Easter Cupid Visits a Small Town Minister
In a quiet Easter morning Rev. Mr. Davis contemplates bachelorhood while his parishioners plot to push him toward marriage. A plastic Cupid appears as a gift from the soprano, Muriel Langhorn, sparking rival affections and comic social misreadings among staff and choir in the village rector’s study.
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Milton
Davis
Mr. Davis
Jimmie Langhorn
Jimmie
Mrs. Mallory
Brother Mine
Doctor Davis
Muriel
Lee
Alege
Struggling man marries heiress then yields to fortune
A narrative notes a man in hardship marries an heiress and abandons further struggle. It warns of constipation causing diseases and claims cure by Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, describing them as a laxative and cathartic with one pill and three pellets. It also comments that platonic friendship often mimics flirtation.
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Pierce
Confidence in Him Amid Bold 50 and Cigar Exchange
A fragmentary dialogue recalls trust in a man while referencing a 50 bet and a 10-cent cigar found in a vest pocket, with one party noting the other did not steal it. The exchange hints at a test of character and integrity.
They Got Left by Monday Railway Journey Tale
John and Betty aged five and four join a railway trip with their parents but miss the train as it pulls away. The next Sunday they set out for Sunday school and return halfway, declaring We got left.
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John
Betty
Tea Drinkers Beware Paralyzing Effects Warned
A Illinois woman recounts nearly constant nervousness headaches heart trouble sleepless nights and numb spells tied to heavy tea use. She recalls doctors warning of possible paralysis if tea continued and notes she tried many medicines without relief before stopping tea.
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T.bad Sheen
Ewenty
Burned arm cured with Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Harry June, 1912, describes a severe left arm burn that became ulcerated and painful. After trying various remedies with no relief, he used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, bandaged with linen, and recovered quickly, returning to work. He urges others to try Cuticura early to avoid suffering.
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Lincoln
Park
Elva
Chicago
Harry
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Sunday School Pupil Defers Heaven Question
A midwest Sunday school teacher asks pupils who wants to go to heaven to raise hands. All do except Mary who explains her father has just set tickets for Los Angeles.
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Middle West
Mary
Papa
Los Angeles
A Grateful Old Man Praises Dodd's Kidney Pills
Mr W D Smith of Ethel Kentucky crediting Dodd's Kidney Pills with restoring his kidney and back health after a lifelong weakness from an old back strain. At 77 he remains a farmer and says the remedy keeps backache away. He invites publication and offers to share his picture. Dodd's Kidney Pills sold 50c per box by Dodd's Medicine Co Buffalo N Y.
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Mr. Smith
Dodd
Dodd’s Medicine Co
Buffalo
Ady
Two Granite Dogs Guard Dublin Suburban Estate
An English passerby jokes with an Irish driver about feeding the two large granite dogs at a Dublin suburb estate. The driver responds dryly that they are fed whenever they bark, making the exchange a quick, wry moment.
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Dublin
Jack
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