All the Fixings. Little Fergy Goes for a Shave
A child in a khaki suit asks if he is a man like his father and then decides to take a dime from his bank to visit the barber for a shave. The scene captures a humorous, era-tinged moment of growth and curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
International Digest
Clair
Smith
Wadsworth
Clancy
Snider
Mrs. Green
Maskeloon County
Sheriff's Posse
Dalmeyer
Old Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
A vintage ad promotes Kilmer’s Swamp Root claiming strong kidney and urinary benefits. It urges readers to order by mail from Kilmer Co. and mentions drugstore availability. Also includes a humorous World War I era anecdote about a French restaurant fork misunderstanding.
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Fiat Haatel
Almoctacus Steels
Cape Ee
Defiguist
Kilmer
Kilmers
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad Preview
Soothe Itching Skins with Cuticura Soap and hot water then dry and apply Ointment. Free samples offered by Cuticura Boston. Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 50. Unsafe for One of Them. A doomed man on the platform asks the chaplain for a last confession, but quips that the platform isn’t safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. X
Boston
London
Negotiable Instruments and the Pawn Value of a Mandolin
A dialogue on what constitutes a negotiable instrument clarifies that a mandolin can count as such if properly transferable. The remark notes you can always pawn it, hinting at practical value and liquidity in a local market.
Fire and a Rescue on Greta Island
In Chapter XVI a returning cast and neighbors awake to a house fire on Greta's Island. Clair carries Lucile from a burning east room to safety while Vida and others evacuate scantily clad survivors. Fire dept absent, rescue relies on quick actions as flames threaten the stairs and nearby buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green's Island
Bill
Clair
Jim
Vidas
Luelle
Mies
Lucile
Trout Yard
Vida
Kent
Bopp
Moaty
Captain Perkins
Fragmented Reminiscence on Green Island Mystery
A battered memory recounts plans and disguises at Green's Island with references to Mrs Green and Lipton, a garrison, and covert supplies. The narrator recalls odd figures in a red ball gown and a calico wrapper whiskered, sharing tea as part of a past intrigue.
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Green’s Island
Bill
Mrs. Greene
Lipton
Clair
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Koveralls
U.S
Elle
Madiain Moe
Skemean Thu Label
East Ney Eg
Levi Strauss
Sam
Montoy— Levi Strauss & CO
San Francisco
N. Y
Salt Lake City
Nile
Cunraaven
Marine Eye Remedy
EYE Remedy CO
Chicago
Frideair
Frank A. Munsey Company
United States
Hansman Syndicate
Lipton S Clair
Merry Widow
Green
Petr View
Mother Hubbard
Greta
Berne
Jerige
Fallire
What Is
Castoria
Arter
Carter
Eatonic
Man
Saad Tar Et
Athe S
Wedeneet
Vienna
Libby
M‘neill & Libby
Sappho
U.s.marine Corps
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