Ham Yard Sandwich Men of London's Hidden World
Curiously titled Ham Yard hosts a daily crowd of aging sandwich men once respectable men now ruined by life. Ex-policemen, actors, clergymen, and others drift the streets in tatters, seeking coins or stray items, while guardian figures like Mr Smith recount their pasts and the Parson and son tale of failed fortunes.
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United Gates
Great Britain
Curtin Brown
Landon
Batk
Piccadilly Circus
London
Gentlemen's Brigade
Sandwich Men
Smith
Ham Yard
W. R. Smith
Sharon of
Pareon
Banner
Patton
Ike
Penury
Mr. Smith
Claika
Army
Navy
Rere
Mr Smith
Manchester Square
Pall Mall
Piccadilly
Prince’s
Brigade
Cheera
Swamp Root Sample Offer Promises Kidney Remedy Aid
Patiently worded advertorial text touts Swamp Root as a great kidney liver and bladder remedy promising free sample bottles and a book. It claims danger signals of kidney trouble and lists symptoms such as frequent urination and back pain while urging readers to request a free trial and learn more from Dr. Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York via The Atlanta edition.
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Bright
Binghamton
N. Y
Dr. & Co
Atlanta
Dr. Pierce
Luggages and fashions rule country life in society
London readers note the era's spending, with women packing half a ton of luggage for country weeks. The piece mocks lavish dress codes from morning to dinner, praising costly gowns, Irish crochet, and masterful draping while lampooning social pressure to maintain perpetual elegance and a busy social calendar.
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London
Stock Exchange
Drese
Maddie
Ghosns
Martin Eden Book Ad Promotes Uncle Remus Home Magazine
An advertisement touts Martin Eden as Jack London’s finest novel and urges readers to subscribe to Uncle Remus’s The Home Magazine in Atlanta Georgia. It promotes a first instalment in February and offers fifteen months for one dollar together with Joel Chandler Harris’s latest book of five handsome rosebushes.
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Martin Eden
Jack London
Uncle Remus
The
Home Magazine
Joel Chandler Harris
Atlanta
Georgia
Returned With Thanks for a Fiery Engagement Promise
A humorous exchange follows a lengthy embrace as a woman reveals she will return every kiss because she has no further use for them. George anxiously prods for the confession while the couple toys with the notion of an engagement.
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Monke
George
Eve
The Sandwichmen and Their Fortunes in London Streets
The article describes sandwichmen who hunt for dropped coins and notes, sometimes finding large sums like £260. Some fortunes come from inheritances or generosity, with two grades, including the elite Gentlemen’s Brigade who advertise in style. Pay varies, with night shifts paying up to 60 cents and day work around 40 cents, many trudging through outlying areas.
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Smith
Ham Yard
Gentlemens Brigade
Sandw Ch
London
Northrop
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Feenstra
Swelir
Frase
Jeu
Fay
Pano
Aboun Star
Andwich Ey
Rhe
SRE
Gymiana
Kbs
Iti Lake
Gambia
Bes
Wolespemnes
Actus
Lfe
Hood
Ste
Mary Smith
ST Military
Fond du Lac
Wis
Jess
Hotel Victoria
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
27Th St
New York
Shopgun
Burgpeam
George W. Sweeney
Angus Gordon
King Edward Hotel
Toronto
Canada
Dr.Pierce
Pitece
Kary
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