Mystery of the Street and the Courage Inside
A young man Joe Drummond loves Sidney in a small Midwestern street story. Sidney, torn between duty and desire, refuses engagement to pursue larger dreams while a gray roomer arrives. Joe’s courage fades and Sidney’s ambition grows as life in the old brick house tests them.
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Nottingham
Joe Drummond
Joe
Sidney
Ailanthus
Sumer
Sid
Harriety
Palmer Howe
Christine
Palmer
Harriet
Wilson
Sidnacy
Tax
Tin
K. le Moyne
Ike
Night Air and Newfound Affection at the Hide House
Sidney Page helps K Le Moyne with washing and sewing in a charitable arrangement as a city night unfolds. A budding romance emerges as Sidney dreams of love and independence while the night breeze cools the Hide house and a moonlit tree casts shadows on K Le Moyne’s room.
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Sidney
Chen
Latie
K. le Moyne
Miss Page
Kenneth
King
Kherr
Joe
Allanthus
K. LeMoyne
Living touch with plants boosts home sale appeal
Realty recommends adding a few well chosen plants to each house to create a homey atmosphere and faster sale. Cost is small compared with land and construction, and arrangements can be temporary or permanent to suit taste and budget.
Gary Indiana planned city hailed for efficient growth
Gary Indiana is praised as a well planned industrial city less than ten years old with early shacks from 1906. Founders avoided paternalism while ensuring employee housing health and comfort and easy purchase terms. Parks streets recreation and top public schools cited as exemplary. New York ordered 12 Gary pattern schools under Gary school superintendent.
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Gary
Ind
Pullman
New York City
Planting of Trees a Duty Along Highways
The Greenville Banner argues for planting trees along highways to improve appearance and development. It urges plans and community involvement to sustain this esthetic improvement and asks residents to contribute time to care for roadside trees.
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Greenville Banner
Have a Definite Plan for Grounds Development
A new home project should start with a definite plan outlining one year tasks and long term ideals for grounds. Develop with care and precision rather than hit or miss, urges House and Garden.
Ill weeds surge in vacant city lots, says pessimist
The pessimist notes ill weeds that grow apace in vacant lots across cities. He observes the weed variety spreads two or three paces a day, contrasting with prior growth rates and highlighting urban blight.
Solace and household tricks in a brisk sketch
A quirky exchange about paying an election bet and the burden of high living contrasts with ads for Red Cross Ball Blue and Modern Child products. Children ask to make taffy while a headache silences plans, and a patent medicine pitch rounds out the page with a dubious cure claim.
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Tom
Bee Sting Remedy Tips from Historical Column
A remedy advises rubbing off the sting rather than pulling it with nails to avoid injecting more poison. Apply ammonia to the wound for immediate relief and reduced swelling.
Castoria Adverts Urge Use for Over 30 Years
An advertisement urges mothers to examine Castoria bottles for the long heritage of the remedy for infants and children. It notes the brand as Fletcher’s Castoria with the familiar urging line Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
Extravagant wage talk spurs reader reactions in Ohio State Journal
A reader letter mocks fashion and spending, noting a shift from simple garters to multiple items. The piece parallels consumer excess with a quack patent medicine promotion for Lazaalve Bromo Quinine, claiming safety and non distressing effects.
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Ohio State Journal
London Ideas and a Lady's Dismissive Recommenda
A wry exchange unfolds as a Lady questions an applicant about a recommendation from a former mistress. The applicant replies it wasn’t worth keeping, hinting at insinuations of deception. The line about a selling hen on nest adds a peevish, ironic tone.
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London
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Sreem
Malvol Remedies CO
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Fort Wayne
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