Love for Dog Owning Instruction by a Veteran Handler
Old Man Negley recalls a vaudeville dog act and contrasts the humane training of his Dobermann Squire with harsher methods. He warns that some acts may employ cruelty to force tricks, notes cats require starvation for stage work, and argues dogs learn through fun when properly treated.
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Vine Street
Negley
Phyllis Rance
Charlie
Mr. Negley
Phyllis
Billy Rance
Billy
Squire
Old Man Negrey
the McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Unsentimental Coincidences in a Divorce Plot
A silent car ride reveals two newly divorced couples, the Delgrades and the Smiths, who confront lingering attraction and the desire for freedom. A fateful collision on the boulevard ties their fates as the legal and ceremonial steps of divorce loom, with the story promising further complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smiths
Mrs. Smith
John
Smith
Delgrades
Delgrade
Caution Oaths and Their Religious Roots Revealed
A historical note traces common curses to their religious origins. It compares phrases like Oh dear and Drat It with older forms such as Oh Dieu and God rot it to illustrate evolving social tolerance for blasphemy. It also discusses Deuce as a Latin derivation from deus and its perceived irreverence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deus
Poor Indian Great on Christmas Morning Toy Camp Scene
A child discovers an Indian camp diorama on a green board. Crepe paper figures, wire frames, and paper canoes depict teepees, men, squaws, blankets, and feather war bonnets.
Clever Sewing Bag Makes Christmas Novelties
A clever work bag appears among Christmas novelties. It can serve as a sewing bag or for knitting and other picker work to clubs or other places. Create with an old straw hat crown, silk and fringe. straw bottom lined with sateen and top closed with silk cord.
Scroll Saw Toys Bring Paper Figures to Life
Scroll saw toys feature figures and animals cut from printed crepe paper and pasted to thin board. Little Boy Blue and a dancing girl appear in photos, glued to small wooden blocks for display and play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue
Open Air Schools Boost Health and Sleep for Children
The article argues afternoon drowsiness in overheated classrooms harms learning. It cites Dr. Hubert Work on essential needs, notes tuberculosis as a house disease, and praises outdoor or open air schools advised by the Elizabeth McCormick foundation. Open air schooling aids tubercular and other ill children, with boards recommending it for rickets, anemia, malnutrition, and nervous or crippled children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Work
Interior
Elizabeth McCormick Foundation
English Board of Education
Dogs as Carriers of Disease in the Home
An article warning that dogs can carry human diseases through contact and contamination. It notes tuberculosis and other illnesses, including rabies, diphtheria, scarlet fever, measles, and the risk of worms, with advice to train dogs to use separate plates and avoid licking faces or hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciircumstances
Man
Mrs Verna Carpenter Praises Vegetable Compound
Evanston Wyoming resident Mrs Verena Carpenter testifies that hydra 5 Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved monthly troubles and postnatal displacement she endured while teaching. After using it again she reports renewed strength and now cares for five children.
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Evanston
Wyoming
Verbena ‘Carpenter
2Nd Avenue
Evanston, Wyoming
Peterson’s Ointment Promise for Skin and Scalp Itch
Advertising copy proclaims the healing power of Petersons Ointment for old sores ulcers piles and chafing. It claims use for skin and scalp itch and states a price of 60 cents at all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
The Best Ever Newly Married Flapper Gee
The life note recalls a swell cake mishap from excess baking powder. A bathroom’s charm rests in spotless whiteness achieved with Red Cross Ball Blue. An advertisement touts the Sea Board Air Line’s 200 mile Florida extension as the straightest railroad with eight curves.
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Sea Board Air Line
Florida
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Albert Payson
Terhune
JA. “Waldron
George
Cestinan
Frederick R. Green
Health
Western Newspaper Union
Lydia E.pinkham
Jennie King
22Nd Ave
South
Haarlem
Coe Oil
Boschee’s
Ehoe
Scholl
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