~ The Book of This and That, by Robert Lynd, 1915
~ The Illustrated Catalogue & Price List of A. Coulter & Co., Wholesale Dealers in Staple Goods & Novelties, 1878
(click to enlarge)
“This is an article combining Pencil, Holder, Pen, Tooth Pick, Knife, Knife Eraser, Envelope Opener, Paper Cutter, Sewing Machine Thread Cutter, Seam Ripper, Hooks and Eyes and Button Cutter, Finger File, Finger Cleaner and Ear Spoon. … every one buys it at sight.”
~ May 1937
via Scott Edelman
(click to enlarge)
~ The Sunday Morning Star, Wilmington DE; April 23, 1939
“Necking and petting can be blamed on the economic situation.”
~ Southern Poultry Guide or Forty Years With Poultry, by A Plain, Practical Poultryman (Cal Husselman), 1908
via Internet Archive
~ The Valentine Democrat, Valentine, NE; Thursday, June 10, 1897
via Nebraska Newspapers
(click to enlarge)
~ San Francisco Blue Book, 1924
via internet archive
(click to enlarge)
“Numerology answers all your questions”
~ Helios Automatic Carbide Lamp advertisement, May 1898
via Smithsonian
(click to enlarge)
“Take time by the forelock”
~ Hendricks Pioneer, January 29, 1903
Trolling the old-fashioned way…
~ Griffith and Turner Co. Farm and Garden Supplies, 1907
via HathiTrust Digital Library
“Holds the tail firmly”
~ U.S. Government Printing Office, 1943
via Northwestern University
