Collection of Humorous Snippets and Gossip Gleaned
A roundup of light quips and brief anecdotes from various papers, including jokes about luck and ladders, secret notes, cycles, and manners. It also features wordplay on famous phrases, a deaf mute exchange, and a clerical firing tale. Strong names like Detroit Free Press and Indianapolis Press appear alongside city fragments.
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Briggs
Grigges
Detroit Free Press
Tommy
Mr. Figg
Peruna Advocates Girlhood to Motherhood Regimen
A Philadelphia reader lauds Peruna as a panacea for female health from puberty to menopause. Testimonials claim improved energy, nerves, and comfort through pregnancy and nursing, plus life‑change support. A Miss Bertha E. Sargent credits Peruna with recovering health and halting a grave illness. The notice invites readers to request Dr Hartman’s book on catarrhal diseases in women.
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Peruna
Mra. B. C. Everly
Diamond Street
Philadelphia
Bertha E. Sargent
Nicknames of British Regiments Historical List
The Grenadier Guards were nicknamed She Coalheavers for working in plain clothes at odd jobs. The Seventh Foot were the Elegant Extracts due to officers chosen from other corps. The Forty-sixth were The Lacedemonians after a stirring colonel's Spartans speech. The Gallant Fiftieth had nicknames The Blind Half-Hundred and The Dirty Half-Hundred from Egypt and Peninsular wars. The One Hundredth were The Old Hundred and the Centipedes. The Twenty-eighth were The Fore and Arts for repelling attacks at Alexandria 1801. The Cheshire Regiment became The Lightning Conductors after Irish maneuvers in 1899 when lightning struck several marchers.
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Grenadier Guards
Seventh Foot
Forty-sixth
Lacedemonians
Egypt
One Hundredth
Alexandria
Cheshire
Binder Twine price offer and patent costs in ads
Special inside price offer for Sisal Standard and Manila binder twine from Sears Roebuck and Co. Plus notes on French patent application for Algeria at 100 dollars, Allen’s Foot Ease shoe powder ad, Celestials China population estimate, Jell O dessert flavors and British patent application cost at 50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Binder Twine Department
Cage
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Household Utensils Ad
An old advertisement fragment promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents. The note praises perseverance and silence against calumny attributed to a George Washington quote. It also mentions Red Cross Ball Blue and a Wilmington Delaware reference 967 miles from St. Louis.
Grain-O drink advertised as coffee substitute
Grain-O promoted as a coffee substitute made from pure grains suitable for all ages with the promise of no stomach distress. It retails at 5c, 10c, and 25c per package and is sold by grocers. The piece also advertises Homeseekers Excursions via the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad with a round trip fare plus 2 dollars and specific sale timings. It highlights a new wide-vestibuled train between Chicago and Waco Fort Worth with through Pullman cars.
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Philadelphia
Preas
Randall Davidson
Winchester
London Outlook
Biggars
Java
Chicago A Eastern Ilinois Railroad
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Indian Territory
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Chicago
Waco
Fort Worth
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
L. Stone
Air Cushion Rubber Stampede Travel Deal
Air Cushion Rubber Stampede offers a round trip fare within 200 miles on July 8 and 4. Tickets good for return until the 5th inclusive. Send orders to Lock Box 219 Fort Wayne Indiana via mail wire phone or agent of pam Asterlin T P A Fort Wayne nd.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Othe Nickal Plate Road
Pam Asterlin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ayer
G. L. Alderson
Ector
Tex
Dr. J
Ater
Libby
Partic- Libby, McNeill & Libby
Wabash
Fincina
fChics
Felon
Abash
St. Louis
Nike
To &T
Loulstad Akinsas
P&t A
Toledo
Ohio
Tromreon & T. A
Foryng
Alf. Wourontaain
P&t
Moneta
Mo. Gro
D. Maxpinin
I. U
Peane
Smith
Detroit Journal
Irma
Hellere West
Dicky
Chicago Record
Harper’s Bazar
Todd
Nell
Belle
Mabel
Dwiggses
Indianapolis Journal
Foxey
North American
Algeria
China
Hall
George Washington
Wilmington
Del
Homeseekers
Chicago and Eastern Oiliois Railroad
Maine
California
Ohana
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