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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1906
Page
3
Augustus Riley a 76 year old War Department clerk in Washington says he spends less than twelve cents daily for living. He notes five years of averages under that amount with enough to eat and time for strolls in the parks. He claims the system requires only so much.
An advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney disease and related symptoms. It features testimonials including Mrs. Martha Henry of 407 South Kent Street and claims a patient saved money and improved health on a modest diet. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as the sole agents.
A Chicago theatrical manager recalls a tale of a police officer arresting a man promenading in night attire. The sleep-walker protests, claiming sleepwalking, while the officer retorts that no one may parade the streets in night robes, regardless of religion.
John Weaver, Philadelphia’s reform mayor, cited election improvements in a reply to a clergy delegation. He recalled a past poll watcher tale where a shabby individual boasted of seven supporters, illustrating local political change.
A collage of brief jokes and wry exchanges from newspapers. A young clerk faces a customer in a drugstore, a mock warning about poisoning, and social foibles from Mrs. Twaddles to Mrs. Sniffkins. Light humor and anecdotal vignettes end with a quip about Dickens and Shakespeare.
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