Fat man barber tale and other odd items
A collection of humorous vignettes and anecdotes from midcentury life. It features a dubious romance involving John Henry and Myrtle Marie, a medical testimonial praising Dodda Kidney Pills, barber shop banter about shaving fat versus thin faces, a Philadelphia fattest man anecdote, and other brief snippets on convicts, prayers, and social quips drawn from newspaper humor sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Willie
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Ledger
Worth More in a Rem Pinsque Narrative
A new book recounts a tale about Sir William Harcourt who, near boarding a hansom, was offered a ride by a passing friend in a town brougham. Sir William declined, joking about never fitting into four cabs, while the Jehu quips about the fright given to the Boree. Also reports a late night Pound party with Mike O Rourke and a violent exchange between Nora and Barnsy O Flannigan and Pat McGinnis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willian Harcourt
Brougham
William
Witla
Jehu
Lnever
Guvnor
Pearson’s Weekly
Bridge
Mike O'Rourke
Nora
Barnsy O'Flannigan
Pat McGinnis
Barney
AS FIT AS A FIDDLE ADVERTISEMENT EXCERPT
An old advertisement fragment touts two to three Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills for bedtime use with a trial box offer at 272 Pearl Street New York. The text juxtaposes sugar industry suspicion and a moralizing quip about adversity and aging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Street
New Fork
Will the Bankers Reform in America and Denmark
Copenhagen report argues American bankers must reform to meet farmer needs or risk cooperative credit replacing traditional banks. Danish system blends government funds with credit societies to finance farms, with loans up to 60 percent for 45 to 79 years and small installments. Cooperative banks claim broad farmer ownership and emphasize capitalizing character as credit base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Denmark
Germany
Italy
France
Russia
America
Ireland
Belgium
Holland
Co-Operative Banke
Europe
Co-Operative Credit
Co-Operative Society
Cooperative Society
Addiiton
Chicago
Farmers’ Credit Association
Danish cooperative credit reforms aid farmers and banks
Danish banks reform to meet rural credit needs with long term loans to cooperative associations. Trifolium dairy and Fredericks cooperative egg packers borrow multiyear funds repaid from profits, with joint liability by members. American farmers seek similar long term mortgages and scaled loans, while critics doubt joint stock banks can match cooperative models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hus
Denmark
Drnker
Copenhagen
Co-Operative Association
Frederickssind
Cmg
United States
Charles McCarthy
Fasy Joan
Land Values in Scotland Debate on Highland Lands Sale
The article discusses Lloyd George refusing to buy 400 000 acres of Highland heather and deer forest. Prices ranged from twenty two and alxpence to twenty five shillings an acre. It questions using such land for settlement and notes political views on waste lands and farming viability. It ends with a quotation about a bookmaker and a publisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd George
Mighland
Duke of Sutherland
Parable of the Prodigal Son as a Lesson on God’s Heart
The article examines Luke 15 11 32 and the Prodigal story as a unity of divine mercy. It highlights the father’s perfect love the elder son’s self centeredness and the younger son’s repentance. The piece emphasizes Christ’s message to Jews and the call to return to God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pather
Laulee
Jesus
God the Father
Ewine
Lucifer
Christ
Heb
Sanshiy
Windhurst and Bladderhurst in One Night Shoot
A fanciful tale from The Sun day Magazine describes Windhurst and Bladderhurst in a gulch halted by the champion of the bair trigger aiming to shoot up the town for a night. The committee refused amid fear for posterity and safety, granting the champion one-night rights with all royalties reserved. Napoleon’s Last Hope Crushed follows, depicting his bid to reclaim Paris after abdication offers were rejected by the allies who restored the Bourbons.
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Windhurst
Bladderhurst
Jim
Windburet
Tim
Napoleon
Fontainebleau
Paris
Rome
Court remarks on ignorance and divorce suit notes
Garrett King of Reno states in a heated court comment that ignorance misleads. The divorce case follows a long deception by the wife against her husband. A string of brief exchanges shows a lengthy courtroom dialogue with snippets like All-Around Calling and a tense sequence of calls between Smith and Jones.
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Garrett King
Reno
Red, rough hands soft and white ad for Cuticura
An old advertisement extols Cuticura products for chapped dry hands and rough skin. It instructs soaking hands in hot water then using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, wearing loose gloves at night to restore velvety whiteness, and notes global availability with a free sample offer. It ends with a light anecdote and an unrelated clothing ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept
Boston
Strange scene as editor confronts cub over types on street
A chaotic incident unfolds with Editor Mr. Brown confronting a cub about mis-typed headlines. A furious father arrives as a onlooker is sprawled on the sidewalk. A murmur suggests hidden motives behind the prank and a natural curl of the troubled dame is noted.
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Mr. Brown
Hsck
Brown
Emi
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pierce
Papa
Fat Man
John Henry
Frith Myrie Marie
Myrtle Marie
Edmund Heslop
Wigton
Exerton
B Hartop
Kitney
Ie Wns
Dodda Kidney Pilla
Severil
Pere la Capinette
Gnan
New Caledonia
Portl Capinette
Lk Bone
Luther
McPherson County
Aieerand
Lst
Gerald
Kansas City Star
Cholly
Hoston
Putnam
Ady
Bishop Horne
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Lord Walliam Percy
Post
Scotland
International Sunday School
Ee Lssin
the Prodigal Son
Patristic Committee
Smith
Jones
George
Georgy
Fletcher
Envy
Indiana
Mo Walker
Grand Ave
Counereville
Ind
Ane
Brown & Ben
Bestere
W.N. U
Fort Waywe
Lydia E. Pinkham
S. T. Richmond
Providence
R. J. Provivence
R. L
Lydia Eham
T. Bremaon
Waldo Street
Rla
Crogier
Marx
Lydia E. Pink
Ariway
Amman
J. D
Murdoch
Quincy
Mass
Louis Qruxcy
Thad
Jane D. Moxpoon
Gordon St
South
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