W L Douglas Shoes Ad Promises Quality How-To
An old advertisement extols W L Douglas shoes as the largest maker and retailer of men’s fine shoes. It claims superiority in style comfort and durability and invites readers to visit Brockton factories or order catalogs. The spot urges customers to look for W L Douglas on the bottom and to seek proper fitting via authorized dealers.
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W. L. Douglas
W.G.JONES
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Howard Ave
Utca
N. Y
Brockton
Mass
ETLON
W. J. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
W.L.Douglas
Men's Clothes to Order in Wilmington Delaware
A local tailor offers a line of suits and overcoats designed to remove buyer doubts about material style fit and workmanship. With years of experience the shop promises near perfect construction and easy selection at SIXTH AND SHIPLEY STREETS in Wilmington Delaware.
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towch
SIXTH AND
SHIPLEY STREETS
WILMINGTON
DELAWARE
Roses and Repentance Roses and Repentance
A rural family prepares for a emancipation day celebration as children secretly steal roses then face discipline. The scene centers on Mammy guiding the children toward obedience, while Washington and Macie wrestle with temptation. By day’s end the family cheers the work and Mammy spoils them with treats, declaring the children “What chilluns dey Is.”
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Grandpap
Washington
Marele
chillun
Macte
Maele
tammy
dar
Mariauna
Macie
St. Atd
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Redemption of Tramp Kelly and Milwaukee Red
Milwaukee Red arrives hungry to a poor woman's home in Milwaukee. He shares a brief meal then secretly funds food and clothing for a starving Russian Hill family, calling them his “fambly.” He aids via stealing foraged groceries while Kelly warns him of risk. A devoted woman learns Will returns to work and Red helps until an automobile accident hospitalizes Kelly. Red, proud and solitary, returns to the road.
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Milwaukee
Red
Seatide
ted
Mr. Red
Frisco
Market street
Johnnie
Johnnie’s
milik
Kelly
Ret
Lim
Olli
Eric
HILL
Russian Hill
samat
Ketly
WII
Horses and Rain Cranky Cries From Petting Horse
A lighthearted tale notes a baker's horse that moodily snaps after repeated curbside pats in rainy weather. An animal lover fondly greets the horse daily until the animal turns irritable, prompting caution about petting a soaked horse and the risk to limbs and safety.
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Iimb
Moon Facts: Distance, Size and Gravity Details
The text states the Moon's mean distance from Earth as 237000 miles, with perigee about 225000 miles and apogee over 251000 miles. It gives diameter around 2153 miles, volume about 1/49 of Earth's, and mass about 1/88. Gravity at the Moon's surface would weigh 163 pounds for a 1000 pound Earth weight.
Origin of the scorn laws joke in class
A classroom exchange features a teacher asking about the origin of the scorn laws. A shaggy haired pupil replies that they were written by John Bunion, citing a playful misattribution within a public Tribune parody context.
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John Bunion
Ublicago Tribune
No feminine rascals in language says Chicago Tribune
A humorous exchange notes the moral superiority of women in language with the line There isn t any feminine for rascals She claims that there are no feminine rascals He explains there aren t feminine rascals because there aren t masculine ones The Chicago Tribune captures the quip about gender terms and language usage
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Chicago Tribune
They Were Shedy and the Ancestors Revealed
A fragment from Cassell's Saturday Journal shows a genealogist confronting a client about tracing ancestral lines. The dialogue notes a price of twenty guineas for keeping quiet, implying hidden family heritage and a deal struck to conceal details.
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Cassell
Saturday Journal
Bi-Thought you always smoked Havana cigars
Yonkers Statesman quotes a reader named Jill Soldo and a remark about a box labeled Colorado. The text mentions a person named Gene and a prompt to do only half of what you can to be surprised by your own dill.
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Bill
Colorado
Yonkers Statesman
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Apollo Chocolates
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