Distant Husband Inquiry From Bear Attack Tale
Forest rangers once found a prospector mauled by a mother bear and cubs in the Sierra Nevada. A Midwest woman wrote seeking details, claiming a man named J- S- might be her distant husband, asking if he was killed or alive, and noting six toes, a base tattoo, and an eagle tattoo as identifiers. She even asked about divorce papers and any possible inheritance.
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Saturday Evening Post
Forest Rangers
J— S
High Sierras
California
Midwest
J— W
J— Mebbe
Plesa
P. S
Service With a Smile by Phebe K Warner
A travel anecdote contrasts rude service with a Texas town garage sign proclaiming Service With a Smile. The piece argues cheerful, willing help boosts spirit, patronage, and community effort, urging cooperation across homes clubs and churches.
Service with a Smile as Road to Success and Happiness
The piece urges all in business and daily life to serve with a smile. It argues cheerful service benefits patrons and staff, boosts reputations, spreads happiness, and makes life safer and brighter for everyone. It cites plain folks as keen on friendly interactions and notes smiling costs nothing yet yields broad goodwill.
Value of Education and its Payoff
A high school diploma is valued at 3000 dollars while a college diploma is valued at 72000 dollars. The piece argues education increases chances of distinction with statistics on the share of leaders who are college trained, noting the current leadership at the time. Exchange data is cited and a Sun Want Ad promotes selling via advertisement.
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House
Congress
Supreme Court
United States
Bromo Quinine Tablet Ad Promotes Cold Remedy
An old advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets claiming to remove the cause of colds and influenza. It notes there is only one Bromo Quinine and features the signature on the box by W. Grove, priced at 30 cents.
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W. Grove
Origin of Fire and Life Insurance
A Sun article outlines how fire insurance emerged after the 1666 London fire, noting early lack of coverage, gradual adoption, and the role of private companies in spreading risk. It also traces life insurance to 17th century London and the first company organized for insuring lives, driven by stockholder profit. It ends with a call for readers to share personal news.
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London
TRYING TO BE GOOD (From Honey Grove Signal.)
Observation and study show most people want to do good yet many live inconsistently and blunder in the fine art of doing good. The piece notes how giving without selfishness and praising without pride are key but hard to practice, ending mid thought about helping others while not clannish.
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Honey Grove
Pursuit of Virtue and Mercy in Civic Life
The passage urges living as a good citizen and church member without harshness toward the careless or negligent. It urges keeping a stainless life while leaving room for those who have fallen to regain the path of beauty and virtue, recognizing these as divine achievements that require time.
Grandson of President Tyler Reported Born
Announcement claims a grandson of President Tyler has been born. John Tyler died sixty three years ago after living to seventy two. The newborn is through his son in law Dr Lyon G Harding, aged 71, who fathers the child.
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Tyler
John Tyler
Lyon G. Harding
Mystery Exchange on How to Sell Limburger
An exchange unfolds with a shopper asking how to sell the cheese. A bemused response acknowledges the puzzling task and shares no clear method.
Lax-Fos With Pepsin Habitual Constipation Syrup
A specially prepared toric laxative syrup named Lax-Fos With Pepsin is advertised for habitual constipation. It promises prompt relief with regular 14 to 21 day use to induce regular action and regulate bowel movement. The 606 year bottle is mentioned.
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Phebe K. Warner
Texas
Tutt
Grove
Sun
Origin OF Fire and Life Insurance
The
Luther Smith & Son
Whitewright’s
Moeney
S. H. Montgomery
Grandson
President Tyler
Erica
Dallas
Whitewright
J. W. Davidson
J. H. Biggerstaff
Davidson’s
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