The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-29
SIGNS OF THE TIMES,
Queer, Comical, Laughable and
LudicrOuS.


Not one of the papers in this city up to
this time has made it an object to send one
of its reporters on a skirmish through the
streets and alleys OF this greatcity to gather
up and make notes of the many and
varied signs that may be found in almost
any quarter, and which, when piled to-
gcthcr, make list of laughable and enjoy
able items.
1t was left to jayhawker of the STAR to
take the intiatory steps and present brief
compilation OF these funny signs Al
though they are not onethird OF what can
be obtained by a patient and laborious
stroll through the hundreds OF streets, the
pencil-shover has within few days been
able to CLEAN the following as specimens:
Some of the signs are of course due to
utter ignorance OF the language, others to
the freak, forgetfulness or carelessness OF
the painter, and others to mere chance
Then some OF them are made unintenttoh-
ally to read as they do.
Below we give list of some OF the choice
bits gathered by the STAR man: -,
The following is a copy OF printed
dodger posted on the hall door leading to
the lawyers offices in the Sandheger Build
ing. on Court street:
"Need no kindling.
Match peddlers seldom leave this place
alive :,
Have two trunks full of suspenders, and
don't t wish any more
For lead pencil and soap peddlers have
coflins prepared
"Adyertising and book agents are shot
without mercy.
''Beggars receive sound thrashing.
sEleven persons, who wanted to borrow
| money lie dead in the cellar.
"My office hours for tramps are only on
| February 30th, between 10 a. m. and
| p. III.
'Persons asking for credit will be pois-
oned.
"In hair-pins tooth-brushes and brooms
deal myself.
my gailows for hanging dead-beats
stands ready for use in the garret.
| ".ife insurance agents talk themselves to
death in the effort to insure me; as yet am
not insured.
"My 'kicking-out' machine runs by
steam.
Look out for the trap-door under your
feet"
"a. Fehr Shaving Saloon" is the way q
sign reads over barber-shop on Central
avenue opposite Freeman avenue.
A Liberty-street locksmith procaims to
the people "Doorbells and Scissors Grinded
and Sharpened IN Here"
One man says through his sign, "Pants
Cleaned in the Rear
Alta cigarstore on Main street, inst above
Fifth, the. sign placed on the pavement gave
the following a few days ago: Here's you'
Baby we sell it for five cents and manu-
facture it ourselves, stuffed with clear Ha
vana, best of the kind" The Baby" i!
supposed to refer to the name OF the cigar.
On Walnut street q dyeing firm SAYS
Ladies' dresses dyed without ripping gents
Clothes etc.
Until recently there was sign on Smitl
street near LOngwOrth, which read
"Whitewashing done in all colors." The
people in the neighborhood tumbIed, ant
the colorcd-white washing advertisement
has been removed.
On Fifth street, near Wood. a butcher
tries to induce customers to patrOnlZe hin
by displaying sign which reads Sir Lio1
Station
Some time ago covered wagon could b.
seen driven around our streets, both side
of the wagon bearing this inscription
Baking Powder, Flavoring Extracts ant
Chickens Friend, Cures Cholera an
Gaps" 49,.
liatelv west of Main, an auctioneer am
real estate agent had it, "rerrilori for sail.
5 Prominently posted OF Third street, nea
= broadway, is an announcement that "Mr!
: Oates does washing"
: |. Harris, a clothier on Main street. belo'
the Gait House, has sign hanging ou
, which reads, Eye Harris"
: Ladies' Rappers for sale" is the readin
" of a sign on Linn street. II is not mel
{ tionedwhat auctioneer is to knock dow
these wfe-beaters.
The sign below will show that we hay
II some active working chinneys and flues
" our CITY, The sign is on Home street ne;
is Fifth, and reads: sweeping Chmneys ar
}? Repairing Flues.'
Or Elm street, near Fifteenth, sig
e says: "Clothing made to order, with furl
N ture repairing"
;" A junks shop on the corner Of Fourt
a, and Sycamore streets adrertlSes Ever
ar ar thing made and repaired here"
q A Findlay-street butcher lets peop
know by his sign that there are Meats al
other vegetable for sale here"
On Race street. above Green there is
"Pne aud oak cooper
=, Though there isnothingqueer or origin
u in the following, it will not be amiSs
!. state that the longest sign, as to name,
~ ~ on Thirteenth and Main. 1t is Fred V
u, dem Esche sive Wempe."
nc nc Until recently dog painted white, a
"a having on its sides the following, -
" Baking Powder Rises Early" was runni
around our streets.
On fence in the outskirts of the CT
'te was lately an advertisement which re
or "--'s Studio Gallery" A few days 6
ol a couple of boards were knocked out OF
~ fence and the sign now reads, IS st
ol Gallery"
ng "B. Wellknown' is the owner of sale
al on Liberty street, east of Vine.
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