Fish Day
Betty compliments a Friday appearance in a light exchange captured by the Boston Transcript with a playful quip about eating on fish day.
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Betty
Boston Transcript
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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1919
Page
5
Quotations on Smiles and Rivalry in Courtship
A sharp remark on female smiles as a social signal, noting they are most foolish when aimed at another man. The line implies female attention can provoke envy and foolishness in suitors, reflecting period attitudes toward romance and competition.
Bayer Aspirin Ad Warns Against Counterfeits and Promotes Genuine Bayer Tablets
An advertisement stresses buying Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross on package and tablets. It warns against counterfeit talcum powder tablets and urges insistence on genuine American Bayer products in 12 pill boxes, 24 bottle, or 100 bottle forms with proper dosing for various pains.
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Bayer
Brooklyn
Nurse Mixes Up Word On Examination Card
A Dallas News item reports Miss Helen R. Stewart of the board of health recounting an incident before the central philanthropic council. A boy, after a health exam, tearfully tells his teacher the nurse called him Tames on the card, which the teacher deciphers as Poor nutrition.
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Central Philanthropic Council
Helen R. Stewart
Board of Health
Tames
Dallas News
Von Tirpitz a Pauper A Zurich Penny Pinch Patriot
The Tribune de Geneve reports Grand Admiral von Tirpitz stays in Wildegg Switzerland with Lieut Colonel Wille. He lost all his fortune after investing in Italian securities to dodge the 1913 German war tax. His son works as a bank clerk and daughter as a governess in Zurich. The piece calls him a patriot.
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von Tirpitz
Tribune de Geneve
Wildegg
Switzerland
Wille
Tirpitz
Zurich
Old Dorsey Dudgeon Knows Fire Locations by Ear
The Petunia tavern landlord claims Dudgeon pridefully cues fire crews by listening for the fire bell. Neighbors heard him shout directions to passersby as flames spread, though some doubt his accuracy. Kansas City Star report notes mixed usefulness to volunteers.
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Dorsey Dudgeon
Petunia
Kansas City Star
Glossing Over the Facts A Euphemism Example
The Birmingham Age-Herald quotes a dialogue about euphemism explaining it as a gentler substitute for blunt phrasing. It cites a society report describing a widow who has married several times as being led to the altar by a wealthy elder.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Arizona State Fair Dates Announced for 1919
The Arizona State Fair, listed in Western Newspaper Union News Service materials, is set for November 3 to 8, 1919. Organizers call for public attendance and event promotions across the state.
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Western Newspaper Union News Service
Arizona Notes On Mines And Court Actions Of 1918
The item reports on Tombstone tourism revival as the Silver Queen, a large Ray area gold strike development by O Shaughnessy and New York capitalists, and New Cornelia’s 1918 profits. It covers a Phoenix murder verdict in the Johnson and Davis case, plus the 158th Infantry’s return from France. It notes a patent shift to silver, a Patterson lease at Black Eagle, and Ohio Marquis wheat seed imports. It closes with a court injunction halting a telephone rate rise and U S tax notes guidance, plus Alaska land adjustments and Globe Miami civil suits.
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Bernice Anderson
David D. Anderson
158Th Infantry
Arizona
John Wilson
Prescott
Ray
Nelson O’shaughnessy
New York
E. Rh. Tufts
New Cornelia
Phoenix
John Johnson
Billy Davis
Joe Bailey
Yuma
C. P. Reiniger
Association of Arizona Mining Men
158Th Regiment
United States Infantry
First Arizona
France
Charles W. Harris
State of
Ohio
Marquis
Western Canada
Western
Canada
United States
The Beginning of Economy Dialogue
A brief domestic exchange shows a couple debating thrift measures. The husband suggests economizing while the wife proposes smoking less to save money.
The Most Dangerous Disease Kidney Warning
The ad warns that kidney problems threaten health and life and urges immediate action. It touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a proven remedy, claiming worldwide use, Dutch origin, and a money back guarantee for prompt relief. It instructs asking for the original imported brand at drug stores and warns against substitutes.
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Haarlem
Holland
Woman plants potatoes and fails to grow them
An Indianapolis woman garden debut ends with unsuccessful potato crop. She peeled and prepped smooth potatoes as if to cook them, but none sprouted. A friend reacts with disbelief as the tale concludes.
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Indianapolis
Scott
Rebuff by Festus Pester Over Title Hon
In a Kansas City Star quote Festus Pester dismisses being called the Hon noting he is not a fawning blatherskite nor a liar and deadbeat. He jokes about possibly being a bore but insists he has few qualities warranting the epithet. A total stranger’s letter titled him Hon prompted his sarcasm.
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Festus
Kansas City Star
Handle with care Latin gag in baggage box
A college graduate tells a baggage handler the box is marked with Latin for handle with care. The bag gage man ignores the Latin joke and won’t get mad, avoiding a clash. The cartoonish exchange appears in a Boston Transcript caption style.
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Boston Transcript
Questioning Affection Sparks Family Astuteness
In a brief dialogue Mrs. Finebred asks if the family is old while Mr. Newpop retorts they are newly married, a year into their union, highlighting a humorous clash of perceptions about lineage and longevity.
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Goethe
Vain Escape
A terse exchange about wealth opens a note on generosity and motive. A buzz saw metaphor underscores a claim that practical experience outruns formal instruction in a striking, compact aside.
Australian bush ordeal ends with grim moral test
A story recalls an Australian man and his dog lost in the bush. They faced starvation and the man, valuing his dog, cooked the dog’s tail and fed the meat to himself while giving the bone to the dog. The tale highlights resourcefulness and loyalty in dire circumstances.
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Liver Bladder Remedy Ad
An advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure vegetable remedy for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It claims no habit forming drugs and offers sample bottles by mailing ten cents to Binghamton New York. It also includes two quotes and a Goethe remark.
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Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Adv
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