Extravagance in Bridge Conversation
A witty quip about partnership in bridge. The speaker chides Smyth for playing poorly, joking that with Smyth as partner he feels he is living beyond his means.
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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1920
Page
3
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claims Cure and Blood Action
An old marketing note describes catarrh as a nasal condition and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as building the system and cleansing blood to prevent colds. It says the medicine is taken internally and acts on mucous surfaces with testimonials and a $100 guarantee.
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Hall
Eensie
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Suitable to the Situation
Comic dialogue notes Bill’s anger and a quirky pun about a jumping toothache. The speaker shifts to ducks with a playful quip about canvas backs and a sly nod to greep backs in a lighthearted exchange.
Skirt Length Debated by Designers and Fashion Experts
A fashion writer argues the long or moderately long skirt remains preferable to the Paris short skirt trend. He cites Auteuil and Long Champs races, contrasts American and French styles, and notes moral and aesthetic reasons for favoring length in day and evening gowns.
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Couturiers
Paris
France
St. Germain
Auteuille
Long Champs
Atlantic
Ocean
American gowns favor moderate length over extremism
The piece argues the American woman’s figure suits longer skirts and draped gowns. It contrasts American and French leg shapes, advocates eight inch floor lengths for street and afternoon wear, and warns against Parisian extremes in small American cities.
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Not Looking for Trouble in Princeton Tales
A passage from Everybody's Magazine recounts Tom returning from summer in a plantation setting with Rastus. Rastus demonstrates selective violence while driving and explains it as organized. Tom asks about his son's career choice and RasTus reveals he plans to run for office.
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Princeton
Everybody's Magazine
Tom
Rastus
Sastus
Backwoods shopper buys cap with makeshift fix
A Syracuse gents' store sells a winter cup cap to a man from the backwoods. He deems it a dollar, tries it on, finds it too small, but declares he will make it fit at home with a knife and shoestring. The exchange ends with his assurance.
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Syracuse
Rehoboth Sunday Herald
A Respite in Domestic Life and Jail Sentence
The dialogue notes Mre Jaggs says she is happy in domestic life. She is asked if her husband treats her well. She replies he is not good to her but he has been sent to jail. The remark ends with a cynical line about bachelor fantasies built of smoke.
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Department of Igrasion
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G. A. Cook
Watertown
B. A. Garrett
Jackson ST
ST. Paul
Minn
Mre& Jaggs
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