Wandering American Hits Britain Selling Papers on North Bridge
An American vagabond travels through England Wales and Scotland seeking work on a frugal budget. He camps in Oxford Worcester and Liverpool, endures a lost night in Wales, and becomes a Windsor-like figure selling Scotsman and Evening Dispatch papers on Edinburghs North Bridge drawing crowds and a press feature.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU
British Isles
England
Wales
Scotland
Edinburgh
London
Oxford
Stratford On Avon
Henley Street
Shottery
Worcester
Liverpool
Britain
Ormskirk
Orme
Kendal
Kent
Princes Street
North Bridge
The
Scotsman
Evening Dispatch
Dispatch
Hint
Veaders
Be a Queen in Cotton Dress Pattern 2175
Advertises a cotton dress pattern with adaptable sleeve options and a round yoke front. Notes colorways in percale gingham broadcloth and lawn, sizes 14 through 42, fabric yardage for size 16, and illustrated sewing instructions. Orders to Sewing Circle Pattern Department New York with 15 cents.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Seventeenth Street
New York
Izzard defines picnic with pests and plants
Jitters humorously redefines a picnic as a day to get better acquainted with ants and a host of bugs including mosquitoes chiggers sand fleas and poison ivy.
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Izzard
Missionary Movement Dances Up to Flapper Inquiry
A minister invites a flapper to join the missionary movement while she quips about whether it resembles the tango or the collegiate waltz. The exchange captures Prohibition era flirtation and social reform humor.
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Flapper
A Big Hit Stage Hand Demand Quiet Acts
An actor recalls receiving a tremendous ovation and insisting the crowd quiet down before continuing. The stagehand notes the moment as a pivotal pause when the audience roared with applause and the performer halted the act to restore order.
Going and Coming Schultz Our Opening Sale Closes
Schwartz explains that the opening sale has ended and a closing sale will begin, as noted in the Boston Transcript. The exchange signals a shift in promotional events and retail timing.
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Schultz
Schwartz
Boston Transcript
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