Billboards' U S and Canada revenue seen near twenty five million
The annual convention of the Poster Advertising Association of America opened in Morris Guards Armory with debates estimating billboard revenue in the United States and Canada between 20 and 25 million dollars. Hawaii and Mannan were represented as lithographs and plants boost profits drawing theatre owners and baseball magnates into the business. The Atlantic City correspondent notes the industry’s profitability and rapid expansion in recent years.
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United States
Canada
Poster Advertising Association of America
Morris Guards’ Armory
Hawaii
Mannan
Atlantic City Cor. Public Ledger
Emaciated Razorback Logs Frighten Florida Pine Woods
A travelling commercial driver in Florida encounters a drove of starving razorback hogs racing through pine woods. He stops at a Cracker home and asks two sunbonneted men about the scene. The woman explains her deaf and dumb husband trained the pigs to come by tapping trees. The woodpeckers now startle the hogs into frantic runs.
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Florida
Fur-coated chicks hatch from cold storage eggs
Mr. Bache, the author, describes a pature fakir who claims a ben hatched from seventeen eggs set last month. He asserts the furred chicks prove nature adapts all animals to their environment, noting the eggs were of the cold storage variety.
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Mr. Bache
Women Who Are Always Tired Advertises Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
Swan Creek Michigan and Hebron Maine letters praise Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash for fatigue weak appetite and female weakness. Customers Annie Cameron and Carrie Rowe report regained energy and willingness to work at home after using the remedies.
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Swan Creek
Mich
Lydia E. Pinkham
Annie Cameron
R.F.D
No. 1
Swan Creek, Michigan
Hebron
Cresse
Mrs. Cuaries Rowe
Rf.d
Maine
Whisker Culture Amid Domestic Turmoil
A satirical piece by James Montgomery Carter portrays a man’s beard as a creeping menace to family life. It lampoons the facial landscape obsession, describing the wife’s distress, the children’s pleas, and the social mockery of whisker cultivation.
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James Montgomery
Titan disaster source tale aboard trans Atlantic liner
A comic tale from The Popular Magazine describes two friends aboard a ship bound for Cherbourg. One is generous, the other stingy. During a tense dispute over privacy the stingy man dresses in a boudoir cap and robe, claiming in a tongue in cheek twist that, in a wreck, women and children first.
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Cherbourg
Bob
Thinier
Eggs Tangle in Portland Club Baseball Game
A 1904 Portland spring showcase featured two church clubs playing a five inning game where each player carried an egg and used the other hand to hit. Runs came from conventional scoring plus a broken egg awarding a run to the opposing side, final 4 to 2 actual and 15 to 11 by total. Notable moments included multiple eggs broken by catchers and a misdirected egg throw from a shortstop to first base.
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Portland
Oregon
Scrubbing in Public Places Reflects Class and Health Dangers
A critic notes the dignity loss in public cleaning work as women scrub floors in crowded buildings using primitive methods. He cites health risks from dust and spitting, poor equipment, and public neglect, with a remark from Mrs. Clinton on job persistence and public expectations.
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New York
Katherine Anthony
How to pot plants with a soaking and filtering method
Soak a clean flower pot then fill the bottom with sponge and cover with a layer. Add half filled layers of sand charcoal and gravel. Tie a piece of fire white mushr around the top and pour water allowing it to run through into a pan. The sponge must be thoroughly cleaned.
Mrs de Graw Afraid of Her Cook Declares Kitchen Habit
In a witty remark cited by a judge, Mrs de Graw says her house is so orderly she avoids entering the kitchen once a week. An amused au pair confirms the sentiment, noting the cook is feared rather than trusted.
Rare book sale and milksman's remark amid court encounter
A junior barrister narrowly avoids a cab as the driver curses at a horse. A rare 1483 Speculum Christi book tops a sale at Hodgson's in Chancery Lane. A mild English vicar confronts a milkman over poor milk, noting its use for dietary purposes, not christening.
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William de Machlinia
Mess
Odgson
Chancery Lane
Machlhinia
Letton
London
Holvern
North of England
Curious old sailor challenges captain on ship deck
An inquisitive elderly man wanders the ship deck and talks to the man at the wheel, provoking the captain with stories of storms and a grim tale of throwing cargo overboard. The skipper calmly replies that cargo is spared until passengers are used first, and the old man ponders in silence for hours.
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Pearsons Weekly
The Serious Girl and Frivolous Girl Dialogue
Dialogue excerpt shows McPherson visiting a doctor about a long illness and wage value. The Serious Girl seeks higher salary, the Frivolous Girl echoes the aim, and the doctor notes the cost of care. The exchange ends with McPherson pondering his worth.
Youngster Plans All Night Cheese Bananas Licking Plate
A hungry child, after eatting more cheese than she should, is injured when a plate is moved out of reach. She vows that as an adult she will stay up all night to eat cheese and bananas and will lick her plate.
Swelled Head Wedge Ends With Odd Remedy
A quarrel over a man with a swelled head ends with a comic misfire as a wife and neighbor discuss shocking remedies. The wife says she doused him with water but he only cried out for an umbrella.
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Nusnaad
Advertising Ends Prayer as News Announced Baby
A child hears in the paper about a newborn daughter and jokes that she will stop praying and start advertising. The tale underscores the power of media to shape expectations and the playful wit of a young girl.
Four Safe Pill For Suffering Women
An advertisement promotes Parme lee's Vegtacle pills as a gentle remedy for women, claiming they correct digestive irregularities and restore health and vigor. It asserts safety for even the most delicate users and emphasizes soothing action for emotional and physical discomfort.
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Parmelee
National Explosives, Limited Formed in Toronto
National Explosives Limited, a new Toronto company, has been federally incorporated with a capital stock of two million dollars to manufacture all kinds of explosives.
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National Explosives, Limited
New Toronto
Engaged Couple Warned About Late Nights
A mother to her daughter pleads for safety and asks for a shirt for the young man staying over. The daughter fears danger on the streets at night and vows to be more careful. The exchange ends noting they are engaged.
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Iddie
New York Weekly
English inventor shows ship porthole closing device
Mr W V Gibert demonstrates a method to seal cabin portholes in minutes by touching a button on the bridge. Flexible steel rods run along the ship’s side to cover portholes, operated by hydraulic power to prevent flooding when a hull is struck and the ship heels.
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W. V. Gibert
Arm-less wonder earns a round of applause at Penny show
A brief Penny Magazine note recalls last night’s stage performance praising an arm less wonder and the audience’s warm reception. The comment confirms that the performer deserved the applause given by the crowd.
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Penny Magazine
Foreman’s Gaelic quip jolts sleeping worker
A railway foreman spots a sleeping worker on an embankment and retorts in ready Gaelic wit that as long as he sleeps he has a son, but once awake he has none. The exchange highlights the foreman’s blunt humor on the job.
Focal option favored despite personal limits says Colonel Stilwell
The exchange features Colonel Stilwell acknowledging support for a focal option while noting he does not abstain, citing a doctor's small allowance and a wish to maximize the excitement of obtaining a drink.
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Colonel Stilwell
Ike
Jinks and Blinks Spar Over Prophesying Tone
Town Topics quotes exchange where Jinks is praised as a foreteller while Blinks heckles him calling him a bore. The brief exchange highlights editorial wit and playful banter in the publication.
Askers and Tellits on V Exchange in Short Dialog
A brief exchange shows Asker asking for a loan of a V and Tellit denying it. The follow up has Asker seeking a friend to lend to a V and Tellit again refusing, citing only two friends.
Dress Fashion Dispute Over Gown Back Styling
A heated exchange over a dress reveals a dispute about its back design with one party criticizing the low cut and another remarking on lack of back coverage. The dialogue hints at domestic fashion tensions and control over attire choices.
Canadian sweets judged pure by revenue analyst
An analysis of 174 can dies of all descriptions by Dr McGill chief analyst of the inland revenue department shows Canadian sweets have a high standing of purity. Arsenic used in coloring and glucose were sought but found only in minute harmless quantities.
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McGill
Inland Revenue Department
Mabel’s Hair Admired By Jack In Humble Exchange
Jack admires Mabel’s hair, praising its prettiness in a brief, lighthearted exchange. The remark centers on Mabel’s appearance and a casual compliment from Jack.
Swellhead and Coldtongue In Business Gossip
Swellhead complains of no peace as people chase him while Coldtongue jokes about police. Baltimore American reports Marie is engaged and worries over cooking duties disappearing.
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Police
Baltimore Arme
Wolsey and the history of British strawberries and cream
The article notes Wolsey as a world benefactor and surveys the long English fruit history. It covers when cultivated raspberries arrived in the 16th century, rhubarb’s 1573 Rus sian origin and 19th century popularity, a Deptford gardener in 1810, and Romans introducing cherries later rekindled by a Henry VIII gardener.
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Wolsey
Cardinal Wolsey
England
Russia
Deptford
London
Henry VIII
Moon Over Loch Inspires Gardener’s Grand Nation Claim
An elderly Settish gardener guides a tourist along the loch near Edinburgh. As the evening moon rises over a hill he halts mid sentence and exclaims with admiration that the moon is “a moon for ye” and declares the country a grand nation.
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Duddingston
Edizburg
The Prima Donna Drama Sparks Unruly Box Party Incident
A stage scene recounts a box party disturbance after an act. The Prima Donna complains of noise while the Manager denies hearing it. The contralto is teased as the “upstart” amid quarrel and tension backstage.
Brazil introduces new cotton like fabric called paina
Brazil unveils paina a spontaneously growing cotton used by natives for pillows cushions and domestic goods A Swiss factory begins cloth manufacture from the new tissue indicating industrial interest and export potential
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Brazil
Switzerland
Farmer and Friend Debate On A Hired Man’s Invention
A farmer praises his hired man as one of the country’s greatest investors. City Border asks for specifics, and the farmer replies with an enigmatic line about “petrified motion.”
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Farmer
Untitled Dialect Snippet Sparks Racial Slur Exchange
A Birmingham newspaper quote shows a dialect dialogue where a parserby asks about fishing success and an elder man replies in a caricatured African American voice, mentioning catching a “hean one Ab’m” and counting up to three.
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Birmingham
Herakl
Fog Gun Startec Wireless A System Enables Distant Acetylene Fire
A wireless fog signal system called Fog Gun Startec by Wireless A allows multiple acetylene firing points in hard to reach locations to be operated from a single station. The gun automatically feeds and fires at set intervals until gas runs out or stopped, while the wireless link avoids interference from ships or other stations and can start or stop the gun as fog conditions change.
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Scotland
James McGuire Recovered with Putnam's Painings
From the Kings on Post Office comes word that Mr. James McGuire is back at work after an injury to his feet. He was laid up by sores but was cured by Putnam's Painings Corn and Wart Extructor.
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Law Courts
Kings On Post Office
James McGuire
Cons
Putnam
Realism Clash Over Meadow Ads On Stage
A stage manager pushes for authentic scenery placing chewing gum ads and cigarette promos on rocks trees and fences in a meadow scene while the star objects saying it undermines art. The manager insists realism requires genuine details even when commercialism intrudes.
To the Rescue Aboard the Boarding House Table
An Englishman sits among boarders as a dachshund story unfolds. A guest struggles to name the long German dog before exclaiming Frankfurters. The husband’s fate remains uncertain while a doctor is yet to arrive.
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Row
Marine Eye Remedy advertisement notice
Try Marine Eye Remedy if you have Red Weak Watery Eyes or Granulated Eyelids. Don t Smart Soothes Eye Pain. Druggists Sell Marine Eye Remedy Liquid 25¢ 50¢. Miterine Eye Salve in Aseptic Tubes 25 60c. Eye Book Free by Mail Eye Tonic All Eyes that Need Care. MARINE EYE REMEDY co Chicago.
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Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
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