Averting Suspicion and Senator Sorghum’s Plain People Reply
A humorous exchange has Senator Sorghum advising to encourage criticism of his English to show he speaks for ordinary citizens. He notes his occasional mingling with society while insisting he remains one of the plain people.
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Sorghum
Tanlac keeps him fit says McGraw
Wm A McGraw of Tampa Florida credits Tanlac with four years of steady health. He says a few doses when feeling rundown restore him and stop old troubles from returning while laxatives previously worsened his condition Tantac is sold by all druggists.
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Tanlac
Wm. A. McGraw
Beach Place
Tampa
Fla
Theatre ads declare impossible feats in Italy law claim
A quip contrasts Italian law requiring performances to match claims with skepticism about American audiences. The dialogue jokes that Americans won’t demand performers achieve the impossible, implying greater practicality.
Why Druggists Recommend Swamp-Root Advertisement
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims the medicine strengthens organs aiding natural function and urges readers to obtain a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York while noting the paper.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Fourth Grade Prompt Sparks Totem Word Example
In Indianapolis a teacher asked fourth graders to use the word totem in a sentence. Thomas, typically slow to respond, quickly spoke up and said I’ve got Ive books and I tote them home every evening, illustrating a humorous miscue from classroom practice.
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Indianapolis
Thomas
Nobody Loves a Grouch Yet A Candid Thought On Cheer
A concise quote notes that most fools are cheerful, warning that sour moods often misread happiness. The remark suggests keeping perspective on mood and intelligence, highlighting the paradox of cheerfulness amid criticism.
Mary longs for Cashman cake and a chance at romance
Mary, a cake decorator at Cook the Caterer, dreams of serving at the Cashman wedding. She longs to glimpse the lavish wedding cake, envying romance while tending birthday orders. A kitchen mishap foils her, but waiter Watkins consoles her, offering a hinted reward if she behaves, and she imagines a sweet future frosting her life.
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Cashman
Mr. Cook
Mary
Watkins
Hanging Cloud the Chippewa Heroine of Rice Lake War
Hanging Cloud, a Chippewa girl daughter of Nu-nonga-bee, earned three eagle plumes after slaying three Sioux in a ambush near Rice Lake Wisconsin. Feigning death, she recovered her father’s rifle to kill one foe and pursued to kill two more. She later married a white man and lived near Rice Lake for years.
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Hanging Cloud
Nu-nongga-bee
Rice Lake
Wisconsin
Tired Tim Seeks Tools For Work In Hungry Moment
A hungry boy named Tim knocks at a cottage door after a chilly day. The kind old lady feeds him and questions his lack of work. Tim says he would work if he had a knife and fork to use. The tale is a light moral on needed tools and effort.
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Tim
Paris Island
Q. M
Sarge
Michael
We Accept Rule of the Majority With a Moral Twist
A political statement argues that popular rule is acceptable when the majority echoes what it should declare. It frames consent as legitimate when majority opinion aligns with perceived proper outcomes and duties.
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Bayer
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