Whitey’s Coney Island Feast Breaks Even a Boy’s Stomach
A New York Sun spoof recounts Whitey the office boy admitting he ate at Coney Island the day before and could not report to work. He lists peanuts hot dogs ice cream popcorn candy soda Sassiparilla a banana split and a hot fudge sundae, with friends buying more peanuts and treats after.
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Whitey
Coney
New York Sun
Had Help. A Witty Quote on Self Made Men and Chaperons
A humorous note contrasts self made men with a wife who helped start the job and a woman becoming a chaperon as she loses her decisive edge. The quip invites reflection on partnership and social roles with a playful sting.
Paint Clothes Wire Enamel Finish Improves Durability
Instructions advise applying two coats of white enamel to a new wire clothesline to extend wear and prevent rust. The guidance emphasizes coating to protect the line in use.
West End Revelers Shower Gifts During Peace Celebration
During London peace rejoicings guests at a West End restaurant leaned from upper windows and showered roses on the crowd below. A woman in evening dress tossed jewelry and eventually treasury notes, while an elderly man lobbed spoons forks and an apple, then the crowd cheered as the last of the gifts were tossed.
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London
West End
Treasury
Babes in the Wood Founded on a Fifteenth Century Crime
The note links the historic foundation of Babes in the Wood to a fifteen century crime, claiming the full history is carved on a mantel shelf in an ancient Norfolk house and ponders the nature of impudence and respect for others.
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Norfolk
England
Promote Trade in Near East Sees Vast Investment Openings
New York interview with Lucien Irving Thomas, president of the American chamber of commerce for the Levant, outlines a program to open Constantinople as a trade gateway from Egypt to Russia. He cites wealth, housing needs, port and railway development, and the Levant as a growing market for American machinery and goods.
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New York
Constantinople
Chicago
Europe
Lucien Irving Thomas
Standard Oil Company of
Asia
Balkan States
Thomas
London
American Chamber of Commerce For
The
Levant
Mr. Thomas
America
Egypt
Russia
Persia
Italy
Chain of Waters
Dardanelles
Sea of Marmara
Bosphorus
United States
Black Sea
Roumania
Bulgaria
Jugo-Slavia
Serbia
Adriatic
Danube
Greece
Turkey
Near East
Young Turk Party
the Levant
J. M. Dixon
Tobacco Products Corporation
J. F. Lucey
Lucey Manufacturing Company
Donald Frothingham
American Express Company
Amory, Browne & Company
Great Lakes Trust Company
Commercial Union of America
Lockwood, Greene & Company
Hammond Typewriter Company
A. B. Farquhar Company
Robert H. Ingersoll & Bro
Robert College
James A. Farrell
U. S. Steel Corporation
Phelps-Dodge Company
Brown Shoe Company
International Western Electric Company
H. J. Heinz Company
GAINED AND LOST FORTUNES AT LONDON GAMBLING CLUBS
Almack's reflected eighteenth century high society where losses could reach over 100000 in a night. Dandies wore masks and ornate attire while players sipped tea and nibbled on rolls as fortunes vanished at the tables. Swords flickered and lives could be claimed in a reckless world of fare and flirtation.
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Almack’s
London
Tanlac Triumphs Over Nervous Breakdown in Terre Haute Woman
Mrs. Cora M. Jackson, of 504 Mulberry Street, Terre Haute, says Tanlac cured her crippling nerves, sleep unrest, headaches and rheumatic pains after fearing a collapse. She reports steady nerves, full strength, and gratitude for the medicine advertised as sold by leading druggists. There is also a note that Sicily has nearly 600 sulphur mines.
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Tanlac
Cora M. Jackson
Mulberry St. Terre Haute
Ind
Taniac
Run down health warning urges toning with remedies
The text explains that mild disarray in the body signals possible illness and recommends toning the system with an A-1 blood remedy and a vegetable medicine like S.S.S. It claims the remedy has served thousands in the last half century to drive out impurities.
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S.S.S
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