White Violet Not a By Veronica M. Maher
In a Waltham social circle Philip Ruyter pursues Miss Iola Revere amid antique collecting and rumor. After shadowing her to an attorney's office and learning of her secret support for her poor uncle, he gifts a white violet perfume as a pledge, and Iola accepts his lifelong love.
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Martyns
Philip Ruyter
Yola Revere
Ruyter
Miss Revere
Savant
Oges
Cty
Revere
Waltham
Ennui
Phineas Ward
Iola
Phillip Ruyter
Six Oclock Wakeup and a Visitor at the Post
Washington correspondent Gus Garger recalls a morning at the Cincinnati Post when an unkempt visitor asked for editor Mosher. The stranger, revealed as H. W. Scripps, owner of the paper, sat in and read as if in charge until Mosher arrived for a long discussion.
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Gus Garger
Washington
Cincinnati Times-Star
Cincinnati Post
Gus
Mosher
H. W. Scripps
Dentistry Through the Ages as an Old Craft
The article notes that dentistry is an ancient profession with evidence from 1200 B C of Egyptian and Hindu practices. It cites jaw hammering to remove teeth and crude tooth replacement using wood or ivory tied to adjacent teeth, similar to later quack methods in England and America.
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England
America
Budding and grafting fruit trees explained for boys
The article clarifies how fruit trees are propagated by budding and grafting, noting that stone fruits like peaches plums cherries apricots and nectarines are always budded while apples and pears are grafted. It explains stock and scion selection, timing, and how buds unite to form new trees, with emphasis on varieties, vigor, and true-to-type propagation.
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W. L. Howard
University of Missouri
Champion
Pride and Felt Origins Stir Reader Reflections
A Washington Star excerpt contrasts an aging man and woman exchange with a quip about pride and money, then notes a curious tale: Saint Clement allegedly invented felt after blistered feet led to wool being pressed into a flat mass. The piece mixes social observation with a curious historical anecdote.
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Washington Star
Salnot
Saint Clement
Rome
Don’t waste energy climbing hills before you reach them
Milwaukee News notes a cautionary proverb urging practical effort and patience, warning against premature struggle and urging readiness for upcoming challenges.
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Milwaukee News
War Inventions Board Seeks Time as Wound Healer
In San Francisco a debate on an inventions board notes time as a possible success in wound healing but warns it seldom erases the scar. The exchange questions how people labeled as tramps or beats live under such pressures.
Modern Poetry and Honest Work Reflections
An array of pithy exchanges on taste in modern poetry, self made status, and money. The piece also weighs respect for old age and the use of money, contrasting clean earnings with soap profits.
Haarlem Oil Capsules Promoted for Kidney and Bladder Health
An advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a long standing remedy for kidney, liver, bladder and urinary issues. It claims natural healing effects, urges daily use to restore vigor, and guarantees refunds through druggists in three sealed sizes while warning delays are dangerous.
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Haarlem
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad Offers Free Mail Sample
A 19th century style advertisement promotes Cuticura soap to cleanse and purify skin and ointment to soothe and heal. It claims fragrance, moisturizing cream feel, and prevention of skin trouble by keeping pores clear. Free sample by mail with book. address postcard to Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Peregrinating Pedestrian Riff Sparks a City Verse
A clipped opined quip from the Indianapolis News cites a remark by a wanderer calling himself a peregrinating pedestrian, describing his route from Boston and his aimless roam through the city, framing a lighthearted urban aside.
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America
Boston
Indianapolis News
Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills Promote Digestion Health
A short advertisement touts Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills as a safeguard for digestion and health, describing them as both medicine and purgative. The piece also notes a humorous dental exchange and other brief items about Philadelphia St Pan's Episcopal church and Milwaukee school policy.
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Wright
Adv
Philadelphia
St. Pan's Episcopal Church
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Columbus
Boston Transcript
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Milwaukee
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