Theatrical Quip on Bald Men Preferences
A sharp quip questions baldheaded men preferring front-row theater seats. The remark hinges on the oddity of front seating and a joke about flies, reflecting period humor.
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1917
Page
7
Cascarets Advertise Liver and Bowel Cleansing Box
A 10 cent Cascarets box promises to cleanse and regulate the stomach, remove sour food and foul gases, and relieve constipation without griping. The ad claims the product helps with headaches biliousness indigestion and coated tongue and notes millions use it. A separate item mentions Edith getting “one of the lawyers” in an estate dispute.
To Make Dirty Water Clean
A traveler recalls instructing an African boy to fill six barrels with water and make it clean. The boy, misinterpreting, added soap to every barrel, resulting in drinking soap suds during the Kilimanjaro trip as recounted by Peter MacQueen in World Outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ottawa
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Jeremiah
Peter “MacQueen
World Outlook
Castoria and satirical quips in old-era ad copy
An old timey advertisement collage mocks women's rights debates with lineups about Castoria for children and a pun filled exchange. It also promotes Dr. Peery's Dead Shot as a worm treatment and digestion aid with a playful tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Peery
Indigestion remedy and wealth claims in old ad prose
The text advertises Indian Vegetable Pills claimed to stimulate digestion and mentions Mr Granerby with wealthy patients. It asserts patients are ordered to Palm Beach and notes a bank account statistic about Australians. The passage reads like a period advertisement with sensational claims.
Keep the kidneys in good order for long life
Old time health ad touts Dr. Pierce remedies for longevity and female ailments. It promotes Anuric to dissolve uric acid, Favorite Prescription as a women's tonic, and Pleasant Pellets for stomach liver and bowels. It urges a milk and vegetable diet, lots of water, and exercise to purge toxins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Increased Income Tax Will Help Meet the Big Deficit
Washington report notes Congress debates new revenue amid a large upcoming federal deficit. House committees study twenty five options including higher tariffs and restored stamp taxes. Plans target whisky beer coffee tea cocoa and the income tax increase to raise funds for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Committee
George Clinton
Washington
Congress
House
Secretary of the Treasury
Uncle Sam
United States
Spain
Ways and Means
Monkey End of Boast Shows Humble Truth
A parable from Claude Callan in Fort Worth Star Telegram where a conceited monkey extols human progress until a single performer on stage highlights human creativity, prompting the monkey to abandon his boast and never reference descendants again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Callan
Fort Worth
Star- Telegran
Thousands suffer kidney trouble often without knowing
A classic advertorial urging readers to try Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It touts widespread kidney disease, urges early treatment, lists symptoms, claims quick relief, and offers samples and purchase options through Dr Kilmer & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Binghamton, N.Y
Chemists a Proving His Metal
Gadspur, discouraged, seeks ten dollars and spends a day delivering a speech to exactly twelve listeners before securing the loan. Chip Off the Old Block contrasts a boastful heir with a father who laughs last as his son beats the stock market and brings pride to the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gadspur
Glithers
Gadspr
United States
Danderine Hair Shine Promises New Hair Growth
Advert reads Danderine hair cleanser claims to beautify hair instantly by removing dust oil and dandruff while promising new hair growth after weeks of use. It urges readers to buy a 25 cent bottle from any store and try it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knowlton
Adv
Idle Curiosity and Poverty in a Busy Lobby
A Boston Evening Trans script highlights a street scene where a beggar asks for change and is refused while a hotel lobby filled with millionaires goes unnoticed. The dialogue contrasts wealth and need as a man with an odd bag draws curious stares, underscoring social tension in a prosperous country.
Old Farm Boss Presses New Man to Wash Up
The boss teases a new farm hand named Joe about washing after sleep. Joe retorts that sleeping does not make him dirty. The exchange is recorded as rustic humor from Pathfinder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Pathfinder
An Unsettled Question and A Funny Adage
A dialog about whether the title Honorable signals honesty. Also an advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for liver and bowels and notes a lighted gas jet uses oxygen like five people. It ends with a quip about the best jokes being those a man never hears.
Making Lessons Mean Something in Farm and Home Education
Agriculture and domestic science in schools will matter most to youths when lessons connect to farm and home tasks. A disruptive boy rarely inherits his father’s misdeeds. the old man typically keeps what he has.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Lansing
House of Representatives
State Department
Washington
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Walter Baker
Dorchester
Mass
U. S. Nethery
Sta. Bidg
Columbus
Edith
Fletcher
Patrice
Secret Service
White House
Joseph P. Tumulty
Rudolph Forster
Thomas W. Brahany
Congressional Union For
Wilson
House Committee On Judiciary
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Congressional Union For Woman Suffrage
Spohn Medical CO
Ad Bacteriologists
Goshen, Ind
Boston Evening Transscript
Lemuel
Paw
Skinner Mfg.co
Omaha
U.S.A
America
Virginia Farms and Homes
B. Chaffin & Co., Inc
Richmond, Va
Dearborn
W.N. U
Cincinnati
NO. M
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