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