Something to Think About by F A Walker
A 1923 McClure Syndicate meditation argues that the reader’s worst enemy is themselves hidden in plain sight. It describes daily temptations and irritations that undermine plans, urging self reflection to recognize the foe as one’s own unsettled self.
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The Common Run Poem By McClure Syndicate
A short reflective poem speaks to everyday people the common run. It contrasts old fashioned truth with modern credos and asserts common decency and honest deeds. The piece emphasizes shared struggles and simple virtues across ordinary life.
Has Anyone Laughed At You Because
Self-confidence is praised as a valuable trait. The advice urges balancing belief in oneself with humility, noting courage to face new challenges and persist against pressure. It suggests earning respect through love rather than fear, and asks readers to avoid appearing egotistical.
Uncommon Sense MUSEMENT and the Means to Profit
The piece argues amusements are essential for leisure and work and that outdoor activities like golf and tennis can be made profitable or at least self-sustaining. It suggests enjoyment plus health outcomes justify cost, noting fitness benefits as valuable regardless of money.
Recreation as a health habit and leisure guide
The author argues regular activity like golf tennis or walking keeps the body fit and aids digestion and respiration. He warns against unwise spending on frivolous reading or stage fare, insisting intelligent recreation pays for itself and is a life necessity.
West African Wisdom in Central Africa Folklore
A fragment discusses West Central Africa folklore and emphasizes mutual aid over kinship. It notes proverbs such as mutual aid being stronger than natural brotherhood and expresses preference for poverty over servitude.
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Don’t Be A Fault Collector Says Lloyd Quote
Quote attributed to Lloyd cautions against exposing others flaws while urging focus on personal achievement and worthwhile goals.
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Winter Vegetables Stored For Crisp Freshness
A frugal housewife keeps a well stocked winter cellar with carrots sanded and moistened stored cool and dark. Hubbard squash cabbage turnips onions celery and endive stay firm when properly cared for. Wrap cabbage in newspaper lay on a cool floor near a cold air shaft or in a 40 to 50 degree cellar. Shredded cabbage soaked in cold water yields very crisp slaw and salads. For oysters a simple vinegar dressing is ideal.
Salad dressings and squash servings from a home recipe
The passage suggests simple dressings for cabbage using sugar vinegar and whipped cream and notes fine shredding technique. It also describes serving miniature hard shelled fluted squasts baked with butter salt and pepper and a ham slice baked with milk mustard carrot and garlic for a slow roast dish.
Old Age Passeth Away Yet Youth Persists on Track
A humorous McClure syndicated piece jokes about an older suitor who remains energetically young in spirit and style. It playfully counsels his bride to keep up with him, noting that age fades but youth endures through daily running.
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