Who Was Who: 5000 BC - 1914 Biographical Dictionary of the Famous and Those Who Wanted to Be by Unknown
page 33 of 108 (30%)
page 33 of 108 (30%)
|
by being one of the few innocent men who got into print.
DUFF, Mac, a Scotchman who gained fame because he was a good layer on. DUMPTY, H., celebrated accident victim. Fell from a wall at an early age and never recovered, despite the services of specialists. DUN, another man whose word of commendation will enable you to open a charge account. E EASTMAN, George, inventor of the brownie camera and the most expensive sport on earth. Ambition: The kodak fiend, tourists. Address: Rochester and London. Clubs: Camera. EDDY, Mrs., of Boston, Mass., U. S. A., a lady who made millions by telling the world there was no such thing as the toothache, sea-sickness, or hitting your thumb with a hammer. EDISON, Thomas, an American who invented everything with the exception of the sun dial, Pear's soap, and the Gillette razor. EIFEL, a Frenchman who built the second tower of Babel, but who was wise enough to stop before he got too high. |
|