Safer to Elope He Will You Marry Me
A light domestic exchange about seeking parental consent for marriage ends with a humorous twist, suggesting elopement as safer. The dialogue hints at tension between tradition and romance.
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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1921
Page
7
Allen's Foot Ease Advertisement for Relief of Foot Pain
Persuasive ad promotes Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder to ease pinching shoes corns and bunions with instant relief. Claims 1,600,000 pounds used by Army and Navy during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Prayers and Sleep Talk Stirred by Aunty and Amy
Aunty helps Amy say prayers before bed as Amy jokes about sleeping through prayers. The scene shifts to a dramatic line from Othello where Desdemona smothersly notes the tragedy and dismisses long tales, referencing the famous handkerchief plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aunty
Amy
Othello
Desdemona
McCall's Magazine
Champ Clark Seeks Fee For Lecture Not Speech
The late Champ Clark was asked by a western town to speak at a Chautauqua. He named his fee for a lecture and noted that he would charge for a lecture but provide a speech for free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champ Clark
Superintendent’s proposal joke scuttles anti marriage ruling
In an Indiana town the school board rescinded a rule banning married women as teachers after the superintendent teased the staff at a first school. He joked that they would soon marry and asked about proposals. A blush from the beloved teacher and laughter followed as the incident ended his public mention of the ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Indianapolis News
Alcobronze alloy touted as ship parts material
A new copper aluminum alloy named alcobronze claims luster and color like gold, greater strength, and resistance to air acids and salt water. Promoters say it can be wrought, forged, or rolled without deterioration, suiting forgings propellers and other ship parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science Monthly
Moffett Named to National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
President Harding appoints Capt William A Moffett to the national advisory committee for aeronautics. He led the Great Lakes naval training station 1914 18 and later commanded battleship Mississippi and naval districts. A Medal of Honor recipient for Vera Cruz action and a U S Navy graduate of 1890.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Moffett
Harding
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Moffett
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
West
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Office of Naval Operatives
United States Naval Academy
Dewey
Manila
Chester
Vera Cruz
Saragossa
Army
Navy
Smithsonian Institution
Weather Bureau
The
Bureau of Standards
Medicine Adclaims Swamp Root as Kidney Remedy
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments claiming it neutralizes uric acid and relieves rheumatism. It offers a sample bottle by parcel post from Dr Kilmer Co with ten cents, and notes bottles are sold at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Ady
Bayer Aspirin Ad Warns On Authentic Packaging
An old advertisement warns buyers to look for Bayer on packaging or tablets to ensure genuine Aspirin. It touts medical uses from colds to rheumatism and notes affordable tin boxes and larger packages sold by druggists. The copy also includes a science aside about heat expanding and contracting and a quip about dog prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayer
Barnett Demoted As Navy Chief Seeks Major General Reassignment
The Marine Corps former commandant General George Barnett is removed from his post of honor and reduced to brigadier general. Secretary of the Navy Denby later recommends restoring him as permanent major general. His supporters credit his leadership for expanding the Marine Corps to 75,000 and securing readiness at Belleau Wood and Meuse Argonne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Barnett
United States Marine Corps
Secretary of Navy
Daniels
Denby
Barnett
Marine Corps
Belleau Wood
Meuse-Argonne
It Requires Dollars To Enter The Last Set
A terse quotation appears to discuss financial and prudential considerations around entering a final set. The line contrasts the cost to participate with the need for discretion to avoid overreach. No additional context is provided to identify speakers or source.
Herrick Accepts Return as U S Ambassador to France
Myron T. Herrick of Cleveland, former Ohio governor and former ambassador to France, will again represent the United States in Paris at President Harding’s request. Herrick built a diplomatic reputation late in Taft and early Wilson administrations, including averting panic in Paris before the Marne. He was a banker in Cleveland and led the American Bankers Association during McKinley’s term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron T. Herrick
Cleveland
Ohio
France
Harding
United States
Paris
Mr. Herrick
Taft
Wilson
Marne
Herrick
Bordeaux
McKinley
American Bankers’ Association
Canal Zone Governor Appointed by President Harding
Colonel Jay Johnson Morrow, veteran engineer and Canal Zone official, is named governor by President Harding. A United States Military Academy graduate, he served as chief engineer of the First Army in France and held multiple posts before becoming Canal Zone governor in 1919, with honors from France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Johnson Morrow
Canal
Harding
Morrow
Panama
Maintenadre
Corps of Engineers
United States Military Academy
Military Academy
France
First Army
N. A
Legion of Honor
A. A. Humphreys
Pacific
Canal Zone
Mayfair Watches Royal Court Romance Across Atlantic Links
London observers note growing friendship between the duke of York and Lady Mary Irene Curzon daughter of Earl Curzon and his first wife Mary Victoria Lester. Washington ponders a possible marriage alliance between British royalty and an American girl amid frequent meetings and social outings. Denials from both families only fuel speculation about a union involving the second son of King George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
London
Mayfair
Duke of York
Mary Irene Curzon
Earl Curzon
Mary Victoria Lester
Washington
Duke
Lady Mary
George
Prince of Wales
A Storied Meeting with Jay Gould From Youth to Wealth
John Burr roughs recalls Jay Gould as a crafty youth and later a powerful financier. He remembers Gould as small and slippery, preferring tricks in wrestling, moving from a village tin shop to mapmaking, then returning years later as a wealthy national figure seen at the Washington treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Burroughs
Jay Gould
Jay
National Treasury
Washington
United States
His Interpretation and a Stark Southern Drollery
The presiding elder calls for action on church acoustics while Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge Ark quips that unbelief lets them go to hell in peace. The quote from the Kansas City Star captures a rural bluntness in a small community exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Ark
Kensas City
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