Going Backward. A Quick Quip Over Fine Suits
A boy taunts another about a new suit, claiming his cost was only one dollar less. The boastful reply mocks the idea that paying one dollar less would make no value, ending in a sting of irony.
Farmington Enterprise in Farmington, New Mexico
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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1908
Page
4
Fussan Feather Girl Calls For Potato Mash
In a brief exchange Patience notes she plans to mash potatoes while Patrice quips that mashing with eyes is easy. The dialogue hints at a playful kitchen scene centered on cooking and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patience
Patrice
Pat’s Bricked Bargain Turns On Missing Bricks
A laborer named Pat carried loads of bricks agreed as thirteen per load. At the last bedful only eleven remained, prompting the plan to ask the boss in the third story to drop two more bricks to complete the tally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Contractor
Whale Blow Story Turns On Jonah Tale
People discuss why whales blow so much with a child’s retelling of the Jonah story. Jillie invokes a biblical origin to explain the behavior while Bill wonders about the natural cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Jillie
Jonah
Child Willie Thompson Teaches Pain to Kelvin
A Glasgow tale recalls Lord Kelvin as a playful boy. After a tooth extraction, Willie Thompson asked for the tooth and planned to take it home to cram sugar into it and watch it ache. The surgeon wrapped the tooth and gave it to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Kelvin
Willie Thompson
Glasgow
Willie
Prayer for rain meets a terrifically timed storm
A Southern clergyman praying for rain is interrupted by a fierce electric storm. He lifts his voice in remonstrance, asking God for a gentle shower and not a gully-washer, as thunder shakes the area.
Two Moons Seen by a Seven Year Old Girl
A seven year old girl, Marie Lansing, reports seeing two moons, insisting one is over their roof while her father doubts the claim. Ambassador Tower plans a 150-voice deputation from the Arion Society of Brooklyn to sing before Emperor William during a spring visit to Germany and Austria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambassador Tower
Arion Society of
Brooklyn
Emperor William
Germany
Austria
Kentucky man walks thirty two miles to marriage license
A Kentucky man walked thirty two miles after obtaining a marriage license. The dialogue notes the feat as a joking stereotype of Western men. Edward Twichell Ware is mentioned as set to become the third president at Atlanta University on December 31, succeeding his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta University
Edward Twichell Ware
Irishmen Watch Eagle Flag Fly Over Square
Two Irishmen in a public square gaze at a new flagpole with a bronzed ball and a top eagle. The bird suddenly lifts and flies over their heads as they joke about "nail the eagle down" and a nearby woman remarks her husband may be right about his knowledge.
Sinner can come again and the widower’s fate
A Park Mills New York man, Thomas Ingraham, finds two dozen fowls and a confession in his hennery after a thief’s visit. The note vows to reform and return better stock, while Ingraham values the birds higher than before. The piece then pivots to whether a widower is married or single, concluding the answer varies with perspective and game skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Ingraham
Park Mills
N. Y
Ingraham
Farmer
Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed by a Worried Woman
Letter from Mrs. E Hanson of Columbus Ohio praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during the Change of Life noting nervousness headaches and renewed ability to work The ad invites sick women to write for advice and cites decades of claimed cures. Also includes a lesson on pure White Lead testing by a blow pipe from National Lead Company and a humorous quip about hurling in an Irish athletic anecdote from Harper's Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Hanson
E. Long St
Columbus
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
National
National Lead Company
Woodbridge Building
New York City
Ten Years of Backache Inspires Reading Cure Claim
A Columbus Ohio reader touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a permanent cure after over a decade of backache and exhaustion. Advertisements note product availability, price, and sponsor Foster Milburn Co. Also includes assorted brief items on remedies and promotions across medicine, household goods, and proverbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Dunn
Vine St
Columbus
Ohio
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Cottage cheese dishes and dressings guide
Instructions to make cottage cheese from clabber milk with steps to cook curd and strain. Includes breakfast and luncheon dishes using the curd with butter cream cheese cherries and salad ideas. Also covers dressings for salads with garlic rubbed bowls and olive oil vinaigrette, Indian curry with mutton and rice, sweet potato growing steps, sweetbreads with sauce, and a jelly sauce recipe.
Ventilating Double Window with Cork Stoppers
A method from Ladies' Home Journal describes piercing the outer window frame near the bottom with several holes and sealing them with cork to allow the inner sash to be opened for air. Corks are removed from the holes to admit fresh air when needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Home Journal
Lumbago and Rheumatism of the Loins
The excerpt describes lumbago or rheumatism of the back muscles with severe pain in the small of the back from cold dampness or wet clothing. Quick relief is claimed by reddening the skin with a flesh brush and applying St Jacobs Oil daily. A humorous unrelated dialogue follows about marriage and money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Jacobs
Cure for Terrible Eczema in Baby Becomes Quick Relief
Mother's testimony from LeSueur Minnesota describes severe eczema on a two month old for five months. After trying various remedies, Cuticura brought the baby's skin to normal in two months with no signs of eczema since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Budke
LeSueur
Minn
Difference Between a Felt Slipper and Other Slippers
Little Brother explains by example that a felt slipper is “felt less” than a slipper that isn’t felt, contrasting with a punning misstatement about felt and slipper properties.
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