.... why does no one do promotional poultry drops anymore???
Worth noticing, in this WKRP piece, that Les Nesman is blocking a .... shoe store!
Read on ...
Read on ...
"What a treat, too, as the birds came tumbling down and hundreds of arms were outstretched to make captive Mr. Rooster!"
A gREAT DAY OF FUN AT
STAFFORD'S SHOE STORE
"There was an old lady
Who lived in a shoe
She had so many children,
She didn't know what to do."
Who lived in a shoe
She had so many children,
She didn't know what to do."
And last Saturday afternoon, J.H. Stafford, who runs a shoe store on Alice Street, had so many children in front of his place of business that he was positively nonplused. But Mr. Joseph Collings who is conducting the big Stafford shoe sale, knew what to do, exactly.
From the towering roof of that same shoe store he tossed overboard, one by one, ten of the finest white Leghorn hens and roosters ever grown in this locality. The children had known all about this extraordinary event because they had been told about it in the Star a few days ahead of time. It was only natural, then, that they should have been there in hundreds to enjoy the performance, but it could hardly have been expected that so many of the old-timers would turn out. In fact there were nearly as many fathers and mothers, and grandparents, as children. And they not only came to see the fun, but actually took part in it. For was not Stafford, the shoe man, out of the generosity of his magnanimous heart, giving away, free, ten beautiful snow-white chickens.
So they came from far and wide, young and old, all intent on capturing one of the prize birds. What a treat, too, as the birds came tumbling down and hundreds of arms were outstretched to make captive Mr. Rooster! Some of these handsome fowl came straight down, being heavier than others, with wings flapping loudly and necks stretched to full length. Two or three of them were captured in full flight by eager hands; others landed atop motor cars parked along the street and fell scrambling to the pavement; while one wise old bird, more virile than his mates, flew wildly from wall to wall striking the window pane above the Robinson Jewelry Store, and landing none too gently on the ledge. There he perched until two hands grasped his tail very firmly and withdrew him swiftly into the store, the gallantly-won prize of Miss Alma Birdsell.
Other grown-ups noticed with feathered friends cuddling in their embrace were : Mr. Ash Henderson and Mrs. Frank Scott. Boys and girls in the 'teen classes and some in their twenties had the remainder. The only disappointing feature of this successful afternoon was the absence of the former Deputy-Reeve of Townsend, Mr. Alex Ewing. whose reputation as a leading poultry detective of Norfolk County would have lent an official note to the matinee program [note from Alison - I must figure out what this means!].
In the evening another unique event was staged in the form of a balloon ascension from the top of Stafford's shoe store. To the balloon was tied a can containing a card, whose bearer should receive free the choice of any pair of shoes in the store. Needless to say, a young army of boys and girls were on hand. The balloon headed westward and began to descend very rapidly above the M.C.R. depot. It alighted directly between the main tracks and immediately a score of youngsters pounced on it. It was fortunate that the card was not difficult to find, because the tracks were no sooner free from the mob of juveniles than the Wolverine came whizzing around the curve at its usual tremendous rate of speed. The young winner, Harold Spencer, at once presented the card and received a fine pair of Oxford shoes.
From the towering roof of that same shoe store he tossed overboard, one by one, ten of the finest white Leghorn hens and roosters ever grown in this locality. The children had known all about this extraordinary event because they had been told about it in the Star a few days ahead of time. It was only natural, then, that they should have been there in hundreds to enjoy the performance, but it could hardly have been expected that so many of the old-timers would turn out. In fact there were nearly as many fathers and mothers, and grandparents, as children. And they not only came to see the fun, but actually took part in it. For was not Stafford, the shoe man, out of the generosity of his magnanimous heart, giving away, free, ten beautiful snow-white chickens.
So they came from far and wide, young and old, all intent on capturing one of the prize birds. What a treat, too, as the birds came tumbling down and hundreds of arms were outstretched to make captive Mr. Rooster! Some of these handsome fowl came straight down, being heavier than others, with wings flapping loudly and necks stretched to full length. Two or three of them were captured in full flight by eager hands; others landed atop motor cars parked along the street and fell scrambling to the pavement; while one wise old bird, more virile than his mates, flew wildly from wall to wall striking the window pane above the Robinson Jewelry Store, and landing none too gently on the ledge. There he perched until two hands grasped his tail very firmly and withdrew him swiftly into the store, the gallantly-won prize of Miss Alma Birdsell.
Other grown-ups noticed with feathered friends cuddling in their embrace were : Mr. Ash Henderson and Mrs. Frank Scott. Boys and girls in the 'teen classes and some in their twenties had the remainder. The only disappointing feature of this successful afternoon was the absence of the former Deputy-Reeve of Townsend, Mr. Alex Ewing. whose reputation as a leading poultry detective of Norfolk County would have lent an official note to the matinee program [note from Alison - I must figure out what this means!].
In the evening another unique event was staged in the form of a balloon ascension from the top of Stafford's shoe store. To the balloon was tied a can containing a card, whose bearer should receive free the choice of any pair of shoes in the store. Needless to say, a young army of boys and girls were on hand. The balloon headed westward and began to descend very rapidly above the M.C.R. depot. It alighted directly between the main tracks and immediately a score of youngsters pounced on it. It was fortunate that the card was not difficult to find, because the tracks were no sooner free from the mob of juveniles than the Wolverine came whizzing around the curve at its usual tremendous rate of speed. The young winner, Harold Spencer, at once presented the card and received a fine pair of Oxford shoes.
Waterford Star
August 19, 1926
August 19, 1926