Dickson College Ad Promotes Safe, Practical Education
The advert touts Dickson College in the Tennessee Highlands as the best school for young men and women offering literary, music, oratory, and commercial training. It claims malaria free grounds and trains thousands for successful careers. Readers are urged to request the 40 page catalogue and write to B. Loggins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ung Woo Young Mar Youn Ae Andren
Dickson College
Tennessee Highlands
South
T B. Loggins
A. M
Pres
Dickson, Tenn
Selfish Youth Observed by Mrs Mary Wilkins Freeman
Mrs. Mary 9. Wilkins Freeman, renowned novelist, spoke at a Mathew picnic about youths and selfishness. She recounted a Boston Common rain scene where a soaked young man is approached by a boy asking if he is waiting for Miss Hadicott, who would arrive once the weather clears.
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Mary
Wilkins-Freeman
Boston
Boston Common
Bjornson’s Paris hospitality and sharp counsel
In Paris beside the Tuileries, Bjornson entertained a few friends as the continental agent of a typewriter firm recalls the Norse writer’s wit. He relayed Bjornson’s final caution about an easy-going man who makes life rough for others.
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Bjornstjerne Bjornson
Tuileries Gardens
Paris
Faults In American Character Highlight Need for Lab Work
Prof. W. F. Ganong argues in a botanical education address that disregard of particulars and generalities are core faults in American character. He urges laboratory and experimental work as essential to scientific knowledge, noting that books ease the wits but independent observation yields sound science.
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America
W. F. Ganong
Curtain Lectures Proposal At Maine Agricultural College
Mrs Peck notes the college plans lectures for country pastors. Mr Peck jokes about parsons being unmarried. Anan quips that every man has a hidden drawer in his heart, awaiting disclosure. a sharp, witty line follows about polite complaints from a good man.
Greater Georgia Ad Campaign to Promote State Resources
The Greater Georgia Association plans a Zein West marketing drive using stereopticon views from all sections of Georgia to educate Western audiences about the state’s resources. A Chicago visit will organize showings in Illinois Wisconsin Iowa Indiana and Ohio while statewide publicity expands. Advertisers can join by submitting photos at nominal cost to amplify reach and draw tourists and homeseekers to Georgia via rail lines.
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Atlanta
Greater Georgia Association
Northwest
Chicago
Georgia
Empire
South
Illinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Indiana
Ohio
West
Tifton
Waycross
Americus
Macon
New Short Line Links Atlanta and Chattanooga
The Chattanooga Southern and the Rome and Northern announce a joint line expanding to Trion, connecting Rome and Chattanooga with Atlanta via Rockmart. This adds two daily trains into Atlanta and extends routes toward Bronco and Gore, unlocking fertile northern Georgia valleys and boosting state development.
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Southern Connections
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Chattanooga Southern Railroad
Rome and Northern
Rome
Chattanooga Southern
Airedy
Bronco
Walker County
Georgia
Trion
Chattooga County
Gore
Rockmart
eSaboard Air Line
North Georgia
Georgia News Notes on Cotton Disease and Convict Reform
Entomologist E L Worsham reports black root cotton disease spreading to over sixty Georgia counties up from forty. A resistant variety distributed to 1 300 bushels shows promise, with $10 000 appropriated for 1911 to wage war on the disease. Also noted are Atlanta's six year death rate by self harm, and a plan by Chairman G R Hutchins to grade convicts by behavior to improve parole effectiveness.
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E. L. Worsham
South Georgia
Spalding
Hilbert
Worsham
Atlanta
Georgia
G. R. Hutchins
Prison Commission
Dean's Kidney Pills Promised Cure Adverts
An old advertisement extols Dean's Kidney Pills for kidney ailments linking weak kidneys to backache head ache urinary trouble and dizziness. A testimonial from Mrs Sophia Fultquist of Jamestown New York claims rapid recovery after six weeks, noting a dramatic pre treatment swelling and near death. The Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo is cited as the supplier selling at 50 cents a box.
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Dean
Sophia “Fultquist
16Th St
Jamestown
N. Y
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Reckoning Day and Hour Hinted by Jacksonville Banquet
Mayor William S. Jordan told a Democratic banquet in Jacksonville to cultivate optimism and hope. He cited a missionary in a slum who urged awareness of time and the inexorable approach of pay day, echoing the day’s practical reckoning.
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Williams
Jordan
Jacksonville
Keep Babys Skin Clear With Cuticura Remedies
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment for infant skin care, claiming they prevent minor eruptions from becoming chronic and dispel irritations. It invites readers to request a free 82 page Cuticura Book from Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Includes a humorous anecdote about a sick relative and a nurse.
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Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Mrs Wiggin’s London Visit Prompted a Toast
An interviewer questioned American author Mrs Wiggin during her London trip. She replied with a quip comparing the scene to a dinner joke about Dr Gibbon and the Roman Empire ending, delivering a lighthearted reaction to London.
Capudine relief promise from cold and stomach troubles
An old advertisement block touts Capudine as a quick relief for colds heat stomach and nervous troubles. It markets liquid forms at 10 25 and 60 cents and includes other remedies such as Winslow s Soothing Syrup for children and Pierce s Pills plus a Gladstone quote about cultivation of the mind.
Lockjaw Cure Advances Through Antitoxin Use
A 19th century note explains tetanus from nail wounds is avoidable with antiseptic care and antitoxin. It cites Kitasato on oxygen deprivation aiding the germ, notes rapid toxin action, and reports 163 operated horses protected by antitoxin remaining tetanus free versus 5 of 8 unprotected cases.
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Harper's Monthly
Wedding Bells Come From Jingle Bells Hint
A playful exchange notes that the jingling sleigh bells remind of wedding bells, linking music to nuptial joy and the idea of marriage as a festive conclusion.
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Jim
Jess
Rome Catacombs A Vast Biblical Underground Burial Site
The catacombs at Rome span about 580 miles and are said to hold 6,000,000 bodies. Used as hiding places during Nero era persecutions and crowded under Diocletian, they feature unique art with Bible illustrations and small chapels.
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Rome
Nero
Diocletian
Christian Herald
Tuberculosis Campaign in New York Prisons
The article notes that about 100000 prisoners are released yearly from jails and prisons nationwide, with 10 to 15 percent carrying tuberculosis. It reports the Prison Association of New York and the State Charities Aid Association launching a joint campaign to prevent tuberculosis in state penal institutions and to enlist prison physicians and anti tuberculosis societies.
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Prison Association of
New York
State Charities Aid Association
Mystery Structures In Suburb Reveal Hidden Identities
In the suburb a debate uncovers a public building misidentified as a private cottage. One man insists the splendid towered frame house is Savitt’s summer cottage, while another clarifies the tiny one-storyBuilding is actually the First Episcopal church, prompting reminiscence of Life magazine’s affectionate street sketches.
Those Cocked Hats
A witty Town Topics line comments on salary woes and a wife’s influence while noting the trouble of a man who knows nothing is slow to learn. The piece uses a humorous, clipped tone typical of a society column fragment from a historical page.
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Dilly
Dally
Charles the First arrives at ball in disguise
Gussie, a misshapen but confident man, attends a fancy dress ball in a marked costume. The hall porter recoils at the sight as Gussie proclaims himself Charles the First, delivering a humorous misidentity moment from a London Answers note.
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Gussie
Christopher Columbus
Charles the First
London
Weller on ministers and youth in Dickensian rant
Mr. Weller rails at ministers who lead young women astray and urges consequences for lazy shepherds. He condemns them for clothing copper colored people and neglecting flesh colored Christians, proposing a harsh, comic punishment if he had his way.
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Gammon
Samuvel
Samivel
Mr. Weller
Charles Dickens
Circumstances Alter Everything in Politics Says Albany Legislator
The Albany legislator recalls Senator Platt’s cynical wit about party switches and shifting beliefs. He quotes a remark on how health and sleep can change with circumstance, noting a friend troubled by insomnia who sleeps soundly each morning after his wife starts the fire.
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Platt
Albany
Beach Photo Fiasco Described by Two Bathing Girls
Two girls recount a troubling scene as a man with a camera is accused of filming at the beach. They say he watched all morning and then ate his lunch from a box, prompting their harsh reaction about the photographer’s behavior.
The Philosopher of Folly on Words and Deeds
The piece presents the Philosopher of Folly noting that kind words persist yet are rarely enacted, reflecting a critique of unfulfilled virtues. It underscores the tension between ideal speech and practical action.
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Philosopher of
Triplets Born in Tennessee Home
A Tennessee family welcomes three babies with the father inviting a passing Irish man to view them. The man surveys the infants and selects one, saying he would save the middle child, illustrating a quirky anecdote from Hiverybody's Magazine.
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Tennessee
Waul
Hiverybody’s
A Sage's Summer Soliloquy on Watering Plants
Solomon laments the burden of recalling watering needs for many plants during the summer away. He questions his wisdom and wonders if the memory task undermines his title of sage.
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Solomon
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promoted for Malaria
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a 80 year trusted remedy for malaria. It highlights quinine and iron as the active ingredients and notes a 60 cent price.
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GROVE
An Operatic Expletive
A humorous exchange about Bifferton loving grand opera and swearing by soprano Gadski, noting his enthusiastic devotion and theatrical language.
Hicks' Carapine Best Remedy for Colds and Grip
Hicks' Carapine is advertised as the best remedy for colds and grip with claims to relieve eyes, aching and feverishness and restore normal conditions. The liquid remedy is offered in 10c 25c and 0c sizes at drug stores.
Deduction In a Street Car
A lively exchange unfolds as characters spar over a stepping mishap aboard a street car. A witty back and forth escalates into a compact comic moment revealing rivalries and sharp banter.
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Capudine
Winslow
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