Evening star., 1927-10-16

wide, and elevated feet from the
floor. on wednesday this week al
Woodwards Building, Pennsylvania
avenue, between Tenth and Eleventh
streets. This is q test Of human en-
durafice that has never been under
taken by any person, and il yet re
mains to be determined whether IL
can be performed or not. The public
will have access to the room at al
hours. both day and night, during the
time of the walking. Adnhittarice
25 cents"
In The Star of March 30 was this
"3 Pm, Cross continues to keep UP
his walk and has only one hour more
to complete the original bst.t Another
bet has been made that he will walk
until 10 o'clock tonight. He 10 almost
worn out and walks with difficulty
His ankles and calves of his legs are
swollen much more than they were
this morning, and he now at times
staggers, and at one time wavered
considerably, and with some difficulty
regained his feet"
Jack triumphed at a o'clock. The
room was crowded, and from the
street men and ladies-and gentlemen
and wofnen--waited to glimpse the
hero as he came to a window at one
end of the plank. About 1000 citi
zens gathered at the door Of Wood
wards Building, and police were called
to clear an exit for the champ. The
crowd cheered. The Star does not
say that he was hugged and lifted on
mems shoulders, but perhaps the re.
porter forgot to put that down.
There were advertisements in The
Star of yonder time which lacked the
refinement which Is ours. Witness
Phillip & Solomon's metropolitan
Book Store. 332 Pennsylvania avenue
(old system), The Bar Tenders Guide,
complete encyclopedia Of plain and
fancy drinks, by Jerry Thomas of the
Metropolitan Hotel, New York. to
which is appended manual for manu-
featuring cordials. fancy sirups
liqueufs, etc.
The editor was an important man In
them days. IL anything went wrong
in the world, he was the fellow I'd
plain to. He could fix it. This
from our paper March rs, 1868:
Editor star: The pump on G street
north between Second and Third Is
sadly out of order Please notify the
doctor and oblige a subscriber" The
physician referred to was the pump
doctor. The man in charge of pumps
was called a pump doctor, and that
kind of d doctor sometimes cured a
pump.
What did we Journalists care about
giving man a free advertisement 50
long as he sent us something TO eat?
Nothing! From The star, April 8,
1868: "DeliciotIs---We received Tues
day. with the compliments of Thomas
r. Wilson, provision dealer. No. 119
PeHnsylyania avenue, boz Of fine
large strawberries. These berries are
far ahead of the season. but Wilson
always has good things In advance"
" y
in0 YOU remember when cows lived
= on Sixth street between G. and Fl!
An advertisement April 20, 1868
"Strayed from my premises a medium
sized red COW with white face. Re
ward II returned to me at ass Sixth
+, street between q and III. Mrs. Char.
lotte d. Sandy"
| 1t may be that the our.fiushers OF
all time are crowded into ours. but ]
find something suspicious in, this an
cient "ad":
Mrs. l.. Smith, 60 South A street
Capitol Hill. heals disease by magnet
ism with but little medicine, sees and
describes your deceased friends. gets
| names, also sees your living husbands
and wives, and for the unmarried de-
scrfbes exactly the lovers so accurate
| ly that persons marvel with surprise
| [Please note that the lady describes
exactly so accurately that they marve