London Signs Raise Laughs and Candid Observations
A New York paper recalls Americans in London noticing peculiar English signs. A Bank of England area shop proclaims Do Not Ring the Bell Unless an Answer Is Required while another window advertises Yankie Cider Is Sal Mere. A Strand tradesman jokes about Yankee spelling and a barber offers Hair Neatly Trimmed While You Wait.
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Tondon
New York Mail and Express
Bank of England
Thia
Avas
London
Ancient Ads and a Utah Natural Coke Find
Ancient ads began as wall scratches and evolved into modern commerce art. Salt Lake Herald reports a new natural coke vein 140 miles south of Salt Lake City near a railroad, 25 to 30 feet surface exposure, five feet wide, with potential growth deeper. Owned by ex Mayor R. N. Baskin and partners, 640 acres staked.
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Utah
United States
Richmond
Salt Lake
R. N. Baskin
Forget Their Change, Men in a Hurry to Get Away
A Chicago Times Herald note describes a State Street bookstore incident where a man pays with a dollar, receives change only after leaving, and the clerk explains the store donates unclaimed change to charity. The piece laments customers’ haste and forgetfulness.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Passenger outsmarts rude cable car conductor
On a crowded New York cable car a well dressed woman asked for a nickel instead of five pennies as change. The conductor refused claiming pennies buy as much as a nickel. A quick thinking passenger discreetly paid her fare with a nickel, leaving the conductor speechless.
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New York
Gentlema
Classified Rates And Ad Terms From Local Newspaper Sheet
The notice lists advertising rates for durations from daily to yearly and local rates, including pricing per word for locals and discounts for multiple insertions. It notes special rates for local advertising contracts over five hundred lines and outlines monthly charges for yearly contracts not carried to expiration.
Kinney & Winney Tornado and Windstorm Policy
Kinney and Winney offer a tornado and windstorm policy for Columbus households. The plan is marketed as affordable protection against severe weather, with emphasis on coverage simplicity and prompt claims.
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Kinney & Winney
To Cure Sick Headache Ends With Cascara Wills Claim
M C Dunnington a druggist offers returns of money if the remedy fails to cure. The ad urges refusing inferior articles and trusting what you know you want, cautioning buyers to seek effective cures and avoid unsuitable substitutes.
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Trke Carter
M. C. Dunnington
The Star Print Co Ad Promises Quality Work
The Star Print Co states it offers reliable printing services at fair prices using top materials and guarantees customer satisfaction for all work solicited.
Subscription Offer for Twice-a-Week Courier Journal
Kinney and Tourrin announce a clubbing arrangement with the Twice-a-Week Courier Journal and the Weekly Shark offering one year for 1253 dollars. Renewing subscribers prepaid and new subscribers prepaid receive the deal. Sample copies sent free on application. Subscriptions sent to Columbus Morning Star in Columbus Indiana.
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Courier-Journal
curier—Journal
Columbus Morning Star
Columbus
Ind. Kinney & Tourrin
Peanut praise and a mighty battleship described
An extensive excerpt extols peanuts as a top fruit globally while noting African peanuts’ market growth in Europe. It then shifts to a powerful battleship Iowa, its Massachusetts comparison, speed bonus, and a $200,000 builder bonus after surpassing required speed. A French poodle fashion note follows with 14 carat jeweled accessories.
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Paris
London
Italy
Germany
England
Europe
Iowa
Massachusetts
Cramps
Philadelphia
A Communistic College Near St Anne Builds Its Own City
The workers at the people’s university near St Anne Illinois/Indiana area, 60 miles south of Chicago, are creating a communal educational experiment. They own 640 acres, cultivate land cooperatively, and fund necessities from their produce. Students and teachers live in 12 by 8 foot cottages as they construct buildings and farms for their self sustaining community.
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St. Anne
Chicago
People’s University
Great Southern Exposition draws nationwide interest and travel routes
Nashville Town notes vast interest in the great southern exposition with requests for the best routes to reach the city. It lists through train connections from New York Boston Buffalo Cleveland Columbus to Cincinnati and from Chicago to Cincinnati and Louisville with direct Q and L&N connections. The ad promises full information on request and cautions buyers against misleading sellers while promoting West State Dry Handle Factory goods and a sale of Dongolian button shoes at $1 by J A Newton.
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Nashville
Islatte
Bic
Cincinnati
New York
Boston
Buffalo
Cleveland
Columbus
Detroit
Toledo
Sandusky
Chicago Benton Harbor
Louisville
Jersey City Heiress Alice Holmes Blind and Rich
Miss Alice A Holmes, a 75 year old heiress from Jersey City, inherited over 500000 pounds after her California brother died. Blind since age 14 she supported herself by teaching and concert work, using music to aid the afflicted and pursue charitable aims.
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Alice A. Holmes
Miss Holmes
Pennsylvania
California
Miss Bolmes Lves
Jersey City
Miss.Holmes
Westbound R R Schedule Highlights From Small Town Line
Train timetable lists westbound departures and arrivals with stations Greensburg Ewington Burney's Hartsville Crossing Hope Miller's Lambert's and Columbus area. Times show morning and afternoon services with mixed pm am indicators and Sunday notes.
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Greensburg
Ewington
Burney’s
Hartsville Crossing
Hope
Miller's
Lambert’s
Columbus
Tuo Pasad Saleant Sundey
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Corerce
Lippincott
Starjor Print Co
Courier Journal
Communistic College
Illinois
Nienaber
Central—169
Anteed
WM Anderson
Ton and
Franklin
Harrison
Fiegenbaum
Jas
Cox
Attorney-At-Law
Courta
Crump
Court House
The
Columbus Handle and Tool Company
J. A. Newton
Rogers & Bro
Seth Thomas
H. L. Rost
Washingon St
Messinger
Veeder Cyclometers
Trump
Morgan & Wright Tires
Reeves Seward
Silverman’s
Funkhouser
6Th and
Washington Street
Winans
Roland MD
OFICE
Griffith
Fifth St
Western Union Telegraph Office
Citizens
Eighth and
Chestnut Streets
Jerseys
Alice A. Holm
Big
Four R. R
H. & G. Branch
sameLe Reese
Men & Womn
Romanza Agency
Sycamore St
Jackson Streets
Drake
Settin
Ompani
W. W. Lambfht
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