How Mack Sennett Shapes Film Comedy Magic
Paramount behind the scenes with Mack Sennett, the king of film funmakers, as he explains writing his own scenarios, directing, and shaping every gag. He praises the cinema’s speed, close-ups, and surprise, noting actors must perform with ease, athleticism, and genuine spontaneity without heavy makeup.
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Mack Sennett
Miss Normand
Mr. Arbuckle
New York Sun
Harry Lauder
Oscar Wilde
Mr. Sennett
Raymond Hitchcock
Mr. Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Paris
Ines
Europe
Machise Sennett
Weary Willie and Tired Tim in a Humorous Exchange
Fragmentary dialogue shows Weary Willie and Tired Tim trading lines about weariness and moods. The skit features playful mispronunciations and comic miscommunication, reflecting rustic dialect and humor. The exchange hints at appetite and fatigue influencing conversation and response.
Coal experts advise against buying coal rest quantities
A reader asks whether coal experts urging people not to buy large rest quantities is economical or prudent. The note seeks interpretation of expert guidance and its financial rationale.
Secret keeping and public speaking quips at dinner
The exchange riffs on secrecy and voting with Senator Sorghum remarking that many secrets were kept from voters. A jokey aside about at every public dinner one speaker bores everyone, implying luck in avoiding such talk.
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Sorghum
Briggs
Grigge
Briggins Expresses Sympathy for Fellow Workers
The statement reflects Briggins' sincere regret for comrades lacking knowledge, noting his own understanding is greater than most of his peers. He emphasizes empathy and a sense of shared burden among the group.
California Syrup of Figs Advertisement Claims Relief for Constipation
An old advertisement urges mothers to give California Syrup of Figs to constipated children showing signs of illness. It promises cleansing of the stomach liver and bowels within hours with a teaspoonful and claims it leaves little bowels without griping. The ad promotes a 50 cent bottle and directs readers to ask a druggist.
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California
Food tips and ads urge mothers to buy Skinner’s pasta
A period ad advises mothers to cut food bills by serving Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti several times weekly to boost health. It offers a free cookbook from Skinner Miz. Co in Omaha Nebraska. Additional items mention ship records, a stray quote about Mr Jobbing, a mistletoe party, Red Crewe Bog Blue laundry soap, and a line about business volumes.
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Skinner Miz. Co
Omah Nebr
Adv
Pape's Diapepsia Ad Claims Fast Relief
An old advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsia as the quickest and safest remedy for indigestion and stomach upset, promising relief in five minutes and a permanent cure with large use, while noting an electric power take used in washrooms of large industrial sites.
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Pape
Ady
Dandruff and Itching Remedies Ad Heard in Ad
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura for dandruff and itching, urging scalp treatment with Cuticura Ointment and daily use of Cuticura Soap, offering a free sample by mail with a postcard request. The copy also notes a misprint about new dimes and mentions Weston department.
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Weston
Adv
Enlivening economical meals from skim milk and scraps
A 1910s home economist advises using skim milk to stretch nutrition and cut waste in soups and dishes. Recipes include Potato Soup, Cream of Tomato Soup, Cheese Soup, Banana Pie, Nougatine Cake, Mexican Rabbit, Graham Bread, and Peas in Potato Cups. The piece urges modest living, practical cookery, and sober homemaking with emphasis on kindness and thrift.
Sour Cream Dishes And Desserts From A Frugal Kitchen
A compact guide to using sour cream in meals and desserts. Recipes include Sour Cream Salad Dressing, Cottage Cheese from sour milk, Sour Cream Cookies, Sour Cream Pie, and Codfish With Sour Cream White Sauce. Instructions cover quantities, flavorings, and serving ideas.
Grip Epidemic Hits kidneys and general weakness
Epidemic grip weakens the system with back pains and kidney trouble. Swamp-Root, a herbal kidney liver bladder remedy by Dr Kilmer Co, is advertised with sample bottles offered for ten cents and regular sizes 50 cents and 1.00. Mention of the paper is urged.
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Kilmer
Sichia
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. C
10 Cent Cascarets Ad Describes Health Claims
An old advertisement touts 10 cent Cascarets for biliousness and constipation. It links torpid liver and clogged bowels to foul breath, sallow skin, and headaches, promising a nocturnal cleanse that leaves one ready by morning. It also includes a misheard joke about diplomacy and age.
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Ady
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Briggins
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Nova Scotia
Mr. Jobbing
Gladys
Crewe Bog
Vicmens
Romney
Drudkry Philip
Smtoxom
Jobe Ruskin
Rds
Hill
Denver
Ws Hotel
Matn
Elastic Paint & Mfg. CO
15Th Street
Colo
Colorado
Association
Market Street
Beaver
J.L. Brown
Pirbce
Danwer Plate Materials
Cot Wen U
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