Pay Dirt plan gives father rest and church relief
Miriam and Ginger devise a caregiving strategy for their ailing father Tolliver, inviting Eddy Jackson to arrange a vacation for the church minister and a temporary transfer of duties. They approve sending Tolliver to Pay Dirt for quiet rest while Buckworth arrives to take over duties for a month or more. The plan balances family care with church needs as they secure a suitable interim minister and housing in Red Thrush.
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Miriam
Chicago
Jenkins
Jins
Tolliser
Iliss Jenkins
Marjory
Ginger
Eddy Jackson
Eddy
Tim
Day
Bing
Talher
Mother
Ila
Denky
Faldy
Miss Janking
Gingerling
Mirlim
Miss Jenkins
Joplin Westbury
Methodist Episcopal Church
Led Thrush
Chiatrmus
Mr. Tolliver
Joplin
Westbury
Hls
Kaldy Jackson
Duplin Westbury
Drew Thenloglen
England
Wisi
Red Thrush
Ane
Wily Jackson
Wildy
Buckworth
Foliver
Beauty pageant ends in town as Tolliver’s daughter wins
In Red Thrush Iowa Rev Me Tolliver faces possible blindness as daughter Marjory wins a beauty prize of 509 dollars and donates the money to his medical consult. Tolliver travels to Chicago for treatment while Ginger launches a Parsonage Home for the Blind fundraising drive. Helen marries and departs the parsonage.
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Me. Tolliver
Red Thrush
Iowa
Helen
Miriam
Ellen
Ginger Elia
Slater Marjory
Eddy Jackson
Marjory
Tolliver
Chicago
Poisoned Food Used Against Rats At Outhouse
A school teacher recalls a Civil War era tale of using poison to kill rats. The plan backfired as the floor, chaff, old sack and other objects interfered with the poison, and the rats eventually left the premises. The report also quotes a Boston Transcript piece on how daily newspapers transformed due to the Civil War, making news a daily staple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ian Lewis
Hebbies
Werren J
Boston ‘Transcript
Paultsy
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Arkansas State Farm
H-R-O Co
Springfield
Why He Missed the Air Photos
Tommy Allen, pilot for the Daily Star, finds cattle in a valley near Cresco dam while filming aerial shots for a big assignment. He lands to rescue two elderly villagers, then returns to the Daily Story with no photos but a career-defining story and praise from the Old Man and editors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tee Allen
Daily Star
Cresco
Brown
Packanack
Tommy
Tommy Gulpeble
Youmy
Iady
Piany Waters
The
Daily Story
Hoy
Tommy Allen
Star
Reforming the World Through Truth and Reason
A quotation attributed to Robert Ingersoll argues that any reform begins with truth fact and reason. It emphasizes individual responsibility teaching people they are responsible for their own actions and cannot be made virtuous or criminal by others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ingersoll
Cutiowa
Dept
Maiden, Mass
Castoria Prescription For Kids Emergency Comfort
A母her’s standby Castoria is praised for first aid and quick relief for children. The passage touts its use for colic constipation feverishness and sleepless fretful babies, calling it a ready vegetable preparation for emergencies and daily use. It emphasizes safety and efficacy for young patients.
Tigers Threaten Chinese Village Districts Near Swatow
Reports from northern Swatow coastal districts describe tigers attacking by day and night. Ten people have been eaten or mauled and a small girl injured. Proposals include organizing villages to hunt the tigers. A 160 pound tiger was killed near Thongkhlang. May indicate long-standing tiger presence in the area turning bold and menacing to hundreds of villages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swatow
Thongkhlang
Cash for Inventions Patent Sale Ad
Cash for inventions if you have a good patent or pending patent for sale write promptly American Patents Corporation Dept. 7 Barrister Building Washington D C Adv.
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American Patents Corporation
Dept. 7
Barrister Building
Washington, D. G
Unclear quip on scarecrows and birds in Gainesville
A brief, humorous exchange questions why men or women are used as scarecrows in fields. The joke suggests difficulty dressing a scarecrow to repel birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paragrapher
Gainesville
Rare Bills and Moral Dyspepsia Pique Readers
Some people regard the new bills with curiosity while others quote moral dyspepsia disguised as piety. The remarks suggest a public debate over newly proposed measures and their perceived motives.
Painter Austen Chamberlain Quips About Churchill
In Hollywood teas a pretty girl asks if Winston Churchill paints. Sir Austen Chamberlain jokes Churchill dabbles in oils and landscapes. He adds with a monocle, He’s not as bad as he has painted.
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Austen Chamberlain
Hollywood
Sir Austen
Coleague
Winston Churchill
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Inger Ella
Ethel Hueston
Irwin Myers
Dy Bobbs Merritte
Ches. H. Wetcher
Senator Sorghum
Washington
Ciktmene
Lydia E. Pinkham
Wisetable
Lydia E
Pinkham Medicine CO
Lynn
MAS
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