In Doubt Do You Like Your Little Ethel
A terse exchanges reveals concern over a girl's complexion as a mother questions whether her skin tone is natural and reflects parental doubts about appearance.
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Farmington Enterprise in Farmington, New Mexico
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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1908
Page
6
Married Men Preferred in Job Ads Says New York Weekly
The New York Weekly notes advertisements by Hard, Cash & Co. favor married men for clerks or salesmen, while a company employee calls it old tyranny seeking workers used to being bossed. The exchange reflects workplace gender and status assumptions of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henpeck
Hard, Cash & Co
New York Weekly
Umbrella Vending Machines Debut At Berlin Rail Stations
German stations to install automatic umbrella dispensers paid for by coin. The tongue in cheek remark from the Yonkers Statesman praises freedom where a man need not pay for an umbrella while noting the New World contrast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Weill
Yonkers
Greenery and scenery enhance the fish dish
The speaker praises fresh greens served with fish, claiming the greenery and surrounding scenery elevate the meal and add to the overall presentation.
Did you vote straight party lines for every election
A humorous exchange in the New York Weekly imagines St. Peter judging a voter who admits voting straight party tickets. Peter notes most candidates end up in Department X, while the spirit laments lacking wings to flee.
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Peter
H’m
St. Peter
Department X
New York Weekly
Witness Testimony Lapses Lead to Recess Grievance
A courtroom exchange reveals a worn witness asking for a recess after two hours on the stand. The dialogue underscores a claim of total fatigue and a controversial misinterpretation of a woman's prior denial when directed to the wrong man.
Pictorial Map of Denver Shows City Buildings
A detailed eight color pictorial map of Denver offers a careful, accurate rendering of hundreds of buildings. It highlights hotels, business houses, schools, churches, and offices with names on the map, plus a margin index and 34 photos of key landmarks such as the new auditorium, state capital, Union Depot, and City Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Bird's-Eye View Publishing Company
Twenty-third Street
Union Depot
Union Stockyards
Incoherent Crime Comic Quips on Wealth and Friendship
Fragmentary dialogue references a marriage to wealth and a complaint about not thawing it. The text reads as humorous banter with unclear characters and minimal identifiable facts. No clear event, date, or location is established.
Kentucky Case Highlights Female Kidney Pain Relief Claim
Mrs. Bella Meanes of Maysville Kentucky reports seven years of kidney pain hips pressure headaches and swelling. She credits Dean's Kidney Pills with a full recovery after starting treatment. The ad notes the product price and availability at all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bella Meanes
Front St
Maysville
Dean
Cox
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Pocketless Suit Sparks Humorous Toothache Quip
A speaker in a regional humor piece jokes about a severe toothache being trivialized by his lack of pockets. He quips that his baseball has to be carried in his mouth because his suit lacks pockets, delivering a lighthearted regional dialect moment.
Cuticura Heals Severe Itching Rash Claim by Concord Man
George B Farley of Concord New Hampshire reports a breakthrough with Cuticura after months of itching swelling and sleepless nights. He says five to six remedies failed until the soap and ointment touched his skin and the itching stopped and swelling subsided within days.
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George B. Farley
South State
Concord
N. H
Diepenseer of Kisses Chronicle
A Frenchman bragged of counting kisses to his wife over twenty years of marriage. He estimated about 36 700 kisses in year one then halving yearly to ten a day in year three and two daily by year five. He hints at a steady decline afterward ending with one kiss on January 1 every leap year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diepenser
Chicago American
du Maurier
Trilby
Second National Bank of New York
Harp, Scrib, & Co
James Pott & Co
Cyclone Sightings Stir Local Curiosity in Kansas
A Kansas matron cites a report of a woman carried two miles by a cyclone while silent for weeks. A sun-tanned farmer vows to venture out to sight one of these rare storms and bring back a tale of the extraordinary event.
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Hezekiah
Kansas
Hecediah
Lucy
Had comp ny fo' dinnah yisti'dy
A neighbor accuses Mr Green of being careless after a meal theft in the city. The Pittsburgh Press quotes a jealous neighbor calling Green the most careless man.
Unclear fragment hints at consumer ad copy message
Fragment mentions infants and children and a marketing slogan It Bears 1 Dee For Over 2¢ Your needs Tor Mare Always Bought. text is incomplete and unreadable for full summary.
Veranda Trial Sparks Quarrel Over Law and Society
Limuel Jacklin and a young lawyer debate the role of lawyers in a regional suit. Limuel muses that education in law breeds quarrels while the lawyer argues civilizational needs and the costly but vital function of legal work. He recalls a past horse swap that ended in tragedy.
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Limuel Jacklin
Adam
Grantin
Limuel
The Lawyer and a County Settlement with Limuel
An elderly man recounts a feud over a horse and a quarrel with a lawyer. He describes lawsuits, counter suit, and eventual settlements through a clever attorney who sides with him. The tale ends reflecting on law, power, and the enduring need for lawyers in society.
A Millionaire’s Money: Cash in a Suitcase vs Checks
A narrator recalls two millionaires one who carries cash in a suitcase and enjoys physical money, and another who uses checks and lives modestly. The cash man delights in seeing wealth daily, while the check user remains miserable, highlighting different perceptions of riches.
A Frugal Life Guide From James Pott Co’s Writer
The author riffs on expenses and receipts while praising prudent self management. He jokes about paying only modest bills, prefers handling purchases personally, and contrasts royalty checks with editor bills. He urges balancing costs with a joyful jamboree to feed the heart.
Useful Life Nearing End Sir Robert Hart Granted Two Years Leave
China grants Sir Robert Hart two years leave to see home and friends before final adieu after repeated requests. Hart, 72, has received world wide homage and been decorated by Belgium Austria Italy and Holland for his service.
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China
Sir Robert Hart
Belgium
Austria
Italy
Hol
Ancient voices spark a quaint music debate
A playful dialogue imagines who first conceived music and calls them prehistoric. The exchange features a child asking and an auntie answering with a gentle, humorous recollection about musical origins.
Pirates in Indiana Gatecrash a Writer's Hall
A visitor to a Hoosier state author's home finds three children playing pirates in the hallway. The youngest explains they are pirates because their father is a writer. Moments later a chorus of ye s from behind the barn signals the author’s writerly prowess with a shingla.
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Indiana
Cures for ing, callous and rice 2c and more
Fragmentary ad style copy notes cures and remedies with quirky lines and quotes. Mentions a slogan about the winner giving himself to work by Chas Buxton and warns that many wise looking men fail to deliver.
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Allen’ i. Orien
Chas. Buxton
Lydia E Pinkham Remedy Cited by Allen Town Woman
Mrs Norman J Barnett of Allentown Pa recounts relief from organic trouble and female weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound prescribed by her physician. The notice extols a historic remedy for female ailments and urges others to seek its guidance.
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Poncnee
Norman J. Barnett
Allentown
Lydia E. Pinkham
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