The Little Fairy Muka Visits Mary and Johnny
A fragmented children's tale follows Mary and Johnny hungry and sad. A tiny fairy named Muoke Makebelieve visits through a door keyhole and brings warmth, food, and hopeful pictures to transform a cold, empty night into a scene of comfort and magic.
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Mary
Johnny
Northland
Ain
Heme
Giak
Jack Prost
Ceatie
Johnny Bawton
Malry Makebelleye
Jack Frost
Elephant steals goat and hat in rough street encounter
In a chaotic scene, a man recalls an elephant attacking friends and stealing his hat, a watch, and a goat after a struggle near a wreck. A bystander calls the elephant a “one-of-a-gun” creature as tension rises and witnesses react with fear and laughter.
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Lamasha
Whats in a Name Patter of Patty Martha and Papal Names
A fragmented discussion traces Patty to Martha with sacred overtones and coral talismans, then shifts to name change traditions among popes. It notes Martha’s influence on Patty, regional preferences, and historical shifts, naming saints, queens, and a few popes while highlighting uncertainties in dating the custom.
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Martin
Vatly
Martha
Sisters of
Bethany
Ghe
Mary Magditen
Patty
Acuylons
Tussia
Marthe
Marta
Sinvic
England
Auchen
Ireland
Prine
Marthon
Marte
Hier
Abbe Fleury
Sergius Tha Pifeh
Onuphre
Vitomrten
Hameet John the Twelfth
Pope Benedict the Ninth
Anne Pope
Adrian the Sixth
Dorothy Phillips A Maryland Actress in Early Film Era
Dorothy Phillips, born in Baltimore, emerged from education in Maryland and Shaftesbury Sallage to join a stage company. She later shifted to film, becoming a veteran of the screen in the 1920s despite starting in theater during her twenties.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Dorothy Phil. Upe
Shaftesbury Sallage
Atack
How to Make Polite Introductions and Social Etiquette
A misguided discourse on proper social duties outlines introductions between spouses and friends, how to greet a business associate, and how to invite a partner to dances. It questions whether readers grasp the rules of good form in crowded streets and formal letters, warning that ignorance can cause embarrassment.
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Soci
Wety
Federal road funds totals by state and new act provisions
Federal aid for road building, totalling 340,875,000, is apportioned among states by the Bureau of Public Roads. Of this 673,125,000 comes under the federal highway act approved November 9, 19, and 20,750,000 under the old acts. The new act allows funds for two years beyond the close of the fiscal year, with extensions for previous appropriations. Funds must support a connected highway system, up to 7 percent of existing mileage, split into primary and secondary highways, with primary limited to three times the existing mileage.
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United Sates Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Public Ronda
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Sui
Provident Harding
Snroad
Money in Quebec Highways
Quebec highways cover forty thousand miles of roads on twenty thousand acres valued at eighteen million dollars per L Squires. Investments before 1912 reached forty million, provincial spending since then thirty million, totaling eighty million. In 1923, eighty four thousand four hundred thirty five foreign cars paid out almost thirty eight million eight hundred seven thousand two hundred. Final 1921 figures are expected near thirty five million.
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Quebec
L. Squires
Canadian Good Roads Association
Tila
Few Rural Roads Surfaced In United States
The United States with 7,000,000 motor vehicles leads the world but only about 200,135 of 2,478,552 miles of rural roads are surfaced. Since July 1, 1916, 28,185 miles were built or planned, costing $400,151,688.43 an average of $7,090 per mile.
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United States
Drainage and Dragging Function Effects
A terse note describes drainage as crucial for soil work, noting dragging remains effective when dry but becomes problematic after rain, leading to compaction and poor results. It highlights the contrast between well drained, dry conditions and soaked, mudded ground hindering dragging.
Two Women Escape Operations in Missouri and New York
Letters from St. Joseph Missouri and White Plains New York praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for easing female troubles and avoiding surgery. Testimonies claim relief from heavy pains, regained work ability, and weight gain while urging others to read the accompanying book for further guidance.
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St.Joseph
Missouri
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Lockitan
4Th St
St. Joseph, Mo
White Plains
N. Y
Lydian B. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Manx
IltonAge
White Plaina
Lydia
Lydia K. Pinkhamm
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Eagle Brand Milk Gift Offers Baby Feeding Record
A testimonial praises Eagle Brand Milk as the preferred baby food through generations. It highlights a two and a half year old child learning ABCs, strong health, and acheived milestones aided by the product. Mothers are urged to request a free baby feeding chart and history record by mail.
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Villiar
Alwaya
Pote
Advertisements and quips from a Birmingham paper page
Short excerpts from ads and snippets include doctor patient banter, a burn remedy by Cole’s Carbonerve, a device for machinery from Mildrugeista, and a Cuticura skincare trio. Cartoonish lines touch on manners, age beliefs, and tax jokes, reflecting a publisher’s miscellany of 19th/early 20th century notices.
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Cole
Mildrugeista
J. W. Cole Co
Rockford
Kit
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John Kendrick Bangs
Tito
Van
Mildred Marshall
Dorothy Phillips
Burgau
Charles Villiar Sparr
Charles Sparr
Prescott, Fawr
Borden Company Borden Building
New York
Borden Company
Depe
Borden
Hest Deby
Wing Eagle
Isabel
ROYAL
Royal Cook Royal
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