Gasoline Request Sparks Odd Backroad Exchange
A terse roadside dialogue unfolds as a caller asks for gasoline to wash gloves, prompting a humorous, unrevealing riposte about not drinking fuel and the exchange ends with no fuel handed over.
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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1910
Page
6
Mrs Henderson to Save Waist With Easy Task Soap
A dresses stain tale urges washing the white waist again using Easy Task soap which contains no rosin to streak fabrics. The ad touts Easy Task as costing no more than inferior soaps and improving clothing care for women who work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Henderson
Treasury says washing money doubles its life
In a tongue in cheek note the paper reports the treasury department claims that washing paper money will extend its lifespan, while quipping about the practical fate of a poor man’s funds at the laundry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell
Treasury Department
Dr Martel's Female Pills advertised as a 17 year standard
An 19th century drug advertisement promotes Dr Martel's Female Pills as a long standing remedy for women's ailments. It claims quick permanent results and lists sales at drug stores. The ad also mentions constipation and a rival remedy Dr Pierce’s Pills as the favorite family laxative.
Some Men Are Self Made and Some Are Wile Mads
A cryptic line contrasts two kinds of men, suggesting self created or craftily driven paths. The note frames a witty distinction without naming people or places.
Redruss Ball Blue Clothes Whitener Ad
An advertisement promotes Redruss Ball Blue as a whitening agent for clothes. It claims a 2 oz package cleans and brightens fabrics and notes a price of 5 cents. The copy ends with a proverb about fools admiring fools.
Worth Mountains of Gold for Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound
Granitevills Virginia reader Mrs Bancbay reports relief from nervousness and other symptoms during change of life after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The letter urges publication to help other women and notes broad endorsements and decades of use for female complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granitevills
Lydia E.pinkham
Pinkham
Cas
Lydia E. 3Am
Starved for Love Drives Paris Woman to Murder Trial
Marie Bourette, a 1900s Paris shopgirl at Magasins du Louvre, grows jealous of others' happiness after a brief courtship by Doudieux. She fashions a phantom love, fuels petty anonymous threats, and poisons M. Godard, selling fear and leading to life imprisonment after a sensational trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magasins du Louvre
Marie Bourette
Paris
New York World
Marie
Boulevard
Voltaire
Iily
Doudieux
M. Doudieux
Larenauden
Mmne
M. Godard
M. Larue
Caen
MM. Doudieux
St. Petersburg
Godard
The Slender Hand and a Pigeon's Quiet Feeding
A bookkeeper notices a girl with a slender white hand feeding pigeons from a distant window each noon. He devises a plan to meet her by visiting the adjacent floor, where an office boy directs him to her room. A weary, sour man there offers casual, morbid humor about the pigeons and the caller's curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwan
Dean's Kidney Pills Claim Cure For Sick Kidneys
An advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney disorders. It includes a testimonial from S. E. Vaughan of Iola Kansas describing diabetes and severe symptoms improved after using the product. The Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo New York markets the 50 cent boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
S. E. Vaughan
E. South
Iola
Kan
Doan
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Boy Tattooed by Lightning at Orphans Home
Eight year old Forest Hoppes was struck by lightning near a tree on the Madison County Orphans' home lawn. The bolt caused burns to his arms back and hip, inscribing leaf-shaped marks matching the tree. He suffered no serious injuries and recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Hoppes
Madison County Orphans’ Home
Hoppes
Indianapolis News
A Poor Sleeper and captive elephants
A trainer notes captive elephants sleep standing, rarely lying down. He explains stands of sleep last about three hours then the elephants rock in the dark, longing for freedom and showing restless, grieving behavior.
Nothing Doing Tramp Help Me Weather Blues
A brief exchange compares hard days and bad weather with a jab at Mr Jinks, showing lighthearted profanity and a grim mood about recent conditions. The pair exchange quips about endurance in tough times and poor weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jinks
All the Difference In Cruelty Talk Ends With a Fly
A professor uses a humorous anecdote about a bald man swatting a house fly to argue for forethought to reduce animal cruelty. He notes the unseen presence of the insect on his head and then exclaims it shifts to a wasp, illustrating the small creatures affected by careless temper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
The Stylish Fisherman
A guest at a West Virginia summer resort asks a mountaineer if fishing is worthwhile. The local replies that the fishing is not good but questions the value of the guest’s time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Lippincott’s
Post Toasties Quick Breakfast Aid Highlighted
Post Toasties are promoted as a fast ready to eat cereal requiring only cream or milk. The copy notes its popularity with children and ease for mothers, emphasizing economy for families. The ad cites serving ideas with peaches and lists Postum Cereal Co. Ltd in Battle Creek Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
Also Mentioned on This Page
DR. Martel
Kr. Hobertson Nicoll
Pierce
Chas. Barclay
Carter
Iver
Sewall
Lfe
Doudreux Garden
Vichy
Mme. Doudieux
America
Juvisy
Vezinet
Jesus
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