Diamond Flood Delays Baseball Game At Suburban Park
Subbubs and Backlett discuss the unexpected flood that swelled the creek and flooded the baseball diamond. The scene is described as a rare event, turning the field into a waterlogged arena.
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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1905
Page
7
Where the Rub Comes. Untraveled Youth Seeks Florida Next Week
A brief quip about a young man planning a Florida trip next week and asking for the railroad fare. A witty reply notes if he had funds for board he wouldn’t fret about incidental costs. Also includes an advertisement for Piso’s Cure being 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
John
Miss Bright
Philadelphia Press
Ethel
Jack
Chicago News
Clara
Harper’s Magazine
Tom—Young Huggins
Lumber Trust
Jimmy
Tommy
Johnny
Kate
Boston Transcript
Bobby
Harold
Washington Star
iIt
New York Weekly
Ruth
Little Chronicle
Pins High This Year Joke Dialogue
A short comic dialogue shows a wife asking for 400 dollars for pin money and the husband retorts pins must be high this year with the wife replying that diamond pins are.
Building a University Race Among Millionaires
An imagined scene from the New York World depicts powerful philanthropists racing to fund and expand a new university. Carnegie, Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, and Stanford executives compete with endowments and gifts, while a professor narrator foresees a scramble to raise professors’ salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Millionaires’ Club
Carnegie
John
Pittsburg
Rockefeller
Andrew
Lake Michigan
University of Chicago
Sault Ste. Marie
Humorous Vignettes and Snippets From Portable Humor
A collage of humorous exchanges and anecdotes from early 20th century newspapers. Jokes and qouts about light, lighthouses, sales pitches, marriage, and everyday absurdities feature a diverse cast of characters and locales.
Beggar thanks kind donor with a note on a penny
A polite beggar responds to a generous old lady saying he would use a penny to buy a postal card and write a thank you note. The exchange ends with the kind gesture described in a Catholic Standard and Times column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Standard and Times
Lazative Bromo Quinine Tablets Promise One Day Cure
Cure claim for a cold in one day with Lazative Bromo Quinine tablets. Slogan promises money back if not effective and includes E. W. Urove's signature on each box. Rating and price noted as bic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Urove
Bic
Elephant collects alms in Hindoo temples
A Yonkers Statesman quip notes an elephant in some Hindoo temples carrying a trough that collects offerings from worshippers. The commentator asks what would happen if a careless person dropped a peanut into the basket on a Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hindoo
Gotham
Yonkers Statesman
Allen's Foot-Base Promises Quick Foot Relief
Advertising copy touts Ito cures for hot sweating aching civilian feet corns growing nails and bunions with a powder sold at druggists and shoe stores. Sample free address Olmsted Le Roy New York for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Bushmen Dwell in Nesta Observations of Nest Building
Travelers returning from Africa and Australia describe the nest like huts of Australian bushmen as primitive shelters. They gather twigs and grass to form a crude home in dense vegetation with no real storm protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nesta
Africa
Australasian
Australia
Old Mother Hubbard Feeds Sausage After Mealless Cupboard
The tale recalls Old Mother Hubbard discovering the cupboard empty and devising a plan before serving sausage for supper, with Cleveland Finin Weaver noted in the narration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Mother Hubbard
Working for His Living
A brief historical cartoon caption depicts a citizen asking why one begs and a mendicant replying that a person cannot live by doing nothing, reflecting urban social commentary from Philadelphia publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Bullatin
Man who never reveals initials should keep mystery
A pithy adage suggests that a man seeking lasting public interest should never disclose what his initials stand for, arguing that mystery sustains attention and curiosity over time.
Scallops Return as Fashion Favored by Empress Eugenie
The Boston Globe notes the scallop revival in high fashion, praising its Empress Eugenie roots and second empire elegance. It highlights scalloped gowns, binding methods, and the cost and effort of home versus big fashion houses, with emphasis on variety through contrasting bindings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave
Eugenie
Boston Globe
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles Offers Refund
An advertisement touts PAZO OINTMENT as a guaranteed cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles with a druggist offering a refund if symptoms do not improve in six to ten days.
Two of a Kind and Odds in Early Gossip
A collection of quirky exchanges and satirical quips about two self made men claiming barefoot beginnings. A nod to Mrs. Winston's Soothing Syrup for teething children. France aims for a bloodless Morocco advance through frontier towns with a schoolmaster and doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Winston
France
Morocco
Paris
Peruna Claims to Cure La Grippe in Testimonials
An advertisement extols Peruna as a cure for la grippe or its after effects with testimonials from H J Goss of Hartwell Georgia Miss Jean Cowgill of Troy New York and J R Guill of Omaha Nebraska. They describe severe grip episodes followed by recovery after using Peruna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horatio J. Goss
Hartwell, Ga
H. J. Goss
Jean Cowgill
Griswold Opera House
Troy
N. Y
Aubrey Stock-Co
Peruna
James R. Guill
Omaha
Neb
J. R. Guill
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