Snowball and Nina Kitten's Moonlit Courtship
In a sunlit farm tale Snowball learns Puff the cat is courting Nina Kitten. Puff's late strolls with Nina prompt Snowball to intervene, guiding Nina home while Puff seeks an alibi. Kit and others react as love unfolds under the moonlit fence.
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Old Lady in River Mystery Aboard River Craft
A terse note describes an elderly woman found in the river aboard a vessel named Cariverike. Authorities consider accidental drowning, with investigators outlining preliminary details and awaiting autopsy results.
How to Build a Porch Swing from Ordinary Materials
Ward M. Wills of Bakersfield California explains a simple porch swing design using a 30 by 14 by 1 inch seat, four oak rails, and %-inch pipe supports. Ropes pass through rail ends and seat holes to create a swinging action adjustable by a rope tied to a post or hook.
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Ward M. Wills
Bakersfield
Cal
Boy Scout Resuscitation Method Praised for Drowned
An article endorses the Boy Scout method of artificial respiration as safer and easier than older techniques. It instructs to place the victim face down, press on the lower ribs, then release and allow expansion, repeating at about eighteen per minute until recovery or thirty minutes pass.
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William Brady
Chicago News
Amusing Paper Doll Party
A lively morning activity for girls involves a paper doll party with invitations, drawn and colored refreshments, and dressed dolls introduced for dancing and eating. Additional mornings may be spent drawing Noah’s Ark and coloring animals.
Little Lilian Questions Love Behind Marriage
A child asks why her mother married her father after noting his looks. The mother responds that love led her to marry him, prompting Lilian to quip that love makes women do anything.
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Lilian
Mamma
Papa
Lillian
Mammal” Sue Bald
Farm Animals and Hog Cholera Germs Spread Warned
Oregon Experiment Station warns hog raisers to curb hog cholera spread by direct contact with sick hogs carriers dogs carrion-eating animals stock cars and infected water slops and garbage. Germs die in four months but survive packing processes. no remedy exists once infection lodges other than hog cholera serum.
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B, T
Simms
Oregon
Concrete stock tank construction by Ernest Heuer
Ernest Heuer outlines building a concrete stock tank using 1 by 6 pine boards, concrete mixes 1-2-4 for the bottom and 1-1-3 for walls, reinforced with hog wire and steel rods. The tank rests on an eight inch base of cinders, forms are greased with machine oil, and after two days the form is removed and the tank is whitewashed to seal holes.
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Ernest Heuer
Farmers’ Review
Fresh Air Lesson Ends Nightly Meeting
A husband returns late from meetings and jokes with his wife about the benefits of fresh air. She replies with a rebuke and shuts the window, quelling the after hours discussion with a firm lesson from experience.
Simple home treatment for skin troubles suggested
A Baltimore doctor promotes resinol ointment and resinol soap for eczema ringworm and rashes. Use warm water baths twice daily to soften crusts then apply ointment and cover with a light bandage if needed. Relief often occurs after the first treatment and skin clears with continued care.
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Baltimore
Street Railway Magnate Warns Court Over Sentence
A street railway magnate pleads with the court to distinguish sentence from a franchise grant, saying the court is sentencing him rather than granting a franchise, as he faces potential punitive action.
Neighbors Ask To Borrow Lawn Mower
In a brief exchange, Bridget reports new neighbors want to cut their grass and borrow a lawn mower. Mistress refuses, stating they do not have a mower to lend. The Boston Transcript records the light domestic moment with a dash of humor.
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Bridget
Boston Transcript
War Call Tests a Soldier’s Resolve in Quirky Exchange
A humorous dialogue questions whether a man named Mr Jobbles would go to war if summoned. He replies he might or might not, noting he would respond only if the first call felt like a genuine summons and not an invitation.
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Mr. Jobbles
Judge Sees Girls Plan Camp Out With Mother Along
A judge notes the plan for girls to camp out and take their mother along to cook, highlighting a family vacation mood. The remark signals a lighthearted community exchange about a simple outing and maternal involvement.
Cold Proposition On A Boston Introductions
On the steamer Hubb meets a Boston girl after an icebreaker conversation. Gotham notes the meeting as a casual social encounter with hints of budding romance aboard.
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Hubb
Gotham
Boston
Denison Coffee Ad Slogans Highlight Health Claim
A vintage ad line promotes drinking Denison's Coffee for health benefits. It repeats the slogan and contrasts cheerful song with a gloomy upstairs flat image. The piece emphasizes coffee as a healthful daily choice with a nostalgic, compact marketing tone.
Swine on Alfalfa Pasture
A. G. W. Barnes from the Arizona Experiment Station explains that hogs thrive better and stay healthier when allowed to range on alfalfa pasture rather than confined to narrow quarters. Fencing pastures for rotation aids sanitation and parasite control by limiting exposure to contaminated grounds.
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Dy G. W. Barnes
Arizona
Lamb Welfare Hint From Observant Shepherd
A reader notes that many lambs suffer starvation due to soiled wool covering the teats, and urges a quick check with shears to prevent trouble. The idea is that simple inspection during milking can avert losses by unseen blockages.
Both Adepts in Deceit Signals at Separate Camps
The captain is separated from his wife as he signals from camp while she reads on the porch. The wife asks if the captain still signals and the maid confirms. An officer asks why the captain keeps the man waving a handkerchief all day, and the reply says it is signal-code practice.
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Jane
Thirsty Gardener Foils Mistress With Lemonade Barrel
In old days a garden er keeps a lemonade cask for outdoor servants. The gardener John denies thirst while the mistress notes his frequent visits to the barrel. He replies that the lemonade is what prevents his thirst. The exchange ends with a humorous line about staying hydrated.
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John
Not Hungry Mrs Bored Waits for Food
Mrs Bored resists hunger in a Philadelphia Record cartoonish scene. Her husband urges patience and promises appetite when the waiter arrives. The exchange humorously captures a dining moment with light domestic irony.
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Mrs
Hubby
Philadelphia Record
Foundries of the Kitchenettes: A City Tale
Deacon Medders questions kitchenettes in cities as Upson Downs explains they mold and cast a flat dweller's daily meals. The judge’s note frames the quirky concept with humor about modern living.
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Deacon
Upson Downs
Mistress’s Short Weekly Home Hours Highlight Nora
Dialogue notes Nora’s care and the mistress’s schedule. The mistress hosts a short two hour weekly home period on Wednesdays from 3 to 5 pm, with Nora acknowledging the arrangement. The scene hints at a unique dependency and the domestic dynamic.
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Nora
War Department shapes army in sculptor’s model
A man quips about the War department building an army and questions the model used, joking that patience on a monument would be a poor basis for a statue. The exchange notes a taste for action and a playful poke at monumental sculpture.
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War Department
Perfectly at Home Boarders Sit Like Family
A farmer notes that summer boarders settle in as if kin, joining meals and sharing the table with familiar ease. The remark highlights informal hospitality and close household ties during seasonal visits.
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Farmer Corntessel
Barber in New Jersey Invents Scomb for Shear Time Save
A New Jersey barber has created a device called a scomb that attaches to one blade of a pair of hair shears to speed up cutting. The invention aims to reduce time during barbering sessions and improve efficiency.
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New Jersey
Fearless Six and Foolish Fortune Insight
A terse exchange contrasts luck and responsibility as Jones teases Sweeney about buying shoes for a wife and two kids while Sweeney mentions a Fearless Six. The dialogue hints that foresight into fortune is rare and often linked to personal folly rather than genius.
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Jones
Sweeney
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Readers
Letters from Mrs J F Jonson of Princeton Illinois and nurse Mrs Horace Newman of Poland New York praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles and change of life. Readers urge others to consult the company in Lynn Massachusetts for guidance.
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LDY
Cantaur Company
New York City
Princeton
Lydia E. Pinkham
J. F. Jonson
Illinois
Poland
N. Y
Horace Newman
Herkimer Co
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