Origins and claims of Uncle Sam across New York Indiana
An overview traces the Uncle Sam legend to Samuel Wilson of New York and notes competing claims in Catskill and Kendallville Indiana. It recounts Wilson’s wartime role, the nickname’s carrot from government letters on margins, and a Canadian humorist link via Sam Slick influencing the American symbol.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Uncle Sam
United States
John Bull
England
Samuel Wilson
New York
United Press
Catskill
N. Y
Hudson River
Charlee A. Elliot
Elliot
Samuel
Nathaniel
Edward Wilson
Hudson Valley
Sam
Nat
Ned
Troy
United States Army
Greene
Delaware
UU. S&s
Benjamin and
Albert
Louise B. Young
Kendallville
Noble Farmer
Merriam
Noble County
Indiana
John M. Wilson
Constitution
Cape Race
Isaac Hull
John M
Albion
Ind
Jim Uarrison
Pennsylvania
Susan Anderson
Cumberland County
Noah
David
Andrew
Anthony
James
John
Mary
Angeline
Lucinda
Kosciusko County
Uncle
Thomas Chandler Ualiburton
Windsor
Nova Scotia
Sam Slick
Stickville
Union County
Connecticut
Joseph Howe
the Clockmaker
Slickville
Bentley
Hervien
Leech
Deafened clerks boost New York store sales in rush
A New York shop faced turnover in its ash department and tried hiring deafened girls to operate automatic carriers. The rattling tubes did not disturb them, and they counted and made correct change reliably, unlike hearing workers, proving the plan successful.
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New York
New York Evening World
Favorite Pie and Pleasant My Baby Health Claim Ad
A Lake Monett reader testifies that expectant mothers benefited from a tonic labeled Favorite Pie and Pleasant My Baby Health. The note claims improved strength for infants and urges purchasing at neighborhood stores in tablet or fill form. Includes dealer references and free advice offer.
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Monett
Talso
Dorothy Mae
C H Heéying
Aoe Ae Eaes
Buffalo
Advertising Proverb At Denver Dinner
Clarence Cobden, famed ad illustrator, recalled from a Denver advertising men's dinner how a rich young man vowed to open a high class nothing store without advertising. Cobden laughed and warned that a business without advertising is like winking at a girl in the dark.
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Clarence Cobden
Denver
Mer. Corden
Wallowing Indignation Rising Over Thirst for Revenge
A terse line hints at a mood of prolonged grievance and desire for vengeance. The phrase suggests heightened emotion and a readiness to act upon perceived wrongs. No specific names or events are provided in the text.
Bennett Will Leaves Cats Richer Than Relatives
The will of Mrs. Emma P. Bennett of Lindley New Hampshire left seven thousand dollars to eight cats and four thousand four hundred fifty dollars to eleven relatives to share. The probate noted the cats fared better than the relatives in the distribution.
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Emma P. Bennett
Lindley, N. H
Bayer as the Pain Antidote and Red Box Reminder
Readers are urged to note Bayer on medicine boxes and the red label as the usual antidote for pain. The column questions whether shoppers always check the Bayer brand before buying.
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Bayer
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Indianapolis. Star
Kendallsville
Clara Zumbaugh
Wilmington
Del
Marmaduke
Mary Wilson
America
Scotland
Mandan
N. D
St. Louis
Troy-on-the Hudson
Elbert . Anderson
Great Britain
Anderson
Abraham Lincoln
Gantaais
Lloyd Waner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh
Paul
Alaren
the American Tobacco Co., Inc
Tothing
Aspirin
Salieyit
Hanford