RAPID MILITARY ADVANCEMENT
A certain west end tailor, being owed a considerable amount by a colonel who was received everywhere in society, made a bargain with the gentleman. He stipulated that instead of paying his debt, the colonel should introduce himself and family into high society. To this the colonel agreed and not long after the tailor received an invitation to dinner.
When the tailor arrived in the full glory of a perfect evening dress, the colonel did not recognize him.
“Pardon me, my dear fellow,” he said quietly, as he shook hands, “I quite forget your name!”
“Quite likely!” sneered the tailor, also sotto voce. “But I made your breeches!”
“Ah, yes!” said the colonel, smiling. And then, turning to his wife, said: “Allow me to introduce you, dear—Major Bridges!”
FORD SMILES
160 Pages. Paper Covers. Price 30 cents.
BY CARLETON B. CASE.
(Spring of 1917.) The very newest, largest and choicest collection of merry quips about our friend the Ford car, all good-natured and laughable, with nothing to offend even Mr. Henry Ford himself. The author went to Detroit and obtained some of the new jokes in this book right at the Ford factory. You can’t help laughing, whether you own a Ford car or not, at the funny things in “Ford Smiles.” When you get this book of humor we ask you to read the short Preface to it; it explains, in the author’s opinion, why every good Ford joke is a compliment to that great invention—the Ford Motor Car. Probably you hadn’t thought of it that way.
SHREWESBURY PUBLISHING CO.
5525 South Boulevard Chicago, U. S. A.
ANECDOTES OF THE GREAT
WAR
Gathered from European Sources
160 Pages Paper Covers Price 30 Cents
BY CARLETON B. CASE
(Just off the press.) The funny things which the combatants say and do in the present great conflict in Europe and Asia, the recruits’ blunders, the stay-at-homes’ excuses, the bulls of the Irish fighters, the jokes on the officers and on the lads in the trenches,—these and many other amusing anecdotes of the war are to be found in this book in great detail. It is the only collection of its kind, and is gathered direct from the press of the European nations engaged in the war, especially for this work. Contains nothing to offend any nationality, but everything to amuse and entertain the reader.
SHREWESBURY PUBLISHING CO.
5525 South Boulevard, CHICAGO
THE SHREWESBURY SERIES OF
Popular Entertainment Books
Edited by Carleton B. Case
| A Batch of Smiles | (humor) |
| A Little Nonsense | “ |
| Flashes of Irish Wit | “ |
| Some Irish Smiles | “ |
| Stories from the Trenches | “ |
| Anecdotes of the Great War | “ |
| The Sunny Side of Life | “ |
| Vaudeville Wit | “ |
| Ford Smiles | “ |
| Wit and Humor of Abraham Lincoln | “ |
| New Book of Conundrums and Riddles | |
| How to Write Love-Letters | |
| Art of Making Love | |
| Etiquette for Every Occasion | |
| Gypsy Witch Fortune-Teller | |
| Telling Fortunes by Cards | |
| Gypsy Witch Dream Book | |
| Oriental Dream Book | |
| Herrmann’s Wizards’ Manual | |
| Card Tricks | |
| The Amateur Trapper | |
| How to Box | |
| Comic Declamations and Readings | |
| Wartime and Patriotic Selections | |
| Junior Recitations | |
| Holiday Recitations | |
| District School Recitations | |
| Children’s Select Recitations and Dialogues | |
| Comic Dialogues for Boys and Girls | |
| Jolly Dialogues | |
| Junior Dialogues | |
| High School Dialogues | |
| Entertaining Dialogues | |
| Fun for Friday Afternoons (dialogues) | |
| Friday Afternoon Dramas |
The very latest works of their kind. Uniform in style. Procurable where you bought this book, or will be sent postpaid by the publishers on receipt of price, 30 cents each.
SHREWESBURY PUBLISHING CO.
5525 South Boulevard, CHICAGO
Transcriber’s Notes:
Spelling in quotations was retained such as “gotton.” This also includes much varied hyphenation.
Page 44, “bring” changed to “bringing” (bringing down a second)
Page 100, “sasid” changed to “said” (said to a solicitous)