Sedans and the Sedan Chair in Early England
The article traces the sedan chair origin from Se dan town, noting 1581 England mentions and Buckingham's use in London stirring public indignation. It cites Charles I’s era gifts from Spain, Massinger’s Bondman alluding to carrying ladies, and a literary reference to Buckingham’s sedan borne on shoulders.
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Sedan
England
Duke of Buckingham
London
Prince Charles
Spain
Massinger
Buckingham
School board officer at Mrs. X’s house prompts jail reveal
A Philadelphia area school board officer calls at a woman’s home asking to see her husband. The caller insists he is inside and will wait, then shifts to asking to visit when the husband is out. The woman hints the husband is jailed, and the caller concedes if he’s in jail.
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Philadelphia
Fruit Trees and Nursery Stock Sale Notice
Having bought a home at Rowe I will move there about the 22nd of this month I will be prepared to select all orders for nursery stock at Bowie Nursery at bottom prices Do not be culled by transient men you do not know and pay two prices Order from me you know that will see you get true to name at a fair price H S Eichfelderer
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Rowe
Bowie
Eichfelberger
The Art of Interrogation and Social Etiquette
A London Spectator piece argues that direct well aimed questions aid learning and civility while traps and impertinence erode trust. It cautions against questions posed to tell or pry and urges restraint, openness, and genuine curiosity as essential to agreeable conversation. Cheatham’s ad touts Adactives Chill tablets as a tonic with consistent dosing and a money back guarantee.
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London Spectator
Voting and job notices in a damaged ad page
A fragmented public notice urges voters to pay poll tax before a deadline and advertises a sales supervision job. It offers a straight $2000 weekly salary plus expenses, no prior experience needed, with a local Chicago territory and permanent position.
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Ealespeople
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Ill
Letters to Encourage Emigration Prize Offers Details
The Rock Island System offers twenty prizes totaling 390 for letters about Southwest emigration experiences. Letters should describe arrival money, first actions, subsequent success, and views on Arkansas Kansas Indian Territory Oklahoma Texas New Mexico. 800 to 1500 words. Send details to JOHN SEBASTIAN Passenger Traffic Manager Rock Island mvatem Chicago.
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Rock Island
Arkansas
Kansas
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Southwest
John Sebastian
Rock Island Mvatem
Chicago
She Got the Wool
A young American tourist in Italy asks for black darning wool in a shop. The clerk misreads, offers white cotton, and after a long pause the girl bleats Ba-a and finally gets the wool she needs.
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Italy
Harper’s Bazar
Simmons Cough Syrup Claims Pleasant Relief
A vintage ad urges parents not to neglect children's coughs and sore throats noting they can be fatal. It promotes Simmons' Cough Syrup as pleasant and effective with a guarantee and prices at 25 and 50 cents.
Weather reports versus orders in sales travel tale
A commercial traveler explained a failed trip by weather impacting business, only to receive a firm reply: We get our weather reports from Washington. Don’t send us any more. What we want is orders.
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Ther
Washington
Not the Kind He Wanted
A snappy exchange from a Chicago Post item features a sharpened line about borrowing funds from a vaunted name and a sly retort about expectations, illustrating sharp social barbs in a brief quoted moment.
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Chicago Post
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