Strange Snippets Spark Mixed Reactions in Marietta Page
Readers encounter a collage of odd quotes and notices from Marietta Georgia and England. Items range from theatrical remarks and a stubborn ink anecdote to a church fire after wedding guests arrive. Also includes medical testimonials for Pe-ru-na and Cheney remedies, plus ads for laxatives and charted nostrums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kole
Mer. Simpson
Wenuusda Mountain
West Marietta
Alexander Stephens
Strood
England
A Cacophony of Jokes and Social Satire Tour
A fragmented humor page delivers a mix of ragtime jokes, gibes, and quips, interlaced with political and social commentary. Readings lament white supremacy while lampooning public life, with jokes about vacations, kinfolks, and domestic scenes, wrapped in era voice and dated humor.
Des Moines Daily News Ad Samples and Miscellany
A jumble of vintage ads and notes highlights medicines like Lane's Family Medicine and Cascarets, shoe aids, and Alabastine wall coating. Includes stray jokes, tax notes, subscription pitches, and product blurbs with scattered names and places evident, reflecting early 20th century small-town newspaper miscellany.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ayer
Micho
Thompson
Kay
Kinney
Western
Canada
Department of the Interior
Otana
Bartholomew
Fifth St
Dies Moines
N. Y. Des
Mores
Sapolio
Ireland
Dowey
Admiral Dewey
Manila
Deering Harvester Co
Chicago
Navy Department
Dewey
Deering Twine
Hartford
Columbia
Colombia
Pope Mahufaseturierg Company
Conn
Bcs
Stal of
Levis
James
Lewis
Columbus
Ohio
Cire
Toledo
Lucas
J. Chesry
F.T
Frank
Cheney
Cheney & CO
e_ Hall
Carriersia Fig Sxnar Co
Orier
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cat
Louisville
Yon, James Lewis
Salzer
Jean
Atchison Globe
de Razzah
Chicago Daily News
Hiram
Deniye
Mads
Fosdick
Valentine
Express
New York World
Puck
Tommy
Bryant
Nuzin
Nuzzin
Philadelphia
Williams
Frank B. Trout
Griswold Ave
Detroit
Mich
Dr. Williams
Dr Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
Bos
Lane
Haly
Allen’s
Olmsted
LeRoy
Des Moines
Joshua. Reed
Burlington
Seth Arnold
Raut
Samoa
Farmiert Salzer
John’ A
Salzer’ Eed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Beales
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Epxa Elis
Higginsport
Mas. Pinkhan
Morrison Mfc. CO
FT. Madison
Iowa
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