Bright Home Made Paragraphs Reflect Social Ironies
A Boston minister praises truth telling in marriage while noting flaws in husbands. The piece humorously imagines lean times driving men to grocery work to afford cats. It jokes about nickel stores dropping to two bits and popular raisin trends.
Hard Luck Runner Faces More Setbacks
A man keeps facing a string of misfortunes as he contemplates proving his resolve against a succession of rough luck. His persistence suggests a belief that he may be judged harshly by his wife's kin and peers.
Patent medicine ad claims better than whiskey for colds
A vintage advertiser touts a patent medicine as superior to whiskey for colds, but the piece questions the claim and asks for inquiry into its truthfulness and usefulness.
Secretary of Illinois Bee Repertory Association Sat Not
The article humorously argues bees are not lazy as the secretary of the Illinois Bee Repers Association explains. It emphasizes the secretary never sat down on a bee, using playful wordplay to convey industriousness.
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Ilinois Bee Repers Association
Clarksville Times
It Is Easy Not to Be Discouraged Says Bishop Woodcuck
Fragmentary clipping quotes the Right Reverend Char Woodcuck of Kentucky addressing the Houston Rotary Club. He laments greed from war, urges proper use of life’s tools, and argues that many fail to live rather than merely exist. The speaker offers the line It is easy not to be discouraged.
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Bowman's
Char . BE. Woodcuck
Episcopal
Kentucky
Houston
Statesman
Homage to a Man Defeated editorial on Wilson
The Journal de Genevefront pages homage to Woodrow Wilson as the League of Nations assembly opens. It defends his mission, notes his flaws, and argues diehard supporters must acknowledge his limits, while praising his ideals and the lesson of his failure. An ordinance from Bonham regulates street parking and turns on Main Center streets, with penalties and emergency rule.
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League of Nations Assembly
Wilson
Oague
Corse
Europe
Versailes
New York
Mar Thi
City of
Bonham
Main Street
6Th Street
Center Street
Sr! Street
Fifth Street
Fourth
Fifth Streets
County Court Horse Yard
Sth Street
Bth Street
City of Bonham
Old Street
Bth
Srd Street
Sth
County Court House Yard
Anton
Lee M. Myers
Bonham, Texas
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