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Grand Spelling Bee, Fair View School, Mechanicsville, Pa., March 24, 1906

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 03:09:02 +0000

Katharine Hostetter Kauffman, later known as Katharine “Katie” Kauffman Herr (1886-1986), was the teacher who organized the spelling bee advertised on this handbill.

For a similar item from a later event, see Spelling Bee, Terre Hill, Pa., April 3, 1925.

Come One! Come All! To a Grand "Spelling Bee"

To Be Held at the
Fair View School
Near Mechanicsville
along Manheim Trolley Road

Saturday Eve., March 24, '06

Classes are as follows:
Class I. Open to Pupils of 11 years and under.
Class II. Open to all Public School Children.
Class III. Arithmetical Contest, open to all.
Class IV. General Information, open to all.

16 Valuable Prizes to be Distributed
The Program will consist of Music, Phonograph and School Recitations and Dialogues

General Admission - 10 Cts.
Proceeds to be used for the School Library.

Doors Open at 7 o'clock. Exercises begin at 7:30 o'clock.

Katharine H. Kauffman, Teacher.

Should the weather prove too unfavorable the Bee will be held the first fair evening following Monday.

L. B. Herr Print, 51-53 N. Queen St., Lancaster, Pa.

Something New — Vaudeville Show at Woodford Farm, Ogdensburg, New York, July 9, 1903

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 20:53:02 +0000

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This is a handbill advertising a vaudeville show that took place at Woodford Farm, a venue in Ogdensburg, New York, from Thursday, July 9, through Saturday, July 11, 1903.

The Ogdensburg Journal newspaper, in its issue for Friday, July 10, 1903, p. 4, didn't mention the Williard's Fun Makers or Burt Flower, but it had this to say about Prof. Hamnet's act (it spelled his name with an extra "t");

"Good Show at Woodford. Prof. Hamnett's Trained Animals and Birds Pleased Audience. Prof. Hamnett's trained animal show opened an engagement at Woodford Farm last night, giving a first-rate performance that pleased the 300 or more persons who assembled in the canvas pavilion. Prof. Hamnett's exhibitions are given by finely trained dogs, goats, geese and birds and the show is at all times bright and entertaining. It will be repeated tonight and Saturday night with a special matinee tomorrow afternoon for ladies and children."

Almost as interesting as Prof. Hamnet (his full name was Florus Hamnet Frost) are the various typefaces used for this handbill. The typeface for "Woodford Farm" and "Don't Miss It" with its uniquely shaped "O" is particularly distinctive.

Something New.

Vaudeville Show
at Woodford Farm

Commencing, Thursday Ev'g,
July 9,
Three Nights,
Saturday Matinee.

Prof. Hamnet's Educated Dogs, Goats, Geese & Birds

The Williard's Fun Makers

Burt Flower in New Songs & Dances

Don't Miss It.

Doors Open 7 P.M., Performance at 8:15.

Admission, 10c.

Montour Park Fall Opening—Third Annual Corn Roast and Dance, Danville, Pa.

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sun, 13 Sep 2020 23:52:02 +0000

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A cardboard poster from Danville, Montour County, Pennsylvania, that dates to the 1920s or 1930s (September 12, 19, and 26 fell on Saturdays in 1925, 1931, and 1936).

For a similar poster from the same town, see Eddie Gilligan and His Cosmopolitan Orchestra, Riverside Park, Danville, Pa., Sept. 14, 1925.

Montour Park Fall Opening

Third Annual Corn Roast and Dance
Saturday, Sept. 12

Saturday, Sept. 19
Pfeiffer's Imperials

Saturday, Sept. 26
Alexander's Orchestra, with a Charleston Contest.

Gothic and Sans Serif Type, Specimen List No. 15, Landis Art Press, Lancaster, Pa.

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 04:59:06 +0000

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This is an undated specimen list advertising some of the typefaces that David Bachman Landis (1862-1940) used at his letterpress print shop in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Landis originally named his shop Pluck Art Printery, but this specimen list dates to sometime after 1914, when he changed the name to Landis Art Press.

Specimen List No. 15
Gothic and Sans Serif Type
Landis Art Press

Blair Gothic
4 sizes 6 pt. - One two three four
3 sizes 12 pt. - Five six and seven

Steel Plate Gothic
3 sizes 6 pt. - Two three four
3 sizes 12 pt. - Five six and seven

Inland Gothic
9 pt. - CAPS and Lower Case to 48 pt.

Sans Serif Bold
24 pt. : with Lower Case
18 pt. CAPS : with Lower Case
14 pt. CAPS : with Lower Case
12 pt. CAPITALS : with Lower Case

Eddie Gilligan and His Cosmopolitan Orchestra, Riverside Park, Danville, Pa., Sept. 14, 1925

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sat, 18 May 2019 05:35:04 +0000

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A poster advertising a dance with music provided by Eddie Gilligan and His Cosmopolitan Orchestra, a popular jazz band.

The Final Dance of the Clover Club Summer Series

Eddie Gilligan and His Cosmopolitan Orchestra

In a return engagement. The band that made so decided a hit earlier in the season.

Featuring Edward Tracy and Frank Crisman, youthful singing and dancing wonders of vaudeville fame!

Hear them at

Riverside Park, Danville, Monday, Sept. 14th.

Dancing 9 to 1

Ladies, 50c. Gentlemen, 99c.

The Famous Swedish Male Quartet in Their Picturesque National Costumes

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 05:55:02 +0000

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A concert broadside, circa 1880s.

The Famous Swedish Male Quartet
in their picturesque national costumes.

To-Night

The only opportunity to hear these celebrated singers, in their beautiful songs, assisted by Miss Carrie E. Hale, the finest of all lady readers in the country.

Miss Vida J. Forrest, accompanist.

The opportunity of hearing such a combination of artists is seldom offered. Don't miss it!

Secure your seats early!

Boston Job Print, Alden Street.

Bargain Water Closets from the St. Louis World's Fair (1904): Front Washout Closets

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 16:59:12 +0000

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Over 19 million people visited the St. Louis World's Fair (officially known as the Louisiana Purchase Exposition), which was held in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1904. For one of the attractions at the fair, the Chicago House Wrecking Company bought the world's first Ferris Wheel, originally constructed in 1893 for the Chicago World's Fair, disassembled the wheel in Chicago, and then rebuilt it in St. Louis.

After the St. Louis fair closed on December 1, 1904, the Chicago House Wrecking Company purchased many of the fair's buildings, which the company then dismantled and resold in parts and pieces (the Ferris Wheel, however, met a different fate--it was dynamited and scrapped in 1906).

As this small advertisement demonstrates, all sorts of fixtures were available for sale. If you needed a toilet (or, I suppose, if you just wanted a unique souvenir from the fair), you could buy a "high-grade front washout closet" like the one above for $9.00. Or for a better bargain at only $8.00, you could turn the ad over and select a "hopper closet" (see image below) that was safe even in unheated bathrooms.

Bargain Water Closets from World's Fair

No. W.F. 100. 2,000 of these high grade Front Washout Closets. They are in first class condition. Outfit consists of porcelain front washout closet bowl, with a top supply closet tank all complete with best flushing devices; strong seat to fasten to wall. N.P. flush pipe and elbow coupling, floor screws, chain and pull, brackets, etc. Special price while they last, $9.00.

Chicago House Wrecking Co., 35th and Iron Sts., Chicago. (Over).

Bargain Water Closets from the St. Louis World's Fair (1904): Hopper Closets

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 16:59:10 +0000

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For information regarding the Chicago House Wrecking Company and the world's fair toilets that the company sold, see Bargain Water Closets from the St. Louis World's Fair (1904): Front Washout Closets.

Bargain Water Closets from the World's Fair

No. W.F. 108. 500 of these Hopper Closets. Just the thing for bathrooms that are not heated--as they won't burst. Outfit consists of porcelain hopper bowl, top supply tank complete with best flushing devices, strong seat to fasten to the wall. N.P. flush pipe and elbow coupling, floor screws, chain and pull, brackets, etc. Special price while they last, $8.00.

Chicago House Wrecking Co., 35th and Iron Sts., Chicago. (Over).

War Has Not Advanced the Prices of Our Goods!

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 04:58:26 +0000

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A broadside advertisement by a grocery store owner in Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. The "WAR," of course, refers to World War I (1914-1918).

War Has Not Advanced the Prices of Our Goods!

We can save you money on any small order. Our prices are way down, for cash. We guarantee our goods to be all fresh and right weight.

8 bars Oak, Leaf, Lenox, or Star Soap, .25
10 bars Large Size Soap, .25
Elastic Starch, .09
Cow Brand Soda, per lb., .03 1-2
Barley, per lb., .03 1-2
A No. 1 Early June Peas, Parson Brand, per can, .06

A No. 1 Brand Sweet corn, .07
A No. 1 Brand Tomatoes, .06 1-2
None Such Mince Meat, .09
Roman Sweet Chocolate, lb., .04 1-4
Bird Gravel, per box, .04
Good Brooms, two for .25
Fine Cut Tobacco, per lb., .25

Fresh, Full Cream Cheese always on hand.

Look at our prices! Don't you think that it pays you to buy at the Tunkhannock Cash Store?

Our shoe department.--Men's, boys', and children's shoes. Also ladies' and misses' shoes, and Oxford ties. We are selling them at bottom prices.

And dry goods!

Come in and leave your order at our place, and if you cannot come yourself send someone, and we will deliver you our goods for the prices we advertise them at.

Remember the place, at the old National Bank Building, Tunkhannock, Pa.

Goods delivered to any part of the city,

Morris Malkinson, prop'r.

Let Me Cry Your Next Sale

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 00:50:08 +0000

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"Let me cry your next sale and get the money. My prices are right. J. H. Markle, auctioneer and notary public. Lock box 44, Hanover, Pa. Spangler, 113 Locust St., Hanover. Pa."

Grand Picnic, Fairhope, Pa., July 4, 1916

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 04 Jul 2016 20:01:07 +0000

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"Picnic. There will be a grand picnic held at Fairhope, July 4, 1916. We have erected a large waxed floor for those who wish to enjoy dancing. There will be refreshments of all kinds served on the grounds. Everybody cordially invited. Kennell & Sturtz, managers."

This comes from a photo of a broadside framed under glass rather than a scan, and the quality of the image suffers a bit. "Sturtz," who was one of the managers of this "grand picnic" held on the Fourth of July one hundred years ago, was probably John W. Sturtz, who was my great-grandfather. I'm not exactly sure what "grounds" in the small town of Fairhope, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, might have been available as a venue for serving refreshments and erecting a "large wax floor" for dancing.

Gladiolus–The Most Showy and Brilliant of All Bulbous Plants

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 21:48:10 +0000

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A colorful print by Vredenburg & Company, Rochester, N.Y., that appeared in an advertising leaflet from W. P. Rupert & Son, a nursery that was located in Seneca, N.Y.

See Nineteenth-Century Rochester Fruit and Flower Plates, by Karl Sanford Kabelac, for more information regarding Vredenburg & Company and other printing firms that supplied illustrations to nursery businesses like W. P. Rupert & Son.

Removal! Removal! C. G. Trimmer, York, Pa.

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 21:38:47 +0000

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Removal! Removal!

We have removed our dry goods and notion store and our shirt & overall manufactory to No. 401 W. Market St., corner of Penn St. (opposite farmers' market), where we will be pleased to meet all our old customers and friends.

We will manufacture all kinds of shirts, overalls, blouses, boys' waists, &c., at short notice. Please give us a call.

C. G. Trimmer, agent.

E. C. Bender, printer, 1 & 3 N. Penn St., York, Pa.

Matrimonial Mistakes Lecture, Oberlin, Pa., Oct. 4, 1900

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 15:25:11 +0000

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Lecture To-night

Rev. Thos. Coke Carter, D.D., will deliver his humorous lecture on Matrimonial Mistakes in the Oberlin U.B. Church, Thursday evening, October 4, 1900, at 7.45 o'clock.

Dr. Carter is a lecturer of national reputation, and this is one of his most charming lectures. The press of the country speak in the highest terms of the lecture and lecturer. If you wish to drive away the blues, hear this lecture and have a good laugh.

Admission, 15c. Two tickets, 25c.

Advocate and Verdict Print, Steelton, Pa.

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It's difficult to get a sense of what Rev. Thos. Coke Carter spoke about in his "Matrimonial Mistakes" lecture based upon this printed announcement, but the following account--published over six years later after Carter had become a bishop in his church--provides some details:

Entertaining Lecture: Was "Matrimonial Mistakes" Delivered at the Court-house Monday Evening

The lecture in the Court-house, Monday evening, by Bishop T. C. Carter, of Chattanooga, on Matrimonial Mistakes was a treat to all who heard it. From beginning to close the lecture was one of sound logic, interspersed with humor and adorned with sentiment. The many mistakes, their origins and fearful consequences were vividly pictured but the crowning feature, the full weight of the discourse, was directed to a higher and broader conception of matrimonial relations, the wisdom displayed in choice, and the blessings that reign over the homes of the fortunate in wedlock.

If this lecture could be delivered throughout the country, it would prove a great blessing and would doubtless save many an erring one from a fatal step, disperse misery, and install happiness in many homes. The lecturer was introduced by Gov. J. R. Hindman in his usual happy manner, after listening to inspiring music made by the Columbia Band. In closing Bishop Carter dwelt on the tender memories of early life and paid a just tribute to home--one that impressed his many hearers with its many blessings, after which the Band played "Home Sweet Home."

Adair County News (Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky), Wed., April 3, 1907, p. 1, col. 1. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress.

Russian Army Harness Oil Blacking

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 19:54:46 +0000

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"Russian Army Harness Oil Blacking. For harnesses, carriage tops &c. Apply with sponge or cloth and rub thoroughly after application. Manufactured by J. M. Nash, Gray, Me."

I wonder whether J. M. Nash was hoping that the apparent popularity of Prussian Army Harness Oil Blacking would help him sell his similarly named Russian Army Harness Oil Blacking (I suppose you could say that it was an imaginary advertising war fought between the Royal Prussian Army and the Imperial Russian Army). I haven't uncovered much information regarding Nash's Russian Army variety, but nineteenth-century advertisements, like the following newspaper ad from the Meriden Daily Republican (Meridan, Conn.), Oct. 9, 1883, p. 4, touted the Prussian Army brand:

"Prussian Army Harness Oil Blacking keeps the harness from freezing and cracking. Softens without injuring. Oils without gumming. Blackens without cracking. Guaranteed pure and free from all acids. P.A.O. Co., 258 Washington St., Boston, Mass."

The typeface used here for "Oil Blacking" also appears in another handbill. See the lines for "Dry Goods" and "Brennan Store, 36 State St." on Heavy Failure Dry Goods (below).

Birthday Party, Nantmeal M. E. Church, Sept. 15, 1910

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 06:16:36 +0000

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Church groups and other organizations used variations of this poem to invite members to "Birthday Party" gatherings that were both social get-togethers and fundraising events. See additional examples from 1896 and 1912 (below).

The Mite Society will give a Birthday Party, Thursday evening, Sept. 15th, 1910, in the Nantmeal M. E. Church, Rev. J. S Tomlinson, pastor.

This birthday party
Is given to you;
We hope you will come,
And propose if you do,
An agreeable time.
Some good things to eat
And besides many others
A musical treat.
As we could not secure
The number of candles
To let your light shine,
We send this fandangle;
Put safely within it
As many round pennies
As years you are old.
Your light will be bright.
If you send it or bring it.
While we will keep dark,
If you wish, what's within it.
The Mite Society
With greetings most hearty,
Feel sure you will come
To your own birthday party.

Mrs. General Tom Thumb, Trenton Theatre, 1912

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 19:29:24 +0000

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"Mrs. General Tom Thumb, compliments, Trenton Theatre, ladies' and children's matinee, Friday, February 16th, 1912."

See also Mrs. General Tom Thumb Co., Admit One:

For more information, see Mr. and Mrs. Tom Thumb in Their Wedding Attire:

Fairyland of Candles, Lititz Springs Park, Lititz, Pa., July 4, 1940

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 19:07:36 +0000

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The borough of Lititz, located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, has hosted a Fourth of July celebration--including a "Fairyland of Candles," as mentioned in this notice from 1940--for well over 100 years.

The Lititz Web site provides additional details: "One of America's oldest continuing observance of Independence Day also takes place in Lititz. Since 1818 the community-wide Fourth of July celebration in Lititz Springs Park has been a mainstay. The festivities include the 'Fairyland of Candles' along the Lititz Run within the Park, which is a grand illumination of over 7,000 candles, started in 1843 when only 400 were lighted."

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"Lititz Springs Park, Thursday, July 4, 1940, afternoon and evening. 98th annual Fairyland of Candles. 7,000 candles, only display of its kind in America. Hon William S. Livengood, Jr., secretary of internal affairs, guest speaker, 7:30 p.m. Streaker's Band of Lancaster, concerts from 2 to 10:30 p.m. (D.S.T.). Punch and Judy, three shows, 3:00, 4:45, 6:00 p.m. 3rd annual Photographic Salon, more prints than ever from U.S. and foreign lands. Baby Parade, 4:30 p.m. Gigantic fireworks display. Admission, 35c, children under 12 free, free parking. Largest program ever offered for the money; continuous from 2 to 11 p.m. Bring your supper and spend the day."

Washington Tea, Zion Lutheran Church, Feb. 22, 1894

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 14:28:29 +0000

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As Wikipedia explains it, "Washington's Birthday is a United States federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February [February 16 in 2015] in honor of George Washington, the first President of the United States. Colloquially, it is widely known as 'Presidents Day' and is often an occasion to remember all the presidents, not just George Washington [whose actual birthdate is February 22] or Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday is also in February [on February 12]. The term 'Presidents Day' was informally coined in a deliberate attempt to use the holiday to honor multiple presidents and is virtually always used that way today."

Today, Presidents' Day is simply noted as a time for special store sales or--for some--a day off from work or school. In years past, however, George Washington's birthday was celebrated with special events, like this program of musical performances and recitations that was held at the Zion Lutheran Church in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in 1894.

Washington Tea

Given by the Luther Union, Zion Lutheran Church, Thursday, February 22, 1894, 7:45 p.m.

Programme

Hymn - "America" [For the verses, see the image above.]
Instrumental Duett - Misses Knocke and Seidel
Declamation - "Eulogy on Washington," Phillips - Mr. William Bomgardner
Bass Solo - "The Bugler" - Mr. Chas. Barnitz
Address - B. M. Nead, Esq.

Collection

Recitation - "Ode to America," Eliza Cook - Master Clarence Funk
Violin Solo - "National Airs" - Miss Blanche Raysor
Essay - "Martha Washington" - Miss Annie Hershey
Vocal Solo - Miss Emma Meyer

All are invited to remain for the reception.

Studebaker Automatic Drive, 1950

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 23:31:58 +0000

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Cover of an advertising brochure extolling the virtues of the "Studebaker Automatic Drive"--"the newest and most advanced automatic transmission." This Studebaker has "No clutch pedal, of course! But there's nothing new to learn. You just drive in the usual way--without any clutching, declutching, or shifting gears. Marvelous for 'new' drivers."

"Studebaker Automatic Drive. The newest and most advanced!"

License plate on front of car: "1950."

Stamped on cover: "Goodwin Park Garage, 908 Maple Ave., Hartford, Conn."