[lit-ideas] Re: John Hodge...
- From: David Ritchie <ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 16:30:38 -0700
Sorry. I failed to delete completely. Try again:
Many of you know I keep a list of names I consider interesting. Someone
else has published his.
From today's fleeting visit to the library bookstore, I pull from my
brown paper bag, "Even More Remarkable Names," which says that "Remarkable
Names of Real People" is out there for you to find. Perhaps in your library
bookstore? Clearly I'm going to have to ration my dips into this volume,
but here's a taste: Mr. Humperdink Fangboner, lumber dealer of Sandusky,
Hilarius Fuchs, Continental Grain Company, New York City, Hogjaw Twaddle,
Morris Harvey College, Charleston, West Virginia, Sara Struggles Nicely,
Clearwater Florida and today's winner...
John Hodge Opera House Centennial Gargling Oil Samuel J. Tilden Ten
Brook, of Olcott, New York, born in 1876, the centennial year, and named in
honor of John Hodge, who owned the Hodge Opera House, manufactured gargling
oil, and supported the Presidential candidacy of Samuel J. Tilden. His
friends called him "Buck."
David Ritchie
Portland, Oregon
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