Tipping Life in a Big Town with Hep Hardy
John Henry and George V. Hobart chronicle Hep Hardy’s roaming tips in a busy city hotel. The piece raukusly details his lavish generosity toward staff, comic miscommunications with French waiters, and the ensuing cascade of gratuities from door to taxi. It contrasts urban tipping with a skeptical view of social pressure to spend.
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Callum
Hep Hardy
Hep
Ble
Ivan
Captain Kidd
Rover
Seag
Prunes Palace
Mim Patterson
Miff
Mig
Mif
Pulgaria
Mit
Excellent farming conditions in Canada prompt mixed operations
The article describes western Canadian farming, highlighting Alberta and Manitoba as strong mixed farming regions. It cites BE L Deputy moving to a 1200 acre Sedgewick farm after Seattle packing career, Thomas McKay near Hardisty praising grain and alfalfa yields, and a Gleben area settler investing in his quarter with cattle, hogs, and dairy income. It emphasizes high wheat yields, milder climates, and growing independence through farming.
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Manitoba
Sedgewick
Alberta
BE. L
Frye & Sons, Packers
Seattle
Pacific
Canada
Thomas McKay
Hardisty
Osage City
Kansas
Calgary
Glebben
Gleichen
Agriculture as Key to Western Canada Investment
A promotional note asserts that heavy borrowing and Western Canada’s strong agricultural base will convince U S financiers to invest millions in the country, stressing agriculture as the sure resource.
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Western Canada
U. S
Famous Feats of Archery Through the Ages
A collection of early archery feats describes Indian riders shooting through buffalo bodies and marksmen hitting targets at hundreds of yards. Notable claims include MacRoss of Scotland at 500 yards and Sultan of Constantinople shots up to 972 yards. The piece also includes a humorous exchange between Mrs Prebscomb and Mr Prebscomb about telling truth?
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Gatrlock
Scotland
London
Constantinople
Robert Ainille
Mme
Porte
Washington Star
Political quip in Senate debate about party fate
In a Senate exchange about party realignment, Senator Sorghum argues that leaving the old party may draw attention to its continued existence, while another figure suggests it might not decisively end the party. The dialogue hints at strategic influence rather than immediate political outcomes.
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Senator Sorghum
A Vegetable Raiser
A whimsical note argues that nine percent of the ocean floor is barren of vegetation while a speaker mocks Neptune as a gardener, calling the idea fanciful and humorous.
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Bacon
Egbert
Neptune
Cultivating Reasons
A brief item highlights a man described as cultivating country acquaintances. It notes he has good reasons and advertises selling plows.
Four own Bruggist will tell row Di Marc Bis Remedy
Fragmented ad-like text mentions Red Cross Ball and a remedy, with phrases about water, honesty, and household goods. It includes marketing lines for a product “Red Cross Ball” and a jab about grocers, ending with a quip on a woman’s conscience and tongue.
The Resemblance and Oculists Playful Quip Exchange
A whimsical exchange centers on a boy described as a duck and game. The dialogue shifts to an analogy between oculists and poets, noting they live on the eyes for insight and vision.
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praise from Terre Hill
Mrs Lyon of Terre Hill Pa endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound praising its relief for women's ailments and noting the remedy's long standing reputation. The advertisement claims Pinkham built a legacy from field herbs and that letters in Lynn Mass show many women regained health and sometimes avoided surgery.
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Terre Hill
Lydia EB. Pinkham
AugusTus Lyon
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
E. Pinkham
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John Henry
George V. Hobart
John Henry On
Bes
Paris
Vaugirard
Batignolles
Clichy
Beaumarchais
St. Denia
Boulevard Des Itaiions
Place de la Concorde
Champs Elysees
Peaches
Bill
Bull
Effend
Bey
Effendi
Treasury
Urse
Climar
Rey
Murad Pasha
Giovanni
Giovanni Br
Angelo
Fiaid Drachm
Castor E
O¢ Wranper
Mrs. Prebscomb
Mr. Prebscomb
Mr. Prebscomt
Red Cross
America
Faltmore
Tomsch
Carter
Ww. N. Y
Kansas City
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