Easter Flowers and a Faithful Love in Spring
A poem tells of a lover’s pledge symbolized by pale Easter flowers. He dies abroad while she awaits his return, wearing the token next to her heart. When spring returns with Easter, she mourns as the flowers lie on her grave, confirming trust betrayed by distance and fate.
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Hell
Glen
Ana
Papa
Susan
Ruby
Mamma
Yong
Harry Fane
Fane
Harry
Miss Clare
Bonnet
Easter Bonnets and a Doctor in a Parsonage Tale
In a village scene Susan Clare persuades a doctor to attend Granny Simpson's deathbed and a charity hat fund. Susan’s sister Ruth roles in a choir and a rich doctor suitor arc tie to a family Easter bonnet moral. The narrators weave domestic humor with pious duty and romance.
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Susan
Rupert Jane
Granny Simpson
Dobbin
Susan Clare
Moses Child
Ruby
Harry
Rupert Fane
Dream in the Store and a Kentucky Tramp
A quiet day at Tompkins Powell & Co. unfolds with Denna Kingston in the millinery dept and a shopmen’s dream sequence where flowers and ostrich tips recount lives of customers. A Kentucky tramp seeks help from Old Major Bowles, who rebukes laziness yet offers charity, while a chorus of flowers shares vivid tales of desire and misfortune.
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Tompkins, Powell & Co
Denna Kingston
Denna
Delna
Miss Kingston
Warning on ignorance and a family health tonic
An essay argues that ignorance excuses crime while urging readers to know the dangers of poisons and medical needs. It extols Warner's Log Cabin Sarsaparilla as a trusted blood purifier and life prolonger, with testimonials from Mrs. Maggie Kerchwal and Captain Hugh Harkins praising its benefits. The piece promotes buying the product from a druggist and using it for the family, including children.
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Warner
Sarsaparilla
Maggie Kerchwal
Lexington
Hugh Harkins
South Fifteenth Street
Philadelphia
Mia
Aurea Smith
Jopton
Berks County
Erbr
Semper Hide Em Railway Guide Ode
A contemplative reflection on the enduring yellow backed railway guide sold on trains. The author notes trains depart to vanished stations and reach termini buried in oblivion, linking to roads now rusted and charters forfeited.
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Termini
Durdette
Restaurant Attendant’s Quip on Tipping Scales
A Texas snippet notes a restaurant attendant jokes that a fat man should tip the waiter in proportion to his weight, reflecting a humorous dining-room remark about tipping.
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Texas
Dont Edition Warns On Sunlight Cold and Habits
A New Edition of Dont urges letting in sun to rooms and body, avoiding cold by warming feet and keeping dry. It cautions against sleeping in day clothes, wearing thin socks in bad weather, and overusing cold baths. It promotes moderation in cleansing and reliance on good habits over drugs.
Stomach Bitters Said to Aid Digestion and Health
The ad asserts the stomach as the source of all vitality and claims Hostetter's Stomach bitters restores digestion after weakness, cures biliousness, heartburn, and liver disorders, and cures malaria, kidney and bladder troubles, constipation, rheumatism, and neuralgia with regular use.
Feeding for Growth and Winter Dairy Returns
A coop cow fed only on pasture pays double the cost of four or five pounds of bran daily in milk or butter. Winter feeding with straw mixed with hay increases value, making bran-fed feed more productive. For chicks, clean feeding places, water, and close yards help, while grass with twice daily grain boosts growth and fat.
Consumption Can Be Cured
Dr J and Comns of Owenaville Ohio report four hereditary lung disease patients showing marked improvement with Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites. Each patient gained 16 to 28 pounds and no longer requires medicine.
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Dr. J. & Comns
Owenaville
Ohio
Scott
Comely Figure Affects Courtship in Wife-Hunting Tale
A quaint reflection notes that while beauty attracts a wife, it is the less appealing figure who has the real sway over suitors, shaping romantic pursuits and social perceptions.
Half Rates South for C E I Railroad Excursions
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad sells round trip excursion tickets to all points South on April 9 and 26 at one fare. Tickets are valid for travel to the South on the sale date with ten day stopovers south of the Ohio River. Return tickets are valid thirty days from issue. For details contact F E Scott in Chicago or William Hill at 501 First National Bank Chicago.
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Chicago and Eastern Ilinois Railroad
Evansville
Ohio River
F. E. Scott
Clark Street
Chicago
William Hill
First National Bank
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