Three Auctioneers and a Courtroom Quip
In a county court once, three auctioneers sat in a penlike contrivance awaiting the judge when a sudden dust cloud rose. A witty lawyer declared it was “three auctioneers gone of in one jot” as the seat gave way, causing amused disorder.
Gap Johnson boasts fourteen children at Rumpus Ridge
The Kansas City Star reports Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge claiming he has fourteen lively children, while a friend quips about a possible fifteenth. His wife’s remark adds a playful controversy as Tennyrate defers to her words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Gap
Tennyrate
Kansas City
Freckles vanish with ethine double strength cream
A testimonial claims the double strength ethine cream removes freckles quickly. One ounce bought from a druggist and used twice daily supposedly clears sun freckles, with a money back guarantee if it fails to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oure
Tat Air signs loom over doomed courtships
A fragment hints at marital strife and shattered plans as relationships hinge on uncertain signals and looming decisions. The line suggests romance tested by upheaval, with a satirical edge about maritime misfortune in love.
Clean the Blood Spring Discovery Health Elixir Ad
A health ad urges spring cleansing with Discovery a purely vegetable tonic free from alcohol or narcotics. It claims to purge impure and poisonous matter from the system and promotes tablets or liquid forms for purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teres
Dye Industry Advances With American Coal-Tar Colors
American dye works now turn out coal tar colors at 15000 tons annually. A report from the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce notes these colors are manufactured entirely from American raw materials, underscoring the growing domestic dyestuff capability and supply security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Baby skin care and light humor in ad snippets
A collage of old ads and snippets shows Cuticura soap and ointment tips for babies, a Toledo dinner where guests cooked with electricity, a joke about coffee and a Seminole brand canister offer, and a shell game pun about peanut politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Denison Coffee Co
Chicago
Credit business on request sparks timing debate
A fragmented note questions whether time is money in a credit service context and asks who handles a credit business when time matters least. It hints at a demand based on requests rather than fixed timelines and points to a mapping or logistical angle in credit arrangements.
Discovery of Apuric by Dr. Pierce at Buffalo hospital
Dr. Pierce head of Invalids Hotel Buffalo reveals Apuric as a new uric acid eliminator. Years of hospital experiments show Anuric relieves backache scalding urine and frequent urination, removes sediment and eases rheumatism and gout. Request a package or 100 for a doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Invalids
Buffalo
Dr. Pierce's Hospital
Care of Automobile Electrical Systems
The storage battery is the heart of the electrical system, powering cranking lamps and often ignition. The hydrometer shows electrolyte gravity, the best indicator of charge. Fully charged gravity is about 1.300, discharged around 1.100, and charging restores gravity toward 1.200.
American Inventions In War From the Philadelphia Ledger
A survey of American wartime inventions highlights Thomas A Edison and other innovators. Yale graduates built the first submarine mine, the first steamship is linked to a Lancaster Countian, and Fulton reshaped naval power. Briceon devised the steamboat screw, Gatling produced early rapid-fire arms, Tryons advanced firearms, and Deringer helped popularize the vest pocket pistol while Colt, Winchester, and Springfield firearms gained global fame. Uncle Sam's role as a steady inventor for scientific war is celebrated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Ledger
Thomas A. Edison
Uncle Sam
Navy
America
Yale
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Ericcean
Jmp
Olla
Sunes
Gatling
H Carolina Richard
Deringer
Coltinchester
Springfield
Sam
Victor Murdock the artist and political figure
The Chicago Post profiles Victor Murdock, once defeated for the Senate in Kansas, pledging a bright future. A former newspaper man, he writes vividly about New York's East Side, noting a scene of diverse children around a battered Victrola and a shared rhythm of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Murdock
Chicago Post
Senate
Kansas
New York Tribune
Shyloc
Ife
New York
America
Misplaced Musical Lesson in Chile Choir
A U S music teacher who just arrived from the United States, learning Spanish at a mission school in Concepcion, Chile, helped the choir with the anthem and joked about turning English words into Spanish by appending final a or o. Her attempt at "bass" led to a mispronunciation that sounded like kisses one at a time, amusing the choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Concepciun
Chile
High Tariff and One Sided Trade Debate
The Philadelphia Record critiques James J. Hill urging higher duties. It argues Europe cannot be kept from our markets while paying for our goods, dismissing the notion of one sided trade. The piece echoes protectionist rhetoric and references Evan Mo injoy and a fictional nightartit remark about buying and selling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Record
James J. Hill
Europe
Evan Moinjoy
Congress
He Excelled In One Thing Asks Not to Be Criticised
The Richmond Times-Dispatch piece expresses a single clear aim and a resolve not to be censured. It reflects a speaker who seeks to meet expectations and correct misunderstandings about his intentions and abilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond Times-Dispatch
The Proud Beggar
In the Detroit Free Press excerpt a narrator reflects on pride and mercy, noting a man once too proud to beg for aid yet facing humbling circumstances. The fragment suggests themes of dignity, need, and societal judgment amid hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Ee
Madrid Platea Rises Above City's Baseline Level
A fragmentary report notes the platea in Madrid reaching the highest level cited, suggesting a notable rise above the standard city baseline. Details are limited, but the reference highlights a peak measurement or threshold relevant to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Platea
Sounds of battle from a front yard reporter
Victor Murdock recounts hearing artillery and machine gun noises as if from a distant war. He classifies sounds by gun type, compares distant shell blasts to slamming doors and thunder, and notes how soldiers perceive the racket and the imagined future of small arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Murdock
Wichita
Eaale
Omrah Aley
Jim Bridenstine
Colt
George Israel
Substituts for Medicine During Civil War From the Brooklyn Eagle
The article recalls how Confederate women sought substitutes for medicines during the Civil War amid blockades. It notes regional plants and homemade remedies such as bark of wax myrtle for tonics, willow bark for fever, podophyllia replacing mercury, and herbal ferments. Creole and Gulf Coast practices supplied many cures and dyes, with households growing herb beds for winter use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Eagle
Confederacy
Elver-Hal Dames Cok Uae
Gulf Coast
Gulf States
Alabama
Materia Medien
Gull
New Jersey dealer sparks debate on debt and fair trade ethics
A New Jersey coal and lumber dealer publicized his indebtedness to meet customer demand and avoid harming trust. The episode framed debt, credit leniency, and honorable payments as a community issue, with the press shaping the discussion on who bears responsibility for prompt bills and ethical trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science Monitor
New Jersey
Chan
Mber
Goth
N. J
Superstitions About Babies And Remedies In Immigrant Groups
A 19th or early 20th century analysis details folk beliefs about infant health among Negroes and foreign language communities. Remedies include pulling hair to treat sore throats and applying cow manure for worms, with warnings about birthmarks and soft spots. The piece advocates press outreach, editorial slots, and community programs to counter misinformation through health education.
Thief Sounds Better. Weissmann Refuses Pro-German Links
Henry Weissmann head of the New York State German American alliance denies pro German influence on Congress and admits German sympathizers erred and caused hatred. He confirms some World exposure allegations as largely true and commends candor while cautioning politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Herald
New York World
Washington
Congress
Henry Wessemann
New York State
Weissmann
The Sacred Business Luncheon Delusion
A fragment from The American Magazine argues the sacred business luncheon is a snare. Two men meet in a hotel overeat smoke and talk long, achieving little beyond a wasted hour. A stray line notes sixty thousand tons of iron ore moved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Drink Hot Water with Limestone Phosphate Morning Regimen
An advertisement urges drinking hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate before breakfast to cleanse the stomach, liver, kidneys, and bowels. It claims this prevents poisons and toxins, improves health, and restores vitality, comparing internal cleansing to external bathing and urging constant practice.
Mush City Capture Question Sparks Light War Humor
A quip suggests Russians faced an easy capture of Mush, contrasting with a harder reality. The exchange uses a pun on “soft job” to imply minimal resistance, reflecting a casual snapshot of wartime morale and joking attitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mush
Jad Salts and Kidney Health Ad for Urinary Ailments
An advertisement promotes drinking lots of water and using Jad Salts to flush and healthy kidneys. It describes symptoms of kidney strain from uric acid in meat and urges daily use of the four ounces of Jad Salts in water. A brief aside notes a fishhook with multiple prongs for holding live bait.
Morning quarrel ends with warm coffee solution
A light domestic exchange between Mr. Meeker and his wife at breakfast unfolds a playful hypothetical about a cross husband. She answers with a witty promise to respond by making coffee hot, highlighting a humorous marital dynamic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Meeker
John
Use Allen's Foot-Ease in Shoes and Foot-Bath
Advert shows antiseptic powder Allen's Foot-Ease to relieve painful tired feet and bunions. Mentions trial package and sellers. Also notes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as original liver pills for liver and bowels. Ends with remark that warm weather substitutes coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Karem Allen
Olmsted
Dr. Pierce
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ordl Designe
Tai
Cham
Parascn
Canada
Aetia Ee
Bease Ae Braca W
Caamere
Agenis
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Toledo
Gotham
COOK
Cascara E
Carter
Eeu Yuu
F. L. McClure
Sioux City
z + MAYER
Elisabethiaws
Sioux City Ptg. CO
Fletcher
Bright
Doan
South Dakota
Miles
Seventh Ave
Mitchell, & D
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y