Jim Higgins Visits Farm Breaks Rind Etiquette
Jim Higgins visits a farm and, at breakfast, cuts rind from pork and piles it aside. The farmer notes that they all eat the rind, and Jim replies that he is saving his for the farmer. The exchange highlights social customs and humor during a rural visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Higgins
Jim
Danderine Hair Tonic Promises Thick Glossy Hair
An advertisement touts Danderine as a 85 cent hair tonic that revives neglected scalps and improves lifeless hair. It claims rapid results with less shedding and dandruff, leaving hair looking glossy and youthful. A humorous barber anecdote closes the piece.
California Fig Syrup Baby Remedy Ad Headlines
An old advertisement promotes a harmless laxative called California Fig Syrup for infants and children, claiming it cleanses the liver and bowels without griping and contains no narcotics. The copy urges mothers to insist on the genuine product with clear directions and warns against counterfeits. It sits beside a humor snippet about a bald-headed guest amused by a sonny observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tven
CaliforNia
Cascarets for Liver and Bowels at Ten Cents a Box
Ad claims Cascarets cure biliousness constipation sick head ache and indigestion. It notes availability in stores under the advertising heading and lists price as ten cents per box.
Satanic Salvage Bargain on the Albatross Crew
After a staged fight aboard the Sarah, a British destroyer arrives revealing the scene as cinema. Satan renegotiates salvage rights with Dark Carquinez and Sellers, asserting the derelict is worth more than the run down ship and demanding full salvage plus debts settled. Ratcliffe backs Satan, while Cleary and the others maneuver for their share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satan
Cleary
Ratcliffe
Carquinez
Carquiney
Sellers
Sandbank
Bahamas
Havana
Sarah
Batan
Cinematograph
Fred
Warv
Juan
Cark
Ratcliff
Jude
Tude
Dark
Rumsay
Ratclifte
Holt & Ratcliffe
Hooker
Nombre
End of the Business Breaks up a Quarrel in Piazzar
In a brief interruption Cav Guinez stops the argument as MM Lak interjects with a sharp remark, ending the bargaining session. The fragment suggests a tense scene concluding abruptly with a single exclamation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cav Guinez
The Vanished Light Escapes Havana Harbor
In the Havana harbor the Sarah docks near the old Maine anchorage as customs men board and Ratcliffe realizes his cruise and Fate demand the sequel. Jude, Satan, and Natives move with plans to reach Nas s au while Ratcliffe contemplates trust and dependence amid perilous schemes. A fragment from Topeka Capitol quotes Bert Walker on apricots as politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah
Havana
Maine
Satan
Ratcliffe
Ike
Palmsland
Paradise
Bert ‘Walker
Topeka Capitol
One-Harge Man Quirk Sparks Chicago Debate
In the Chicago American a quirky line prompts readers to note a misstatement about a one-cylinder vehicle. The snippet hints at a lighthearted column and reader humor reflecting city life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rain Tree Supplies Water And Water Myth
The rain tree name stems from its habit of leaf closure during rains, not water shedding. Early voyages placed the tree on Ferro in the Canaries, where a famed rain tree supposedly supplied fresh water to the island before being blown down in a storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tropical
America
Ferro
Canaries
Detroit News
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lloyd
Tae Ima
Ee Menonsinoe
Mihisea Sy
Blue Line Storage Co
3Rd & Elm
Des Moines
Iowa
Petro
Sonny
Pilepamna Ea Ae Hemor E ‘Ui Etomtaed
W. N. Uy Des Mqined
By H. Devere Stacpoole
The
Cinematograph Company
Albatross
Gatan
Cormorant
Sellera
Nassau
Jemima
Northwestern Yeast Co
Ashland Ave
Chicago, Ill
Tropical America
Pat
Atlantic
Idié
For
Aas Corel Co
Pestura Gora