Swindlers Use Patented Clothes Pounder Scheme in Michigan
The tale describes two farmers duped by canvassers and a master grafter who sold a fictitious patent clothes pounder and cleanser. The scheme used family ties, staged counties, and fake orders to extract $24,000 and mortgage farms, while agents collected five dollar “payments” on delivery and claimed easy profits. The duped farmers ended in debt, while the grafters masked the fraud as a legitimate business venture.
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Hia
Weill
Frm
Ohio
Michigan
Landlady Receives Odd Inquiries Before Renting Rooms
In Gelatt Pennsylvania a landlady replies to a peculiar letter asking if her boarding house houses mostly old or young tenants, if late night card and piano play occur, bathing and water filtration, chair placement by the door, and if a generous supply of alcohol is advised. The anonymous note is cited by the Philadelphia Record. A second item celebrates Dodd's Kidney Pills by Gelatt resident H. W. Sterns, recounting relief from rheumatic back pain after kidney-related ailments and promising continued use.
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Bea
Philadelphia Record
Gelatt
H.W. Sterns
Dodd
Merely a Fat Man in a City Courtroom Exchange
A fragment shows dialogue about a man described as a fat corporate lawyer. The speaker questions the subject's focus on his own corporation while noting his habit of drinking, with attribution to Brooklyn Engle. The readable bits hint at a courtroom or public discourse context.
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Brooklyn Engle
Hair Growth Promoted by Cuticura Regimen
Ada C. Smith reports relief from an itching scalp after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, claiming a cured condition and regrown hair. The note appears amid mixed clippings about romance dialogue and Nickel Plate Railroad travel promotions, with ads for train routes and dining cars.
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Ada C. Smith
Grand St
Jersey City
N. J
Noted Magnate Credits Wife Amid Personal Endorsement
A prominent and wealthy man of this era credits his immense success to his wife, calling her an inspiration and the best partner in life. The item promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic for women with fatigue, nerviness, or menstrual ailments, including a letter from a young wife seeking Mrs. Pinkham's advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Ainsley
Silence Before Tragedy In German Publication Quote
A Meggendorfer Blaetter quote shows a tense exchange about self harm, with one speaker warning they will shoot themselves and another noting Tam’s nervous reaction to a shot. The fragment illustrates distress and implied danger without explicit violence details.
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Emily
Tam
Meggendorfer Blaetter
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