Roy and Moll in a Daddy's Brave Little Man Tale
Roy, aged six, watches for his father amid a sick mother and a new baby. After Moll the doll is snatched in a schoolyard fight, Roy defends himself and learns his place in his father's heart. A Zoo visit and family reconciliation follow, ending with a warm parental bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence K. Neville, Jr
Murver-lover
Roy
Daddy
Neville
Lawrence
Black Susan
Susan
Moll
Muvver
Edith
Kindergarden
Pug Walters
Sissy
Boy
Partizans
Pug
Teacher
Miss Haines
Muvver-lover
Ladies’ World
Language Change Observed In Lunchroom Slang
A New York Sun item notes gradual slang evolution in a quick lunch room where workers start with corn beef and beans, then shorten phrases to fand and beef and gains a progressive shorthand. It hints etymologists may later trace fand to corn beef and beans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
San
Montana Sap Whiteness Production Report of 1907
The Montana production of sap whites in 1907 totaled 229800 dollars in value. This figure highlights the scale of harvest activity in the state during the period and reflects agricultural output of that year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Some Absurdities of the Stage
Henry E. Warner critiques stock stage devices that sap realism. He notes dusting maids wreck furniture, telephones malfunctioning on cue, and frantic stenography speeds. he mocks canoe scenes in melodramas as implausible and distracting from acting. The piece highlights mismatch between stage illusion and practical skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry E. Warner
Clyde Fitch
Ruth
Maycliffe
Bohemian Magazine
Laxative Bromo Quinine Signature Ad
An advertisement proclaims Only One Bromo Quinine that is laxative Bromo Quinine for the signature of E. W. Grove. It claims the product cures a cold in one day and sells for 25 cents. The copy notes that only about eleven percent are New York to.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove
N.Y
Hing House
Leonard Street
N. Y
Peruna Cure Endorsed By Satisfied Hopeful Patient
A Terre Haute reader reports hearing and smelling restored after Peruna treatment. The letter praises relief from head buzzing and expresses gratitude to The Peruna Drug Mfg. Co. Columbus Ohio. The ad notes testimonial rights and offers a free 1909 Peruna Almanac via druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peruna Drug Co
Columbus
Ohio
Joseph Hall Chase
Tenth St
Washington, D. C
A. L. Wetzel
Ohio St
Terre Haute
Ind
Peruna
Peruna Drug Mfg. Co
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By ER. A. Wharton
Pertia
Joseph Hallghale
Washington, D
Hale
Pike
JG CO
Our
Hades
Book Publis
Pico
Brown & Sharpe Mfg.co
Providence, R. L
Q Gregory
Gregory 4& Son
Mameceneac
Mass
Mses Thompson
Eye
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