Dealing in Daylight Stock A High School Duo Watches Ticker
Two young high schoolers in a local broker’s office study ticker tape symbols like X for United States Steel and GQ for Great Northern Ore They spot PM quoted at around 1 per share and decide to buy five shares The board marker notes the clock shows it is one o’clock, signaling an afternoon stock purchase and the boys’ bold move.
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Everything Financial
United States Steel
Great Northern
Indianapolis News
His One Chance to Find Himself at the End of a Line
An impatient man sets aside a telephone and declares he will go fishing for a rare moment of quiet. He admits he does not normally fish, but this is his only chance to be at the end of a line that isn’t busy, a line that offers solitude.
Freezone Promises Pain Free Corn Removal
An advertisement proclaims Freezone dissolves corns without pain. A tiny bottle costs a few cents and promises instant relief, allowing the user to lift the corn away with fingers. It claims to remove hard and soft corns and even between toes with no soreness or irritation. The copy suggests the reader is urged to consider even small duties if they were grand.
After Ten Years Eatonic Proves the Best
Mrs. Della M. Doyen proclaims Eatonic saved her in ten years of stomach trouble. The ad claims over half a million users last year and that Eatonic absorbs acids gases and poisons then expels them. It urges readers to buy from a druggist with a money back guarantee if not pleased.
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Eatonic
Della M. Doyen
Ady
Prize winner seeks useful prize at garrison sports
A British general at a district garrison in India presented prizes at a sports event. A private asked later to swap his meat carvers for a knife and fork sized to eat meat with. The tale, reported by the Edinburgh Scotchman, highlights a humorous request for practicality.
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India
Edinburgh
The Morning After in Courtroom Snippet
A judge admonishes a wife for staying out until 2 am with friends drinking ice cream soda. The remark tags the behavior as her own fault and reflects domestic dispute humor of the era.
Types of Flies Found in Homes
The guide notes several flies common in houses that resemble the true house fly. It names the biting stable fly with piercing mouthparts, the cluster fly that clusters in corners in cold periods, and mentions stable flies breeding in decaying matter and excrement. It also alludes to metallic greenish or bluish flies, including the blowfly.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Lesser House Fly Described By Size and Markings
The passage details several fly species including the bluebottle the green bottle and the lesser house fly. It notes breeding in decaying animal matter and describes a smaller species called the lesser house fly with a paler pointed body and a male more common than the female with large pale patches at the base of the abdomen.
House Flies Dominate Insect Collections Of 1900
A 1900 survey found that the true house fly comprised 98.8 percent of flies captured in dining rooms across the country. Many transient small fruit flies appeared in late summer and autumn, including vinegar flies attracted to overripe fruit, but these were dwarfed in numbers by the common house fly.
Different Kinds of Eggs Used for Food
A survey of egg varieties notes hens’ eggs as most common with other domestic poultry eggs used occasionally. Guinea eggs fetch a delicate flavor, turkey eggs are valued but scarce, and duck eggs gain popularity with flavor influenced by feed. Goose eggs remain stronger in taste, ostrich eggs seen in South Africa, wild bird eggs limited, and terrapin and turtle eggs also eaten. Fish eggs like sturgeon caviar and shad roe cited among others.
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United States Department of Agriculture
South Africa
United States
Advantage of honey cakes for freshness
Food specialists from the United States department of agriculture recommend a honey cake recipe. The ingredients include butter, honey, cinnamon, egg, sour milk, soda, and flour. Mix butter with honey, beat in egg, add sour milk, then flour sifted with soda and spices, and bake in a shallow pan.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Importance of Good Bread States USDA View
The United States Department of Agriculture emphasizes bread quality, asserting bread should be light and spongy with a crisp, tender crust and a nutty sweet flavor. While taste varies, there is broad agreement on a yeast-raised loaf meeting these standards.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Housewife hints on kitchen care and cooking tips
A faded domestic snippet offers advice on sweetening custards with honey, grating away burn marks, clarifying starch through candle wax, washing sticky irons, stewing figs and dates with honey for cake filling, and a tip for improving color in black stockings with blueing in the final rinse.
Airplane Bungalow Design Promises Charming California Style
An article by W A Radford touts the Airplane Bungalow with a cupola two bedrooms on the upper floor. It highlights California influence, economy, and family suitability for moderate means. The layout includes a compact kitchen, dining room, two halls, a bath, and six first floor rooms, plus two upper bedrooms in the cupola. It emphasizes practicality and aspirational home ownership.
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A. Radford
William A. Radford
Chicago
Ill
California
Pacific Coast
Second Floor Plan and the Ideal Homeowner Mindset
The passage extols home ownership as a stabilizing force for individuals and communities. It contrasts homeowners with the floating laboring class, argues ownership curbs Bolshevism, and suggests employers should promote ownership to reduce turnover. It describes a picturesque two bedroom airship bungalow with arched porch, cupola, varied shingles, and a welcoming interior focused on comfort and hospitality.
Descriptive Draft of a House Interior Plan
The text describes a home with two entrances, French doors to the dining room and living room, a square living room of 18 by 16 feet leading to a terrace and a sun parlor, a dining room next to the living area, and a hall from stairs to the kitchen with two bedrooms noted as 12 by feet.
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Stare Doore
Crime to Bear Triplets Under Ugandan Law
John Roscoe, in a London Times letter, recounts deadly old Ugandan marriage laws that punished birth of triplets with death for the woman and her family. The king ordered the mother, children, and grandparents speared, and the husband blinded to prevent witchcraft. The author notes tribal ties to the Baganida and relations to Hamitic groups.
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Uganda
John Roscoe
Learler
London Times
The Watchful Bride
In a wedding scene reported by the Rehoboth Sunday Herald a best man received an envelope from the minister claiming ivo dollars from the groom. A friend opened it and found a $2 bill. The bride confessed she had secretly taken 3 from the envelope, believing the service was too costly.
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Ivo
Rehoboth Sunday Herald
Ghosts Lose Homes as Town Snatches Haunted Houses
A quirky tale from a small town where a man sought to house ghosts by collecting haunted addresses. He visited about 20 locations, but all houses were vacated or repurposed, leaving ghosts with no suitable shelter.
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Agu
London
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