Confessions and Local Trade Power Talk Reissued
A dense pamphlet style piece argues that small towns should resist big mail order houses. It claims national sellers drain local wealth, urging residents to buy locally, keep cash local, and empower community merchants to bolster farms and town prosperity. It also touches on parenting self control and rural values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Efrery
Chicago
New York
Rawa
Saat
Jourenl
United
Attrac
United States
Amall
Boards of Trade
Chambers of Com Orca
Nerchanta
Dol Tera
Hastle
Latch
Fashionable Fox Furs Demand Shapes Society Looks
The article notes rising demand for red and white fox furs, including dyed versions, and fur accessories like scarves and collars. It comments on how fur color choices suit hair and eye color, and mentions the high price of certain fox varieties. It also discusses evolving fashion in hairdressing and coiffure to match changing styles while warning against blind adherence.
The Giant on the Mountain and the Lost Nancy
Hans and Oscar climb to the giants peak to save their horse Nancy taken by a mountain giant. A tiny man lends a magical staff and belt to trick the giant. the boys sneak Nancy away while the giant sleeps and bury the belt to end the threat. They return home as dawn nears with supplies recovered.
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Hans
Oscar
Mother Burton
Nancy
Hane
Burton
Wealthy English Prince Inheritance Amid Scandals Reported
Fragmentary text describes the Prince of Wales inheriting restricted estates from Cornwall and Lancaster by act of Parliament. It notes rising revenues amid London estate failures and hints at public doubt over his executive ability, with quoted opinions on character and dignity from various voices.
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Jena
Wales
Europa
Feventes
Cornwall
Lancastar
London
Two Crepe Blouses Show Plain and Dressy Styles
Two crepe blouses illustrate daily and dress wear. Crepe Georgette produces a rich waist with lace and ermine, while crape de chine yields a plainer blouse for ordinary service. Details include yoke fronts, long shoulder seams, embossed cuffs, high collars, and decorative embroidered floral sprays.
Faba Son The Peanut Weapon Delivers Dual Bullets
A curious note asserts the peanut functions as a weapon capable of firing two bullets at once, presenting an unusual claim about its purported lethality and mechanism.
Japanese Hats Influence Fashion In Early Tokyo Styles
The article notes that hats have shifted from mere decoration to practical use in Japan as Western styles spread. It highlights felt hats, Panama and straw hats, pipe and jewelry trends, and seal rings, with caution that true gentlemen avoid excessive vanity. A visitor recalls ceremonial dress displaying evolving hat trends since early stages of Western influence. A Minneapolis piano professor earns the Kaiser's Iron Cross for playing a piano on a motor truck at the front.
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Panama
Tokyo
London
New York
Japan
Japan Magazine
Minneapolis
Easy Way of Making Money and Moral Snippets
A mixed snapshot of short items on tricks with water and light, kind deeds to sisters, peanut consumption figures, a humorous exchange with Tommy, drowning season urging swimming lessons, and a playful scene of a child imagining a guest with cake while a parent jokes about the father.
Round Barn Advantages Centered Silo Design
William A. Radford explains the round barn with a central 14 foot silo, where cows and horses face inward for efficient feeding and bedding. The structure, including circular feeding alleys, curved mangers, and a hay track, saves labor, improves waste handling, and supports dairy operations with enhanced ventilation and sanitary construction.
Inter scholastic rowing praised by national association head
President James Pilkington of the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen argues rowing benefits youths in their teens. He cites Hanlon and Kemp as examples, contending strong seventeen to nineteen year olds will not be harmed, though overwork is possible just as in tennis or baseball.
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Teedh of
Clover Bay
Tooft Tes
James Pilkington
National Association of Amateur Oarsmen
Pilkington
Hanlon
Kemp
Peculiar German Statue in Offenburg Honors Drake or Potato Introducer
In Offenburg a statue near the edge of the tee forest is said to honor Sir Francis Drake, though some claim the site marks Offa founded open town in 600. The figure holds a map of South America in one hand and a potato plant in the other, highlighting Drake as the European introducer of the potato rather than a naval hero.
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Offenburg
Tee Forest
Offa
Jace
Sir Francis Drake
Drake
Europe
South America
Thoreau Quote on Elevating Life Through Conscious Endeavor
A concise reflection on human potential to improve life through deliberate effort. It notes that while creating art adds beauty, transforming the atmosphere through which we perceive holds greater moral significance.
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Thoreau
No Need for Newspaper in Rural Exchange
Quote dialogue shows Rajtor Josh Lotts urging subscription to the Smileyville Express and Farmer Hyperbole Medders dismissing it as useless extravagance. It notes the wife’s affiliations with the Chautauquy club Sewin Circle and the Missionary Society, attributed to a judge.
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Uncle Hy
Rajtor Josh Lotts
Smileyville Express
Farmer
Chautauquy Club
Sewin’ Circle
The
Missionary Society
Old Bricks Found In Beacon Hill Boston
300 year old handmade bricks unearthed ten feet beneath a Beacon Hill building during demolition for Suffolk School annex work. Bricks likely imported from England in early colonial days, suggesting old-world ties in Boston’s history.
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Boston
Beacon Hill
England
Suffolk School of Lian
Moston
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Lens
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Giant OF the
Farmer Burton
Ack
Mer
Vntil
Know
Ant Onis
Renee
Baek
Thom
Faba Son
American Peanut Corporation
Tommy
Boston Transcript
Wiltie
William A. Radford
Wilam A. Radford
Riese
Willam A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Garaco
Corp
Throagh
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