How Bashful Men May Win The Girls They Love
Ayer discusses ideal marriage proposals with three women experts. Mrs. Brooks recalls a cave man style stunt leading to a modern, humorous wedding tale. Miss Hill warns against overdone chivalry while Miss Mullin urges a blend of sentiment and practical commitment in the proposal.
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Margaret Hubbard Ayer
Robert Chambers
Marty Wilkins
Arthur
A. Brooks
Gotham Club
Brooks
Bride Stull
Trousseauing
Lochinvar
Anita Share
Eleanor Mullin
Petrified snakes found near Grand Junction
Grand Junction, Colorado, resident J. C. Tevis found four petrified snakes beside a long dry spring on the desert southwest of the city. Photos sent to the Rockefeller Institute show snakes larger than rattlers and resembling giant garter snakes, likely a prehistoric variety.
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Grand Junction
Colo
J. C. Tevis
Tevis
Rockefeller Institute
Skin disease began as pimples in Barthell Kentucky
A 1912 testimonial from Mrs. Della Hill describes six years of face neck and hand eruptions that burned when heated, then improved after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The ad touts Cuticura for eczema pimples blackheads rough skin and related conditions, with free samples and a posted address in Boston.
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Barthell
Della Hill
Cuticura
Dept. T
Boston
The Manicure Lady and the Poet Head Barber
In a salon dialogue the Manicure Lady and Head Barber discuss Wilfred a poet son. The man’s claim of genius meets mockery as verses about love and hubbard squash heads provoke sharp, humorous exchanges. The piece lampoons parental teasing of a young writer.
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William F. Kirk
Klondike
Wilfred
George
Milton
Mister Dante
Principal and Parents Seize Senior Girls From Theater
In Monessen Pennsylvania the senior class of Monessen High School skipped classes to attend a theater performance. Principal H E Gress and several parents entered the theater and removed the girls despite protests. The incident prompted anticipated school board action.
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Monessen
Monessen High School
H. E. Gress
Playhouse
Pearl Tangley
Gress
Dr Williams Pink Pills Aid Sick Headache Sufferers
An ad describes sick headache sufferers unable to work and seeks relief with Dr Williams Pink Pills. It cites Mrs J B Reel of Austintown Ohio who was cured after trying the pills and mentions a laxative Pinklets designed to accompany treatment. Samples and a booklet are offered free. pills sold by druggists or mailed at price. Schennets vs N Y 2
A Haunted Town In Dublin And Its French Echoes
A London Chronicle sketch compares Dublin to an old French town, noting its antiquity and somber grandeur. The piece reflects on Dublin’s once vibrant nationalism, social life, and prosperity, now faded, with night-time sounds of drums and marching armies underscoring its troubled history.
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Dublin
London Chronicle
Paris
Tours
Balzac
Turgenev
Daudet
Cork
Ghostly Streets Echo with Unemployment and Tramits Woes
A somber city scene describes crowds of ghosts as a policeman wanders unemployed. An electric tram rattles a wire while clerks and typists head home. A twilight window displays comic postcards, and the Riebe Undertaking Co. offers auto ambulance service at 221 FB Com Phone 341.
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Riebe Undertaking Co
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Duerler Brew
G. A. Duerler Mfg. CO
State Bank & Trust Company
A Guaranty Fund Bank
West Texas Bank & Trust Company
Ave. C. Bedell
Guaranty Fund Bank
United States
Grogs National Bank Capital
F. Grogs & CO
Gunter Hotel
Bath
San Antonio
OUR Cafe
Traveler
Texas People
Corpus Beach
Corpus Christi
Texas
Corpus Beach Hotel
Corpus Beach” Hotel
George E. Korst
ST. Anthony Cafe
Hotel Savoy
West
Houston ST
Robert A. Coquille
Bexar
Alfred Sanner
Proprieto
Crockett Hotel
Nagel & Wuest
He Menger
Maverick-Parke
Monogram
Mars
Fatima Cigarettes
A. Collman
Main Ave
Nielsen-Maurer Optical CO
Avenue D
Gibbs Bldg
G. A. Maurer
D. P, Nielsen
Optician
Union Painless Dentists
West Commerce Street
J. Harvey Moore
Gunter
Morales Transfer Co
A. P
Rew
Losoya
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