Vietima of the Drug Habit and a Savannah Lunch Incident
A U S public health estimate places narcotic addiction at about 70 000 in the United States with 860 000 000 doses consumed yearly based on Tennessee data from a recent antinarcotic drive. In Savannah Bill Powe berates waiter Sutton over cold grid cakes, joking about “what games they hit.”
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Vietima
United States
Tenteanen
Bavannah
Bill Powevan
Button
Hill
Sutton
Dill
Weill
Summer board applicant seeks monquits and fresh fare
The fragment shows an applicant for summer board expressing hopes for no monqui tols and for chicken and fresh vegetables on the table with cool nights, as Farmer Gorntonsel responds asking what place is being sought.
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Gorntonsel
Mrs Diddy Seeks Harmony With Sewing Circle Luncheon
A gossiping chatter notes Mrs Diddy invites all sewing circle members to a luncheon and matinee as she tries to “square the circle.” The line hints at tension over her actions and the group’s reaction.
A Real Dilemma and Whimsical Lines From War Correspondent
A wartime correspondent narrates a playful dilemma about love and fashion. The piece weaves phrases about liking a purse, shaving, and passport whiskers, ending with a quip about sharing troubles with friends to gauge their weak empathy.
Hints for the Wife On Money Saving Dinner Etiquette
A New York World clipping offers satirical tips on saving money by letting others pay bills such as lights at public venues. It jokes about husbands hair loss remedies by ears pulled, and mocks social pretensions through exaggerated examples of dinners and flirtations to avoid invite risks.
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Atlanta
New York World
Man With Cabinet Arrested In Red Wing Theft Case
A man described as a typical American tramp resembling a dining car worker was arrested in Red Wing Minnesota carrying a kitchen cabinet under his coat. Police found eight large raw potatoes, seven quarts of milk, bread, tea biscuits, rolls, two pounds coffee, salt and pepper shakers, vinegar cruet, raw onion, and two Japanese paper napkins among other items.
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Jim Bulliven
Red Wing
Minn
Wedding Gift Quips Echo in Witty Family Banter
A fragmented exchange shows a bride and groom joking about duplicates and minting checks while inspecting wedding gifts. The bridegroom’s father responds with a cautionary line about whom they work for, and a proverb about patience.
Pruning Cherry Trees Sparks Color and Form Debate
Experts weigh pruning versus leaving cherry trees untrimmed with pro and con views. Proper pruning modestly enhances fruit color and crop quality, while overdoing it can misalign size and light exposure. Top fruits show deeper color on sunlit outer limbs, where air flow and sunlight reach the cherries.
Pruning Tips for Peach and Cherry Trees
The text urges shaping trees and trimming annually to improve fruiting. It warns against waiting for large limbs to be removed and advises cutting smaller unwanted branches, clearing little twigs and branches that provide little fruit and block sunlight.
CARE IN MARKETING FRUITS BY W G BRIERLY
Instructions for proper fruit selection and packing to maximize market price. Emphasizes neat, uniform boxes, clean packaging, and discarding bruised or wormy fruit. Advises picking ripe fruit without delays and maintaining firmness, color, and size consistency.
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W. G. Brierly
Hume
Tung
Bort
Viet
Plana
Fighting Plant Lice and Methods to Control them
The article states kerosene emulsions are used to kill plant lice by clogging their body pores, noting only light applications to avoid foliage damage and that heavier mixtures would harm the leaves. It describes kerosene as an emulsion remedy for plant lice.
Anmtttting Fruit Orchard Faces Profit Pressures
A fragmented note discusses fruit orchard labor, unpredictable profits, and the reliance on steady work to make fruit growing a profitable venture. It highlights missing expected profits and the need for consistent effort.
Gradual Cooling for Overheated Horses Warned by Vet
A veterinarian warns against soaking horses with cold water after heavy work. Sudden baths shock kidneys and can kill. instead sponge the mouth, then bathe legs, chest, and neck while keeping the torso dry. Improper hose use before fires has caused horse deaths each summer.
Old Timbers Test the Gale Through Young Eyes
Caleb Peastee recalls the recent gale and its havoc on a village, contrasting it with past storms. Jake and Wendell quiz him as the group sketches the wind’s force, noting a pivoted wall, snapped chains, and a wagon body hurled across fields, illustrating how a real wind rearranges objects and tests town memory.
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Jack Piper
Basset's
Wendell Cooper
Caleb Peastee
Jake
Caleb
Wendell
Mr. Pennine
Mr. Peantne
Mr.Pensice
Bowen
Deacon
Granite Pont
Ed Mason
Interesting Comparison by a Farm Journeyman
A farmer criticizes corporate mercy and luck in a rambling remark about medical bills. He recalls a doctor charging a hundred dollars for a cut while a railroad injury earned six hundred cash from the company. The speaker questions whether large firms are as grasping as some allege.
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Farmer Coun Tossoltin
Jake
Looking Backward styles spark eleoquent debate at tea
In a light exchange Marjorie jokes about fashion, while Puck quips that current skirts resemble those worn at age twelve. The mock conversation highlights changing norms and playful commentary on appearance.
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Madge
Eleliah
Marjorie
Puck
Estimating the Probabilities Mer Sees Daughter’s Path
A fragmentary quote from Mer Conrox notes her daughter may pursue singing or another path. The speaker questions which role the daughter will choose, suggesting uncertainty about her future career in music.
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Mer
Conrox
Dilgens Discusses Nome At Brief Student Meeting
A fragmented report notes speaker Dilgens addressing Nome concerns and student engagement. The remark suggests the speaker believes the audience would need fuller study to grasp most of the routes mentioned.
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Dilgens
New York Meco Building Holds World’s Roe Telephones
In the trenches phrase a remark notes the new clerk as an important person locally while a captain and crew face harsh conditions. The feature mentions four thousand telephones in a New York Meco building, implying a key communications hub.
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New York
Meco
Torpidville Toesin editor grouses over town paper rivals
The Torpidville Toesin and Guardian of the Hearthstone editor grouses that every resident thinks they could run a newspaper better. He mutters about price and time as Mortimer Morosa echoes the grumbling, venting town rivalries.
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Torpidville Toesin and Guardian
the Hearthstone
Mortimer Morosa
Kunana
Shocking and Inexcusable Waste Reported in Divorce Suit
A quixotic court report quotes a plaintiff in a divorce case claiming he woke to find his bed wetted with alcohol while his wife hunted for a match. The remarks, attributed to DeLeary M. Truaming, are described as a wild outburst in Kangsa City Star style.
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Alcohl
M. Truaming
Kangsag City
Fine feathers do not make fine birth proverb cited
The passage quotes the maxim fine feathers do not make fine birth and a philosopher arguing that appearance carries duties. Mr Groweber counters that clothing does not determine worth and emphasizes societal responsibilities and human heritage.
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Mr. Groweber
Fragmentary caption on a wall with a climbing image
A damaged OCR item describes a wall image featuring a person or figure and a climber. The text is partially garbled but suggests observation by a passerby or official observer and notes the wall is covered by a covering or “poreh climber” imagery.
Irresistible Peyton Tennet Presents English Butlers Regiment
The fragment notes a regiment of English butlers presented by Peyton Tennant to sharpen or reward users of a bubbling shrinking fountain. The text is garbled and unclear but hints at military or ceremonial display and possible incentives.
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Peyton
Tennet
Warker
Mathers Peyton
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Post
Portland
Oregon
Ulea
Caleb Peasiee
Thatin
Tober
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