Advertising rates and editorial change noted in paper
The issue announces advertising rate figures per line and monthly billing terms. It also reports a change in the editorial department with A. M. Strong to be succeeded by Henry [last name unclear], promising to serve subscribers and advertisers. The piece includes anecdotes about advertising and a letter from the Southeast Missouri Drummers Association opposing parcel post legislation.
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The
Naw
A. M. Strong
Henry Aake
Southeast
Missouri Drummers
Poplar Bluff
Ark
United States
Gift to Teacher Ends in Unexpected Shaving Mug
A class of eager pupils in a rural district collected ten cent pieces to buy a token of appreciation for their beloved teacher. After visiting many stores they purchased a shaving mug with her initials and a hidden bottle of wild rose perfume. The teacher thanked the children and kept the gift with fond memories of her time at the little hill school.
Stamp Moves Up Wall in Curious Incident
An old man drops a postage stamp that lands on a fly and then appears to move up the wall. The clerk witnesses the strange scene and voices disbelief before confirming the very unlikely explanation.
Vast Grass Carpet Car Pet Looms in Suffolk Village
In Glemsford Suffolk England about 200 residents with 63 000 square feet of cocoanut fiber raffia grass weave a green carpet 1 1 2 inches thick costing 25 000 dollars. It rolls smooth to mimic real turf and games such as cricket tennis and hockey will be played on it weighing 46 tons when finished.
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Glemsford
Suffolk
England
Vive la Culture A Dressmaker Lectures on Arts
A modiste addressed a dressmakers club urging members to study art music literature and drama. She argued culture should be broadening, predicting conversations will include Chaucer passementerie Pater Mendelssohn Shaw Turner and more in daily life.
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Madam
Chiffon
Chaucer
Passementerie
Pater
Mousseline de Sole
Mendelssohn
Shirring
Shaw
Taffeta
Turner
Barber
Stranger in town jokes spark Midwestern banter
A New York man and an old farmer aboard a Chicago street corner exchange quips about Cynthia sewing pockets, with playful boastful banter comparing Chicago and New York. The exchange captures a lively street moment and regional humor.
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New York
Halsted and
Taylor Streets
Chicago
Victor Hugo's Vanity Letter Exchange
A letter addressed to the greatest French poet traveled between Paris figures as Hugo refused it then Lamartine declined Musset rejected and Hugo finally accepted it. The anecdote appears in Lippincott's Magazine.
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Victor Hugo
Paris
Lamartine
Alfred de Musset
Lippincott
Knox on Simplifying Legal Wording at Valley Forge
Senator Knox, in his Valley Forge mansion, endorses a movement to simplify legal French and English phraseology. He cites unnecessary prolixity in deeds and wills and illustrates how even a simple automobile conveyance becomes riddled with excessive legal jargon.
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Knox
Valley Forge
France
Training Up a Husband Keeps Partners From Chill
An article discusses bridegrooms cooling after marriage and the need for brides to mold and guide their husbands early. It warns that growing cold leads to stubborn habits and offers top advice from Good House to influence a future partnership.
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Maya
Marriage Advice From a Guardian Bride
A fragment urges wives to control husbands guiding them in life and choices. It argues men misjudge desires and women should feed and steer them toward what is best, correcting faults and steering away from dangerous paths. The text implies a deep inequality and authority of the wife over the husband.
Pneumatic life-preserver cushion promises safer boating
A boat salesman extols the cushion as a life saver. He claims pneumatic cushions are strong, save hundreds of lives, and will appear in launches canoes skiffs and pleasure craft this summer, reducing boating danger by nine tenths.
Questioning Memory and Embarrassment Across the Street
A man with deep set eyes debates the worst social faux pas about memory and recognition. Another man with an opal scarfpin suggests escaping the scene by crossing the street.
Bricks From Sanil Plan Uses North Wales Sands
A group of Bristol Channel businessmen aims to convert miles of north coast dunes into brick production. The European success shows bricks of sand can take glaze in several colors. Experts say sand bricks could become a future building material in the United Kingdom.
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Bristol Channel
Wales
Europe
United Kingdom
Not In Doctor Misses Ring as Boy Hears Alarm
A doctor in a Stray Stories tale prepares to work in his study. After a quarter hour he rings the bell, finds no answer, and bursts in. A page boy explains the doctor had claimed he was not in, so he did not trust the bell.
Real Estate Boom Flushing Leads to Contract Fallout
In Flushing Le’L a property boom has touched a valuable contract. A woman reportedly consumed the contract document amid a market surge, triggering questions about validity and the deal’s future.
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Flushing
Le'l
Brooklyn Woman Bitten Contract In Flushing Land Deal
Namece Ma Raley of Brooklyn sold six Flushing lots to Mr Pritchard who paid a deposit and had a contract signed to surrender the lots. Prices in Flushing jumped 25 to 50 percent in a day. Mrs Eardley visited Pritchard and bit a chunk from the contract, prompting a threat of legal action.
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Namece MA Raley
Brooklyn
Flushing
Jr. Pritchard
Mr. Pritchard
Salmon and Trout Compared Across Seas
A Pacific Monthly writer notes that the salmon named in England and eastern states is a large sea fish entering rivers to spawn. Males distort jaws with age. true salmon and true trout share black spots and belong to genus Salmo. Atlantic salmon exists on both sides of the ocean and may become landlocked and dwarfed in lakes.
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England
Pacifle
Niagara scale power project eyed as world’s greatest dam
The report says a vast hydroelectric dam will be built near Niagara to produce at least 60 000 horsepower and send power to factories in the agricultural heartland. Cost is set at about 6 000 000 dollars with eight dollars per horsepower annual operating charges.
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Niagara
Nile
Iowa
Ilnois
Missouri
Cry for Land and Liberty in Famine Ruled Russia
The article notes a Russian government aid estimate of about 40 million dollars needed for famine provinces this year. Peasants starve due to land shortage and poor harvests while land rents rise, with the Peasants bank reporting deslatin rents up from 39 to 108 rubles over 12 years. The cry for liberty grows as most fertile land remains with private owners and public lands are swampy or forested.
The Scientific Method and George Bernard Shaw Dialogue
An editor recalls George Bernard Shaw criticizing scientists and the public’s reverence for them. He argues that unfounded claims are often accepted while bold assertions by scientists are derided, reflecting Shaw’s skeptical view of scientific utility.
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George Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Gonclual
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