Eight year old Isabel Says Blessing Six Times
Eight year old Isabel, longtime family blessing leader, protests when a guest minister is asked to say grace at a dinner. She notes she said the blessing six times while the guest spoke once, in a playful family anecdote quoted from the New York Evening Sun. The text also includes a travel guide line about mountain navigation and a caution about misjudging a ditch.
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Isabel
Mr. Finderkin
New York Evening Sun
No More Pallbearer Favors For Jeff in Alabama
A black team driver returns home to find his wife agitated over funeral duties. He recalls pallbearer roles for Asa Roger's three wives and explains he will not accept favors he cannot repay. The tale, from London Tit-Bits, hints at social expectations and reciprocity in the community.
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Alabama
Jeff
Roger
Sallie
Melissa
Lin
Mandy
Liza
London
Durham Custom Of Gift Giving On Church Walk
In Durham England an old custom has it that fruit cake and cheese are given to the first person met on the way to church by a Christian party. The text notes that the wrongs of the people are often mixed with their rights.
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Durham
England
New Frocks for Fall Wear Promise Conservatism and Style
A New York fashion sketch outlines fall lines with serge and duvetyn dominates. Wool jersey and silks mix for day and evening gowns with long waists and embroidered trims. Beaded satin and kimono waists appear among copper, blue serge, and copper-thread embroidery.
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New York
Serge
Duveryn
Duvelyn
Paris
Diamond Dyes Ad Promises Rich Fadeless Colors
An old advertisement urges readers to use Diamond Dyes for dyeing all fabrics and items. It claims simple directions for wool, silk, linen, cotton and blends, promising perfect results and featuring a Diamond Dyes Color Card with 16 colors.
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Drugeist
County superintendent stops at farmhouse tale ends with dog remark
A county superintendent of schools spends an evening at a farmhouse. He befriends a boy and asks about the family dog. The boy replies the dog is a shepherd, clarifying it is not savage.
Safe at Least and Quotes in Boys’ Life
A compact collage of quotations on fear seawater hunger and law from Boys’ Life and Asbury St. Lever, contrasting safety at sea with urban deprivation and legal struggles, plus a Shakespearean image of a trapped fish.
Throw Away Sprays and Treat Ment for Catarrh Causes
An ad-like fragment urges removing the cause of catarrh rather than temporary relief. It promotes S. 8 as an antidote to catarrh germs, claims blood cleansing, and offers free medical advice from Chief Medical Adviser at 101 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
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Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
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