Truth About Bluing Talk No 7
Advice warning against liquid bluing and promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as the superior blue. Claims the product washes more clothes and makes laundry brighter while urging readers to ask their grocer for it.
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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1912
Page
6
Remark About His Head and Visible Means of Support
A terse exchange notes that “he hasn't much head” and adds that if he stood on it he would have no visible means of support. The quip underscores a sly critique of the subject's intellect and financial footing.
Organizing a Stallion Investment Co Op for Farmers
Farmers lacking access to a high class stallion can form a stallion company with 20 to 25 members. Stock is sold in $50 or $109 shares, vote per share, and $2,000 to $2,500 is needed to cover the stallion purchase and first year costs. The plan outlines roles, fees, recording, and potential dividends and stock improvement benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Recorder
Final seed ear selection improves corn yield and returns
The farmer should select ears in fall from well developed stalks to improve seed quality. A two stage process filters by shape and kernel traits, then germination tests. ears germinating fewer than four of five kernels are discarded. Careful final selection boosts stand, crop type, and profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etxra
Indiana Residents Urged to Buy Stock in Columbus Securities
A circular from The Columbus Securities Company of Indianapolis promotes a stock issue to Indiana residents. It lists notable directors and claims high guaranteed minimum returns plus unlimited dividend potential. Immediate action urged as stock is limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Columbus Securities Company
Indianapolis
Charles A. Bookwalter
William J. Henley
Justice Supreme Appellate Court
Newton Jackson
Ripley County
Theodore F. Rose
Union National Bank
Muncie
Dan's
Fletcher-American Bank
Fiat Hunters Geography
A playful quip about locating Van Dieman's Land, teasing geography and May timing as a joke about maps and country lore. The line plays on misheard names and national punning, reflecting light humor in a period dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiat
van Dieman's Land
Filipinos Dislike Autos and Road Grief
A fragment discusses public annoyance with motorists in the Philippines where foreigners drive most cars and locals tolerate slow roads. It notes drivers face boulders blocking roads as warnings to curb reckless speeds and cites a cultural climate of lax traffic regulation. A separate anecdote recalls Frank I. Cobb’s former Detroit reporter days and a governor’s blunt swearing, dismissed as “the way I talk.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Frank I. Cobb
Detroit
Michigan
Cobb
Marie
Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post
Fragmented Fragments of Quote and Court Joke Parade
A collage of satirical snippets and dialogues from period humor. It blends a trust magnate line with a herbal laxative ad and a romance aside, followed by a sequence of stage and courtroom quips. The tone mimics Harper’s weekly style of witty dialogue and social satire.
Fragmentary sports quip hints at team feud
Brief, unclear exchange about a tie and injuries. The dialogue suggests a rivalry or tension between players, with insults implying repeated training or discipline issues and emotional strain during a game.
PLAIN TALK PROCLAIMS QUICK PILES CURE CLAIM
An ad claims a home remedy cures piles in six to fourteen days with a money back guarantee if not cured. The copy promises painless treatment and urges readers to consult a druggist for the product and refund policy.
Poet’s Wife Questions Birth of Talent in Quiet Exchange
A brief dialogue imagines whether poets are born or made as the Poet’s Wife affirms a return home, while Miss Gusher-Oh pleads for an answer. The exchange hints at themes of creativity, identity, and inspiration in a domestic moment.
Morbid Curiosity Defined by Cobwigger
Freddie asks about morbid curiosity and Cobwigger explains it as the fellow who cuts ahead of you and blocks your view, a blunt, early definition from a comic exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.ef
GIBCO
Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn
Freddie
Cobwigger
Goin fishin Next Summer Rivalry and Detective Mystery
A man jokes about summer fishing while Mr Growcher counters no fish story could justify another trip. A superficial impression of detectives prompts Mrs McGudley to note their literary labors leave little time for detection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Growcher
Medical Genius Tree of Confidence
An old doctor observes a young man escorting a group of shabby companions and learns he intends to impress a prospective rich patient. The young man explains he hired the crowd to sit in the reception room to create a striking impression.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
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Desk
Water Street
UCC
Louisville
ST. John Wardwale CO
Caonjobarie
Defiance Starch i. Tech
Eame
Defiance
Central Normal College
Chool Danville
Ind
NSU Specialty CO
Dept. X
Boston
Mass
Carter
Bourbon Ramedy Co
Lexington, Ly
F. W. Hanna
Gray
le Roy
Alfred Brraughan
Anabelin Bt
Pittsburg
Celer
West Maryland
Indianapolia
DR. Leclerc
Raverstock BD
Lampstead
London
Eng
Norwalk
U. Jonnson
Shelvyville
Tena
C. C. Cromer
Soils and Crops Department
Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station
Purdue University Agricultural Extension
the Cextaur Company
New York
Pres Lene
Bears
Castoria the Cantaur Company
Harper's Weekly
Jez
Willie
Postum Cereal Company, Limited
Battle Creek, Michigan
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