North End Daily Oriole Begins By Juvenile Printers
Aged thirteen Herbert Wlingaworth Atwater Jr and his friend Henry Rooter start the North End Daily Oriole with a printing press given by Uncle Joseph. Florence Atwater objects to exclusion but submits a poem for cash in advance. The venture shows youthful inexperience in newspaper making.
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Joseph
Herbert’ Wlingaworth Atwater, Jr
Hla Chum
Henry’ Rooter
North End
Oriole
Herbert
Florence Atwater
Florence Atwater Fights Back In Small Town Poem Feud
Florence Atwater frets over a controversial poem printed by Atwater and Rooter as her ire grows after they print her verse. The dispute spills into church plans and neighborly visits with Miss Patty Fairchild as the two newspaper men scramble to salvage their reputation and profits.
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Florence
Atwater
Rooter
Patty Fairchild
Patty
Henry Rooter
Herbert Illingsworth Atwater, Jr
Billy
Eyes and Attitudes Stirring in Small Town Yard
In a light scene Patty, Florence, Herbert Atwater and Henry Rooter clash over opinions on the boys’ eyes. Patty orchestrates a social ambush that turns into an informal gathering on the porch as the two suitors are drawn into the yard and join the impromptu party.
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Patty
Herbert
Henry
Florence
Herbert Atwater
Henry Rooter
Messrs
Atwater
Rooter
Atwater & Rooter
Henry Rooter Herbert Suffering Report
Fragmentary line notes Henry Rooter Herbert and others making people sick as described in a brief historical notice with unclear context.
Old Time Parental Discipline Echoes Through Generations
A column recalls historic complaints about modern youth versus past generations. It cites sermons by Beecher and Edwards, Latimer and Knox, and biblical prophets, arguing that concerns about children’s behavior recur across centuries and that today’s youths resemble earlier ones.
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Lynn Beecher
Jonathan Edwards
Hugh Latimer
Edward VI
John Knox
Take Taxi for Quiet Smoke
A Chicago Journal item describes a taxi driver explaining “smoke drives” where two women ride a short distance for a cigarette break. The driver notes he may choose any route within downtown and return to the origin unless a specific destination is named.
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Chicago Journal
Moon Belief About Clearing Clouds Questioned
The piece notes the belief that a full moon clears clouds fades amid modern science. It cites Sir John Herschel's early support and Greenwich observations suggesting the pattern may be attention bias when skies shift from cloudy to clear, echoed by meteorologists.
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John Herschel
Greenwich
Christian Science Monitor
Explaining the Word Bogus and Its Origins
The term bogus may derive from the French bagasse or Latin bagasen referring to sugar cane refuse. Another theory links it to Borghese, an Italian linked to counterfeit money. Bogus is also the name of a drink made from rum and molasses.
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America
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound touted for female troubles
Mrs Detua Sch Holz of St Louis testifies the remedy eased monthly cramps backache and work limitations. The advertisement cites Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a long standing plant based treatment praised for restoring balance and relieving symptoms.
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St. Louis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Detua ScHolz
Salisbury Street
Lydia Binkham
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