LRES INTERESTING GAME FOR BOYS
An alternative to baseball for limited space and players outlines a back-yard court game. Players strike an eggball with a pasteboard racquet from fixed courts, retiring after misses. the last one remaining wins.
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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1909
Page
6
Refused to neglect baby in street encounter
A tense street scene unfolds as a small girl with a baby clutched close is pursued by onlookers. The girl insists the baby is hers and warns a passerby not to steal it, recounting how the infant laughs, cries, and is cared for by her and her father after their mother died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ling
Jamie’s Bath Night Ends In Morning Face Wash
A fragment from a humorous scene shows Jamie finishing a bath night with a defiant remark. He says he only washes a bully bath and will wash his face in the morning, explaining his routine begins below the ears and leaves the face and hands until later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamie
Jamies
Too Warm for Work in Summer Rhyme Fragment
Fragmentary verse recalls heat making labor hard yet inviting play. Imagery contrasts lazy limbs with summer fun and a traveling circus bringing a jolly clown to town. The piece shifts between work and leisure themes, hinting at a lighthearted, childlike tone.
People in Glass Houses Myth Ends in Collapse
A cautionary tale about a boy named Hitler Devon living in a glass house who throws stones at nearby children. When the stones shatter the glass walls, the house collapses and the parents flee, teaching that people who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
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Hitler Devon
Little Stunt With Corks In Simple Car Trick
A brief caption describes a small trick using a carl chint with corks stacked in a column and a cork attached to a tool to lift a cork by aiming and knocking it with a rod or similar object. The setup showcases a simple visual stunt.
Magnificent slippers for Holland’s baby princess
A piece on American footwear for the Dutch royal baby with the new princess set to wear the most beautiful slippers. Designers describe delicate white kid and calfskin shoes made in the United States, including a pair lined with Queen Wilhelmina’s wedding gown material costing 200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Paix
What Am I Doing Board Game Description
The game involves players sitting in a row while the leader stands behind them at the front. The leader makes an absurd gesture, then asks the person behind whom he is standing to guess what he is doing. If the guess is incorrect, the leader must stand and imitate the gesture in silence until allowed to sit again.
Paint Durability and the Dutch Boy Painter Trademark
The article explains durability starts with pure paint made from white lead and linseed oil. It notes past problems with adulterated white lead and advises buyers to ensure the National Lead Company Dutch Boy Painter trademark on packages as a guarantee of purity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Lead Company
Trinity Building
New York
One on Johnny and Dolly in a comic hotel quarrel
The fragment shows Johnny boastfully claiming he can imitate others while Dolly, described as pretty and pert, coolly retorts that she expects someone to take her to supper. The exchange hints at a lighthearted social scene and humored flirtation.
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Dolly
Cuticura Heals Severe Eczema After Failed Treatments
A Vermont reader recalls terrible itching, raw face and neck from eczema that resisted three doctors and various remedies. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, the affected areas healed in under three months. The note is dated December 19, 1907 and credits Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Ann Pearsons
Northfield
Dee
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Sola Props
Boston
A Few Remarks From Papa
An Atchison girl distraught over a shifting romance is confronted by her father who delivers a stern home truth. He quips that a new weekly allowance will replace her former benefactor as he vows to guard family morals and discipline, warning of consequences if she resists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison
Atchison Globe
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease Cure Ad
An old advertisement blend touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder as curing painful swollen feet and sweat, makes new shoes fit, and offers a free sample. It lists price 25c and seller details Allen S Olmsted LeRoy NY.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N
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