How Foreigners Kiss When They Land
Hoboken porter recounts six kiss types seen on Hamburg American line arrivals. He describes whisker or Russian kisses, sweetheart and wife kisses, the sent for kiss from brides to be, eloper salutes, and the holy kiss from sons to mothers, highlighting cultural contrasts and emotions at port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolliver
Iowa
United States
Canada
Cy¢E
Lost Beat West
Ottawa
Can
York
Gustav Melhauser
First Street
Hoboken
M. Witte
Heinrich
Gretchen
America
Minnesota
Customs
Continental Oil Company (Incorporated
Nurse Holds Burglary Suspect After Night Intrusion
Sophie Rosen a Brooklyn nurse awoke to a quiet intruder holding a lighted match. She sprang into action locking doors and grappling him, aiding police after reinforcements arrived. Moran charged after claiming no harm intended. valuables remained untouched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Sophie Rosen
Rosen
Nineteenth Street
Brooklyn
Miss Rosen
Fifth Avenue Court
Mark C. Moran
West
Burke Street
Philadelphia
Rosens
Bill
Moran
Pajama-Clad Felon Nabbed After Madison Street Pursuit
West Madison street chase ends in a fugitive arrestee fleeing through a rear window in pajamas. Felix McGee, sought for murder in a 1164 West Madison flat, is captured after Sergt. Peter Fitzpatrick closes in amid cries and gunfire. No clothes are recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix
West
Madison Street
Peter Fitzpatrick
George Stevens
Minnie Johnson
Joseph McIntyre
Sergt
Fitzpatrick
Gus and the ten dollar lift caper
Gus recounts a prank where a man lifted him for a joke and a ten dollar bill disappeared when he was set down. Judge Gemmill hears the case as Gus files charges against John Wilson claiming a fake lifting operation and weighing stunt. Wilson denies weighing Gus and may provide rebuttal testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus
Judge Gemmill
John Wilson
Doan’s Kidney Pills Endorsement and Home Decor Offer
Charles S Bailey recalls kidney trouble and relief from Doan’s Kidney Pills. The piece also notes a study on anti spitting laws, TB enforcement, a farm home home-improvement pitch offering free wall stencils and interior design guidance to readers without charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Bailey
SOS Locust St
Yankton
S. Dak
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
National Association For the Study of Tuberculosis
United States
The Literary Fabricator and a Washington Lie
An exchange questions how the tale of George Washington’s honesty began. A witty reply suggests a press agent could have sparked the myth, illustrating curiosity about origins and storytelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Marine Eye Salve and Remedy Co. Adnote
An old advertisement for Marine Eye Salve and related products by the Marine Eye Remedy Co Chicago offers seek help for eye care. It invokes a cautionary line about retribution and virtue attributed to George Eliot, emphasizing pity as scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
George Eliot
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Peruna Company
Columbus
Ohio
Alabastine Co
Grand Rapids, Mich
Ssrides
W. E. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
W.l.douglas
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Masa
Garad
Chas, Pilling
Clifford Block
Grand Forks
Dak
Metropolitan News
Cee
West Lake Street
Felix McGee
Desplaines Street
Pelix
Gus William
Gemmill
East Thirty-first
State Streets
Cleveland
Perry Davin
Salada
Salada” Tea CO
Shelby Block
Detroit, Mich
Manufacturers Union Roofing & Mfg. CO
Union Road
St. Paul, Minn Ras
Om Ay Ft
People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser
R. V. Pierce
N.Y
Gushess
Edward A. Marx
Albany, N.Y
Opiur
Watson FE
Coleman
Washington, D.C
Best Rea
Ow. N. Y
Fargo
Cordelia
Spohn
Spahn Medical Co
Goshen
Ind
U.S
Putnam
Avonroe Drug CO
Quincy
Mlinoise
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