Quip on Smashed Airplanes and Hat Trade
A witty exchange wonders about the fate of smashed airplanes. The reply suggests they are sold to girls for hats, a sharp satirical line reflecting wartime resourcefulness and fashion.
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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1911
Page
7
Vagaries of Finance and Local Worries in Hard Times
A farmer discusses mortgage payoff and persistent financial strain as neighbors also pay off homes. The item notes readers may profit from De Win To Marra and mentions a free practical study on piles. An eye salve and other unrelated curiosities appear among varied topics in a fragmented notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer
Corntessel
Marra
L. D
Ramem, Son &Co
Ballala
N.Y
Lawyer and Belligerent Visitant in a Desperate Brink
A large man bursts into a law office threatening violence after three months in jail. The lawyer, calm and wry, discusses assault laws, then uses a lead pipe to subdue the visitor. The exchange ends with the lawyer praising the visitor for renewing his youth and declaring the dreary duties of a lawyer. An ironic critique of legal life follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Riley
England's Bank Holidays list becomes legal holidays
Boxing day follows Christmas as one of six bank holidays in England. The legal holidays include Good Friday Easter Monday Whit Monday the first Monday in August Christmas Day and December 26 or December if Christmas falls on a Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Distempered Horses and Dogs Sale Notice
In all its forms among all ages of horses as well as dogs cured and others same stable level prevented from havin disrepe ta aby. Guaranteed sold last 50 and 1.00. Any send to manufacturers agents wanted Spohn Medical Co Spec Contagious Diseases Goshen Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spohn Medical.Co
Goshen
Ind
Fire sparks from Santa suit frighten family memory
A fragment recounts an uncle named Fred reacting angrily as his Santa Claus suit accidentally caught fire, frightening the speaker and recalling others’ reactions to his temper. The passage preserves a tense, domestic scene with vivid, period voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Calendar Advertisement for Free Trial Display
An aged OCR notice advertises a calendar free trial lasting three months. It mentions a lithographed colored design measured at about two feet by four feet and references a name or organization possibly linked to a ceremonial or commemorative event.
Wrecking Crew Spurs Souvenir Hunters In Scandal Talk
A dialogue notes a wrecking crew causing a costly mess yet labeled as souvenir hunters. Miss Cayenne says scandal forces social exclusion and immediate write ups in exclusive circles.
Beautiful post cards free offer from Topeka club
An advertisement from Topeka Kansas promotes free samples of Get Emboased Sue Flower and Motto Post Cards by the Art Card Club at 731 Jackson St. Also included are quotes and an ad for Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets claiming stomach liver and bowel benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Flower
Artee Card Club
Jackson St
Topeka
Kan
Dr. Pierce
Superstition Buffets Belief in Luck Over Lock and Key
A superstition urges a person to trust luck from a horseshoe above the door rather than a traditional lock and key. The idea hinges on luck’s tug amid daily security concerns.
Barber Refuses Cold Day Football Haircut
Reggie sits for a trim and requests a football haircut but the barber protests there isn’t enough hair. The exchange ends with a quip about buyers and sellers and a misfired joke about hair quantity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reggie
Scott
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