Scott
Jay
Jay Gould
Gould
Savage
Elur
Jay Savage
Bladder's Peak
Maria
Aunt Maria
Tommy
Archer
Skidmore
Irs
Skid
Sol
Mr. Skidmore
Salt Lake Way
Paradise
Iberlies
Heaven
Bocklen’s Arnica Salve Advertises Odd Claims
An old advertisement touts Bocklen’s Arnica Salve as the best oilye for cuts bruises sores and various skin eruptions. It claims satisfaction or money back and lists a price of 23 cents per box sold by A. W. Morek & Co Ltd.
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Western Avenue
Lynn
Mass
Bocklen
A. W. Morek & Co
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