Garter Snake Outswallowed in Curious Lakefront Duel
Two snakes on Zion City lakefront fought and swallowed each other, both three feet long. They began at the same time and finished with the garter snake outside at the end of five minutes, a bizarre instance noted by the Indianapolis News. A second brief item recalls a church scene where a young boy questions vestments and offertory money during a Sunday sermon in Richmond Dispatch.
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Zion City
Lake Front
Indianapais News
Bobby
Dominie
Enny
Spence
Mia
Prompt Ends With Quick Rise via Gissoline Tank
The excerpt depicts a bantering exchange about rapid advancement in life. A character suggests a quick method involving a gissoline tank, implying a satirical or fictional plot device.
Minnie and Joseph’s Question Sparks Quiet Inquiry
In a fragmentary exchange, Minnie asks about the whereabouts of the good boys as Joseph questions if they are missing. The brief dialogue hints at concern and search without resolution.
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Minnie
Joseph
Old Mrs Hardy Quotations Spark Table Talk
A playful exchange at table features Mrs Hardy misquoting a proverb about cleanliness as Mabel arrives with molasses on her mouth. The tale ends with a quip that children should be clean, not smeared. The text also notes the cork oak of Spain thriving in heat, tied to soil quality.
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Mrs. Hardy
Mabel
Spain
New York
National Defense
France
England
Germany
Silk Replaced by Woolen Jersey Cape Trends
In New York 1917 fashion notes shift from silk to worsted jersey. Women embrace one piece frocks in jersey and capes over coats, with beige and horizon blue tones leading. Capes replace topcoats for day and evening wear, and silk fades from gowns as designers push jersey as a standard material.
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Lttle
Gabrielle Chanel
Horizon
Jersey
Mme. Paquin
Mme
Georgette
Paris
House of Cherub
Smart Houses
Chantilly
McClure
Knitted Paris Sports Costumes Enter Local Wardrobe
A Paris arrived knitted sports outfits include a white yarn costume with a narrow skirt and saweat er blouse and a border of large red roses. A knitted tam completes the ensemble. A separate idea features a knitted yarn blouse with a Kasha skirt and another white Kasha suit shows a knee slit with Paisley embroidery.
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Paris
New Crepe Jersey Looms As Spring Fabric Choice
The spring fabric spotlight falls on crepe jersey in new shades. It resembles heavy Chinese crepe from a distance yet offers jersey like wearing quality.
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Jersey
Ninety Eight and a Hundred Refuse Aged Home Ride
Kitty Goetz age one hundred and Igny Karisch age ninety eight refuse an institution. A police sergeant arrives in a sleek automobile to take them to Kings County hospital after their squatter shack loses its roof near Rosedale Long Island.
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Kitty Goetz
Igny Karisch
Rosedale
L. I
Kitty
Kings County Hospital
New York Tribune
Thirty-five Years of Swamp Root Endorsement by Lincoln Druggist
C Steiner, a Lincoln Neb druggist, touts Dr Kilmer and Co Swamp Root after 35 years in the business. He claims favorable results for kidney, liver and bladder ailments and recommends it. He offers a sample bottle for ten cents with a booklet on kidneys and bladder and notes larger bottles are sold at drug stores.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Revising a Career Pointed at Elba End
Mrs. Tor king chides Charley for joining a military company then entering the guardhouse. He jokes about Napoleon and plans to reverse his career from Elba onward.
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Charley
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad Offer Free Sample
For skin troubles the Soap cleanses and purifies while the Ointment soothes and heals. They provide relief from itching burning eczemas pimples dandruff and baby skin troubles. Daily use may prevent minor issues from worsening. Free sample by mail with Book to Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Man Leaves "Don't Worry Club" Over Lord Trust
A man who trusted in the Lord ends his membership in a "Don't Worry club" citing faith as the reason for canceling his involvement.
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Lord Pewer
Favors Are Rarely Satisfactory Says A Practical View
A columnist argues that the best approach to favors is to avoid needing them, suggesting self reliance and prudent planning over dependency. The tone is brisk and advisory, urging readers to minimize obligations by proactive, independent actions.
Ladies Health Boost Dismissed By Pinkham Remedy
Des Moines Iowa and Richmond Indiana letters praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles avoiding operations and restoring strength. The notices claim doctors warned operations but the medicine aided recovery and allowed daily work and house chores.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia EK. Pinkham
Richmond
Ind
M. O. Johnston
Route D
Box 190
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