Breakfast Test for Marrying a Briton
A humorous tale of an American woman who after marrying a British husband declares the breakfast foods test a decisive weapon in cross cultural marriage. She recounts using the "breakfast foods" to gauge tolerance and finds that sharing breakfast with a Briton reveals compatibility. The narrator narrates fondly how an English sister-in-law's reaction to American breakfast items proves revealing and more.
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Algy
Algernon
Amy
Some Fun of the College Boys in Cornell Widow
A humorous excerpt notes nonsensical rhymes and jokes in the Cornell Widow. It cites a verse about a man from Glegiedort and a brief exchange involving a Pretty Young Lady and a clerk, illustrating light university humor and playful fashion mischief.
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Cornell
The Only Digestible Kind of Political Speech
A young aspiring political figure is approached by a delegation from a poor district seeking an early speech. He quips about delivering an after-dinner talk and engages in a brief cafe exchange with a woman who answers, I only smoke for self-defense.
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New York
Bim
Their Degrees of Happiness in Post Office Records
Washington post office clerks were asked in a Blue Book test to classify marital status as married single widowed or divorced. Rural postmasters misread the prompt and offered humorous or evasive replies with phrases such as Fine and dandy and Fairly middling while one answered The worst.
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Post Office Department
Washington
Saya
New York Sun
Ist
Cure for eczema praised by Cuticura in 1907 ad
A mother recounts a baby suffering from torturing eczema all over the body especially face and hands. After failing with doctors she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and the sores vanished in three months. Alice L Dowell of St. Louis provides the testimonial dated May 2 and 20, 1907.
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Alice L. Dowell
Easton Ave
St. Louis
Whist Rivalry and a Massachusetts Senator
The piece notes Senator Hoar’s fondness for whist and his rare impatience with a slow partner. It recounts a game where, despite a handicap, he and his partner led against strong players. A spectator asked for progress and he quipped in a humorous reply.
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Hoar
Masachusetts
Indeer
Sunday Magazine
Child’s Theater Tale From Nutley Visit
A Nutley New Jersey youngster visiting New York saw his first theater experience. He described a scene with a waiter announcing the carriage and later a large man with gold buttons saying there is a hack outside. The tale captures a child’s vivid, humorous recall of the stage.
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Nutley
N. J
N. ¥. Times
Coffee Drinking Doctor Warns It Weakens the Heart
A German physician argues coffee harms the heart and advocates Postum as a healthier substitute. He claims caffeine weakens heart muscles and causes undernourishment leading to disease, citing personal and family experience with Postum in place of coffee. He references Read “The Road to Wellville” and mentions Postum Co. Bath Creek, Mich. Read.
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Postum
Postum Co
Bath Creek
Mich
Read
Wellville
Puso
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
New York City
Fragmented Vintage Ad Copy Blends Puns and Claims
Fragmented text presents a collage of vintage ads and slogans. It includes references to Defiance Starch, Our-Pie, Berliner Barker, and various product pitches. The jumble mixes quotations, cartoonish lines, and partial brand mentions, reflecting a chaotic early 20th century advertisement page.
Castoria Safe Tip From Old Advertisement
Fragmentary ad text references a product named Castoria used for infants and children for over 30 years. Mentions signature of the product and a phrase The Kind You Have Always Bought. Includes stray promotional lines about dressing and a postcard to a company.
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Guthars
Castoria
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Syracuse
N. Y
Cardus
Tama
Sear Ees
Cartel ‘Fon Co
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