Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-22
SERIAL SHIRT FRONTS.
Invention by a Man who Knows
the Weakness Of Mankind.
Philadelphia Record.

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If anybody thinks the inventive genius of
the American people is on thu ware he's
hopelessly left, that's ALL" remarked ora Of
the leading patent lawyers of Philadelphia,
rs lie sat with his feet on the Office table and
smoked patent Connecticut cigar. James
he continued. addressing the Office boy
"prins me tiat package that csIn. from
Washington the other day
The lad produced a large paper parcel
from which the lawyer took what wa, 70 all
Appearances an ordinary colo-el shirt, being
apparently Of white linen, with a small design
in the form II a hOrseshos and Jockey cap
stamped all over tie bosom an cuffs.
Il have just taken out n patent on this for
man IN Lacsawanns county, who calls 1t
the Excelsior patent paper shirt AMI
novelette," Hers the SPEAKER inserted
his thumb nai, NJ tile bottom o.
the shirt hos IN and pro,eej.i 10 tear of a
layer Of the paper OF who. the shirt was
made. He then tore of another layer. AMI
then another AMI another. until six separate
sheets in the >htps Of tbs bosom lay on ths
table, and h, stll held what looked like the
original shirt ia IA, hsnd- You see its
really remark abe idea Here Is this shirt,
made Of very tough paper. that won't tear
without COOL daal OF pressure. and the
Dos n Il made up OF seven layers, cne for
each day in tho week. II q man chooses 20 10
lavish with his linen, or. II he likes To Is TN
ou;-Gnd-out swell, he can change half sdozen
times DAY. Now, on this sample all the
fronts are The same, tut they viii be made N
ali sorts If styles, - that a fellow can wear
this Horseshoe figure i: b. wants to go 10
Coney island - the races. or crossed base
ball design Il he : going out 10 see the Phila-
delphias play the Athletics, OF u neat little
design IN dots or lars. or something OF that
sort, II he Is going of with his girl 20 At
iantic City or the matinee. Tks:'l be all
liked by giving car! with each shirt telling
TIE pattern on each Of the seven fronts which
Will he numbered from one q seven Enough
collar and cuffs viii go with each shir; for
the seven fronts, ani the whole outfit will bc
Sold faT the small sun o: - cents for the as
snrted patterns ami b cents for ali n. white
WY, is the biggest thing tina: has keen
struck since the telephone was pa;.n.sI
But wba; about the novelette, part o. the
scheme"
All. ] had forgotten 70 show YOU; 49,
this. and the lawyer handel over d, Of the
torn OF shirt fronts, on the back q which
wa. Fr,uie. IL tine tyI-- one chapter % a
story sau'lei. ~Ih7 Phantom JacNey.A Rn-
name o: ShecTsaeai Bay There you are.
chapter |, u sportiug novelette,. and IL.
oo-t,sue1 and EEIs5Si On tie other 81
frpur- ~ CouT>e. >smstiEnes yus! vii run
scruSs the same warn -sice on two skirts.
but sorne Thousands OF different stories all
s- printed, and the los made up - a. 70 |
give each city and town as few turalirafs-s a. |
poss.b.e. Anyhow. the card viii tel you !
shat story : on the sAir-. AM you oan IL |
careful no. - bar The same twice Some men .
VIII get 40 interested IN the s-o-y when thew |
rsp CT Mondays front that thew will tear |
the WHOLE week IL. a. 10 learn the he-,o'< |
fate. 10: that s.u te ali tie better. az! i.
insiesi. par: ~ tie stems n rrintia- I
them oil