Ban on birds feathers urged to curb cruel trade
The article argues that banning import of birds feathers will cut demand and smuggle work by collectors. It urges women to stop wearing aigrettes and highlights egret nests in South Europe, describing a protected colony and the danger of plume hunters. The piece links consumer choice to protecting birds and laments potential slaughter.
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United States
New York
America
Europe
Titania
Mate
Plumassiers
Royal Society For the Protection of Birds
Light in Nature Glowing Plants and Creatures Noted
A New York American feature surveys luminous life from nasturtiums sunflowers and Australian poppies to bioluminescent mushrooms creatures such as pyrocama ascidians and Salpa. It notes mushrooms glowing on newspaper and crabs and frogs with bacteria induced light while acknowledging unresolved questions about the phenomenon.
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New York American
Australia
Pacific Coast
Bibra
California
Santa Catalina Channel
A Rare Accomplishment for a Child’s Lifelong Aim
A parent vows a single achievement for his child to help him cope. The goal stated is for the child to learn the words of the Star Spangled Banner, cited as a rare but meaningful accomplishment. The exchange emphasizes patriotism and personal motivation.
Hopeless Case Mockery Echoes College Woes
A quip contrasts a parent's fear of a son’s intellect with a joke about college life and football signals. The exchange highlights perceived academic or practical struggles and humor found in everyday misunderstandings.
When Sonny Comes Home From College
An Atchison family welcoms a college son home for the holidays. The mother and sisters prearrange meals and gifts while the room is renovated. After brief reunions, the son leaves by train amid a village plan to “freeze the family idol.”
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Atchison
Sunday School Joke Highlights Creator’s Limits
Comedian Harry Lauder recalls a tale of a Sunday school teacher praising God as creator of land and sea. A child asks if God made everything, and the pupil claims rabbits dig their own holes, suggesting even divine omnipotence has gaps.
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Harry Lauder
Cuticura Hair Treatment Advertises Itch Relief
A period advertisement promotes Cuticura remedies for itchy scalps dandruff and hair loss. It instructs nightly scalp rubbing with Cuticura ointment followed by morning shampoo with Cuticura Soap. The copy claims effectiveness beauty and economy and notes free samples via a Boston mail offer.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Luncheon defined in playful dialogue
In Wolman's Home Companion a playful exchange defines luncheon as the feminine form for lunch, with Father and son exploring language and meaning in a cheeky dialogue.
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Wille
Wolman
Full name Bromo Quinine remedy sought in warning
A fragment urges calling for lava tive bromo quinine with full name and signature E W Grove claiming cures a cold in one day for 25 cents. It critiques imitators and notes invalids and children should receive Magee’s Emllation to strengthen the body.
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E.W. Grove
Magee
Avver Dais
Genuine testimonials praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
The newspaper publishes hundreds of unsolicited letters from grateful women praising the remedy for relief from suffering. It asserts all testimonials are honest and true and invites readers to verify by contacting the women named with their addresses.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Canven, N
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Till Warens
Knights St
Camden, NJ
Haddock
Union
Oxra
Lince
Mary Ana Happock
Utica
Oklahoma
Lydia E.pinkham
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Atles
L Mutual Sales CO
Warren, Pa
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Hoxsite
Kalo
Land Honsha
Beatrice Creamere
Doe
Rirad
Chia
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