Something to Think About by F A Walker
An analysis of memory differences between educated and uneducated people argues memory strength comes from regular mental exercise. Inattention and lack of practice degrade memory, causing missed opportunities and discontent, while disciplined training builds memory endurance enabling better life outcomes.
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F. A. Walker
Baby's smiling features grace frost painted window
Poem extols frost artist Will Maupin painting tiny baby’s smiling features in a windowpane. It compares warmth of evening lamp and sunlit world to the cherished image, praising the infant’s expression as the finest art. Copyright notice appears at the end.
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The Giving Habit Brings True Happiness Says The Gook
A columnist extols generous living, quoting The Good Gook on casting bread upon waters. It argues giving yields inner happiness and satisfaction, citing Quakers and volunteers aiding the starving abroad. It concludes others may mock, but true joy comes from selfless acts.
Uncommon Sense by John Blake Wakin
John Blake Wakin reflects on humanity progressing toward a better civilization. He argues people evolve morally and culturally, with better education and global awareness, despite ongoing quarrels and trouble. He cites rapid communication, travel, and media as signs of improvement.
Prescription to His Bride Teach Your Mother Slouching Smartness
A vintage style ad touts a suitor defined by long limbs dark hair and soft yet athletic attire. It promotes slouch clothes and slouch hats as the mark of smartness and urges brides to accept the fashion as a path to happiness.
Escalloped Oysters and Celery Recipe
A practical luncheon or Sunday supper dish from a kitchen column. Two dozen oysters yield four to five servings with celery, crackers, pepper, and salt in a layered buttered baking dish finished with celery and oyster liquor.
Oyster Ery and Cream Cracker Crust Dish
Quick squash biscuits and oyster casserole style recipe notes. Readers are reminded to limit oyster layers to two to prevent undercooking. Contains steps for biscuit dough with squash and dairy, finished with crumbs and baked to brown.
Missing Veterans Seek Leads On Disappeared Men
The Port of Missing Men asks the American Legion to help locate Robert Carter Page who vanished from St Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington DC. Page, a 25 year old Army veteran with aphasia, may have gone to California. information should go to his father W H Page in Washington DC or to the U S Veterans Bureau Information Section.
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Mac the Airedale’s European voyage with family
The tale follows Mac the Airedale dog as Mildred and her family move to Europe for a year. He learns French, obeys in the new language, and travels across the Atlantic to Paris with his human companions. The dog adapts, makes few friends abroad, and awaits their return after a summer of travel.
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Merrill Officer Guards Post Office in Nighttime Robbery
George Severt of Merrill Wisconsin a police officer and World War II era veteran confronted a gang of yeggmen during a post office break in He challenged the robbers drew his revolver and fired driving them to cover while another local veteran from the American Legion area attacked from the rear forcing the thieves to flee.
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Doctor Ordered Woman Obeyed Lydia E Pinkham Ad
Chicago readers learn how a physician prescribed Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for a new mother, claiming it rebuilt her health after childbirth. The testimonial from Mrs Adrith Tomsheck of 10557 Wabash Ave highlights nervous exhaustion and female ailments, praising the medicine's value.
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The Young Lawyer and the Flower of the Constitution
A Kansas City Journal item quotes Judge Wedge dismissing a ten dollar dog case as not involving the Constitution. The exchange features a young lawyer and a kindly old judge debating law and rights.
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Diamond Dyes advertise easy home dyeing for all fabrics
An advertisement promotes Diamond Dyes as simple to use for dyeing or tinting worn garments and draperies. It guarantees no spotting, fading, streaking, or running and instructs buyers to tell the druggist the fabric type wool silk linen cotton or mixed.
Did Norah Break the Dish in Boston Evening Transcript
A brief quotation from the Boston Evening Transcript captures a child named Norah denying responsibility for a dropped dish. The exchange shows a mother asking if she caused the break and Norah replying with denial.
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Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Urges Try Then Repeat
A vintage ad encourages shoppers to tell grocers about Red Cross Ball Blue bluing and promises lasting results. The message ends with a cynical note about pessimists facing a hard row in the world.
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Red Cross
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