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Newspaper
Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1911
Page
5
An advertisement proclaims Wilson's Freckle Cream removes freckles and treats tan sunburn and pimples. It guarantees a full refund if not satisfied and offers mail order from The Wilson Freckle Cream Co. Charleston SC.
A diner at a Cleveland club calls a waiter to fetch a hook and eye in the salad. The waiter grins and replies in broad patter that it is part of the dressing.
Accounts from the New York Herald describe Chinese funeral rites with emphasis on mourning, embalming, and elaborate ceremonies. Families prepare a miniature house for the deceased and burn offerings, while mourners wail and perform rites to drive away evil spirits. An ornate blue velvet hearse leads the procession.
An elder Dumas, newly made a commander, faces a quip about his ribbon color. A friend mocks the cordon as a dull woolen vest shade, but Dumas explains the hue matches the sour grapes in the fable with a wry smile.
The London Telegraph reports that during the George II era in England public offices could be bought. A £500 sum secured a berth in the victualing office with bribes and contracts making the post lucrative, while MPs who could frank letters sometimes sold their seats for about £300 a year.
A playful exchange about attending a Wednesday concert in an old hat reveals Meggendorfer Blatter style wit. Jennie resists wearing the hat, and the other character notes only one ticket was bought.
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