Notorious Woman-Hater and the Tailoress Coat Tale
A northern New Hampshire tale recalls a man who despised women and bought a coat too large after a tailoress cut generous seams. He, unable to try it on, bellowed at a post office loafer who teased him with the question Ivy got seven yards of cloth wrapped round me. The anecdote, shared by Youth's Companion, captures old fashion and humor about appearances and manners.
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Obed
Tom
Boston
Tom Gordon
Buddy
Farley
Chiawassee Consolidated
Dudbury
Farleyn
Judge
Chiawassee
Chiawasses
Norman
Gordon
3Tom
the Marlboro
A Knowing Girl in a Gentlemen’s Visit tale
A vignette from Lippincott's recalls Lord Stanleigh visiting an American family where the mistress instructs servants to address him as Your Grace. A pretty house servant flatters him saying she is blessed by their impending kiss, replying with a beatific blessing.
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Lord Stanleigh
Lippincott
Pickpocket Question Sparks Witty Exchange
A humorous exchange features a speaker asking if a pickpocket is arrested when detected in the act. The responder notes one exception, asking what it is and delivering the punch line that it would not apply if the offender were his wife.
Grape Nuts and Cream Featured as Brain Boosting Food
A food expert touts Grape Nuts with cream as a nourishing option, noting nature stores up wheat and barley in a form that supports brain and nerves, describing the product’s health benefits and origins.
Road to Wellville: A Famous Little Book in Packages
A brief note highlights a popular book titled The Road to Wellville found in collections of packaged items. It references a cherished factor in food labeling and suggests readers of the period might seek out this wellness guide. The tone mirrors a local feature noting consumer reading material tucked with goods.
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Wellville
Tom Gordon Faces a Century of Hard Choices
In a labor strife and finance driven chapter, Tom Gordon asserts control over a ailing foundry and unveils a pipe making invention. Caleb supports his son but fears the company's collapse as bankers and rivals tighten the net. A failed Indiana contract and a family tragedy amplify the peril.
Ambitious Correspondent Recalls Churchill Lunch at Ritz
A New York journalist recalls lunch with Winston Churchill at the London Ritz during his campaign. The minister, of mixed American and ducal heritage, praised American reporters but refused 47 interview requests without proper credentials. A later correspondent delivered a letter from Lloyd George, after which Churchill granted an audience.
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Winston Churchill
Ritz
London
New York
Board of Trade Office
Lloyd-George
Churchill
Aes 47
Manging the Words Hinglish Hinges in a City Notice
The fragmentary OCR reads like a Hinglish language example and a city notice from a charitable institution. It hints at quotes about St Francis harbor and a mix of languages amid a discussion of lending and philosophy. Multiple garbled phrases appear with names and quotes suggesting a satirical or literary collage.
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Mark Twain
Lily
St. Francis
Prodigal Son Tale Sparked By Judge Lindsey Address
Judge Ben B Lindsey of the Denver juvenile court recalled a line from a Detroit Free Press piece about an itinerant preacher and a cowboy. The cowboy quipped he would shoot the prodigal son and raise the calf if such a return occurred.
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Ben B. Lindsey
Denver
Detroit Free Press
Try This This Summer Coca Cola Soda Appeal
Try this summer the next time you are hot tired or thirsty step up to a soda fountain for a glass of Coca Cola It will cool you off relieve fatigue and quench your thirst delightfully Available at soda fountains or carbonated bottles everywhere This free booklet from Coca Cola Co Atlanta Ga explains what Coca Cola is and why it tastes so refreshing Send 2 cent stamp for the Coca Cola Bagge Ball Record Book for 1910 containing Casey at the Bat schedules for leagues and other baseball information
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Coca-Cola Co
Atlanta
Coca-Cola
Coca- Cola
Casey
Father Son Exchange Urges Self-Reliance in Life
Bob returns from college and asks his father if he has worked hard for him. The father agrees and counsels the son to start working for himself, urging practical effort in life.
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Bob
Father
Dr. Martel's Female Pills advertised as standard remedy
An Seventeen years the standard remedy for women's ailments promotes Dr Martel's Female Pills as scientifically prepared and proven to provide quick and permanent relief. Sold at all drug stores. A joke line follows about a boy named Josh and a literary lady, noting he refuses to get up before nine.
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Josh
Farmer Corntessel
Ensemble of echoes from ads and quips in a busy column
A collage of old advertisements and jokey snippets. It features Castoria endorsements for infants, Allen’s Foot-Hake claims for foot comfort, Murine eye remedy promotions, a quip about college degrees, a note on hat values, Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething, and a say about a thick head sparking thin ideas.
Caught Too Quick Pleads Guilty Over Melons
A prisoner pleads guilty to stealing melons claiming no chance to eat them, with the judge questioning grounds and the accused offering mercy. The item is from the Atlanta Constitution and clumsily mixes patent medicine ads with the quip.
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Atlanta Constitution
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed
A Baltimore woman claims four years of misery ended after taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The notice touts the remedy for irregularities pain backache and related female disorders and invites readers to seek Mrs Pinkham's guidance in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Baltimore
W. S. Fern
W. Franklin St
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