Parson Pegram and the mince pie moral in Coon Holler
Aunt Tilda recalls Parson Pegram asking if a mince pie was finished while joking about heaven and white souls. The tale includes his limp, one boot and shoe, misquoted sermons, a hen roost caper, and a padlocked door to evade theft. The piece blends humor with race and small town life.
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Tilda
Pegram Hobblin
Pegram
Heben
Golden Gates
Parson Pegram
National effort to build teacher cottages nationwide noted
The National Lumber Manufacturers' Association launches a broad social service plan to provide homes for every rural school teacher in America. Montana will pilot the program with state investigations, Rockefeller funds support, and cooperation with the US Bureau of Education to distribute guides on teacher cottages.
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America
National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Montana
Department of Public Service
J. R. Toole
United States Bureau of Education
R. S. Kellogg
Chicago
Rockefeller Foundation
Washington
National Association
Kellogg
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promoted as Daily Laxative
An old advertisement claims daily bowel movements signal health. It touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a gentle laxative that cleanses the system, purifies blood, eases constipation, and provides a tonic boost, priced at 25 cents at druggists.
The Yellowstone Trail Organization Profile
The Yellowstone Trail is a transcontinental highway group with a fixed nationwide structure. It operates from Aberdeen South Dakota with a dedicated staff promoting the road and maintaining a coast to coast network marked by a yellow circle and black arrow signs.
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Aberdeen
Yellowstone National Park
Marlow Re elected National Committeeman
Tom Marlow was re elected as Montana national committeeman by seven of eight votes in the Montana delegation last Thursday in Chicago for a four year term starting June 10. Ex Senator Dixon supported him and pledged active aid while Frank Lusk cast the blank via his wife Louise F. Lusk proxy.
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Tom Marlow
Chicago
Republican National
Montana
Frank Lusk
Louise F. Lusk
Dixon
Marlow
Sloan's Liniment Ad Promises Quick Knee Pain Relief
James Ferguson of Philadelphia writes that Sloan's Liniment gave him wonderful relief after years of knee pain. The ad urges readers to try one application, notes penetration without rubbing, and offers the remedy for twenty five cents at drug stores.
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Sloan
James
Ferguson
Phila
Repetition of History Defies Forgetting
A witty salon exchange imagines History as a street figure who repeats itself until belief forms. The brief dialogue frames time as a recurring act, with History smiling at its own persistence and insistence.
Safeguard Your Child From Worms With Kickapoo
A 19th century style advertisement urges parents to treat a pale dull irritable child with Kickapoo Worm Killer lozenges. It claims the remedy expels worms immediately and costs 25 cents at druggists.
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