Comic Fragments and Gossipy Vignettes From The City
A collage of humorous exchanges and brief anecdotes from various papers. A mother questions bread and molasses for a baby, a dealer touts a gentle driving horse, romantic lines hint at memories, and a busy man reads the paper on his way to work. A bridal carriage mix up ends in a rice shower and a quip about stealing the bridegroom’s overcoat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kap ‘Gan City -Times
Shefeld
Mary
Tatler
Dark Kalahts of the Road and Its Bungalow Offerings
An odd dialogue sketches chances and pratfalls as characters debate homes at one dollar down and a dollar a month while musings on marriage, money, labor unions, and social balance weave through a lighthearted, satirical scene. The piece features Miss Peachley, Miss Cayenne, and a thoughtful thinker in humorous exchanges.
Paint and a Patchwork World Notes
A collection of trivial facts spans paint branding by National Seed Company and Dutch Boy on white lead. It cites structural painting, a 308 foot St Paul building, and wide arrays of statistics on widows in India, teeth counts, telegraph speeds, London beds, and global pig iron production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Seed Company
St. Paul
Ann Street
Broadway
New York
Birds Worth Over 300000 Imported in 1908
More than $300,000 worth of birds were imported into the country during 1908. Most were parrots and canaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Canada
Lake Superior
Ireland
Paris
New York
Germany
Great Britain
United States
Hammns Wizard CD Used As Broad Pain Remedy
A compact history note describes Hammns Wizard CD as a versatile medicine chest. It is praised for its wide range of applications to treat many painful conditions and is noted for its gentle, cherry like tones in its presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. H. Fletcher
Gustave A. Eisengraeber
St. Paul
Mint
B. J. Dennis
St. Louis
8S. A. Buchanan
Philadelphia
J. H. Simpson
Chicago
R. B. Eskildson
Omaha
Netl
L. R. Robinson
Kansas City
Edwin F. Pardee
New York City
The Irish Setter Inspires Organ Fund Drive at Church
A decrepit church organ caused choir decline and apathy until a groomed red Irish setter wandered in during service. The dog’s mournful howl provoked laughter and led to a fundraising surge from the wealthiest member and local groups, securing money for a new organ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goema
New York
Woman's Guild
Lend-a-Hand
Sea Shell Romance Across Continents Ends in Union
Miss Maude Bettison of St Blazey Cornwall left a note in a seashell promising eternal love. Edward J. Berryman of Castle Gate Ludgvan found it in a Morrab garden and chased her to Colombo, where they met. They became engaged and plan a wedding soon in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Plymouth
Qlondon Daily News
Maude Bettison
St. Blazey
Cornwall
Penzance
Pen memorabilia fetch high prices at auctions
London Tit-Bits notes rare pens tied to historic figures and events. Dickens’s death pen sold for £19,108 at Sotheby’s, Boz’s pen earlier fetched over £40, Wellington’s quill brought 5% guineas, Scott’s pen sold for three guineas, while others claim rare items linked to Washington Lincoln and Empress Eugenie command admiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dickens
Messrs. Sotheby’s
Boz
Dalhousie
Wellington
Queen Victoria
Sir Walter Scott
Lord Dalhousie
Scott
Abbotsford
Isaac Reed
New York
George Washington
Lincoln
Eugenie
Paris
London
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Newpop
John
Benough
lNet Assurance
Cadson
Beach Belle
van Antier
Gryte
Puck
Teddy
Jimmy Brown
Kansas City Journal
Pearl
Freddy
Ruby
Young Poorman
Miss Peachley
Hetreas
Europe
Doncher
Miss Cayenne
The.t. T
India
Glasgow
South Pole
Nina
Frederick the Great
In- Ma
Carters
Wik
Castoria
F. Gerald Blattner
Buffalo, N. Y
SEA Shell Romance
Detroit Free Press
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