The Bears Journey and Curious Early Trade Tales
A children themed piece recalls Mr Bruin White speaking of riding to Jungle Town, then a tumble on a hill leaves the Bruins frightened but safe. It blends playful verse with notes on ancient sandals, heel use by Egyptians, Richelieu as early chocolate drinker, sugar cane spread in the Americas, and coffee regulations in 1600s England and 1765 firings.
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Cardinal Richelieu
Merica
New World
Charles
Martinique
The Stars We Never See
Sir Robert Ball speaks of unseen vastness in the heavens and city lights. He notes that visible stars and lights are only a fraction of what exists, comparing New York’s hidden mass of great buildings to invisible celestial bodies unseen from a window.
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Sir Robert Ball
New York
Shouting Proverbs Version Described for Party Games
A party game called shouting proverbs assigns words to players while one person leaves the room. On return the crowd shouts those words in chorus and the caller must guess the proverb from the noise. If wrong, the guessed person retires. if right, the clue giver takes a turn.
Buck the Indian game and its play rules
The passage describes Buck the Indian as two captains select teams and form two long lines facing each other. A chosen strong boy from a captain runs between opposing players to break through and capture the line beneath, transferring it to his side if successful. failure means joining the enemy. Strategy emphasizes placing strong boys near the top and misleading opponents by feigning tackles at the bottom.
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Buck
Game of Portrait description in party play
A group plays Portrait where one person leaves and others name a known person. The in room player asks yes or no questions to identify the chosen name. Examples include questions about marriage sighting and hair color.
Scrap Book Craft Notes for Handy Clippings
Instructions encourage making a scrapbook with jokes sketches criticisms anecdotes poems and short stories. Collect small clipped items and paste them in a notebook for lasting value and personal pleasure over the years.
Birthday Party Cake Dance Contest
A birthday party game features guests dancing around the cake held on a table. Participants join hands and whirl in a circle as they attempt to dance best and hold out the longest to win the cake.
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Spirit of a Robin Inspires Hope Amid Snow
The writer laments a dreary world and urges more people to show robinlike spirit after a four inch snow. The piece notes the robin signaling spring and reflects on theft experiences of potato raisers in wintny regions, stressing medium and uniform seed size. It adds that selecting seed potatoes from prior prolific bills may matter, though only after digging by hand.
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Wintny
Maple Syrup Scarce In New England As Saps Run Low
Reports from Vermont and New Hampshire say maple sap flow is weak and syrup output poor this season. The scarcity will raise prices for flapjacks and syrup, while farmers who built silos report improved feeding and plan to expand silo capacity before next fall.
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Vermont
New Hampshire
New England
Rainmaking Devices Question Natural Precipitation Limits
The passage argues that rain cannot be precipitated from air by explosions or artificial methods when the air lacks moisture. It suggests artificial methods would be unnecessary if the air already contained moisture, and expresses skepticism about devices claiming to induce rain.
Cotton crop report 1912 total and state leaders
The 1912 cotton crop totals 14,295,500 bales. Over 25,000 ginneries were in operation. Texas led production with 5,120,252 bales, followed by Georgia 1,849,303, Alabama 1,380,756, and South Carolina 1,215,573. Oklahoma and Mississippi each produced just over 1,000,000 bales.
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Texas
Georgia
Alabama
South Carolina
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Improving Cement Floors With Cinders and Tiles
Experience shows cement floors in stables hog houses and chicken houses stay drier when a layer of four to five ties of cinders and ashes is laid first to break moisture transfer. Filling the area with four inch tile strings at eight to ten inch intervals across the floor provides ventilation and helps keep the surface drier.
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Hog House
Chicken House
Prevent Appendicitis With Adlerika Remedy
The New Pharmacy promotes Adlerika as a German remedy to guard against appendicitis and ease stomach trouble. A single dose claims to relieve sour stomach gas and constipation by antisepticizing the digestive organs and drawing off impurities.
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Carey
Adlerika
Mail carrier saves dog with parcel stamp ruse
A mail carrier who once saved a dog by attaching a parcel post stamp to its collar creates a new melodrama device. The imagined hero warns a villain in an imagined future play that the dog is under U S government protection as he fixes a stamp to the leading lady’s brow.
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United States
Cham berlain’s Cough Remedy Gains Praises and Sales
The piece notes rising sales and voluntary testimonials for Cham berlain’s Cough Remedy. It urges readers with coughs or colds to try it and learn its benefits, adding that it is sold by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Fou
The Hustler Wins Not the Shirk in Work
A brisk, competitive tone describes the Hustler overcoming laziness and excuses. It emphasizes relentless effort, decisive action, and victory through persistence, contrasting the Quitter's inaction with the Hustler's decisive push.
Ernest Thompson Seton Sells Wyndygoul Estate
Ernest Thompson Seton recounts a campers tale at Wyndygoul Cos Cob Conn as he notes the sale of his residence. A boy asks what is wonderful about birds and the boy replies that getting into eggs is even more wonderful.
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Ernest Thompson-Seton
Wyndygoul
Cos Cob
Conn
Foley Kidney Pills Claim Wide Healing Results
The advertisement promotes Foley Kidney Pills claiming cure and relief for kidney and bladder disorders. Mrs. Cordelia Copeland of Ardeola Missouri testifies she was troubled for over a year and after five bottles was cured. Similar testimonials are cited by others.
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Cordelia Copeland
Ardeola
J. D. Ewing
If We Were Drum Majors Who’d Carry The Bass Drum
A whimsical reflection on roles and routines in life. The piece toys with theater and military imagery, noting the absurdity of fame and the persistence of hope as people return from vacations rested and with money in hand.
Danger of blood poisoning warned by delayed treatment
A warning ad stresses that blood poisoning risks increase with delay as germs spread through the blood. It promotes Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh as a wound cleanser that kills germs and recommends keeping it on hand for accidents.
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Hanford
Chamberlains Tablets Help Stomach Ailments Say Fans
A New Brunswick reader reports his wife using Chamberlains Tablets with great effect and relief. The ad promotes the tablets for stomach and bowel troubles and notes they are sold by all dealers.
Woman complains of bald man seat near her at Astor Theater
After the first act of a play at the Astor Theater in New York a woman asked to change her seat. She described a bald man with a red bump as nearby and said other women teased her, claiming he might be her husband. She threatened to leave unless moved. The box office provided a new seat.
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Astor Theater
New York
Stomach and Liver Tablets Promise Digestion Help
Poor appetite signals impaired digestion. A few doses of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets will strengthen digestion and improve appetite. Thousands have benefited by taking these tablets. Sold by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Laugh and the World Laughs With You Growl and You Go It Alone
A pithy saying on social behavior notes that humor draws others while gruffness pushes people away. The quote implies that laughter invites companionship whereas a harsh attitude leads to isolation.
Harsh Words on Crime and Floods Echo in Omaha and Ohio
A block of letters notes severe floods in Ohio overshadowing Omaha crime, while readers report illnesses from colds. L Poole of California Street praises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for a daughter's severe cough and cold, warning against substitutes.
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Omaha
Ohio
L. Poole
California St
Foley
J. D. Ewing
Quote on sharing troubles and listening
A short aphorism notes that voicing one's troubles doubles them, while listening to others' problems helps divide and ease them. The saying emphasizes empathy and active listening as a remedy for personal burden.
Survival of the fightest Suggested by Rheumatism Cure
Lame back is often caused by rheumatism of the back and Chamberlain's Liniment is advertised as the remedy. For sale by all dealers.
The World Rewards Action, Not Thoughtless Effort
A terse maxim asserts that success favors those who act rather than those who merely think. It emphasizes tangible deeds over idle contemplation and warns against inaction. The saying champions initiative and measurable results.
Peaceful Deacon Ushers Quarrel to End in Wild Rooster Fight
In a rural tale a Deacon urged harmony while a dispute between the Muldoons and the Dovleys escalated. Mike Dooley’s rooster fights Muldoon’s pen, sparking a brawl that ends with the Deacon assaulted and a warning to mind one's own business.
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Mike T Dooley
Rooster Law
Muldoon
Muldoons
Dovleys
Peice Loving
Mike Dooley
Pat Muldoon
Poultry Questions and Answers on Farm Breeds and Care
A Nebraska farm column answers common poultry questions. It lists popular breeds Plymouth Rocks White Wyandottes Rhode Island Reds and covers mash composition alfalfa or clover up to ten percent why hens sometimes have abdominal rupture signs of indigestion early warnings yellowing droppings emphasizes exercise for six month turkeys suggests range and greens and protein raises side lines like fruit and bees explains color variation from variable supplement intake.
Feathers and Eggs: Poultry Advice for Breeders and Buyers
The article urges incubator use per catalogue guidance and warns against selling eggs cheaply to skinners who undercut breeders. It discusses advertising eggs for hatching, feeding costs, and choosing strains like Leg horns and Rocks, noting the value of careful selection and the dangers of bad stock. It praises Peking ducks as profitable yet cautions against selling top birds, stressing dedication to quality breeding.
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Gabriel
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