The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-07

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made her, and she would get on all
right. But she thought different, and
said her hair was not the right color
and that she thought that bottle of
Assyrian Hair Tonic and Elixir of Life
would fix her up. Then she got some
stuff to put on her hands cause they
was all roughed up by dishwashing,
and | guess the dishwashing sorter
overcome the effects of the salve she
puton cause | don't know but what
her hands was just as rough as ever
after she had used three boxes as they
was before
Johnny, he saw piece about an
agent for noiseless dorninoes what will
be sent with an agents outfit for six
cents in stamps. The piece said that
bright boys made as high as S2.50 a
day actin as agents, in their COM
manity, aud said it was light WORK and
jest suited for an ambitious boy that
wanted to earn a bicycle or somethin'.
Johnny sent his &c. that he got for
fetchin the cows from the pasture, and
purity soon them there dominoes they
come. They was dominoes sure 'nough,
and they was noiseless sure nough
They was just printed on paper! John
ny said that he would be agent if
practical, but I don't think he sold
many of them there dominoes.
| didn't have much use for them
there advertisements, though l did
buy choice brand of seegars that
feller had lot of and was a.wantin' to
get rid OF, and gave solid gold plated
watch, chain, razor strop, cuff but
tons and paper of safety pins with
each box that you bought before April
| 1st, for 1925. I thought that was a
pretty good offer I know just how it
is when feller has lot things on
hand and wants to sell them, he's
willin' TO make a sacrifice. You didn't
need to send any money either, just
send in your order and they wouldcome
by express, and you had chance to
look them over too before you took
them. That seemed fair enough, so l
told them to send them along, by gum.
l wasn't a-goin' to let anv snap like
that get away. Bye AN bye the stuff
came, and Johnny and me went to the
express office. There was 25c express
A to pay and 15c for return charges and
the 1926. The watch run all right at
the express Office. I took it out and
showed it to jeweler there in town.
Course he run it down and said it
wa mt any good at all, wa Mt worth soc,
but'he was sellin' watches himself. I
want a-going to let any town jeweler
feel me. That there watch seemed to
know when got home. 1t was runnin
all right at the express Office, just as l
told you, but when 1 took it out and
showed it to ma, the Col dern thing
was stopped, and by gum, it never run
any more. gave it to Johnny and he
was just as tickled as if it run, so /
guess it was all right. They was good
A safety pins, anyway, but don't wonder
that feller was anxious to get rid o.
them segars. They was certainly the
toughest proposition smokin' mar
ever undertook, but s3,65 want much
for all that layout, and as told tina
, jeweler when l took the butter 'rount
to him next week, (the jeweler ouy
Nf oA hot !, fJ>,, :
/, him was that he wanted too big profits
and as for guarantees. | could ge
guarantees from most any house
wanted to send to. Why, that there
watch was guaranteed.
Well, that wasn't the end of it. Bye
an'bye ma read about them there bar
gains that one gifts by sending off.
) told all about how the merchants up t.
, town was a-robbin' the people, and W.
| made up our minds we had stood i
/ about long enough. So we sent for
. catalogue. There was 673 pages
t beautiful Illustrations and fine picture
j, all through it. That there house sol
a everything that man could wan
r They have more things there-and tn
t prices was jest rediculus! Now ther
d was ginger. Last time was to tow
+ bought &c worth of ginger, and
want more than pinch of snuff, an
it there they was a-sellin' ginger for 4C
}, a pound, and cinnimon too, and al
h spice, and as for tea-you could ge
). guaranteed tea for 1Sc pound in
e pound lots.
e Well, we all put our heads togethe
e and fixed out an order for that ther
<, house. Johnny he got mouth-orga