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Public Sale of Saddler Supplies! Schaefferstown, Pa., June 28, 1919

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 14:05:12 +0000

A small sale bill from 1919.

Public Sale of Saddler Supplies!

The undersigned will sell at public sale at the Franklin House, Schaefferstown, Pa., on Saturday evening, June 28, 1919, the following, to wit:

Front gear, collars, hams, halters, bridles, traces, bits, sweat pads, harness pads, fly nets, snaps, rings, buckles, whips, rosetts, hooks, curry combs, halter chains, harness dressing, Holling Shead's Gall Cure, oils, dog collars, scrap leather, and many other articles not mentioned.

Sale to commence at 7 o'clock p.m., conditions made known by J. M. Edwards.

The Root Job Press, Cocalico, Pa., P.O. at Reinholds Sta., Pa.

Mule Barometer

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 16:14:02 +0000

Alan Mays has posted:

This "Mule Barometer" joke (sometimes also called a "Burrometer") has a long history and has appeared in many different printed versions (often with a more dramatic condition like "If tail is gone--Tornado" as the punchline). Although it's frequently published as a postcard, this example is actually an advertising card printed for the Central Brass Manufacturing Company, which has been in existence since 1895 and still continues to manufacture brass faucets and fixtures.

Today, the Mule Barometer gag regularly reappears as a "weather rock," which is--as Wikipedia interprets it--"a humor display that pokes fun at the intricate technology used in modern weather forecasts, as well as the fact that their accuracy is less than perfect. A rock is typically hung from a tripod and accompanied by a sign indicating how to read it."

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Mule Barometer

Directions:

Hang outside.

If tail is dry--Fair.
If tail is wet--Rain
If tail is swinging--Windy.
If tail is wet and swinging--Stormy.
If tail is frozen--Cold.

Further information upon request.

There is no kick coming to those who use the highest grade brass goods for plumbing and water works made by the Central Brass Mfg. Co.

Labor Day Novelties Store Sign, 1922

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 18:40:43 +0000

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"Labor Day Novelties. Picnic needs, auto supplies, and holiday goods. September, 1922."

A store sign that advertised special Labor Day sales in 1922.