Alsatia Bowling League Names and Standings Report
In Alsatia the annual bowling league is nicknamed the Poor Fish League with teams such as Shads, Suckers, Sharks, and Whales. Captains Nichols and Lochbaum lead the Shads and Suckers as top contenders, while others like Mabercom, Schwartz, and Miller steer Boladone and Goggle Eyes. The piece notes close standings, possible upsets, and the league's shift from basketball, praising fun yet hinting at serious play by some members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shad
Sharks
Hese
TY. Spigler
H. E. Miller
G. Mabercom
C. Schwartz
Vottom
Alsatia
Sterest
Tney
Beimg
Suckers
Auch
A. V. Polack
Doc Glamer
Capt. Nichols
Fish League
Doc Porter
Scoop Cost
Capt. Miller
al Beyard
Gueas
Children Brag About Fathers In Family Pride Parade
A group of young girls at a family gathering boasted of their fathers. One girl claimed every parcel for her father is marked D D, another said M D, while a third taunted with G DE markings. The exchange highlighted playful pride in paternal status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
jDr. Harm
Warren Miller
Stanley Wilmoth
G. DE
That’s One Kind Teacher Johnie Proverbial Note Help
A fragmented dialogue features a teacher and Johnnie interpreting the word note as girl and a nurse announcing a girl. The scene includes a quick exchange about privacy and a joke about a visual misread. Separate items reference rapid transit chatter and a humorous quip on the harp and bagpipes origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnie
Johnnie
Information of Interest to Unattached Alsatians
A dated humorous piece advises men on courting, outlining absurd rules for meeting a fianc e and her family. It suggests door pounding, misplacing hats, lounging in chairs, flaunting cigars, and loud piano singing to provoke reaction. The tone mocks boorish behavior and emphasizes etiquette flaws in courting rituals.
Browns Visit Prompt Quick Dress Decision
In a domestic exchange Mrs Danzer urges dressing for a visit from the Browns this evening while Roy reassures her she is already ready and questions adding a percolator for coffee. The dialogue centers on preparation and casual couplet banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danzer
Roy
GOOD FOR THE PRICE AND QUIET CHURCH RECITALS
After morning services the family dined and critiqued church procedure. A father cheers the sermon, a mother dislikes the organ, and a daughter mocks the choir as astrocloun. A boy breaks in with a fair play line, calling the show jolly for a penny. Short vignettes follow of romance and small town humor, including Virginia and Shorty in a Willys-Knight car cue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Criticige
Shorty Clopper
Virginia
Shorty
Willys-Knight
The Difference The Gim Chewing Girl and the Oud
A quirky exchange notes a difference in perception between a girl chewing gum and a cow chewing cud. The speaker highlights a thoughtful cow gaze as the key distinction in a playful, rhetorical bit.
Burglary Theme in Suburban Drawing Room Dialogue
The passage depicts two residents, Geo. Lindsay and Bill Kregle, in a strained domestic chat about a burglary and an unopenable window left by painters. The dialogue shifts to a fishing anecdote about a large fish, humorously misidentifying it as a whale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo
Lindsay
Bill Kregle
Bill
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hagerstown
Our Best
Shalwin Hosiery Mills
Garver Furniture CO
North Potomac Street
Vertised Brands
Troubadour
Hiedwohl
Washington Street
Hagerstown Grocery CO
Potomac Street
Frank H. Newcomer
Pres. & Treas
J. B. Lakin
R. A. Oswald
Elmer G. Dietrichbert C. Nigh
Confectionery and Soda Parlor
Schrafft’s Chocolates
Colonial Hotel
Australia
Laura
V. Roosaner
J.S. Jones
Pure Foods
Penna. Avenue
Feld
W. Franklin St
Hagerstown, Md
Frank R
Maryland
Clothes
Hunter
Clyde Hildebrand
Darling
The
Maryland Surety
Washington County
Fitzgerald's Meat Market
McDaniels Specialty Shop
Hesson’s
East
Blue Ridge
Murray
Mera Sices Cen
Eeeua
E. R. Hunt
W. Washington
Penna. Ave
Frederick St
Murray Tires
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!