The Quest of the Best’s Portrait of a Boy
A Bowdoin College president praises T. Y. Crowell’s The Quest of the Best. The summary presents a boy who stays neat for others, eats well yet sparingly, rejects liquor and tobacco, enjoys wholesome fun, works with employer interest in mind, saves and gives to those in need, defends his beliefs, treats others fairly, tells truth kindly, plans for the future, stays orderly, speaks frankly when needed, is polite, cares for all, remains loyal to friends, values humility, respects women, and remains kind to wrongdoers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William DeWitt Hoge
Bowdoin College
T. Y. Crowell
Family Avoids Serious Sickness in McDuff Virginia
Mrs. J. B. Whittaker credits Thedford's Black-Draught with preventing long illnesses in her family after years of sickness. She says the vegetable remedy regulates weak stomachs and aids digestion, with over 70 years of use and over a million beneficiaries. A 25 cent package is sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bate
Feeding Values of Different Grades of Cotton Seed Meal
A reader asks about differences in feeding value between cotton seed meals with 5.5 and 7.5 percent ammonia. Properly watled meal below 5.5 percent ammonia is not true meal, showing higher hull content. Protein varies from about 28.31 to 35.62 percent, pricing adjustments reflect Hull content and legality.
Quest of the Best and Local Advertisement at Fitts Drug Store
The text describes a person devoted to friends and the social whole, seeking the Quest of the Best and forgiveness upon repentance. It notes high ideals and social duty, then abruptly shifts to a local shop listing: Fitts Drug Store in First National Bank building, next to Horton's Book Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitts Drug Store
First National Bank Building
Horton's
Boox Store
Card of Thanks from J E Jones for Sheriff Race
J E Jones thanks friends who supported his sheriff bid in the primary. He denounces rumors of a Lewis tied to his campaign as false and says he ran as an independent, without any agreement or factional backing, and asks for honesty from others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
In Memoriam Ora Horseley 1914 Death Memoriam
On April 27 1914 Ora daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Horseley died at age twelve or thirteen after services at Consolation Sunday School. Burial followed led by Bros S E Wilson and Jim Williams. The notice offers heartfelt sympathy and faith in God’s will and comfort for the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Horseley
Ora
Consolation
Bros. S
Feel Dull and Sluggish Foley Cathartic Tablets Ad
An old advertisement claims Foley Cathartic Tablets quickly enliven the liver and relieve constipation. A Texas user, J. L. McKnight of Fort Worth, reports complete relief and cleansing. Sold by Johnsen Drug Co. for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. McKnight
Fe. Worth
Texas
Vy Johnsen Drug Co
Fixing Day A Practical Monthly Home Maintenance Plan
A family adopts a monthly fixing day to repair or replace worn items. They list chores on paper kept in a pocket, detailing tasks from greasing wagons and mending doors to sharpening tools and servicing pumps. The practice brings satisfaction, efficiency, and comfort to the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. G. Brownell
Progressive Farmer
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Bowiy Markham
Thedford
Uncle Sam
American Press Association
United
Rea
Vera Cruz
United States
Slere
J. E. Jones
Memoriam
Chero-Cola Bottling CO
Carrollton, GA
Johnson & Byram
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