Not for Him: Alligator Pear Quip Sparks Banter
A brief quip from the Louisville Courier Journal notes a humorous exchange about alligator pears with the reply Let the alligators eat them. The dialogue plays on fruit preferences in a light tone.
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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1921
Page
2
A brief quip from the Louisville Courier Journal notes a humorous exchange about alligator pears with the reply Let the alligators eat them. The dialogue plays on fruit preferences in a light tone.
Roman Hye Balaam is advertised as gaining public confidence over 76 years. The product is manufactured only by Wright's Indian Vegetable Pill Co located at 872 Pearl St New York City.
Doctors advise Calotab tablets to activate the liver as the first step in treating colds and influenza. A single Calotab taken at bedtime is claimed to cleanse the liver, purge the body, and hasten recovery with no nausea or eating disruption. Sold in red packages for thirty five cents with a money back guarantee.
The Ohio senator Warren G. Harding takes the oath at 1 19 p m and delivers a cautious address to a crowd of about 50 000 including Vice President Coolidge and foreign dignitaries He pledges non intervention urges disarmament talks and economic readjustment while stressing constitutional liberty and national unity.
Calvin Coolidge served briefly as vice president under Woodrow Wilson. He took the oath before Warren G Harding did, with Harding’s oath later. Marshall became the third vice president to complete two consecutive terms, joining Adams and Tompkins. Massachusettians Coolidge and Adams are noted among early vice presidents.
The passage notes Madison and Henry Wilson served with Grant, Ohio as the mother of presidents has never had a vice president, and New York has furnished nine.
Washington reports the oath of office for President Harding on Friday. He swore to faithfully execute the office and to preserve protect and defend the Constitution of the United States to the best of his ability.
An advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil for lumbago sciatica and backache claiming rapid relief by rubbing on the back. It promises harmless use no skin burn or discoloration and notes a 60 year endorsement. It also implies kidneys do not cause back pain and ends with a moral about friends and enemies.
Cuticura Soap daily and Ointment as needed promise a clear complexion scalp cleanliness and soft white hands. The ad adds Cuticura Talcum as part of the fragrance and calls it the Cuticura Toilet Trio. A closing line notes a man seldom forgets his good place.
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