Blind to Teach Blind Pruitt Plans China School
Robert Pruitt became blind at age ten while playing with Chinese boys at the American mission compound in Hwanghsien Shantung. He later earned a bachelor of arts from Harvard and now plans to return to China to start a school for the blind in connection with the Chinese college at Hwanghsien. His parents, Dr and Mrs C W Pruitt, long stationed in Hyunghsten, are from Youngstown Ohio.
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Robert Pruitt
Hwanghsien
Shantung Province
Toany Ans
Harvard
Pruitt
China
C. W. Pruitt
Youngstown, Ohio
Hyunghsten
America
Hussia
Robert J. Formad
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture
Record mushroom shocker and scattered notes in ink
Violet Schroder holds a three pound mushroom grown by her father John sent to President Harding. The rest of the page spoofs ancients and current quips about progress and identity with stray quotations and garbled names.
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Violet Schroder
John
Harding
Folklore Facts and Far-Flung Feats in a Scattered Chronicle
An odd collage of observations and invented terms notes animals, minerals, customs, and technologies. It ranges from Eskimos and kingfishers to Australian gear and English naval defenses, with garbled jargon about a Paris transfer and a wild horse paradox.
Missionary Work in Corinth Shows Tentmaking Example
The lesson emphasizes Paul’s approach in Corinth, living among Jews and Greeks as a tentmaker to support himself while preaching. He builds a foothold by finding a home with Aquila and Priscilla, toils daily, reasons in the synagogue, and gains converts including Crispus, aided by Silas and Timothy. The Lord encourages him with promises of protection and progress in a challenging mission.
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Europe
These Three Good Men and Biblical Reflections
A fragmentary religious reflection cites Ezekiel and Hebrews, praising Bible classes and piety for healthy parish life. It mentions Daniel and Jol as examples and warns against neglecting religious study. The tone mirrors a Protestant parochial view of education and righteousness.
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Daniel
Jol
Ezekiel
Ufe
Dean Larned
Oregon egg marketing by co operative methods praised
United States Department of Agriculture reports Oregon producers formed a state wide cooperative to market eggs in Portland. After initial failures circles and exchanges, a three year marketing agreement, storage during off seasons, grading and the Diamond brand boosted volume to about 2,000,000 dozen annually. The co op funds via common and preferred stock and a 3 cent per dozen operating charge. Similar efforts urged in other states.
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Agriculture
Freon
Centen
Portland
Pentirywen Iy
Orexon
Bureau of Emarkets
Emp
United States Department of Agriculture
Ute Association
wuTzhawel
Eee
Ess
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Salem
Salem Circle
Poultry Producers’ Association of
Central California
Ogexon
Signln
Ashland
Department of Agriculture
Selecting Bean and Pea Seed in Autumn
United States Department of Agriculture guidance on selecting and preparing bean and pea seed. Choose uniform plants, let pods dry fully, harvest in the morning, air dry, shell and store seeds, discard inferior pods, and avoid diseased seed. Also notes on Branch Celery with beards and sowing wheat for pasture.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Scatter grain for poultry and disease prevention tips
The piece urges scattering grain over a large surface to prevent pecking and unequal feeding among hens. It advises watching for diseases in yards and houses, removing weed pests, and notes barnyard manure as fertilizer. It also mentions skim milk mixed with shorts for pigs and general practices for healthier livestock.
Handling Brussels Sprouts Winter Storage Tip
Growing praise for brussels sprouts and their milder flavor surpassing cabbage. They can be stored long in winter by digging up plants and placing roots in earth in boxes or cellar, removing sprouts as they mature, and bringing indoors before the cold.
In Different Classes and a Comic Shopfront Tale
A Philadelphia Public Ledger item describes a worm named in a tow n shop misadventure with a colonel who delivers a sharp rebuke after a patient shopkeeper advertises him as handsome. An Australian home scene contrasts schooling with religion as a child learns two versions of origins from different classes. The Boston Transcript notes a quip about haste and wisdom.
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Boston ‘Transcript
Swamp-Root Kidney Medicine Ad Information in Paper
An old advertisement extols Swamp-Root as a strengthening kidney medicine and urges readers to test the product by sending ten cents for a sample bottle. It promises health benefits for kidneys, bladder, and overall vitality and asks to mention the paper when writing. Includes a separate mock-quote about a man named Heggie and a joking remark about mental state.
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Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N
Umbrella Crash Reveals Globe of Slain Ribs
A medical anecdote recounts a surgeon detailing a first crash scene where an umbrella appears damaged on the pavement, described with graphic phrasing as ribs smashed and a hole torn. A medical student asks to note the case, realizing the object is the umbrella, not a person.
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Tom
Had the Colors of Both altrma folks In Philadelphia
A Philadelphia social gathering discussion reveals a Boston woman named Higgins as an attendee. A secretary quips Higgins is a beauty, then jokes about recognition by eye color and Harvard complexion. The piece hints at social charm and a bunko man’s attempts to make farming pay.
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Altrma
Philadelphia
Boston
Higgins
Harvard
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