Signboard Pranks Turn Puns Into Laughs Across City
Readers recount a string of signboard mix ups that transformed clear notices into humorous mistakes. A dry goods shop’s “The Cheapest Store of the City” became “The Peat Store,” a Roseville pastor’s note altered to “screach,” a chair repair shop advertised “Chairs Canned Here,” and a livery sign misread as “The Sale of Horses.” A cigarette dealer’s sign changed to “Worn Poor Cigars Sold Here,” while a hardware store boasted “lawn growers and refrigerators” on a frigid day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Makera
Newark
Market Street
Roseville
Cgar
Vern P. Orr
Bridge Street
Beggars Feast Day in Constantinople and Royal Autograph Cache
The article notes a Constantinople festival on November 25 for St. John the Almsgiver, when beggars are spared and a Church of St. Constantine service precedes festive, nightlong revelry. It also reports Berlin’s royal library acquiring a collection of musician autographs by Artaria, including Beethoven and Haydn, paid for by Dr. Erich Preiger after a long negotiation. Additionally it mentions etiquette on pens and sovereign correspondence etiquette.
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Constantinople
John the Almegiver
St. Constantine
Ephimeric
Berlin
Artaria
Beethoven
Haydn
Schubert
Rossini
Paganini
Erich Preiger
Bonn
Modern Naval Preparation and Expert Opinions Across Nations
A survey of 19th and early 20th century naval ideas shows screw vs turbine propulsion, mixed boiler types, escalating turret configurations, and shifts toward oil, wireless telegraphy, and armor. Predictions explore combined naval arms, flying machines, undersea weapons, and future ship roles with battleships, cruisers, and torpedo craft evolving toward a coordinated, land-division style fleet system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiralty
Russia
Atlantic
Sweden
France
Great Britain
Channel
Rain Delights Portland Visitor Amid Oregon Storms
A Los Angeles businessman visiting Portland during a heavy rainfall area expresses delight at the wet weather. He says Angelenos would trade eternal sun and dust for Oregon rain and even dreams of Bull Run water after returning home. The British war office plans a drab working dress postwar instead of khaki. Smoking is allowed in Belgian prisons as a reward for good behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Portland
Oregon
Portland Oregonian
British War Office
Belgium
Jefferson City Boonville and Lexington Division Note
Lexington Br. Jefferson City Boonville and Lexington Division referenced in the Jefferson City area standings. The fragment lists divisions and cities tied to the circuit, suggesting a regional organizational note without a full report of results or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City, Boonville and Lexington
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Altukna
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