American Advertises Thrill Lunches with Paris Dignitaries
Le Petit Parisien reports an American at Bourget field plans to scatter handbills in Paris offering lunches with famous figures in exchange for meals, music, and conversation. The ad targets anarchists, artists, actresses, a nobleman, and a graduate student, promising entertainment in exchange for company. The prospecting agency is listed under the name Lionel F. Tompkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bourget
Paris
le Petit Parisien
Lionel Fp, Tompkins
Gastoria Baby Remedy Claims Harmless Substitution
An old apothecary style note advertises Gastoria as a safe substitute for narcotic teething preparations used for over 30 years. It asserts no narcotics, contains physician-endorsed directions on each package, and bears a genuine signature.
The Doctors Offense Punchline in a Tongue Joke
A witty exchange frames a tired patient and her husband reacting to a doctor’s request to inspect her tongue. The humorous line hinges on the idea of fatigue prompting medical curiosity and the husband’s puzzled reflection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witey
Boston Globe
No law against being eccentric, old scout says
A brief exchange about minding one’s own business and poverty’s lessons. The dialogue hints at restraint, self sufficiency, and the old scout’s view that poverty teaches not to desire excess. The tone remains simple and pithy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scout
Hawkeye State News Highlights Local Events
Hawkeye state items report a Bloomfield barber found with two antique razors, Kellogg sees a new $45 000 school project, Hull awards a paving contract for about twenty blocks, and a Northwestern freight engine explosion near Bell Plaine kills the engineer and fireman. May deaths rise from cerebral hemorrhage, a Woodbine man shoots himself, a Rockwell City couple drown, and Ottumwa starts a piano factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Roby
Bloomfield
Kellogg
Hull
Bellé Plaine
Iowa
Harry Lightwine
Haat
Hig Farm
Woodbine
Otto Kutcheras
North English
Women Urged to Try Swamp Root for Kidney Trouble
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder issues without realizing it. Symptoms like back pain headache loss of energy and nervousness can signal kidney trouble. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root claims to help and urges readers to obtain a bottle from drug stores or request a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY and mention the newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Ilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Tax Administration Costs Rise for IRS Operations
The Saturday Evening Post notes nine years to build a smooth tax system for 100 million taxpayers. The Internal Revenue Bureau in Washington processed about 1.25 million tax returns annually, excluding those under 5000 dollars. It employed 7,275 staff locally, with internal cost of 41,577,574 dollars and total receipts of 3,197,451,088 dollars. The cost per hundred dollars collected was 1.30, up from 87 cents the prior year, driven by wartime revenue declines and exemption increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Bartley Mitchell
West Bide
Peter Murphy
Hamilton County Fair Association
Board of Supervisors
Allison
Hargrove & Arnold
Norwalk
Fargo
N. D
Iowa
Sokonta
Banker's Accident Insurance Company of
Des Moines
Federal Life Insurance Company of
Chicago
Yeomen
Order
Denison
West Side
Tows
Federal
Polk County Farm Club
Carl Gringavager
Sioux City
John
Nevada
Lincoln Avenue
United States Employment Service
Far East
Polk County
United States Department of Agriculture
Polk County Farm Bureau
State Historical Building
Rupert Hughes
Internal Revenue Bureau
Washington
Department of the Bureau
Saturday Evening Post
Slightly Insinuating in a Quibble Over Ice Price
A brief quip from the American Legion Weekly notes Mrs Mugg known for quibbling over a cent as she argues with an ice man. A sagacious reply suggests a future where a place lacks affordable ice, contrasting petty bargaining with inflated values.
Diversions of the Romans Quail and cock fighting in ancient arenas
The article notes Romans and other cultures used quails and cocks for fighting, describing a circle arena where the loser loses a stake, or a feather plucking test for the victor. A Chicago paper column mentions a traveler at a hotel powdering his face to combat Pittsburgh coal dust, provoking amused comments from peers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midway
Maroon
Chicago Post
Athens
Detroit Newa
Reformer's fate and a tortoise turn of phrase
A reformer no longer active is called hopeless if not reformed. A road mope notes his auto turned turtle. The reply quips that the change was not much, comparing it to a tortoise.
Luminous Gauntlet Glove for Drivers and Inspectors
A new illuminated gauntlet glove for motorists and traffic controllers features two lamps on the back a red one for turning or stopping and a white for reading signals or maps. A pocket holds the battery outside the gauntlet while metal contacts on the inner thumb and fingers power the lights with a pinch of the glove.
Invention Boosts Rubber Buoyancy in Water
A newly invented process impregnates both hard and soft rubber with nitrogen, markedly increasing buoyancy in water and enhancing resiliency of the soft form.
Borrowing from Peter to Pay Paul Cited as Bad Business
A brief, reflective note contrasts the proverb borrowing from Peter to pay Paul with personal difficulty in finding a father figure. It frames financial strain and kinship in compact, proverblike terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
Paul
Pater
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Igney
Binder
Urie Seid
Holts
Lathrop
Nacoptie
Cuticura
Neeely
Anes
Wainten
Ee | Uy
Gopi
Bayer
Harache
Hawkeye
State News
Fittsburgh
Northwestern Yeast Co
Ashland Ave
Good Housekeeping Institute
Good Housekeeping Magazine
United States
Dept. B. Postam Cereal Co., Inc
Battle Creek
Mich
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