Famous Roman Woman Paula of Rome and the Saint Jerome
A compact biographical sketch highlights Paula, noble Roman woman born in 847 AD, devoted friend to Saint Jerome, her conversion, charity, convent life near Bethlehem, and the veneration she earned from the Palestinian poor. The piece also touches on Arnold Bennett quotes and a culinary aside on soups, ending with a Thos Read verse fragment.
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Paula
Jerome
St. Jerome
Scipios
Gracchi
Rome
Textius
Mount Aventine
Bethlehem
Palestine
Visiting as an art in sustaining a home atmosphere
SPOHN MEDICAL COMPANY VISITOR SHOULD HAVE TACT. A reader muses on the value of thoughtful hosting, praising a spouse for 30 years of happiness and humor at home. The piece contrasts calm, steady visitors with the overbearing guest. It also endorses Cuticura Soap and the Cuticura Toilet Trio for complexion care.
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Canada
Process of Deduction by a Hoosier Scout
Cecil Julian, a Hoosier boy scout, uses wit and pluck to test a window advertisement. He sees a former teacher’s velvet dress in a cleaning company’s window for a week, then notices it vanishes and returns worn by the owner. He greets her with a sly remark about the cleaning company’s ad.
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Cecil Julian
Cleaning Company
Indianapolis News
Her Class Driver Question Sparks Home-Wrecker Label
A provocative discussion centers on a woman who operates her own machine and faces scrutiny as critics ask if she is a chauffeur or a home-wrecker. The remark highlights gendered judgments in contemporary society.
Boston's Old State House a Revolutionary Relic
The Old State House in Boston, erected in 1748, housed the Merchant's Exchange on the first floor and the governor and royal council on the second. It witnessed the Boston Massacre vicinity in 1776 and Washington’s 1789 procession. Restored in 1881, it now houses relics and paintings for the Bostonian Society.
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State House
Boston
Merchant's Exchange
Royal Council
Washington
William Lloyd Garrison
Bostonian Society
Council Chamber
Italian vendetta described as new porch feature
A humorous quip notes that an Italian vendetta is merely a new porch on modern cottages, dismissing it as a trivial trend. The speaker adds a remark about a sister's love for another man, underscoring light social wit.
Breakfast Dishes and Pancake Batter Tips
How to prepare perfect griddle cakes with well beaten batter and proper turning. Buckwheat cakes use buckwheat flour and yeast, with overnight rising and morning adjustments for tenderness. Rice pancakes mix boiled rice with mills, flour, milk and baking powder, then whip whites last. Perfection muffins combine flour cornmeal butter eggs milk and baking powder for tender muffins.
Pape's Cold Compound Marketed as Quick Relief
A vintage advertisement promotes Pape's Cold Compound claiming instant relief from cold symptoms. The card emphasizes rapid action, simple use, and availability through distributors, aiming to reassure readers seeking quick self treatment.
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Fast Relief for Colds
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as fast relief for colds with two hour dosages up to three doses. It claims to open nostrils, stop nasal discharge, ease headache and feverish misery, tastes pleasant, contains no quinine, and costs only a few cents at drug stores.
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Pape
Pane
Quick Change Artist Idea of Independent Man
Dallas News notes a quirky notion describing an independent man who can both pin a baby's outfit and change tires on his mentor’s car, illustrating a playful stereotype of practical adaptability.
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Dallas News
Can I Be Cured Ad From Kidney Remedy Ad
Suffering readers are urged to seek early relief for kidney and bladder troubles. The advertisement promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a quick remedy, claiming they cleanse poisons and restore health. Boxes come in three sizes with a money back guarantee if they fail to help.
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Nature
Haarlem
Adv
None but Japs Admitted
Amid London restaurants with open doors to all nationalities only one admits Japanese. The sign at the entrance reads Japanese Only, reflecting a segregated service policy rooted in wartime prejudice and social tension.
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London
Cascarets Advertises Gentle Laxative Remedy
An advertisement describes Cascarets as a gentle overnight laxative that cleanses the system of toxins and bile, preventing headaches, indigestion, and sleeplessness. The copy emphasizes no griping and low cost per box, appealing to readers with vague health concerns.
Kilmer Swamp Root Promises Pure Kidney Remedy
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant remedy for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It claims strict purity standards, herbal ingredients, and a sample offer for ten cents with a note on paper quality.
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Dr.Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
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