Buy at Home and Invest at Home new slogans from Scranton Board of Trade
The Scranton Board of Trade opens with H C Reynolds urging home patronizing and investing. County funds often come from oil wells on county farms. A Rayntownship Indiana judge rules a union Sunday school must pay rent. Co op clubs in Western Pennsylvania form to buy produce in carload lots. Politician ad spending noted in Bradford county papers. An automobile owner without a license cannot claim damages after a collision. Case: N H Bortner v York Railways Company.
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Scraton Board of Trade
H. C. Reynolds
Reynolds
McKean
South Penn
Rayn Township
Indiana County
Howe
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Bellevue
Cargenne
Beech View
Avalon
The
Canton Sentinel
Bradford County
Common Pleas Court
Warner
York
N. H. Bortner
York Railways Company
The Letter H in Everyday Language and Advertising
A humorous exploration of how the letter H permeates language and daily expressions. The piece notes the impact on home heaven health heat and habit as well as countless words and phrases, then shifts to a plug for careful reading of advertisements in the RECORD for practical information and payoffs.
Mayonnaise the genuine dressing from French cooks
The article contrasts real mayonnaise with imperfect homemade versions and offers a French style recipe. It explains using olive oil, egg yolk, vinegar, salt, sugar, cayenne, and mustard with a drop by drop oil addition, beating until creamy, then chilling before use. It notes times to substitute juice for vinegar and warns against rushing the process.
French Policemen Polite and Unfixable in Paris Life
An excerpt describes French police as unfailingly polite and diligent. A citizenly approach governs encounters at scenes of minor collisions, with officers recording facts carefully and treating all parties with equal professionalism.
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France
Commissaire de Police
Monsieur
F. Berkeley Smith
Couldn't Fool Him. A bank collector and Oakland musician
A bank collector and local musician from Oakland fends off a vaudeville joke about a nonexistent instrument. A clerk recalls a show and says someone played Tranmeres, but the collector, named Joe, calls it a fabrication and laughs it off. The exchange highlights his skepticism and musical pursuits.
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Oakland
Joe
Benny
San Francisco Chronicle
Simple Antidote to Poison and Household Debate
A London Family Herald note extols sweet oil as an immediate antidote to most poisons and urges stronger constitutions to take larger amounts. The Pittsburgh Post features a humorous exchange about scheduling a regular weekly discussion on marriage.
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London Family Herald
Pittsburg
Parrot Talk Sparks Witty Exchange in Auction Scene
In a brief exchange the dealer claims the parrot talks a lot while the lady asks for proof. The dealer quips that the bird spoke freely, noting the parrot’s chatter outpaced even the last mistress who sold him for silence.
Quite a Linguist. My Husband Speaks Three Languages
A humorous line from the Chicago Record-Herald where the speaker quips that their husband speaks three languages not human tongues but sports and fiction. The joke contrasts expected languages with baseball golf and fiction.
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Chicago Record-Herald
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