Churches in Jeffersonville Church Precinct Fringe
Report describes Jeffersonville church buildings clustered in a single precinct known as the church precinct. Two churches stand opposite corners at one street intersection and share service hours. A passerby overhears two conversations singing hymns while in the doorway a cheeky exchange occurs between congregants. A separate vignette features an Indian police note on safety. A customer seeks a reliable six chamber revolver, the gunsmith confirms a suitable model.
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Jeffersonville
Guedeeter
Inlianpolis
A Lady of Distinction Uses Cuticura for Clear Skin
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and hot water to cleanse pores followed by Cuticura Talcum powder for healthy skin. The piece cites ineffective prayer in a Birmingham Age-Herald humor snippet about Deacon Wiker and Square Witherbee, noting twenty years of pleas without progress.
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Wiker
Lund
Squre Witherbee
Birmingham
Age-Herald
Straw-bale houses rise in France as wind tests Kansas
In France pressed straw is used to build homes while Kansas versions reveal how the wind blows. The Los Angeles Times notes the contrast, highlighting regional differences in construction trends and climate considerations.
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France
Kansas
Lo Angeles Times
Fouching Bottom Joke in Wayside Tales
A light quip from Wayside Tales questions Bentham's credit rating as so poor that it cannot even power a battery. The line uses dry wit to imply financial or reputational trouble in a humorous anecdote.
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Bentham
All Is Well A Printerly Meditation By F A Walker
A fragmentary reminiscence on Prof. George Trumbull Ladd or Yale ties and a will clause for cremation and ashes near a camphor tree in Nagasaki Japan. It extols living with love and labor, urges harmony over conflict, and ends with a reflective motto all is well in life’s closing lines.
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George Trumbull Ladd
Yale University
Imade
School of Commerce
Nagasaki
Japan
Ladd
Tidta
Mars
How Do You Say It by C N Lurie
A fragment from C N Lurie discusses linguistic usage and spelling in early English texts. It references King James I era language and notes differences between historical writings and modern understanding. The passage includes examples about street scenes, terms for people, and questions about pronunciation and meaning.
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C. N. Lurie
Lyrics of Life amid changing styles and humor
A fragmented verse reflects on life and art as styles shift quickly. It muses that new fashions emerge daily, while audiences remember past jokes and caretakers. The speaker laments impending trends and the expense of maintaining status, fearing mockery for failing to adapt.
The Girl on the Job How to Succeed and Get Ahead
A serialized reflection on choosing a single vocation over multiple talents. Jessie Roberts notes a illustrator choosing art over singing, urging focus on one craft to reach mastery while acknowledging talent can lie in several pursuits. Copyright.
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Saeim Aes
Jessie Roberts
Sid
Charles E. van Loan
Jenming
Oman
Mother's Cook Book Recipes and Dessert and Roast Venison Virginia Style
A fragment from a home cookbook includes a rice pudding with meringue and a detailed Virginia style roast venison recipe. Steps describe soaking rice, making custard, and baking with a tinned crust, followed by a rich gravy and a gelatin cream dessert preparation. The text blends dessert and meat dish instructions with home kitchen tips.
Chestnuts Prepared For Toasted Nut Dish
A recipe fragment describes thickening a mistore mixture then roasting browned chestnuts. It instructs scoring the nuts with a sharp knife, boiling to loosen shells, draining while hot, removing skins, and frying until brown, with light salt sprinkled afterward. Copyright 1921 Western Newspaper Union.
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Western Newspaper Union
Diamond Dyes Advertises Easy Home Dye Kit
An old advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple to use for dyeing skirts dresses sweaters and draperies. It claims guaranteed no spotting fading streaking or running and instructs buyers to tell the druggist the material type whether wool silk linen cotton or mixed.
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Rhalby
Life as I See It. A man of mud and worth told
A Louisville Courier Journal column reflects on human value in plain terms, suggesting simple honesty and worthwhile purpose amid everyday life. The piece contrasts material existence with moral substance, urging practical wisdom.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Cole's Corbellanive Skin Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Cole's Corbellanive as a quick healer for burning itching and torturing skin diseases. It claims instant pain relief from burns and scarless healing. Shoppers are urged to consult a druggist or mail to The J. W. Cole Co Rockford AL for a package.
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Cole
J. W. Cole Co
Rockford
Drops of Water In Fog Describe Droplet Density
Fog contains a dense mist of droplets ranging from twenty thousand to a million per cubic inch depending on droplet size, outlining how fog density varies with particle size and concentration.
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