Red Cross Seeks 1050 More Drivers for Overseas Service
Major H P Harding commander of Camp Scott Chicago says 1060 men will enlist for duties overseas in Italy and France. Open to younger and older men and deferred classifications with at least one year driving experience. Four week course covers mechanics discipline and driving on a course near barracks. Pay of forty dollars a month and maintenance during training and after sailing half pay. Recruiting HQ 528 People's Gas Building Chicago. Also an ad for The Youth's Companion promoting a yearly subscription and bundled offers with McCalls Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. Harding
Camp Scott
Chicago
Red Cross
Italy
France
No Man's Land
Automobile and Mechanical Sections
Landlord Refuses Credit to Stranger at Petunia Tavern
The Petunia tavern landlord declares cash in advance for guests with no baggage. The stranger protests with a jokey retort, while the landlord notes he is not making new friends and is wary of old ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petunia
Todger
Slighted Town Comment Sparks Reform Talk
Dialogue shows Broncho Bob and a local remarking that after liquor removal Crimson Gulch feels different. Citizens say quieted crowds discourage temperance preaching and imply neglect from reform efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crimson Gulch
Broncho Bob
No Plumbing There The Plumber and the Junitor Debate Vocation
Quotation presents a debate on vocation roles with a satirical edge. It contrasts plumbers and janitors in a future world where water access is questioned, implying shared or halted trades in the afterlife. The fragment hints at social utility and humor.
The Doctor Advises Free Counsel On Anxious Patient
A physician counsels a nervous patient and offers the advice without charge. The exchange questions whether such guidance can ease concern and whether the doctor sought payment for the insight.
Political jab lands on Biglee-Bilkins at debate
A sharp exchange targets Biglee-Bilkins as the worst pessimist on earth. Littleton defends the claim while Biglee asserts certainty, joking that in the presidential chair he would still fault the upholstering.
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Biglee—Bilkins
Littleton
Biglee
Fragmented段 Perplexing Jokes and Dated Banter in Dialogue
A fragmentary, humorous dialogue string shows noncommittal remarks about debt and coal with pratfalls about a fiancee being lightheaded or blonde. A quip about sympathy follows, then a joke about the Prussian diet and dieting without starving. The tone imitates early 20th century social banter.
Its Definition and Weaving Jests in a Humorous Sketch
Quick witted banter about pin money and a wife’s purchases. A young wife and husband play on financial confidence while a matron explains why pins hold old clothes together. A newlywed jokes about a life policy and timing. A dinner with psychologists prompts a fish course quip, and Bess wonders if Bobble will settle or chase divorce.
Foley Co. Trial Pack offer for coughs and kidney pains
Cut out this advertisement and mail four to Foley & Co. at 2835 Sheffield Ave Chicago with your name and address. You will receive a trial package containing Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and chest soreness, Foley Kidney Pills for kidney and back ailments, and Foley Cathartic Tablets for cleansing. The trio is offered for a small price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Foley’ Klaney
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Republican
John W. Lewis
Grace
Richmond
Anne Exeter
Youth’s Companion
Companion
McCall's Magazine
Commonwealth Ave
St. Paul St
Boston
Mass
Vy Ks
Worth
Iomorl
the Doctor
Bess
Bobble
County Judge's’ Office
D. A’ Macklin
Martinsville, Ill
J. W. Smith
M. D
Homeopathic
Michigan Ave
Kinloch
Mazer's Tooth Specialty Dept
Fifth St
Philadelphia
Keifer Drug CO
Red-Cross
Marshall Illinois
Hartman
T. Anna
Ohio
A. Runkle
Newar News
Geo. Clark
Nion Street
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