Tickville Tales of Quirky Locals and the Bent Wire Network
Roundup of small town snippets features Dunk Botts, Poke Eazley plotting webs, Sid Hocks fussing over a lawyer with a Gone to Lunch sign, and Washington Hocks spotting want ads. Kitten adoption, rheumatism musings, a brisk Tin Peddler journey, Frisby Hancock dodging an auto, and Dock Hocks changing looks after bobbing hair. Fletcher Henstep waffles on resigning as school trustee while Tickville barber readies for customers and Isaac Helwanger hints at telling anything to anyone.
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Sid Hocks
Tickville
Grove's Bromo Quinine Tablets Claim Unique Formula
An old style medicine ad touts a single “Bromo Quinine” tablet and Grove’s signature on the box as proof of its claimed remedy. The brief note emphasizes the product as a cure by addressing the underlying cause with a 30c presentation.
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Grove
Weathered Inhabitant Reflects On Rain Sense
Washington Hocks sits on the porch when a bug crawls from a crack and vanishes back. Sile Kilden meets Ellick Helwanger and learns they both aim for nowhere, deciding to wait if one reaches there first. Slim Pickens struggles with slow progress due to large feet.
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Washington Hocks
Wash
Sile Kilden
Ellick Helwanger
Ellick
Sile
Slim Pickens
Tickville Plank Sidewalk Tip Strains Footwork
A man attempting to cross Tickville’s plank sidewalk found the slats too narrow for his big feet. Sim Flinders muses on moving bridges to adjust road geography so automobiles won’t struggle to pass.
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Tickville
Sim Flinders
Cough Remedy Ad Promises Quick Relief at Events
An advertisement for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy claims rapid relief from coughing tickling throat and nervous hacking during church concerts lectures or theatre performances. The ad targets embarrassed persons and promotes the product as a quick fix.
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Chamberlain
Death by own action rates show no overall rise
Figures from insurance companies show the U S death by own action rate remained stable around 15 per 400,000 after 1909 when it rose to 21.5 in 1908 and fell to 12.3 in 1920. The rate reflects mental and nervous health, rising in crises and with long periods of idleness.
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United States
Mental Health and Suicide Rates in Major Cities
The piece notes that death by own action is contemplated in large cities and lists Chicago Buffalo Milwaukee Cleveland Detroit and Pittsburgh among lower rates. It compares 13 cities with 20 or more per 100 000 and highlights Pacific coast cities as among seven with higher rates, referencing the Fort Worth Star Telegram.
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Chicago
Buffalo
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Detroit
Pittsburg
Pacific Coast
Fort Worth
It takes nine tailors to make a man and one dressmaker
A humorous quip from The Humorist in London notes that many tailors are needed to craft a man, but a single dressmaker can ruin him, reflecting wit on fashion and craft.
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London
Railways Abandoned Reach 3500 Miles in Eight Years
Statistics to the interstate commerce commission show that 3,500 miles of track were abandoned in the United States between 1916 and 1921. Most mileage changes occurred in sixteen states with increases, while thirty-one states saw reductions. Louisiana led with 483 miles followed by Colorado 423 and Michigan 275.
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United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Louisiana
Colorado
Michigan
Indiana
Georgia
Arkansas
Washington
Missouri
Wiscon
Unclear Entry of State Rankings and Numbers
Fragmentary OCR list shows state names and numbers with no clear event or context. No readable article content to identify a main action or outcome.
Minnesota California Virginia New York and Towa Numbers Brief
A compact list cites Minnesota F408 California 334 Virginia 181 New York 109 and Towa 108 as numeric references across states and an organization. The fragment outlines regional identifiers without explicit events or actions.
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Minnesota
California
Virginia
New York
Towa
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Hogwallow News
Dunk Botts
Poke Eazley
Peachie Sims
Jefferson Potlocks
Frisby Hancock
Dock Hocks
Fletcher Henstep
Isaac Helwanger
Planters Gin Co
J. R. Oliver
LaRoe Lumber Yard
Tutt’s
Whitewright Filling Station
Wade Sears
W.C. Huffines
Sin
Pennsylvania
Mississippi
Nevada
Ohio
North Carolina
Alabama
J. H. Biggerstaff
Davidson’s
Texas
W. J. Looney
Whitewright
Home Ice & Manufacturing CO
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