What is a floating debt says a motor boat joke
A Boston Transcript quip explains a child asks what a floating debt is and the father answers with a joke that a motor boat is a floating debt. The line captures a humorous exchange about finance and boats in a light newsy tone.
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Bayer Aspirin Ad and Investor Letter
An old Bayer aspirin ad warns to look for the Bayer name on packages and tablets noting its safety for cold and pain relief. The ad mentions tablet sizes and price, and defines aspirin as Bayer’s trade mark. A separate stock note recounts an investor who tired of endorsing a dividend check after years of receiving growing accounts and proxy requests.
Bean Prices Prompt Hilarious Exchange
A Boston scene features a street vendor quoting seventy five cent by the quart for string beans. The Boston lady and a poised quipster exchange a joke about altitude and high-strung beans in a Yale Record style vignette.
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Why He Stopped and the Tax Installment Dilemma
A wry dialogue notes McMiser giving up golf after losing his ball. The Boston Transcript also comments that income tax installments always come due when money is tight, highlighting a common financial squeeze.
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Health for Working Women Health Advice Amid Labor Strains
Numerous young workers in homes offices stores and mills suffer fatigue weakness and related disorders from long hours and poor positions. Testimonials praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Medicine for improving health enabling full work capacity and regular periods.
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Instructing Actors to Register Emotions
A film director guides his actors through erasing and registering emotions as a rehearsal method. The excerpt also notes that stowaways such as spiders, lizards, and snakes are found in fruit shipments from the tropics. It closes with quips about money, religion, and a quiet reading.
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Telegraph Wires In Uganda And Satirical Maxims
A clipped row of quips notes Uganda telegraphs are unreliable as copper wire thefts grow. The collection includes Jud Tunkins on sincerity, a Life remark on greed, and a Life quote about fear of law.
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