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Corrupt Politics.
\Vhat can be done to create a deeper
' ' sense of responsibility in the public
mind in regard to the conduct of politi
cal affairs , asks the Science Monthly ?
No community can permanently afford
to have a disreputable legislature. While
ether agencies are at work to improve
and purify the social state , here is one
of the greatest magnitude which is operating -
ating in an opposite direction-filling
the minds ofyoung and old alike with
the idea that social duty is an allusion ,
and that fraud has no meaning when
practiced at the expense of the state.
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We talk of teaching "civics" in our
schools but something more than a
school of civics is required.
We believe in evolution , but not as a
power that will save people from the
consequences of neglecting their most
important duties ; and we think that the
time has come when communities should
help forward their own evolution by
conscious efforts to abate what is evil
and encourage what is good. We commend -
mend the question we have raised to
the consideration of all well niinded per.
sons. The problem is how to prevent
politics from corrupting the character of
our citizens and antagonizing the efforts
that our made in other spheres for social
reform andiniprovenient. It is a question -
tion for everyone-for the wise and for
the ignorant , for the man of science and
the man of letters , for the theologian
and the journalist , for the utan of bus-
mess and the teacher of youth. What
is needed is the concentration upon it of
the attention and will of right minded
persons-of that large majority who
have no sinister interests to serve by the
abuse of political influence , and who
ought to have enough regard for the
national well-being to be willing to make
some sacrifice on its behalf.
Mand Muller up to Date ,
Maud Muller on a summer night went
out on her bike in the bright moonlight.
She pedaled around front six to ten on a
' V trip that would fag the strongest men ,
but her heart was light and her spirits
gay for it wasn't work ; it was nothing
but play. 'Next morning , however , she'd
a pain in herhead ; she was all played
out and stayed in bed , while her mother
hustled in the kitchen below-not to
ride a wheel but to make things go.
Though the morning was hot and she
worked by the fire , she didn't collapse
with a punctured tire. Alas for the girl
. . and the woman , see. Things are not as
they used to be.
A Slight Fire.
A small unoccupied residence , corner
of Douglass and McDowell , owned by
H. W. Cole , was discovered to be on fire
shortly before the noon hour , Wednes-
day. The fire department turned out in
force in response to the alarm , and the
fire was soon quenched. The damage is
about $50. No insurance. The origin
ofthe fire is unknown-supposed toiave
been caused by children or tramps.
Marriage of a McCook Boy.
Oscar Yarger , son of J. H. Yarger of
our city , was united in marriage with
Miss Blanche Sellars of Red Cloud on
Monday evening of this week at Red
Cloud. Oscar is now an operator in the
Burlington office in Akron , Colorado.
His many acquaintances and friends here
unite in wishing him and his estimable
bride a hon voyage.
A Challenge
To C. B. Gray and G. C. Boatman ,
my opponents for clerk of the district
court : I will debate the issues of the
day , both national and state , with you
at any time before election ; you name
the time and place.
, GEO. J. FREDERICK ,
Prohibition Candidate for Court Clerk.
McCook , Neb. , Sept 2S , iS9J.
Coal.
We have bought our stocks of Hard
and Soft Coal and are making lower
, ; prices than ever before. Reduction in
price'of Canyon City acid on both Eastern -
' ern and Western Hard Cbal.
- ' BARNETT LUMBER Co.
They Will Confer.
The Republican nominees and the
members of the county central committee -
tee will hold a little conference in 'Iu-
dianola , tomorrow afternoon , to provide
L ways and means for pushing on the
campaign with energy.
The neighbors and friends of Judge
and Mrs. J. S. LeHew assisted them in a
quiet and happy celebration of their
29th wedding anniversary , Tuesday evening -
ning of this week.
For a fall medicine-try a battle Mc-
Connell's Sarsaparilla and Burdick.
' Wall paper 4 cents a roll at McCon-
V nell's.
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PUBLIC S C S.
Mrs. Alice T.'Dye was a visitor , last
Friday.
Frank Norman will attend school at
the Orleans college.
The lantern class tonight will be in
charge of Mr. Whittaker.
A foot ball team is being organized
under the leadership of Mr. Magee.
Better work and more of it has been
done , this year , so far , than ever before.
There are 24 pupils in our high school
by virtue of the operation of our high
school law.
Ray McCarl is now back and attending -
ing school. He has been appointed
Supervisor of Entertainments.
The newly organizedpMale Quartette
made their first appearance , Wednesday
evening and were vociferously applaud-
ed.
Supt. Valentine read "The Lady of
Lyons" before the Wednesday Evening
club in his enchanting fashion , this
week.
Two Ninth grade pupils were put back
'n the Eighth grades this week , on account -
count of their not performing the grade
work.
Ray Gale , who passed the examination -
tion , last summer , entitling him to enter
the higb school , is now a member of the
ioth grade.
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The second Friday in October of each
year hereafter will be known in New
York city as "Public Schools Day" .
There will be a parade and a literary
entertainment in the evening.
Nearly every school has its "smart
boy" and the high school is no excep-
tion. The "smartness" in this particular -
lar case consists in the pupil subject to
this disease , saying something "cute" ,
at least he considers it such , to the annoyance -
noyance of the teacher. Even if the
pupil possesses wit , school hours are
not the time to unload it.
School supplies at McMillen's.
When in doubt take THE TRIBUNE.
Consult Holmes Bros , the carpenters.
Wall paper 4 cents a roll at McCon-
nell's.
In the midst of life we are in debt-
most of us.
McMillen has a very fine assortment of
Writing Tablets.
New corn is being brought to market
already , but in small quantities.
Fc r a fall medicine-tryy a bottle Mc-
Connell's Sarsaparilla and Burdick.
C. B. Rowell is putting up a convenient -
ient and rooniy barn on his city prop-
erty.
If you seek a cheap corn crib see W.
C. Bullard & Co. Their portable cribs
are all right. See advertisement.
There is nothing new under the sun.
Even alfalfa was known to the Greeks
500 years , more or less , B C.
I lb. Bird Seed and a piece of Cuttle
Bone 10 cents. No dirt-no millet.
L. W. MCCONNELL & Co.
An inch of rain falling upon an area
of one square mile is equivalent to nearly
17,500,000 gallons , weighing 64,844 tons.
Fifteen ( t5) ) cents will buy a box of
nice writing paper at this office , containing -
taining 24 sheets of paper and 24 envel-
opes.
opes.With
With reading clubs galor , special
classes in German ; French , painting ,
music , fancy work , etc. , McCook's new
women have plenty of exercise for their
cult. Not to speak of cycling.
Will our correspondents please be
more explicit : For instance do not
state that Mr. , Mrs. or Miss So-and-so
did so-and-so , failing to give the initials
or first name of the individuals. Be
more specific in dates. '
J. B Swan of Loveland , Colorado , has
raised a potato this season that weighed
S6 poutfds , to ounces. This huge tuber
is 28 inches long , 14 inches in diameter.
It is of thelliaggie Murphy variety. He
raised 430 bushels from one acre , last
season.
A young woman has giyen the women's
colleges a black eye by hunting up some
statistics showing that the "ultimate
probability" of a college woman's marriage -
riage is below 55 per cent , against 90 per
cent for other women. When the statistics -
tistics covering the co-educational schools
are made up the figures ought to induce
a great boom in the attendance at these
more modern and liberal institutions.
The "ultimate probability" theti ought
to be nearer ioo per cent than 55State
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Berry-Thompson.
Carl Berry and Jennie Thompson , two
of McCook's sterling young people , were
united in marriage , Wednesday evening ,
at the residence of the bride's parents ,
Mr. and Mrs. H. Thompson , the ceremony -
mony being performed by the groom's
father , Elder H. H. Berry , and in the
presence ofrelatives and a few
friends of the contracting parties.
Both these young people are well and
favorably known by our readers , who
will join us in expressing the wish that
their married life may be happy and
prosperous and full of years.
Mr. and Mrs. Berry left on No. 4 , the
same evening , on a wedding trip to
Sheridan , Wyoming , Upon their return
they will make their home wish her
parents on north Main avenue. Many
friends were at the depot to see the
newly wedded off-on their trip.
After the ceremony those present enjoyed -
joyed a splendid wedding feast , manufactured -
factured by Caterer Miller.
The presents were both elegant and
useful as will be seen by the following list :
Set of dishes and commode set-Father
and mother of bride.
Dining table-Father , mother and brother
of groom.
Center table-Ella Mitchell.
Silver berry dish-Miss Maud Loomis ,
Prophetstown , Ill.
Silver cake basket-Mr. and Mrs. Horace
Cass and D1r.and Mrs.A.B.CassDos , PalosCal.
Silver knives and forks-Mr. Mrs. Will D.
Bevrer.
Silver berry spoon-Mr. and Mrs. Grant
Thompson.
Glass fruit basket-Miss Edith Stewart ,
Chester , Neb.
Lamp-Dr. and Mrs. A. P. Welles.
Silver butter knife and sugar shell-C. A.
Leach.
Silver Pickle dish-Mr. and Mrs. C. IVI.
Cutchen , Pawnee City , Neb.
Linen table cloth-Mr. and Mrs. George N.
Phillips and Mr. and Mrs. M.0. Creep , Ches.
ter , Ncb.
Doily-Mrs. Mary Strong , Pittsfield , Mass.
Silver table spoons-Ir. and Mrs. Will
Hayes , Floyd , Iowa.
Glass tea set-Grandma Thompson.
Syrup pitcher-Louella Thompson.
Set silver teaspoons-Mr. and Mrs. Wil
Liam Morse Floyd , Iowa.
Set silver teaspoons-Mr. and Mrs. Lou
Dunn , Beardstown , Ill.
Siler pickle caser-Mr. and Mrs. Lou McConnell -
Connell and Rache Berry.
Silver butter knife and sugar shell-H. A.
Knowles and wife , Virginia , III.
Linen towels-Ruth l-fapkins , Virginia , Ill.
Bed spreads-Mr. and Mrs. James Cunningham -
ham , Virginia , Ill.
Linen towels-Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Atwood ,
Chester , Neb.
Two rings-George and Charles Berry ,
Chicago.
A Barn Destroyed.
F. H Spearman's barn and adjoining
small buildings were entirely destroyed
by fire , Thursday morning , between the
hours of four and five o'clock. The residence -
idence was saved by the efforts of the
firemen with but slight damage caused
by the heat. The cause 'of the fire is
unknown , although it is supposed that
two tramps who were seen in the neighborhood -
borhood , the evening before , might have
slept in the barn , and accidentally or
otherwise set fire to the building. The
loss upon buildings , contents , trees and
so on will approximate $5oo , upon which
there is an insurance of $150.
This makes the second fire , this week ,
both being of unknown origin , neither
property being occupied at the time.
Tariff Facts
For Speakers and Students , or Defender -
fender Document No. 9 ( i6o pages ) , has
just been issued by the American Protective -
tective League. This is perhaps the
most valuable document ever published
by this organization , and includes full
information as to the effect of threatened -
ed Free-Trade and the present Low Tariff -
iff Law. Order by number only. Sent
to any address for ten cents. Address
Wilbur F. Wakeman , Gen. Sec. , i3J
West J3d Street , New York.
A Girl Wanted ,
To do general housework. Apply to
dirs. J. F. Forbes , northwest corner of
Dennison and Monroe streets.
Legitimate newspaper work has reached -
ed a stage in Nebraska where the men
engaged in it appreciate its dignity and
importance and entertain the respect
that is due their co-laborers. There is
very little of the wrangling and detraction -
tion that are born of jealousy and characterize -
acterize the poor and the scrubs in newspaper -
paper } vriting. Of course there are isolated -
lated cases where editors who attend to
their own business and strive to make
their work creditable to the profession
and useful to thecommunity are subject
to gratuitous insults by men who happen
temporarily to disgrace the profession
which they neither appreciate nor comprehend -
prehend , but in most cases they are
treated with silent contempt and even
the most stupid and vicious grow weary
after a time of throwing mud when it
has no obvious effect upon any one except -
cept themselves. Newspaper work in
Nebraska is on a much higher plane than
it was fifteen years ago , or is now in some
other states , and all respectable men in
the business and all the patrons of the
papers are glad of it.-York Times.
Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder
Awarded Gold Medal Midwinter Fair , Sun Fnndsca.
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Miss LENA LOLLING is absent in
Montana on a visit.
RECEIVER GIBBONS was a Lincoln
visitor , close of last week.
MRS. J.V. . HuPP is entertaining her
father , Mr. Parr of Illinois.
CHARLIE O'BRIEN is entertaining his
mother and aunt from York state.
C , H. MEEKER was in Trenton , Tuesday -
day , attending the irrigation hearing.
E. R. ERB , wife and child will arrive
home , tonight or tomorrow , from their
trip to Virginia.
F. H. SPEARMAN came in from Oma-
ha. Monday night , to look after his business -
iness affairs here.
MRS. R. A. FoLsotit was up from Lincoln -
coln , Thursday , soliciting for the Tabitha
Home of that place.
S. E. RALSTEN was over from Lebanon -
anon , Tuesday evening , looking after
his campaign interests.
MR. AND MRS. BENTS GOCKLEY went
down to IIolbrook , last week , on a visit
to relatives and friends.
MRS. STEiLE and two daughters arrived -
rived from the east , last night , and are
stopping with Mrs. Villa Wood.
0. G. PHILLIPS of Yale , Iowa , is
here on a visit to to his brother-in-law ,
J. W. Corner of Coleman precinct.
GEO. HOCKNELL arrived home from
Lincoln , first of the week , after an absence -
sence of a couple of weeks on business.
MESDAMES CORNUTT and Brown and
Miss Kleven of Culbertson enjoyed the
freedom of the valley's finest , Wednes-
day.
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\V. P. HALL , the Holdrege lawyer ;
was in the city a few hours , Monday , on
his way home from attending court in
Trenton.
CHAIRMAN SEXSON of the county
central committee was in the city , Monday -
day , getting in shape to push the cam-
pain vigorously.
MR. AND MRS. M. V. STARBUCr took
No 4 , Tuesday night , for Omaha , where
they will in future make their home ,
where their children are all now located.
MRs. S. L. MoENCH and Miss Carrie
Frazier , who were delegates from the
McCook society to the state C. E. meeting -
ing in Nebraska City , arrived home on
Monday night.
MESSRS. J. E. KELLEY , C. W Knights ,
DI. H Cole and B F. Olcott went down
to Lincoln , Tuesday night , on No. 4 , to
help nominate Hon. T. L. Norval for
associate justice of the supreme court.
R. R , HOWELL , W. R. Akers and H.
A. Scott of the state irrigation board
came out from Lincoln , Monday night ,
to hear the various water right cases iu-
volving priorities in appropriating the
water of the Republican and its tributaries -
taries , as announced in last week's
TRIBUNE. The board will spend a week
or two in this section of the state at the
several places advertised.
FUR SALE.
1,000 cattle feeders -
ers ) for sale for cash
01 On time.
F. S.TILCoX. .
To California in a Tourist Sleeper.
The Burlington Route personally conducted -
ducted once-a-week excursions to Colorado -
rado , Utah and California are just the
things for people of moderate means.
Cheap , respectable , comfortable , expe-
ditious. They leave Omaha every Thursday -
day and go through , without change , to
San Francisco and Los Angeles. The
tourist sleepers in which excursionists
travel are carpeted , upholstered in ratan
and have spring seats , spring backs ,
mattresses , blankets ; curtains , pillows ,
etc. Only y5 for a double berth , wide
enough and big enough for two. The route
lies through Denver , Colorado Springs ,
the wonderful canyons and peaks of the
Rockies , Salt Lake and Sacramento.
For rates and also for illustrated folder
giving full information , call on the nearest -
est agent of the Burlington Route or
write to J. Francis , G. P. & T. A. ,
Omaha , Neb.
The witless without-pride-of-ancestry-
or-hope-of-posterity whose asininity is
most resplendently exhibited in the Danbury -
bury News , pretends to find something
between the lines of this publication that
has agitated his elongated ears most vio-
lently. The poor misguided fool don't
know straight up , much less have the
power of divination. Before assuming
the role of critic or wit the obscure popinjay -
injay should place his gray matter in a
carbolic acid bath , and then forget what
he did.
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Perhaps.
When lovely woman takes to wheeling ,
And finds , alas , that gowns betray
What they should scarcely be revealing ,
She puts on bloomers right away.
Go to McMillen for Lamp supplies.
Nall paper 4 cents a roll at McCon-
nell's.
Is the campaign to be one of masterly
silence.
Good writing paper ten cents a quire
at this office.
Broken promises taken on subscription
at this office-at par.
The local newspapers indicate a low
tide in our stream of prosperity.
Tuesday was the first , but there was
little in the way of business to indicate
that fact.
Where was No. One's nozzle , Thursday
morning ? No. One has bedii out of
luck , lately.
It's dollars to doughnuts that Mayor
Kelley's smile will win a desk in the
state house yet.
Heaven only knows how much inconsequential -
sequential gabble we are all guilty of
each day of our lives.
House cleaning time with all its delights -
lights is upon us and man wishes he
were going to his long home.
Grant Thompson held down the Eagle
while the Chief was away helping nominate -
nate a candidate for supreme judge.
I lb. Bird Seed and a piece of Cuttle
Bone Io cents. No dirt-no millet.
L. W. MCCoNNELL & Co.
Thursday's Lincoln journal states that
license to wed was issued otc Wednesday
to Burt Huet and Eliza B. Olcott , both
of McCook.
Vith Chairman Sesison and Secretary
Laycock to the forefront politics will be
a popping in this fall's campaign , from
start to finish.
This week , J P. Notley had his house
in North McCook moved to a point just
east of the old fair grounds , where he
has purchased a parcel of ground from
Jacob Randel.
If your neighborhood isn't represented
in the correspondence of THE TRIBUNE
it is mainly your own fault. Send us
the news and we will do the rest , and do
it "proper" .
The little kidlets of McCook and Cul-
bertson will indulge in a game of base
ball at Culbertson , tomorrow. If you
are going up to see it , let out your waiste
band a little first.
WANTED-Farm lands in Red Willow
and adjoining counties to trade for
stocks of goods. No objection to small
mortgage. Address , giving description
and price , Lock Box 14 , Council Bluffs ,
Iowa.
Fred 1.V. Carruth offers at private sale
on his farm 2 miles south of town : One
span of good mules , one set of work harness -
ness , wagon , riding cultivator , stirring
plow , roller , subsoil plow , hog rack , and
other articles too numerous to mention.
The barber firm of Zint & Smith is
now Zint & Fitzgerald. Bob Smith of
the old firm , this week , traded his interest -
est in the shop here to D. J. Fitzgerald
of Indianola for the latter's barber shop
in the county seat , and the change was
made on Wednesday morning.
A section of hose was pulled in twain
during the fire , Wednesday , by the firemen -
men all pulling at one end , instead of at
different places along the line of hose.
Such an accident might cause a costly
delay in case of a large fire. Such a
strain is too severe on good hose , although -
though in the case if point there may
have been a defect.
The 20th semi-annual opening by L.
Lowman & Son , Wednesday afternoon
and evening , attracted the customary
big attendance. The display was complete -
plete a n d attractive. Some superb
things in dry goods and millinery were
exhibited and admired by all. They are
to be congratulated upon the success of
the opening.
The IS96 models are coming out.
There is practically no change from the
' 9J. The tubing is larger , some of the
standard weights going as high as r5 tot
tinches. . The tread is wider , as it has
been conclusively shown that a narrow
tread weakens the frame. The wheel
base will be shorter by two inches , resulting -
sulting in increased rigidity , a most valuable -
uable acquisition. In weight there is a
slight tendency toward increase , and
most of the good wheels will vary between -
tween twenty and twenty-three pounds.
It seems as if invention was at an end
in the trade , and that the future would
be devoted to perfecting and improving
small defects and short-comings of con-
struction. Faddists will now have a
chance to get in their work , and a van-
ety of fancy and trick wheels will no
doubt be sprung on the public.
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EPISCOPAL-Usual services , morning :
and evening. Sunday school at ten
in the morning.
REV. R. L. KNox , Rector.
Rev. G. P. Fuson of Crawfordsville , .
Indiana , has accepted the call of the
First Baptist church and writes that he '
expects to be here the first of Noveni-
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rIos.u-1Iorniug subject , "
"Right Foundations for Upright Lives" . /
Evening topic , "The Night Cometli" .
Endeavor society at y o'clock ; topic ,
"The Duty of Happiness" ; Edith Oyster , ,
leader. 1
Rev. J. A. Badcon of AraPalioe has
been assigned to the McCook charge , 1'
and Rev. A. G. Forman , who has occupied -
pied the Methodist pulpit here for the
past year , bas been transferred to Beaver i
City. Rev. Badcon will preach here on ,
coming Sunday , i
BAPTIST-Tlcere will be no 1ireachiii g
services , Sunday. Bible School Rally
Day exercises at to a. in. Young People's ?
Union fleeting at I p. iii. ; topic , "l're-
ludes to Service" ; Mr. J. N. Purvis ,
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. A cordial invitation extended
to all to attend these services.
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storm prophet of St. Louis , is now a
household name in nearly every home
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predicts the weather for a year ahead
more correctly acid accurately than any
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The testimony of a large nuinber of careful - .
ful observers is that 99 per cent of hick's
predictions are fulfilled to the letter.
His series ofannual Almanacs are now
well and favorably known in all parts of
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tical and instructive as well as the prettiest -
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The matter , although scientific , is written -
ten in popular style , there being nothing
difficult to understand about it. It is
also finely illustrated. Don't confound
this with some patent medicine pampli-
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a premium to every yearly subscriber to
the Rev. Inl R Hicks' well-known and
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St. Louis , Mo. Single copies of Word
and Works , to cents.
Land ! Land ! Land :
I have the largest list of lands on my
books of any agency in southwestern
Nebraska , and all of these lands can be
bought right and at prices that will make
the purchaser money. But in addition
to my regular list I have a few tracts i
which I took options last ;
upon , spring , i
and for the next 6o days I can sell these
lands at dry weather prices. There are
some very fine alfalfa lands among them.
C. F. BABcoCK.
Office on Main st. , opposite hotel. , ,
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Reduction in Coal.
We are selling Hard Coal lower than
ever before and have reduced the price
of Canyon City to $7.oo per ton. At the
prices we are selling at , we would lie
glad if the money - were sent along with
the order , and-when the coal is not
paid for on delivery , we must insist on
the money the ist of the monthc or the
pay day following.
BARNETT LL'MBRR Co.
Clothing.
Tailor Made Suits. . . .3t5.oo and upward
Ready Made Suits. . . . 3.00 and upward.
Children's Suits. . . . . . 3.00 and upward
Underwear and Furnishing Goods. See
samples at Babcock's room.
I. T. BENJAtitrN.
We understand that W , ? r. Anderson
expects to go to Omaha , where , it is
stated , he has secured a position.
Samuel Blackfan is the prohibition
candidate for county superintendent.
McMillen has a full line of Lamps.
Caiiyon City Lump
Cod 1 a ton , WT. C.
BULLARD & Co. See uuS
about hard 'coal before -
fore you buy. V
Dr. Prices Cream Baking Powder
World's Fair Highest Medal and Dlploi a. i
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