The Rose-Bud Queen in the West Wind’s Embrace
A rose-bud grows along a sun lit path and is wooed by the West Wind. The flower opens to love but is blown away, torn and drowned in rain. Angels and the Master later honor the rose by placing her soul in Heaven as the queen of stars.
Nearly Lost His Bats to Take One Advertising Prank
Elmer Flick recounts a near-loss of his baseball bats at New Castle when a furnishing store used a box of manikins with a Take One sign to lure pedestrians. He and Day ton left their bats drying at a hotel porch and returned to find most gear stolen before police recovered most of the sticks.
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Elmer Flick
Dayton
Leslie House
New Castle
Harmony in Colors and Child Temperament Abroad
A Seattle Post-Intelligencer excerpt notes a color harmony lesson from a man without children who guides a friend's five year old girl on a city trip to Minnesota. The girl, eager to explore, resists limiting advice and insists she will not soil her gray dress as she climbs a dingy elevation.
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Seattle
Minnesota
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Pleasure of Eastern Women and Their Toilet Habits
An eastern high born woman spends hours on toilet routines. Hair is dressed by a maid into a long plait, bath prepared with oil and unguents, skin washed with milk and lemon juice, and perfumes heavily used in the bath but rarely on handkerchiefs. The hair is admired for its softness and gloss.
Teeth and Temperament
A dentist notes teeth reflect temperament with long narrow teeth suggesting nervous temperaments and short broad teeth indicating phlegmatic cheer. He observes people judge others by teeth and argues false teeth should resemble the wearer’s original set to fit temperament.
Neuron Concept Shown As Independent Brain Unit
A historical view explains that the neuron is an independent brain cell with multiple processes. The article notes how memory search for a name works by linking current intellection with related memory cells until the correct word surfaces, likened to a telephone operator finding a line. Dr. Joseph references in Booklovers' Magazine.
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Cayal
Joseph
Booklovers’ Magazine
Force of Strong Personality
A quotation from Q S Marden in Success Magazine explains how strong personalities unleash hidden powers. Oratory arises not from isolated individuals but from contact and combination with an audience.
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Q. S. Marden
Success Magazine
Health of American Women at Women’s Clubs Highlight
A New York doctor told 500 attendees that healthy American women are rare and urged Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for menstrual, uterine, and general female ailments. Testimonials from Mrs. Willadsen and Miss Henry support its claimed cures and urge women to seek advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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New York
Lydia E. Pinkham
T. C. Willadsen
Manning, Ta
Pinkham
Mattie Henry
Danville
Breathe His Last In Quizzical Exchange
A clipped exchange features a father declaring his intent to send his son to a boarding school while the boy questions whether a shoe maker could breathe his last, revealing a dark, puzzling undercurrent in a brief dialogue.
Allen's Foot-Ease Proves Comfort for Dwelling Feet
Testimonial from William IL Swarmstedt of Washington DC credits Allen's Foot-Ease with ending years of foot pain. Purchasers can buy from druggists for 25 cents.
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Allen
Wm. IL
Swarmstedt
Washington, D.C
Reform in the Vale of Siddim Sparks Flight
A reader from Trinity Springs Ind chronicles a reform wave in an archaic valley, noting Lot fleeing from Sodom as a metaphor. The letter questions timing amid politics and praises Piso's Cure for Consumption as a remedy for coughs and colds.
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Siddim
Lot
Sodom
Joan F. Bowern
Trinity Springs, Ind
Self-satisfied manners after blues spell noted
After a spell of the blues a man appears self pleased and smug. Those who openly discuss love matters often carry several black marks in their past.
To Cure a Cold in One Day with Bromo Quinine Tablets
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets for a quick cold cure. All druggists refund the money if it fails. E W Groves signature appears on each box. Price 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
If She Marries For Money She Earns A Lot More
A wry reflection on marriage as a financial bargain. The speaker asserts that marrying for money yields greater gain than unpaid effort, while noting that winning a prize requires paying the necessary price. The lines frame money as motivation and cost as condition.
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