Thankful For A Little Child Lesson And Health Claims
A fragmentary reader note from Mrs Cateces Antstown Pa praises Lydia E B Smiths Vegetable Compound for health and happiness, recounts a year old baby nearly walking and speaking, and cites long tested use. The piece includes a humorous aside about Mabel eight observing age stereotypes and a quip about a well preserved elder.
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Aire
Pinkham
Kutztown
Antstown
Lydia
Enea
Mabel
Mabel East
Annie
Prepared for Death Plane Sighting Spooks Suburban Lady
A suburban lady, hearing a plane overhead, asks her colored maid Cottle if she ever rode in such contraptions. Cottle replies she has not and adds that being up that high would require preparation and a readiness to die.
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Cottle
Golagy
Baker’s Chance at Hash Sees GIs Roast Itself
The Geb and the Leatherneck, ashore from a battleship, spend liberty in San Francisco. A waiter asks what they want and the Marine replies hash. The puzzled cook hears the line and the waiter jokes that another man is taking a chance. The tale ends with a punchy exchange as the Leatherneck orders the same.
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New Mexico
San Francisco
Global upheaval and flood scenes sweep world news
A chaotic roundup reports U S and world events from a senator's corruption charges over naval leases to private firms, a Missouri flood driving deer across the Mississippi, Joffre’s farewell in New York, and Mine workers’ leader Howat jailed. Also noted: Lenin surgery, Genoa talks, Japan conscription cut, and rising violence in Ireland.
CROP PROFITS PROMISE FOR LOW-PRICED LANDS
Farmers urged to expand production on cheaper fertile lands to beat low mood markets. Advocates soil fertility conservation, moisture control, and better varieties, arguing larger crops increase net profits. Suggests Western Canada or relocation as cheaper options. directs to Canadian government agents for details.
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Conanza
Western
Canada
Frost Keeps Grip on Gold in Frozen Alaska Placer
Frost binds gold-bearing gravels in Alaska as summer work shifts adapt to a frozen ground. Prospects rely on winter excavation and fire softened shifts, with gunpowder and dynamite limited by the ice. Even ambitious workers may falter against the relentless frost king.
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Almaka
Grandmother and Patty tale sparks a voting satire
Batty recalls her grandmother a suffrage activist who attended conventions across the country. Patty shyly tells a Little Red Riding Hood spoof while adults tease, ending in a playful miscue about a politician. Odd lines about money circulate and a missing two hundred two.
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Batty
Patty
Yatty
Chiuage Jautani
Middle West Traveler Arrives in Washington Seeks Basics
A traveler from the Middle West steps off at Union Station in Washington and asks common questions of streetcar, sightseeing, and taxi crews. He appears at ease, greeting workers with a simple good morning and inquiring where Main Street is as he begins to map a day in the capital. The scene captures a cordial arrival on a sunny spring day.
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Union Station
White House
Middle West
Washington
Main Street
Washington Star
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