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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1926

Page

3

Money Talks Salesman Ad Warns of Easy Profits

A Mansfield Ohio advertisement offers a sales scheme claiming a dealer can earn $1.50 on a $2.00 investment with a $3.50 selling price. It promises weekly earnings exceeding $100 for new salespersons and provides Geo L Lane as the contact.

Safedman Geo. L. Lane Mansfield Ohio

Change in Worries Freud Complexes Mentioned

In a witty aside, Maud stops fretting about her complexion and jokes that her concerns now center on complexes attributed to Freud. The Boston Transcript notes the quip reflects a shift from vanity to psychoanalytic preoccupation.

Maud Boston Transcript

Farmer buys tickets for whist drive to please wife

A farmer surprised his wife by buying two tickets for a whist drive. She asks if he can play yet he replies the drive itself would do them good.

Constance Robert Castle Rock

A Romantic Turmoil at the Camp by Constance

Robert and Constance confront a dangerous, forbidden attraction in a tense camp scene. Constance resists, warns of ruin, and sets a course for separation while Robert vows to endure. The next morning Buck Hayden summons Robert to a claim, signaling new, spilling trouble ahead.

Marcus Handy Cottonwood Marcus Bob Gilson Buck Buck Hayden Shorty

Buck Discovers Rich Silver Ore Claim Near Creek

Buck reveals a silver carbonate ore claim to the unnamed narrator after a mine tunnel and a crashed cabin scene along the creek. He explains the claim is in the narrator’s name but unregistered, and asserts they have struck a poor man’s fortune with ore that may run three hundred to the ton, widening as mined.

Buck Kid Shorty

Camel cigarette advertisement uses bold claims

An old style Camel ad extols Camel cigarettes claiming unmatched quality and demand. It invites readers to try Camels for ongoing satisfaction and premium smoking pleasure.

Practice Discretion in Speech and Dealings

A reflection on the value of discretion in language and conduct in dealings. It emphasizes speaking to suit the listener and maintaining courtesy beyond mere eloquence.

Up-to-Date Builder Buries Historic Underpinning Cargo

Under the foundation stone of a new building the builder placed a newspaper a gramophone record and a cinema film creating a curious time capsule reported by London Poneh.

Gramophone Record London Poneh

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