Joke about Mrs Blow and a brass band
A child teases Mrs Blow by asking if she belongs to a brass band after hearing that she is always “blowing her own horn.” The exchange turns on a pun about self-promotion and a brass musical group.
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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1913
Page
7
Have the Brushes Labeled
A new maid in a tidy apartment becomes the butt of a labeling mishap when a sink brush clashes with the kitchen brush used for vegetables. The mistress marks brushes with a hot poker to prevent mixups, while noting sanitary needs and imagining better brushes for pastry tops and other tasks.
Curry of Vegetables Recipe
A vegetable curry dish uses cauliflower carrots turnip potatoes onion celery and rice. Vegetables are simmered in a curry tomato sauce with curry powder butter or clarified fat and flour then served on a bed of boiled rice with salt and pepper.
Bananas Maitre d Hotel Recipe
Bananas Maitre d Hotel uses four bananas not quite ripe. Boil in salted water until tender, drain and peel. Cream butter with lemon juice, salt, pepper and parsley. Fold into bananas and serve as a vegetable at dinner.
Serving Tartar Sauce With Lemon Halves
A Washington Herald note suggests filling lemon halves with tartar sauce for guests. The citrus keeps sauce firm on warm plates and portions are served to each guest around the platter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Herald
Egg Biscuits Recipe Instructions
Mix and sift flour salt sugar baking powder. Beat egg with milk and stir into dry mix to make a soft dough. Knead briefly, roll and cut circles. Place on greased pans one inch apart. Brush with egg yolk and bake in a very hot oven.
How to Mend Gloves With Leather Court-Plaster
When a hole appears in a glove, turn it inside out, press the edges together, and apply leather court-plaster over the hole. The plaster strengthens the repair by bonding the parts and adding durability.
For Remembrance ballroom exchange
A brief exchange shows two guests recalling a prior meeting at a ball. One notes a mishap from the night before when a tea cup was trodden, sparking a witty recollection and mild social embarrassment.
Rash Almost Covered Face Promises Cure
Mrs Kathryn Krafft narrates eighteen years of blood poisoning and a severe rash last spring. She reports nightly use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment with Resolvent, bathing and two months of treatment leading to a complete cure. Free sample offer and Skin Book available by post from Cuticura, Boston.
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Resinol Chemical Co
Baltimore
Warrenville, O
Kathryn Krafft
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Photographer Joins Voyage as Comrade Declines Photo
In a light exchange, one traveler invites Oscar into a group shot while another declines, saying he brought a camera for personal memories and not to be in every plate. The moment captures a casual, humorous travel dynamic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar
Mr Goslington Gets Even On Sixth Avenue
Mr Goslington recounts a rude passerby who shoulder barged him in Sixth Avenue. He deflects the man toward a cast iron fire hydrant and the collision leaves the intruder with a noticeable limp. The tale emphasizes street chaos and petty vengeance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Goslington
Sixth Avenue
Castoria Ad Urges Parents to Inspect Bottles For Safety
An advertisement stresses mothers should examine every bottle of Castoria for the correct signature CS and notes the product has been used safely for over 30 years as a remedy for infants and children. It appeals to parents with the line Children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Willis hires fresh preacher and backs closed-door practice
Puck notes Willis has hired a new college trained preacher and ordered Easter choir practice behind closed doors. A quip about the early worm and a teething syrup ad remark follow with a proposal joke.
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Willis
Gillis
Puck
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