The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-03-15
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h. Ass . Women Who Could r~ik -
Ihaa He Could.
A A man with a small valise and
~ persuasive voice invaded a house n
= ne west side the other day and 4
! Produced himself as follows:
,fl - have secured the agency 10
! 1nis city, ma am, Of a work which
: should like to show you. It is en-
ntied The Modern Housewife,
friend. Companion and Guide. 4
! contains upward OF 1880 recines
including specific directions for"-
Isn't your name Plunkett?', in.
corrupted the woman of the housa
who had been studying his features
- II trying to remember where She
had seen him before
No. madam" he replied. "mv
name is Harris"
You look like a family l used to
snow down near Fairview. Tho
piunketts were related to the Van
arsdaies-everybody called them
van Osdolls-and I'm not sure but
Ihey were second cousins of the
daddisea Ever been in Fairview2"
NO, ma'am. Now, this work "a
was saying, contains directions for
1oing all kinds of needlework all |
descriptions Of
Well, it does beat me! If I'd mar
'ou anywhere on the street. should
AVE been just as sure Won were
aaron Plunkett as / am that Tn,
landing here. Your voice is exactly
lke his; you're about his size and
eft; You wear your whiskers the
ame way he used to, and
dare say. don't think | ever
card OF him, though. Now
Never heard of Aaron Plunkett?
n.y. no was the man that kept a A
vern on the road to-oh, / forgot
ou said you were never in
NO, l never was there. broke in
Q caller, becoming slightly imna- D.
mt You will find in this work
|! and complete directions for
king toilet soap 1
I've tried that. It's q good deal
eaper to buy it When / lived in
lrvisw, there was a peddler came
ma one day with a recipe for max.
toilet soap. He claimed he had
1 1t to the Suydams, and the Pun
s. and the Sperlings, and the
'eveses. and the Piersols and some I
ne other neighbors, and I bought
y him, and it cost me t1.75 70 -
70 lot of soap l could have
ght for 6u
But that's only one thing out Of Sto
'sands in this book, madam me,
can make your own CONNECTION dan
- Aau
carr
- a.ou s .iia' 100. You ought brat
we seen Slime Powelson laugh at
OF candy / made once by fol. T
ng directions in a book. / can
as good molasses CANDY as
'ody, but when want the fancy [
l always go and buy EN-. It's
cheapest and best way in the
run"
! this book you will learn how
AXE and fit children's Gar.
S. ~
md! We haven't any children
what's able to get their own
.. There's six of them. and
. all boys. The youngest is Is
Q clerks in clothing store. He -.
oming home the other night NJ =
ipped and fell. Sprained his
and it swelled up that big
raid it was going to be 50 stiff n
'er could use itagsin. rubbed
mt and goose grease on his
or more than an hour by the
and 1t got better. l tell you. Mo I
nothing like goose grease
you want to take the soreness
q swelied joint. But you've
90 sure you have the genuine
There's lots of stuff they call
'rease that's nothing but lard
st way is to render it out your. BES
Q and buy a goose. Pick out
TO- 1t won't make any differ.
w old it is. SO it's fat Take
| sss ana s..p.a tn. man with They
lise backing hastily out OF
:, Il give it upr'-Chicapo