Broadening Effect of Travel in 1920s Culture
A fragment from a Chicago Tribune column features a quip about Chinese cooking and race relations. It promotes Spohn's Distemper Cure for horses with a testimonial from Bud Dobie and notes distribution and agent opportunities. The text ends with a light remark on a woman’s sympathy for a cook or dressmaker’s illness.
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China
Chicago Tribune
Spohn
Spohn Medical Co
Goshen
Ind
Physically Regulated Living Through Grape-Nuts Diet
A Boston educator shares a testimonial praising Grape-Nuts for restoring health after nervous exhaustion. She credits daily raw egg mixed with four spoonfuls of Grape-Nuts plus hot milk or water for aiding digestion, reducing constipation, and boosting brain power and endurance.
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Boston
Wellville
Polar Quest Devoted to North Pole Despite Dangers
In a perilous siege amid ice and bears Hatteras and his crew debate departure routes and command while planning to press toward the pole. They resist abandoning the mission, discuss open water, and endure an attack that ends with the doctor’s dramatic return and a resolved plan to continue toward the pole.
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Hatteras
North Pole
Johnson
Beth
England
Hama
Bell
Iever
Clawhounny
Juhnsen
Seeloen
Mied Ly Duke
Sidi Sons
Fae
Eee Bayer Peay
Sald Johnson
Isle Johnson
Altamont
Alinmont
Duke
Buell
Nis
Bears
Altamunt
Witt
Gil
Cnses
oSooselock
Weber
Goa
Jebuisen
Toregy
Mathert
Wei Ehall
Bootewain
Val
Neaven
Tam
Liast
Adtamnont
Lied
Far Aboard The Stream Of Life Or A Long Note Of Loss
A fragmentary dialogue portrays Clarisse and George planning a distant voyage as a judge notes a young man’s homesickness for his mother. A debt collector scene adds a dialect speech about patience, endurance and social ties.
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George
Judge
Innovation in tires and clever fasteners for home use
A Pennsylvania inventor designs a tire with eight octagonal rubber sections that can be rotated and reversed before disposal. Wisconsin inventors create a pail fastener using a wire twist to deter theft. A Maryland maker introduces an electric Teddy bear toy whose mouth opens and lights up in the dark for a spooky effect.
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Inestead
Franklin Bradley rearranges books for a lesson in order
In a family tale from Youth's Companion, Franklin Bradley, after library training, plans to reorganize his father's crowded study to create a systematic shelf layout. His father allows the project with one condition and the effort spans two days, ending with reflections on whether order was worth the trouble. The piece ends with a separate Dundee Advertiser note on an urban beehive museum exhibit and a bee colony’s honey yield.
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Franklin Uradley
Franklin
Franken
Mr. Bradley
Frank
Lbrary School
John
Ustanea
Bradley
Ander
Ncble
Dundee Advertiser
Raucous Schoolroom Snippets in Mixed Dialogue
Fragmented passages show children quizzed on names as a mother asks for a May Queen title and a girl debates echoing phrases. A mix of schoolyard chatter covers teeth, chores, and everyday mischief in a bygone local scene.
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Manyon
Elf
Vince
Pals
Jefferson
Phila
Bud Dobie
Hatteran
Clawbenny
Ted
Ube
Ueberedd
Phaeton
Chettiers
Jostens
Prey Etoett Herd
Ane
Altes
Old Johnson
Jiut Tam
Fos
DeOuite
New Capitol
Harrisburg
Clarisse
Burat
Eben
Wien
Safety Automobile Tire
Halk
Candy Thieves
Wisconsin
Intereoooced
Rishe
Nini
Thoraigh
Nees
Ginas Hive
Sadie
Slater
Manana
Fredo Hind
Fred
Johnny
Johnny Mint
Waimma
Tommy Jones
Serioul
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