Willing to Pay for Rammer at Abu Klea
A British gunner, while a dervish spear was aimed at him, killed the assailant and shattered the rammer head. The next day the gunner, thinking he must compensate for broken government property, offered to pay for the tammer to end the matter, saying he never imagined the head could be so hard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batte
Abu Klea
Mortown
Shermen
Kings
Irvington
Greenhorn
Jack
Jimmy Hunter
Black
Pete
Hunter
Shipping Commissioner's
Good Hope
Fis Wan
Odfice
Abe Sherman
Dunkirt
France
States
Market Visit Teaches Pepper Lesson and Quoter Dialogue
A Ute boy and his father visit a Mexican market where a native girl eats red peppers. The boy asks if eating them makes you smart and the father agrees. The Quoter segment features Senator Sorghum arguing poetry quotes shift blame in speech.
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Sorghum
Grape-Nuts Ad Highlights Health Claims
An advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as highly nutritious and partially pre-digested to aid digestion and stomach function. It claims the cereal provides vital phosphates to support the brain and nerve centers, linking consumption to improved mental and bodily function.
Sailor Town Kings Abdicate After Irvington Backlash
A historical account of Irvington's waterfront tyranny by boarding masters and the Sherman brothers who shipped crews, taking “wind jammers” and “advance notes.” Captains faced forced crews and bribery, law evasions widespread, until public pressure ousted the kings and reform arrived with unions and stricter enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salk
Sallora
Jack
al ‘O
John
Peter Sherman
Irvington
Pacific Coast
Upper Irvington
Pete Sherman
Sailor Town
New Northwest
Europe
India
Sailortown
Sailortown Kings
Kings
Brown
Carmarthaenshire
England
Carmarthenshire
Jack Sherman
Dogs of Justice
Uncle Sam
Greenbacks
London Town
Sherman
Seven Seas
United States District Attorney
Tetter
Charlie Marsden
Sherman Boys
Bucko
United States
On Her Dignity in a Domestic Exchange
A young man asks for water and is politely refused by a young lady who declares she never enters the kitchen. The exchange, conveyed in sharp social tones, highlights class and gender expectations within a household.
Minister’s Digestive Troubles Told by Rev Kemp
A minister recounts digestive and constipation troubles and credits Dr. W B Caldwell Syrup Pepsin with relief. He urges others to try the remedy, noting it is sold by druggists and offers free samples by mail to Monticello, Tennessee.
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Rev. Kemp
Reese Tienen
W. B. Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell
Dr. W. 8
Caldwell
Caldwell Bidg
Monticello, Ti
It Made No Difference
Congressman Ransdale of Louisiana recalls Alec Trimble a physician’s valet in New Orleans who bought a shirt exactly like his master’s. He shows it to his mistress who warns of color and size mix ups in washing. Alec says it’d make no difference since they’re identical in size and price.
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Congressman Ransdale
Louisiana
Alec Trimble
New Orleans
Alec
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Libby
Libby’s
Libby, McNeill & Libby
Chicago
Vington
United Shoe Machinery CO
Boston
Mass
Tettee
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