Camera Man to Cover a War in the Civil War Era
The 1881 spring rush at the White House brought a young Irish photographer Mathew Brady who sought permission to document war with a camera. Lincoln granted access, and Brady became the first war photographer recording battles from Bull Run to Gettysburg, Antietam, and beyond.
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Elmo Scott Watson
White House
Washington
South
Abraham Lincoln
Mathew B. Brady
Bull Run
Lincoln
Brady
Picture to Embroider Pattern 8297
Describes an old-time well bucket wall hanging ready for embroidery with lazy-daisy French knots running stitch and more. Instructions include transfer pattern 15 by 20 inches color chart material list stitch illustrations and finishing directions. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. New York for pattern 5297.
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Household Arts Dept
West Fourteenth Street
New York
N.Y
Simplicity and Honesty of Language Advocated by Dean Alford
Dean Alford urges writers and speakers to use simple language. He warns that long words reduce clearness and honest expression, harming reputation. He argues elegance is not universal, but simplicity and directness are universally valuable.
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Dean
Dean Alford
Postum Offers Free Week’s Supply to Readers
The Postum Company invites readers to request a full week's supply of Postum at no cost. Send for the healthful beverage and learn how it may benefit daily meals.
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Postum Company
Ady
You Tell Me Walter
A mislaid line from a British peripatetic professor prompts a humorous exchange about a grilled steak order. The quip contrasts memory lapses with the dinner dilemma in a playful London tone.
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Walter
London
Papa's Boy Dialogue Over Medicine Fuss
A brief household scene recalls a boy named Johnny who resisted taking medicine and caused a loud scene, with his parent asking if he complied and Johnny replying affirmatively despite the fuss.
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Johnny
Owning Up in Pearson's Weekly
A humorous exchange highlights a misidentification as a talkative woman is revealed to be the speaker’s wife. The brief vignette captures social humor typical of the era.
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Pearson's Weekly
Time to Wake Up Bridge Tune Sparks Young Player’s Interest
In a breezy exchange a girl exclaims joy that the bridge game could come to her in dreams. Her partner responds with a quiet admission that she indeed does.
Hair tonic parcel for typist raises salon joke
A man about to go to the office receives from his wife a bottle of hair tonic meant for their typist. She notes the tonic is not for him and quips the typist’s hair is falling on his coat. The line prompts a London Answers joke tone.
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London
Cutting It Fine First Farmer Hen Laying Or Lying
The San Francisco Chronicle quotes a Q and A between two farmers about whether a hen sitting and cackling indicates laying or lying. The joke centers on uncertainty and farmyard chatter as the hen’s status is debated.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Jocko the Monkey and the Vermin Myth
An entomologist from the United States National Museum reports in the Journal of Mammalogy that monkeys rarely hunt vermin. Instead they pluck loose hairs from mates, nibble them, and appear to be grooming rather than pursuing pests.
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Jocko
H. B. Ewinz
United States National Museum
Journal of Mammalogy
Doctor Ewing
Ferry-Morse Seed Breeding Institute Spotlight
The Ferry-Morse Seed Breeding Institute operates near Rochester Michigan and Salinas California, dedicating hundreds of acres to scientific propagation of vegetables and flowers. For 80 years it has advanced foundation stock through selecting top plants, pollination, seed testing, and new strains, offering graduates and seeds in a free Home Garden Catalog.
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Rochester
Mich
Salinas
Cal
Ferry-Morse Seed Breeding Institute
Ferry
Ferry- Morse Seed Co
Detroit
San Francisco
With Silk Gloves You Can't Handle Handsome Men
A clipped aside notes that conventional methods fail with very handsome men who hold firm ideas about themselves. The passage hints at subtle social dynamics and personal ego affecting interactions.
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