Disillusionment in Everyday Fabrications and Truths
A London Answers writer confesses lost romance in common goods once thought exotic. He reveals camel hair brushes hail from Hampshire and Kent. porpoise laces come from Wiltshire porkers. gray fox fur from Lincoln rabbits. and questions Newcastle coal origins, noting implicit urban myths.
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Arly
Brussels
London Answers
Africa
Hampshire
Kent
North Sea
Lincoln
Mewcastle
Sailors Equal to Anything and All
A wartime tale shows U S sailors ready for any task from railroads to repair jobs as the navy shifts from wooden ships to modern life. The piece notes volunteers on ships could run railways and improve lines, a stark change from past eras when crews handled only naval duties.
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United Tea Navy
Gains Versus Brawn and the College Faculty
A Birmingham Bulletin item contrasts the value of intellectual work with physical labor, noting a college professor’s low pay while a window cleaner earns seven dollars a day. The piece muses on social gatherings where such figures might meet and discuss Victorian influence on contemporary literature.
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Frell
Ras
Knowig
Birmingham
Biereld
Mice Indeed and Terrible Mrs Nexdore Gossip
Fragmentary conversation mentions a Mrs Nexdore and gossip in town. A caller's remark suggests sharper insults or scandal. The source text is garbled but implies local social chatter and a dramatic exchange.
Senator Sorgum Reflects On Audience Reactions During Speeches
The dialogue notes Senator Sorgum acknowledging using laughter and applause at intervals in speeches as a sign of good intentions, stating he does not prophesy but aims to show his best efforts.
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Sorghum
HER DISCOVERY OF WAR ERA MARRIAGE HOPES
A woman reflects on wartime romance and observes that many young men in uniform do not resemble ideal husbands once seen in civilian clothes, revealing a shift in expectations after the war.
Chinese copper cash flood sparks trolley car idea
A quip questions if the Chinese discovered trolley cars due to copper cash in their currency. The reply denies the notion and challenges the premise of an ancient Y-cent fare story.
The Artist Inquires About The Illustrations
A brief exchange recalls a reader asking about a book the artist illustrated. The illustrator denies having read it yet questions how the illustrations were conceived and fit the work.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Do You Know A Better Christmas Gift
An old promotional appeal for Youth's Companion subscriptions for 1920. It offers 52 issues for 2.50 plus remaining 1919 issues and a 1920 calendar, with McCall's Magazine included for 2.95. The ad invites gifts to friends or families and notes availability at Commonwealth Ave and St Paul Street, Boston.
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Charles B. Hawes
Maine
McCall's Magazine
Fashion Authority
THE
Youth’s Companion
Commonwealth Ave
St. Paul Street
Boston
Mass
The Toledo Blade and Russiaville Observer Offer
The Toledo Blade promotes its eighty four year reputation as a reliable weekly national paper. It advertises a subscription offer including a special combination with the Russiaville Observer at one year for 1.20 in British currency.
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Weekly Blade
World News
Toledo
Ansasiaville
Baths Turned To Good Use In Salsburg For Rhum Rheumatic Soldiers
The famed Salsburg salt baths once used by European elites have been refitted with Red Cross aid as a military hospital for chronic rheumatism from trenches. About five hundred soldiers receive care while Maj. George C. Treadwell of Albany and American physicians oversee treatment. The town, once a bustling showplace, now houses refugees in improvised shelters as postwar relief blends with wartime scarcity.
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Salsburg
American Red Cross
Transylvanian Alps
Kronstadt
Europe
Mackensen
George C. Treadwell
Albany
N. Y
Nothing to Wear Amid Clothes Shortage in Siberia
Eastern Siberia reports a shortage of usable clothes and basic items. Despite plentiful money, pockets remain empty as workers struggle to buy apparel and food amid a pared economy.
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Siberia
Piouel
Woo
Foreign chauffeur learns common manners in Birmingham
Mrs Gilton recalls importing a chauffeur who soon shed airs of a foreign nobleman. The driver adjusted to local speech, replying Oui madame I suppose when asked about the weather, illustrating a humorous culture clash.
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Pierre
Birmingham Age-Herald
Man-Woman Match Made On Cautious Terms
A Yonkers Statesman item reports a playful exchange as a father questions a suitor while the couple discusses plans. The young man responds confidently about readiness and future support, reflecting a lighthearted community tone.
Pair of rubbers costs $200 stuns family shoppers
A humorous scene shows a father puzzled by an item priced at two hundred dollars for rubbers. The son, trained and quick with slang, explains it as a high end service from two masseurs, set in a noisy marketplace.
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Hue
Cody
Stf
Abostons
Drugstore Talk Sparks Thirsty Exchange in Birmingham
A reader reports a blunt remark about high alcohol content in many druggists preparations, prompting a skeptical citizen to seek answers from his pharmacist. The Birmingham Age-Herald excerpt captures a casual swap about alcohol levels and luck in obtaining information.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
How Things Have Changed in a Bootleg Era
A Kansas City Journal quip notes a shift from refined liquor habits to illicit drinking in secrecy. It contrasts former tastes of imported spirits with a bootleg era scene of drinking behind a barrel in an alley. The exchange references a colonel and a casual street image.
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Kansas City Journal
Feminine Applause Sparks Q&A Over Last Singer’s Gown
In Boston the exchange turns playful as two spectators debate clapping after a performance. One comments on the singer’s gown while the other notes the audience’s reaction and fashion, reflecting local chatter over a recital.
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Russiaville
Indiana
Geo. L. Woopy
Hong
United States Navy
Bostoning Transcript
Toledo Blade
Great National Weekly
Toledo Weekly Blade
W.H. Turner CO
New York
Western Electric
Madras
Kapoor
Whittall Rugs
America
Royal Wiltons
Austria
Hungary
Balkan States
Eastern
Mrs. Gilton
Yonkers States
Man
Mr. Gobleigh
Birmingham Age- Herald
Charley Gifford
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