Sins of the Fussy Man in a Fractured Page Tone
A syndicated collection blends social critique and humor. It mocks fussy habits that irritate wives, weighs home upkeep, and contrasts domestic ease with neglect. It also cites Mehan's Monthly on forest fire prevention and notes jewelry as a wealth indicator, ending with a quip about cyclones lifting only mortgages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Nancy
Comfort
Tiian
Hrsbands
Philadelphia Times
Tunsa
Jupater
Mehan
Feet and posture spark debate in a reading club
A reading club debate turns comic and pointed as a physical culturist derides foot manners among women. The exchange covers crossed legs and feet under skirts, with digressions on decorum, gravity, and public display, punctuated by sharp commentary from members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kodak
Joston Herald
Strange gambler and a man with two thousand dollars
An elderly man tells of a friend who left his farm to seek wealth but lost everything to three card monte while only keeping clothes and experience. The tale leads into a note about the October Delineator issue and a mix of social observations from newspapers and periodicals of the era.
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Bank
Ackley, D
Lusch, Martin & Eggert
Europe
Ackley
Towa
J. A. Fisher
Stoge
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Pricis
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Tan
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Gallard
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C.F. Prander
Pure Drugs Medicines
IL. Is
Trey
Obbo Berg
Louis Fisher
Louis Fisher, Ackley
Wilson & Hatch
Proprietors of the
Fides and
Tallow
Doopke
Aoklihy
Lowa
Martin & Faust
Anne
Ahrways
Coal
EE. Sawyer
EK. Ackley
E. Sawyer
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W. H L. Saucer
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Sian
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Lirent Scott
Tye
George
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Butterick Publishing Co
Chimitudy
New York
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Rascals
United Presbyterian
Paisley
Jones
Howess
Puck
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