Mary Lester and Bob Lamb Find Love at College and Camp
Mary Lester meets Bob Lamb after sophomore year at state university. Despite teasing over marriage, they transfer and attend a summer astronomy camp to be together. After a playful chant of Mary Had a Little Lamb follows them, Bob receives a better salary offer and asks Mary to marry. She agrees, hoping to avoid a church wedding and a public ceremony.
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Mary Lester
State University
Bob Lamb
Deb Lamb
Mary
Bob
Chen
Lamb
Gamma Sigma
Mpromptu Quartette
New York
Crue
Ella
Bill Ball
Camperg
Bling
Jed Hopkins on flour and public taste in business.
Jed Hopkins offers a homely philosophy about selling flour, noting that Bill Higgins’ wife bakers know best which Gold Medal Kitchen-tested flour to buy. The piece argues that understanding customer preference is key to success, as illustrated by a long-time merchant who trusts his market and lessons from Bill Higgins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Higgins
Bill Higginses
Bill Sella
Bill
Allus
Jed
Jed Hopkins
General Mills, Inc
Elephant’s memory tested by cheeky visitor exchange
A playful exchange suggests elephants never forget faces as a visitor asks if the creature remembers him and an attendant jokes that some people make it easy for the animal to recall.
This Woman Lost 45 Pounds of Fat
A testimonial notes a woman losing 45 pounds and 6 inches in hips and bust after 8 Kruschen bottles over 6 weeks. She claims dieting failed before using the product and endorses it for safe fat loss, recommending mornings with hot water and avoiding fatty foods for faster results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irs
Mre
Carl Wilson
Manton
Mich
America
California Fig Syrup touted as safe for kids
An advertisement praises California Fig Syrup as a gentle, reliable remedy for constipation and general ill health in children. It cites a claim of four million bottles sold annually and includes a testimonial from a Western mother praising rapid relief and improved appetite.
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California
Neal MM. Todd
West
27Th St
Oklahoma City
Okla
Neal
Jake Zormore
Dr.Morse
No Joke About Settling Down at Seventy Six
A Cincinnati Enquirer quip notes that George Bernard Shaw argues a man cannot settle down at seventy six and many could not settle up even if they lived to be twice that age. The remark reflects aging and retirement themes with a humorous edge.
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George Bernard Shaw
George
Cincinnat! Enquirer
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Little
Wealern Newspaper
Dalon
Finney
Mochire
E NU
Ed Hopkins
Fed Honkina
Haarlem
Sampis
Aedal Haarlem Oil Company
Sloth Street
Brooklyn
Tey Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
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