Not squelched Andrew Gray Still Doing Business
In a New England town Lemuel Prouty, a long dominant real estate agent, tricks rival Andrew Gray into paying for his own deal by claiming to help a client. Gray accepts half the commission, papers pass, and Prouty exits with the crowd while the town prints a sly notice that Gray remains active. The tale ends with local chatter and a quip about Thea Maybell’s beau.
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New England
Lemuel Prouty
Lem
Tom Connor
Tom
Bill Gardner
Andrew Gray
Mr. Gray
Old Lem
Justice of the Peace
Vanity's Visions in Winter Fashions of Judic Chollet
Black remains central in winter attire with occasional gold touches in evening frocks. Skirt trims shrink to minimal bands or none, while light braid links waist colors. Pale blue jumper dresses feature black velvet buttons and moire details. soft, harmonious tones dominate, with embroidery as the key trim.
At His Expense Hospital Tale Inheritance
A dialogue recalls a hospital funded entirely by one man's expense after his uncle cut him off with a hundred dollars. It questions motives of virtue and the aim to atone for past wrongs through planned good.
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Jack
William
Success Magazine
W. GC. Kiestler
Halliday
Ark
Houseworth Bros. Drug Store
What to Wear Practical Directoire Ruffs Costume
Practical Directoire ruffs for kindergarten wear with ribbon and astrakhan details. Includes a golden brown broadcloth box coat, hat, belt, and blouse model suitable for boys or girls, with nautical hussar crown and draped brown cloth.
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Directoire
Astrakhan
Hints for Farmers on Shredding Corn Fodder and Farrowing Care
Practical tips from early 20th century farming columns outline shredding corn fodder to save husking time and improve feed efficiency. It notes fodder makes better manger feed and that shredded stalks serve as bedding, absorbing urine and enriching fields when plowed in with manure. Also covers farrowing sows in cold weather with step by step care for piglets, using warmth and timely nursing to ensure strong litters.
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S. A. Clapp
Orange Judd
Iowa
Care of the Colt's Feet and Hoof Health
The colt’s feet develop best on dry pasture, but stall kept animals need ample straw bedding and dry stalls. Proper hoof care in youth affects maturity, with rasping used judiciously to correct awry growth and cracking while maintaining symmetry and proportion.
Winterizing Farm Tools and Poultry Care Tips
Practical advice on preserving tools and wooden components with paint and drying storage. Inspect hens for lice and red mites, use dusting powder and lice killer. Cotton fertilization trials favor cottonseed meal and nitrate. acid phosphate profitable, kainit often poor. Ways to rout fleas include whitewashing and kerosene emulsion. Hog paralysis guidance suggests less corn, more bran and oats, and small doses of wund vomica with green feed.
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Reddish Prairie
Alabama Experiment Station
Mean Maud and the Hyena’s Cage Humour
A comic sketch from Tit-Bits features Maud and Hlrla bickering about a hyena’s silence at a cage. The Great Love couple exchange affectionate banter as he kisses her, while she laments the hat’s effect on his gaze and ends with a playful, improvised line about a two headed girl.
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Maud
Hlrla
London
Erratic Science and Odd Medical Claims from Old Journal
A compilation of humorous student misstatements on science and a series of early 20th century medical advertisements. Includes bizarre lines about mushrooms, electricity, gravity, and air, followed by claims for Electric Bitters and Hindi Po kidney remedies with guarantee and mail orders.
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Scientific American
Notice Corrects Hand Laundry Release at 112 West Lexington
A corrected notice states that Harry Lee has not disposed of the Hand Laundry at 112 West Lexington Avenue. The prior public announcement to that effect was incorrect.
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Harry Lee
Lexington Avenue
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