Uncommon Sense by John Blake On'd expect to get off in Ife
A compact motivational piece argues against taking easy odds and urges continuous work. It emphasizes carrying weight, developing discipline, and confronting challenges to rise in life. The author, John Blake On'd, contends that effort shapes success and that yielding to comfort leads to stagnation. It ends urging decisive effort from the start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ife
Dent
Borilfinmet
Wong
Many & Min Ls
Bechose
Ads
John Bink
Whispering gallery taints character and breeds deceit
In this reflection by F A Walker a chorus of tongues in the whispering gallery reveals how gossip and candor clash. The piece warns that baser talk corrodess self and friendship, urging restraint, truthfulness, and kindness as a path toward healthier happiness.
Two Weeks After Two Weeks After 15 Drum 4
Fragmented verse description of bent wheels and silent trumpet amid dented toys. Children enjoyed them, and that was enough for Maupin.
Carrying burdens and pride in service to others
A McClure Newspower Syndicate piece urges not to fear ridicule for helping others. It praises carrying loads to aid deliveries and to move things efficiently, arguing the humble task deflates pride and benefits the common good.
No More Toward the Whispering Billery
A clipped quotation admonishes turning away from the whispered Billery and mischievous meddling. The speaker urges steadfastness in a good purpose through life’s end, attributed to Wy McClure Newspaper Byodicats.
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McClure Newspaper Byodicats
Fragmented cookbook prose on meals and ritual dining
A damaged text fragment describes a dining table scene likened to an altar with a mother as priestess and a sourceless emphasis on ritual feeding. It includes garbled recipe snippets for cream tomato dish, honey cream sauce, baked eggs with ham, and salted celery hints amid unclear instructions.
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Wall
Jet
Katherer
Simon Strunaky
Lincoln on the origin of the greenback currency
A sanitized recount of Abraham Lincoln explaining the creation of treasury notes during Civil War times. The letter to Colonel Dick Taylor details issuing interest free notes printed on banking paper to pay army expenses and declare them legal tender, crediting Taylor as pivotal to the birth of the greenback.
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Abraham Lincoln
Dick Paylee
Coronel Dhip
Dick Taylor
Taylor
Eame
Treasury
Chava
Republic
Reurea
A. Lincoln
Whauter's Syndicate
Insured Against Rainy Wedding Day in Danville Va
A groom described as gambling on the weather insured his wedding day in Danville Virginia. If rain had occurred between unspecified hours and 6 pm the bride would have collected 500 dollars. The premium about 43.75 dollars was paid, and the groom hoped rain would not spoil the honeymoon.
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Danville
Bayer Aspirin Ad Promises Genuine Tablets
An advertisement touts Bayer aspirin as the genuine product for colds headaches toothaches earaches and neuralgia. It urges customers to look for the Bayer name on the picture or tablets and notes unbroken 12 tablet boxes cost a few cents, with bottles of 24 and 100 also available.
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Bayer
Mayer
Bayer Manufacture
Important to All Women Readers of This Paper
Thousands of women suffer kidney or bladder trouble yet may not report it. Kidney health affects other organs, causing back pain headaches and low energy. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is promoted as a remedy, with sample requests via dime gửi to Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY.
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Tr. Kulmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Impending Change Advertising Patented Cole Salve
An advertisement promotes Cole's Carbon salve as a quick healer for burns and skin diseases. It claims instant pain relief without scarring and urges readers to send 30 cents to J. W. Cole Co in Rockford for samples. The ad closes with a line about entrusting real estate matters to a professional agent.
Desserts Delight Guests With Plymouth Rock Gelatine
The ad notes that Tellied desserts using Plymouth Rock Gelatine are popular with men. One package yields several desserts, enough for three or four meals. Variety of recipes in every box makes it easy to please everybody.
Ring Confusion Sparks Humorous Jewish Dinner Tale
A Buffalo Express anecdote recounts a Jewish gentleman Isaac displaying a ring with the diamond inside his hand. His friend Cohen notes the ring is on the wrong way, prompting Isaac to insist, arguing over how one talks with hands palm down versus palm up.
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Bia
Isaac
Cohen
Buffalo Express
Mummy Question Sparks Theory Of Theater Typewriters
In a playful exchange Sammy asks why gentlemen take typewriters to the theater. His father dismisses the idea as nonsense, while Sammy recounts Walker telling Mr Brown he was taking him to see Decameron Nights tonight, highlighting a humorous mix up from London Tit-Bits.
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Mummy
Sammy
Walker
Laugh at your troubles but woe to the friend that does
A compact line urging caution in social humor, warning that mocking others’ troubles can backfire on friendly advisors. It suggests peer judgments carry consequences and emphasizes prudent empathy in companionship.
Health is the Most Valuab le Asset You Have
A Michigan reader recounts years of dizziness and stomach distress unsure of heart, stomach, or nerves. After minimal relief from doctors, Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery improved his condition by the second bottle, leading him to buy more and crediting the medicine with saving his life. He urges others needing such a remedy to try it, with a note to send 10 cents for a trial penny.
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Newage, Mich
Chas. E. Backus
Dr. Pierce
Invalids
Charm and Routine Spur War Savings Clubs Growth
The piece notes Christmas savings clubs expanded after World War I with bank bankers and Hyde Park officials citing ease of payroll deductions and small weekly deposits. It highlights a rise in depositors to 6,000,000 and $100,000,000 in 1920 21 as thrift habits spread thanks to War Savings stamps and regular contributions. It also includes an ad segment for Cuticura products.
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Hyde Park
Forget All About It Boxing Fan in Towlinson Hall
An Indianapolis boxing fan, eager for the match, received a Thanksgiving afternoon ticket in Towlinson hall. He visited a doctor and ran errands, then said he forgot the bouts entirely until after they ended, expressing joy at the prospect.
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Indianapolis
Towlinson Hall
Indianapolis News
Don't be afraid says aviator to timid passenger
A playful exchange has an aviator reassurance a nervous flyer who fears a fall. The pilot urges calm and instructs the passenger to grasp the first solid object passed, then reassures with steady guidance. The fragment ends mid thought with an aviation-themed humor.
Antedecents and subsequents test a Chicago job seeker
A young man visits a Chicago merchant prince to seek work. After a brief interview the merchant agrees on employment but brushes off antecedents, saying only that the applicant’s subsequents must be right. The employer assigns him to report to Mr. Southwest on Monday.
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Chicago
Prince
Young
Quan
Aemia
South West
Byerys
Body's Magazine
Raiders Loot Palace Drug Store Amid Ongoing Poker Game
In a terse exchange between Ruey Rezzidew and Petunia, then Constable Slack, and Guy Star, locals recount a raid on a months-long poker game upstairs over the Palace drug store. The men discuss the theft and the uneasy town mood.
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Indies
Elvil Keene
Palace
Petunia
Star
All wild predators slated for extermination
A notice declares all animals that hunt other animals must be exterminated. The policy targets wild predators as threats to livestock and ecosystems, prompting enforcement actions across affected regions. Local agencies emphasize safety and management goals while outlining compliance steps.
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John Blake
F. A. Walker
the Whisperers
McClure Newspower Syndicat
Opyright
Francis
Western Newspaper Union
Hooley
Wavener
UU 70
Senadt
Qreenback
Des Moines
Putnam
Postum Cereal Company, Inc
Buttle Creek
Michigan
Merchant
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