Maj Ross the daring British Major in East Africa
A portrait of Maj C J Ross a British army officer and DSO holder now a game warden in East Africa. Born in Australia he fought in the Boer and Somaliland wars, led the Canadian Mounted Scouts, and earned fame for daring trials and swift justice. He blends frontier grit with quiet family life in Nairobi.
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Maj
C. J. Ross
British East Africa
South Africa
Ross
Australia
America
Canada
Canadian Mounted Police
East Africa
London
Athi Plains
Utah
Feller
Salt Lake City
Tabernacle
Jane
East Lake City
Northwest Mounted Police
States
Red River
Canadian Mounted Rifles
Pretoria
Lord Kitchener
Canadian Mounted Scouts
Transvaal
Orange River Colony
Cape Colony
Hague
Geneva
Major Ross
Leutenant
German East Africa
Duke of Connaught
Kisumu
Victoria Lake
Duke
East African
Courts of Justice
Fort Hall
Kenka
Nairobi
Ool
Roosevelt
Rosenfelt
West
Government House
Amusing misdirections and medical misreads in society tales
The piece recounts Joaquin Miller being invited by Dublin Archbishops and discovering Dublin was Trench author of Trench on Words, followed by a medical vignette where a doctor logs a patient in the very serious column after a church fainting episode. It blends literary anecdotes with a comic medical incident.
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London Daily Chronicle
London
Joaquin Miller
Dublin
Trench
What Is Advertising The Springfield Talk On Ad Practices
Sig Hirsh of Henry Siegel Co Boston spoke on What Is Advertising at a Springfield Mass Y M C A class session studying Modern Methods in Merchandising. He urged real special sales and personal conduct as core advertising, urging newspapers as the chief modern method and detailing a onion ad that boosted five days sales to 2 150 bushels.
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Sig Hirsh
Henry Siegel Company
Boston
Springfield
Mass
Boston Post
Post and Globe
An Irresistible Force in Advertising History
A noted quotation from a renowned American merchant frames advertising as a steady, persuasive pull. The passage emphasizes that effective advertising begins subtly and grows stronger over time, exerting increasing influence year after year.
Suffragettes Urge Strike Over Marriage Refusal
In a debate between Gabe and Steve the activists claim women should strike and refuse marriage. Gabe argues the plan is a nonunion scheme and doomed to fail.
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Gabe
Steve
Pampered Car and Fair Visitor Interaction
Cartoon caption style item noting a fair visitor asking why Dodo’s teeth are brushed so thoroughly. The fond mistress replies that the darling has bitten someone, so caution is needed.
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Dodo
Should a girl propose to a bashful author
A quip advises a shy author on romance suggesting she first ask about an invitation to his wedding. The joke implies initiating conversation about personal plans can spur action from the hesitant writer.
Comparative Values In Ads Spark Consumer Skepticism
A Chicago store example shows placing no explicit dollars and cents savings in ads can backfire. An officer proposes calling items extraordinary values backed by honest dealing, but the advertising man notes readers demand actual savings. The attempted sale of lingerie dresses at 11.75 fails without stated price cuts, while later ads with explicit discounts clear stock in a day.
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Chicago
Woman's Home Companion
Hard Times and Advertising
A prominent advertiser spends heavily and treats advertising as a defense against slow business. He notes boom times require less effort, while slow periods demand big ad campaigns to secure market share. The piece also cites Edward J. Yockey of Milwaukee using want ads to urge families to help destitute girls and protect their welfare.
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Leslie's Weekly
Edward J. Yockey
Milwaukee
Advertising Strategy for Merchants in Local Papers
Merchants should advertise in local newspapers using printer's ink to attract buyers. Call on mail order customers, offer clear prices, and emphasize that you ship by parcel post cheaper than big mail order houses. Use phones, aggressively pursue business, and aim for strong sales with direct messaging.
Twas Ever Thus and a Lesson in Courtesy
Quoted dialogue recalls a boy learning wary manners from a playful schoolmate who first asks him to sign her slate and later refuses a kiss over germs, illustrating early social mischief and modest boundaries in youth.
Familiar Type Judge Quotation on Hypocrisy
A judge defines a familiar type as a hypocrite, a son who posts moral commandments publicly yet forgets them in practice, highlighting the gap between stated rules and personal conduct.
Woman’s Ills Disappeared After Lydia Pinkham Remedy
North Bangor New York resident Mrs James J Stacy reports relief from female weakness headaches and monthly pains after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Ann Arbor Michigan resident Mrs L E Wyckoff says the remedy stopped hemorrhages and severe pain improving her condition. The advertisement claims long proven effectiveness of the herb based remedy and urges others to try it.
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North Bangor
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
James J. Stacy
R.F.D. No. 3
North Bangor, N. Y
Ann Arbor
Mich
L. E. Wyckoff
S. Ashley St
Wanted an All Day Whistler Advertised for Whistling Job
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item notes a request for a man who can whistle all day for good pay. It hints at conflicts with a grouchy neighbor in the suite across the hall and questions union rates for whistling.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Heading Her Off Do You Love Me
A humorous exchange hints at a couple's finances as one partner urges thrift until payday. the humorous tone captures everyday domestic life and pressure to manage money before a paycheck arrives.
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Miller
Robert Browning
Augusta
Eo Taks
Ira Johnston
O'Neill
Neb. P. Alm Ih
Nancy Hall
Tampa
Fla
Austell
C.O. D
James Cureton
Georgia
Salamis
Cyprus
British Museum
Joel
Temple of
Sisera
Delilah
Samson
France
England
Catherine
Howard
John
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical
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