Long John LaRoche and the astral escape tale
In Dawson City lore, the self styled mayor Long John LaRoche recalls McBride, a man drowned on Blackwells Island, and a spectral adventure across the East River. LaRoche, trapped between body and ghost, learns a harsh lesson when his escape via astral boat fails and McBride remains stranded on the island.
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Dawson City
John” LaRoche
Ambrosia City
LaRoche
Cone
McBride
Tranny McBride
Blackwells Island
Danny McBride
Long Island City
Pardner
Long Island
Danny
East River
H-m-m
Dick Murphy
Utopia
Murphy
Tong Island
E. S. Chamberlayne
Man Flight and the World to Come in the Air
The author imagines future aviation transforming war, travel, weather science, health care, policing, and global power. Air yachts, aerial mail lanes, and private air hospitals herald a new era where flight reshapes society from agriculture to diplomacy and supremacy at height.
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Kipling
Night Mail
New York
Chicago
San Francisco Express
Golden Gate
Themistocles
Fads And Fancies For Children Clothes Patterns
Thrift and style guide for cooler weather wardrobes. Panama cloth coats and blouses for girls, challies and albitross for frocks, patterned patterns 2105 2055 2122 2123 2119 181t with sizes and yardage, prices 15 cents each. Send fifteen cents per pattern to Fashion Correspondent New York City.
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New York City
Barber Clears Side with Quick Cut Ambition
A barber touts speed and efficiency as he shaves a customer. Lightning strokes produce a few gashes while the assistant scrapes and apologizes. The customer humorously requests the barber spare his nose, ending with a cheeky remark.
Willie-Pa Liar Question Sparks Stinson Reply
A playful exchange jokes about George Washington and truth telling. Willie-Pa asks if Washington was a terrible liar, and Stinson retorts that the fuss over his truth implies the opposite.
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Willie
George Washington
Stinson
Envelopes for letters Adoption in 1840
A snippet notes that envelopes were not used for letters until 1840 and adds a remark on listeners with large ears as a cue to musical taste. The statements are brief and non-specific, presenting two separate historical and cultural observations.
The World’s Way cartoon caption riff on fame and fall
A humorous caption describes a man who climbs to fame and fortune while onlookers at the hilltop mock his impending tumble. The joke hinges on the contrast between ascent and inevitable decline as friends wait to see his fall.
Two Classes of Fairy Tales
A child asks if fairy tales always start with Once upon a time. The mother replies that sometimes stories begin with I have been detained at the office again tonight, highlighting a humorous contrast between fantasy and real life.
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Tommy
Mama
Early American College Income and Lightning Rod Trivia
Summary hints at historical figures and statistics from an old periodical. Includes a total income for American colleges, a claim about a lightning rod pioneer, city death rates, transcontinental train speed, and average brain weights for men and women, all reflecting 18th and early 20th century interests.
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Prokop Dilsch
Hoboken
New York
Chicago
Red Hot Fight on Parcels Post Plan
Merchants League of America and Affiliated Presidents urge congressional candidates of both parties to oppose a parcels post system. They warn it would create a large Post Office deficit, raise taxes, and harm small dealers by favoring catalogue mail order houses. The campaign targets candidates before the November election.
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Merchants’ League of America
Broadway
New York City
Merchants’ League
United States
Post Office Department
Bankers Manuufacturers
Congress
Household Helps From a Bygone Era Cleaning Guide
Practical domestic tips cover cleaning fabrics and feathers with ammonia water and suds, washing woolen blankets in two warm tubs, removing ink stains with turpentine or milk, whitening silk with benzine, and venting soot with chloride of lime. Additional hints include drying methods, odor removal for onions, gradual heating of new iron, ginger snaps with vinegar, and boosting tea sweetness with syrup.
Hair Growth Miracle Promises Free Trial Treatment
An advertisement from Lorrimer Medical Institute claims a hair tonic can reverse aging and restore hair. It offers a free sample and booklet, prepaid at their expense, with testimonials and an aim to cure baldness and scalp diseases.
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Tryutght
Enclusias
Lorrimer Medical Institute, Incorporated
North
Pace St
Baltimore
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Ents
Brown Herb CO
Box
New York, N. Y
New York and
Paris School
George A. Parker
Dept. L
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Penn
Ada-Lur-Iem Medicine CO
Willian Grandseth
United Shear CO
Westboro
Mass
KUS
KUS Specialty Co
Warren Street
Minnea Bank of Oomaneree
A. M. Young & Go
Searborn St
Joseph
Michigan
Rich Sinha
Minna Schatt Crawford
What HE
Wanted
the World’s Way
Merchants League
GEM
Gem Junior
F. MH. Hoffmann
CEM Cutlery Co
Reade Street
A. GC. Woodcock
White Plains, N. Vil
Jeweirys
St Boston
Parker
Arctic Locks
Ee Parker
H. Parker
D Devt
Jaracs St
Malden
Trums
Ire Amul
Dents
Bribgeport
Brctem
Columbia Novelty CO
Dept. 45
Boston
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