Poets and posters in a satirical miscellany
A collage of comic vignettes and brief notices including a joke about three Maine divines and a waiter, a tuberculosis publicity drive funded by the National Association, a shop encounter over pay rates, and light quips about Shakespeare and small-town manners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joaquin Miller
Fruitvale
Cal
Ilier
Arnold
Swinburne
Tennyn
Keats
Stuart and
Orange
William Jr
James II
National Association of Bill Posters
Atlanta
United States
Canada
Poster Printers’ Association
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
National Bill Posters’ Association
The Secret of Happiness and Selflessness
ABrooklyn Eagle excerpt asserts happiness comes from unselfish acts. By aiming to make every person we meet better, we gain personal joy, courage, and faith in kindness from God and humanity. Small daily kindnesses transform skies to gold and turn tears to smiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Eagle
Kidney Trouble Pains Women and Ends in Relief
Mrs 8S D Ellison of Lam ar Mo credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing her kidney trouble after failing doctors left her bedridden with backache dizziness and urinary issues. She reports quick relief and lasting health, urging others to remember the name and buy the pills at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Ellison
N. Broadway
Lamar
Dean
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Those New Hats and Quick Witty Exchanges
A humorous collage of short banter features a Realist poet teasing realism with a defective meter sonnet to the gas company. A conversation scene shows a boastful self-made man promising popularity with influential peers while a farmer’s tale hints at rough hazing in college.
Old Vessel Turned Seafaring Church Near San Pedro
The Seaman's Bethel on Rattlesnake Island near San Pedro California is a weathered ship hul k repurposed into a mission church for sailors and Rat tle island fishermen. The hold houses a reading room gym and bunks with gospel services each Thursday and Sunday without collections, maintained by the Seamen's Friend society as a free salvation mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Seaman's Bethel
Rattlesnake Island
San Pedro
California
San Pedro Harbor
Seven Seas
Seaman’s Bethel
Seamen's Friend Society
A Cat of Ancient Egypt
Philadelphia reports a new volume by Countess Evelyn Martinengo Ceparesco on "The Place of Animals in Human Thought" arguing animals are not merely servants but friends and allies in creation, revealing mysterious ties in animal life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Evelyn Martinengo-Ceparesco
Chas. H. Fletcher
F. Gerald Blattner
Buffalo
N. Y
Gustave A. Eisengraeber
St. Paul
Minn
J. Dennis
St. Louis
8. A. Buchanan
J. I. Simpson
Chicago, Jr
R. E. Oskildson
Omaha
Neb
L. R. Robinson
Kansas City
Edwin F. Pardee
New York City
Undefined fragment shows domestic chatter and ads
A collage of quips and product pitches. The text mixes a playful proposal request for five dollars, starch advertising for Defiance Starch highlighting strength, and various items from drug store promotions to household remedies.
Remarkable Attendance Record At Sheerness Schools
Bertha Hutchings leaves school after 11 years of perfect attendance with 4,753 open school days. Ethal Hutchings received a gold medal for seven years of flawless attendance, and five siblings have similar honors. The Kent education committee may be asked for official recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheerness
Hutchings
Bertha
Ethel
Kent Education Committee
Bertha Hutchings
London Mail
Wry ads and quips across old newspaper page
A collage of vintage advertisements and wry exchanges. The clippings promote Allen's Foot-Ease and Hicks Capudine remedies, Wrigley’s Spearmint, and various anecdotes about healers, barbers, and everyday life. Contains humorous dialogues and product pitches with dated branding.
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Teething Drops Ad
Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup advertised for teething children promises relief from pain and wind colic. The ad markets a 25 cent bottle and claims gentle action and quick comfort for upset young tummies and sore gums.
Dusty Job Across Time and Railcar Talk
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls Sam saying dusting has consumed years while Remus jokes about dusting since forever and references a Pullman porter position. The dialogue hints at a dusty labor motif linked to railway service and long running tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Jim
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Artress
Gro
Shakespeare
Cleveland
Maud
Fred
Maudie
Farmer Countessel
Josh
Seaman’s
Bethel
Institutional Church
Post
Postum Cereal Co., Limited
Battle Creek, Michigan
Mr. Hardy
Miss
Otter
Johnny
Alana Auestion
Wells
Jersey City
N. J
Meggendorfer Blaetter
Egypt
Rome
Castoria
Astoria
Cyiyners
Castor
New York
Rae
Hunt
A. B. Richards Medicine CO
Sherman, Texas
W. J. Walker
Camden
Howard
Lils
Biggers Huckleberry
Hooper
ABC
Wrigley
Spearmint
Perry Livis
Wrigley’s Spearmint
Wrigley’s
Oriel
H. H. Rogers
Tommy
Pop
Son
Philadelphia Record
SINOL
Resinos Chemical Company
Baltimore
V. P. Schmitz
Hillsdale, Mass
Defiance
Defiance Starch Company
Nebraska
Olaf
Thompson
N. Y. Houston
LA Greole
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