Conventions and Clarice at the Nation's Nominating Ballot
A Western girl Clarice Cummings travels with her delegate father to a national convention. She grows animated as the Georgia delegate George Macdonald notices her and they confess love after a balcony chat. Clarice fears separation as the nomination nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke
Clarice
Diddy
Charice
Georgia
Iown
Macdonald
George Macdonald
Toutgh
Clarice Cummings
Tle Waas
Binners
Miss Cummings
Clarice the Mann
Tess
Turcoman Girls Cost More in Scarcity of Women
In the Turcoman Soviet Socialist Republic the gender imbalance drives higher bride prices from $300 to 1000, with girls aged ten to sixteen costing five to fifty camels. Camels serve as customary currency when real money is scarce, and wealth is measured by camel holdings, with 1000 cimets seen as wealth and 4000 as millionaire status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Turcoman Soviet Socialist Republic
Bayer Aspirin Warning Ad Highlights Authenticity
An advertisement urges buyers to look for the Bayer name on packaging or tablets to ensure genuine aspirin, noting decades of safety and physician use. It warns that imitations may be dangerous and instructs customers to say Bayer when purchasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayer
Ady
Apples and a Maiden in New York Fable
A Boston Herald version of Bootsop s Fables tells of a beautiful maid tending an apple cart in New York. A passing gentleman asks for a basket to his apartment but she refuses ensuring the apples are good and delivered by herself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston Herald
Graceful rebuke proves most effective in friendship
A saying from Haliburton notes that reproach delivered with hat in hand is particularly powerful. It emphasizes that a well judged, gracious correction at a friend's expense carries stronger impact than sharp, harsh words.
Freezone Promise Eases Corn Pain Instantly
A curious claim says Freezone relieves corn pain instantly and lets you lift the corn away with fingers. A druggist offers a tiny bottle for a few cents that allegedly removes hard corns soft corns and toe corn without soreness or irritation.
Obedient Mrs Henpeck Parcel Request Sparks Cordial Dispute
In a light domestic exchange Mrs Henpeck guides James to carry a parcel with the quip about which arm to use. The gentleman replies with a playful quip asking right or left as they share a household moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Henpeck
James
Mr. Henpeck
Also Mentioned on This Page
OUR Comic
Mickie
Western Newspaper Union
Meebe
Felix
Wee Clarice
Doan
Utah
T. J. Robertson
Carpenter
S. First St
Logan
Foster-Milburn Co.,Mfg. Chemists
Buffalo, N.Y
Turcoman
Bootsop’s Fables
Najol
Nujol
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!