A Few Grins Pater Familias Exchange
A short comedy exchange shows Pater Familias sternly forbidding a guest to hang up his hat while a Bashful Wooer sits and jokes he is unlucky. The man recalls being slapped on the back by a stranger thinking he was someone else, a recurrent tease in social scenes.
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Pater Familias
Bashful Wooer
Baltimore American
Dry goods bills and the heart of a man
Ed Howe's Monthly asserts the saying that a woman's dry goods bill can anger a husband, claiming the old joke about winning a man's heart through his stomach is false and that prudent spending matters more than lavish purchases.
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Aman
Ed Howe
Quick Bargain Exchange in a Droll Mock Debate
A brief, wry exchange features one person offering five or ten minutes and another countering with twenty. The tone hints at a humorous negotiation rather than a serious dispute.
Untaught by Experience in a Frontier Punchline
A humorous Washington Star quip shows Mrs. Forkins explaining her husband quits betting until the 15th of the month when Charley does not get paid again. The joke hinges on paydays delaying the betting habit and reflects early 20th century social humor.
Travel humor exchanges in newspaper dialogue
A collection of quoted lines from 1920s papers featuring a traveler named Twobble. Money is mentioned as a pressing need in Detroit Free Press style lines. Birmingham Age-Herald contrasts Twobble’s experience with calling Pullman porters Sam and waiters George in witty banter.
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Detroit Free Press
Pullman
Sam
George
Birmingham Age-Herald
Samois Glove Tale Inspires Cartoonist Jape
A cartoon caption recalls a youth named Samois who bought chamois gloves that ripped at the seams on a single day. The incident prompts the quip Damois in the magazine's humor feature.
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Samois
Damois
Cartoons Magazine
To Call the Bluff
Bronson argues many claimed benefits of foreign travel are bluffs. Woodson agrees but says actual travel is needed to call the bluff. The Brooklyn Citizen notes the exchange on travel and experience.
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Bronson
Woodson
Brooklyn
No Willpower to Stop Smoking Belief Shared
A witty Life magazine quip notes a man claims quitting would credit his wife. The exchange highlights humor about personal resolve and domestic acknowledgment.
Welcome for Sickness and Foley Cathartic Tablets Ad
A vintage ad praising Foley Cathartic Tablets as a quick, pleasant laxative. It links indigestion to fermenting undigested food and toxins, claims the tablets cleanse bowels, sweeten the stomach, and tone the liver, and cites Potts, The Druggist as authority.
Bad Temper Quip Attributed to Husband and Wife
The husband jokes about their youngest daughter Dorothy developing a bad temper and wonders if she inherits it from him while the wife gently notes he still has his own temper.
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Dorothy
Cut This Out It Is Worth Money Advertisement
A vintage drugstore promotion invites readers to mail in a slip with name and address to Foley & Co in Chicago to receive a trial package including Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets for coughs colds and croup.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Potts
Let the Children Grow With Foley's Honey and Tar
A Druggist ad notes prolonged coughs and colds weaken a child. It recommends Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy for coughs croup whooping cough and related ailments to help children grow strong again.
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Foley
Potts
Spring Cleanse Advertisement Promotes Rocky Mountain Tea
An 1880s style ad touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a Spring cleanser to purify the blood and purge stomach and bowels. It emphasizes seasonal purging and urges readers to buy Tea or Tablets from A. Potts.
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Hollister
Ford mechanic eases stalled car with surprise hello
In Los Angeles Dr. T B Wright and A F Gartz of Altadena rode in a Ford that stopped. They could not restart it until Mr Ford arrived and tapped the radiator saying Dont you know me Lizzie He then cranked the car and it started.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Dr. T. B. Wright
A. F. Gartz
Altadena
Ford
Lizzie
Gets-It corn remover promises painless dance night relief
The ad touts Geta-It as a miracle for corns and calluses, claiming quick painless relief and easy peeling off like a banana. It extols widespread sales and urges purchase at any drug store, promising a money back guarantee from Midley E. Lawrence & Co., Chicago.
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Midley E. Lawrence &Co
Chicago
Untitled Ohio State Journal style fashion note
Anne Rittenhouse endorses a hip length tunic as readers debate whether it is a waist or a gown. The piece playfully notes readers’ tepidations while describing daily tasks in a light fashion mood.
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Anne Rittenhouse
Ohio State Journal
How is Your Complexion A Woman Should Grow More Beauti
An advertisement claims women's complexions improve with age through proper baths diet and exercise and by keeping liver and bowels active. It links dull eyes yellowing skin and flabbiness to indigestion or sluggish liver and promotes Chamberlain's Tablets via City Drug Co. Adv-1m.
Changing Times as the Evening Grows
The Boston Transcript notes shifts in social life as the generation gap widens from a girl who stayed up late to her daughter who now begins evening outings at nine o clock.
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Boston Transcript
To Be Happy You Must Be Well Champlain Tablets Ad
Advertisement advising Chamberlain's Tablets to relieve constipation and indigestion for happiness. Promotes as prompt effective easy to take with City Drug Co. as the advertiser.
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City Drug Co
Encouraging talk at home cited in Yonkers Statesman
The father asks about encouragement from a young suitor and the daughter replies that he inquired whether the parents were pleasant to live with, a detail reported by Yonkers Statesman.
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Emily
Y Yonkers Statesman
How Diphtheria is Contracted Ad by City Drug Co
How Diphtheria is Contracted explains that a cold in a child during diphtheria prevalence increases infection risk. It advises removing sick children from school and preventing street exposure until recovered. It promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a quick cold cure to reduce diphtheria danger.
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Chamberlain
City Drug Co
Ady-Im
Small firm morale booster through large safe
Two speakers discuss a tiny company storing a large safe to bolster creditor morale. The exchange highlights practical credibility and financial prudence in a tense business environment.
Foley Kidney Pills Say They Relieve Pain
Mrs. L Wayne of Ocean Park California reports Foley Kidney Pills rid her of all pain after back ache sore muscles stiff joints and rheumatic pains. The advertisement notes kidney trouble signs and praises Foley Kidney Pills as safe and reliable from Potts The Druggist.
Toward the Bone Yard Drives in Towels Spelled Out
Toward the Bone Yard notes a Yonkers Statesman humorous clash over large stores advertising big drives in towels and a movement to go dry with widespread public aid and irony.
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Yeast
Crimsonbeak
Yonkers Statesman
Mc Neese Credits Foley’s Honey and Tar for Flu Recovery
A. A. Mc Neese of High Point Ga recalls a spring cold that nearly became influenza. He used Foley's Honey and Tar and believes the product saved him from influenza. The ad emphasizes lack of opioates and suitability for children.
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A. A. McNeese
High Point
Foley
Nothing is made in vain says the altruist
The exchange features the altruist claiming nothing is wasted and Uncle Bill Bottletop replying with sympathy for anyone who has endured a distillery, as reported by the Washington Star.
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Uncle Bill
Washington Star
Foley Kidney Pills Endorsement by Fireman’s Home Volunteer
D McMillen of Hudson New York writes that Foley Kidney Pills are like water sprayed by firemen hitting the spot and quenching the fire. He claims the pills relieve rheumatic pains backache sore muscles and other kidney and bladder trouble symptoms as advised by Potts The Druggist.
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D. McMillen
Hudson, N. Y
Foley
Potts
That’s the Point Debate on Living with Parents After Marriage
A brief dialogue públicas the couple’s worry about living with their parents after marriage. The exchange highlights tension between independence and family support as they consider their future living arrangements.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Praised By Decatur Family
Mrs. Benjamin F. Blakeney of Decatur Illinois praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy calling it the best medicine for colds and coughs her family has used. She notes giving it to children for croup and taking it herself. Adv-Im.
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Chamberlain
Benjamin F. Blakeney
Decatur
Ill
City Drug Co
Unceasing Misery From Kidney Trouble Solved
The notice describes kidney trouble with sleepless nights and backache and urges using Deans Kidney Pills at the first sign of disorder. It cites Dillon testimony from Mrs. M. A. Robison of 828 Glendale as proof of merit.
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Dean
Dillon
M. A. Robison
Glendale
Dean's Kidney Pills Credit Remedy Ad
A testimonial from Mrs Robison describes kidney trouble a few years ago with back pain and poor kidney function. After using Dean's Kidney Pills the ailment cured quickly and did not return. Ad notes price 60 cents and distribution by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
Robison
Foster-Milburn Co. Mtegrs
Buffalo, N. Y
Saw Him First in Yonkers Courtship Tale
Dialogue from Yonkers Statesman notes Mrs Flatbush and Mr Flatbush discussing a marriage between a man and a widow. The humorous exchange implies the widow saw him first and led to the union.
Building The West Magazine description and subscription offer
The New West Magazine established 1910 promotes western industry agriculture mining oil and scenic attractions. It targets investors farmers and sightseers with copper half tone illustrations and varied subscription options across Salt Lake City Seattle and Detroit offices.
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The
West
New West Magazine
Walker Bank
Salt Lake City
Utah
White
Seattle
Wash
Goldberg
Detroit, Mich
Saloon Open Defiance Noted By Braddock Editor
Pennsylvania Representative M. Clyde Kelley recalls a Braddock city editor sending a reporter four days after election day to check saloon openings in defiance of the law. The reporter returned with the answer they were indeed open.
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M. Clyde Kelley
Pennsylvania
Abstract services ad from Southern Montana Abstract and Title Co
Our work is its own best recommendation. Let us make your abstracts. Southern Montana Abstract and Title Co. Dillon Montana. Frank Hazel baker, Pres. Adv.
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Southern Montana Abstract and Title Co
Dillon, Montana
Frank Hazelbaker
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