Sharp remark turns shopper away at shop counter
A meek man asks if the store keeps dog collars. the clerk snaps that they sell them and refuses the sale, remarking she will keep the collar the customer planned to buy as he departs.
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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1923
Page
7
Call for a Twentieth Century Dictionary
A essay on how standard dictionaries overwhelm with meanings and suggest a leaner abridged volume. Mary Louise notices her first tooth loss and asks Aunt Evelyn what color her new tooth will be, joking about a gold tooth like Grandma Ree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Mary Louise
Evelyn
Ebbie
Afary Louise
Ree
From The Majjority Reflects on Mindset
A reflective quote contrasts pessimism and optimism with ordinary mortals groaning yet moving forward. The Boston Transcript captures a contemplative tone about attitudes shaping daily life.
London Ivory Warehouse In Dockside Trade
The London ivory warehouse stands as a premier dockside store with goods valued at about half a million pounds in stock. Approximately 50 tons of ivory are used annually for knife handles and decorative work, with material valued around 21,000 pounds per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Docks
Diggs Explains Distance to Sirius The Dog Star
The exchange features Professor Diggs responding to a request for the post office distance. He shifts curiosity to astronomy offering to tell the exact distance to Sirius the dog star, highlighting his knowledge and willingness to share precise celestial measurements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office
Professor Diggs
Sirius
Held to Earth by Farmer Corntessel Comment
In a Washington Star column a farmer apologizes for praising a boy named Josh, noting the boy is clearly talented for high ambitions like becoming a bank president or film star, while acknowledging it is unfair to demand chores from him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josh
Farmer Corntessel
Washington Star
The Ultimate Object and Mrs Gondsole Debate Vanity
The speaker critiques modern vanities and frivolities. They warn against being welched on the balance and found wanting. Mrs Woodby-Slimmer is referenced with a plan to strict dieting to achieve that outcome.
Venice Moments on the Grand Canal
A brief dialogue scene in Venice on the Grand canal with references to the Rialto and the Bridge of Sighs. Uncle Fzra-Guess plans to buy bananas from a curb market while Aunt Martha cautions him. The exchange recalls local lore and Shakespearean notes about Venice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fzra
Martha
Venice
Grand Canal
Rialto
Bridge of Sighs
Ancestral Echoes and Disinheritance Reflected in Verse
A fragmentary exchange references ancestors with intellect and the sting of disinheritance. The brief lines hint at family history, pride in brains, and a grievance over losing inheritance in a terse, poetic dialog.
Dolly Dream Pleads for Gentle Kitchen Help
The tender Dolly Dream asks softly for mercy as she urges her mother to avoid whipping cream and beating eggs. The plea emphasizes kindness in the household task.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolly Dream
Reading the Signs
A light domestic comic exchanges bets on Peters proposing to Lizzie as humor and anticipation mix. The husband notes Peters repeats a joke about the moment, hinting at soon marriage plans and playful banter between spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Peters
Lizzie
Beause
The Doubt Dialogue On Noahs Ark Belief
A fragment shows a curious exchange about belief in Noahs Ark. One speaker questions the story while another admits uncertainty and ponders how animals were boarded with Noah guiding them.
Compromise. Her Father-That Saung Fellow's No Good
A dialogue shows a woman urging distance from a questionable suitor. Philippa wonders if he may visit, noting his poor eyesight without glasses, implying social tension and family disapproval in a domestic snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saung
Philippa
Ladies Home Journal
Crying for Memory in Life’s Small Moments
A brief exchange frames life as a string of moments that slip away. A kind gentleman asks a small boy why he weeps and the boy answers he cannot remember, capturing a quiet meditation on memory and feeling.
Sees Activity Ahead
Doctor counsels exercise after patient buys a car. Patient replies a second-hand car limits time for workouts.
Designing Woman Pet Names And Marriage Talk
Yearwedd and Mrs Yearwedd clash over terms of endearment in a domestic exchange. The dialogue contrasts pre marriage and post marriage usage of pet names, exposing tension about desire and boundaries.
Or an Umbrella
A quip on preparedness likens readiness to wearing spectacles at breakfast when grapefruit looms urging practical wit about anticipating daily needs.
Legion Men For Athletics in Wisconsin Plan Winter Sports Program
Wisconsin American Legionnaires plan an expanded athletic program through July including basketball track bowling and skiing. Posts will hold state contests with telegraphed results and sectional tournaments may occur. Milwaukee posts operate a six team league led by state athletic officer Charles Byrnes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin American Legionnaires
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
State Department
Chippewa Falls
Iola
Witl
Charles Byrnes
The
Legion
Eivers Leads 40 Hommes et Cheveaux Growth in Legion
Edward J. Eivers of Portland Oregon head of the 40 and 8 society serves as chef de chemin de fer. He guided the group from deficit to a $10,000 profit within a year and was unanimously reelected at the New Orleans convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
la Societe Des 40 Hommes Et S Cheveaux
Edward J. Eivers
Portland
Ore
Dpoortland
Eivers
Christian Brothers’ College
Third
Oregon Infantry
Texas
Tie
Syage
Elvers
France
America
Oregon
Sleep at Right Angles by a Winged Insect
A Pearson's Weekly note describes a winged ant or moth grasping a grass stalk with mandibles and napping while hanging at right angles. Wind and waves of grass barely disturb the nap, the insect keeping its jaws clamped as a chicken grips a roost until dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson’s
Humor and Hazard in a Mexican Misadventure
A man recalls near escapes in Mexico and being mistaken for a guerrilla. A woman replies with dry indifference as he recounts narrowly surviving perilous moments and a prison misidentification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Imp and Opportunity in a Cynical Bachelor Observation
The Cynical Bachelor notes that feeding a woman's vanity works better than bread and cheese and kisses, comparing Opportunity and his brother Imp in a playful reflection on social signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opportunity
Imp
Prince’s White Horse Or Cart Debate In Story Time
A reading session prompts a child to question why the prince travels on a white horse. The child asks if a cart would be better for carrying coal along the streets, sparking a brief discussion.
Laundry Ad Uses Red Cross Ball Blue Cheer
An advertisement promotes a laundress singing a cheerful tune while hanging laundry, highlighting the product Red Cross Ball Blue as creating a happy day for wash day.
Dog with Tongue Out Sparks Veterinary Rationale
A worried dog owner frets that Floss will have problems, while the vet notes the dog’s tongue constantly protrudes. The vet quips that a tongue hanging from the ear would cause drinking trouble, framing the moment with a humorous Providence reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floss
Peach of a girl to become a well preserved woman
A brief, reflective line noting the idea that a charming girl should mature into a well preserved woman, illustrating social expectations about female beauty and propriety.
Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription Helps New Mothers
Edna Dooley testifies that Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription cured her backache and fatigue after childbirth. She reports restored strength and a healthy infant, and urges other women to use the tonic. The ad notes liquid or tablet forms and entices readers to request a free medical book and trial package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michell Videe
Edna Dooley
Dr. Pierce
President Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo, N. Y
Proposals and Promises Shape Social Tales
A reflective passage notes that often the girl without a proposal parades her rejections, a boy relies on his mother not to inform his father, and a book agent admits most families lack culture to value the work while the set sells. Days later the average man boasts of a mistaken good deed.
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American Legion News Service
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la Societe Des
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Lumbago
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