Cards and Thanks Rates Mentioned in Obituary Note
An old column fragment details charges for cards of thanks and obituaries at fixed rates, then shifts to a vivid scene in which a very young man and a young woman trade brief farewells and navigate a missed train and unresolved romance on a street, leading to an implied pause as they enter a shop together.
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Fashion Magazine
Kate
Kenwood Avenue
a /eulow
Kat
Charlie
Isabel
Garden Wager Over Weeds and Worms Across the Fence
A gardening girl teases a neighboring youth about digging and weeding her yard. He offers help with spading and rooting out weeds while she writes a note to a gentleman friend. They joke about fishing worms guiding the digging and whether he will satisfy her standards.
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Bob
The Movie Comedian Daily Routine Collapse
The story depicts a comic figure at seven o'clock waking amid a chaotic sequence. An alarm clock hoses him awake followed by shaving boxing misfires and a cascade of falls through the house. He slides downstairs with a piano and endures a breakfast scene with misadventures. The sequence ends with him exiting to work at Swatograph Studios.
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Swatograph Studios
Sleepy Grass Could Aid Anesthetic Use In Medicine
Ancient New Mexico plant known as sleepy grass is being tested by the Rockefeller Institute. Cattle and horses fed the grass sleep for up to 24 hours with no lasting harm. Ranchers and Indians have long used it to tame broncos, while H W Wolcott of Alamogordo arranged tests and notified scientists. The work seeks medical applications from the plant’s sedative effects.
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New Mexico
Sacramento Mountain
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
H. W. Wolcott
Alamogordo
N. M
United States
Edward Wolcott
Colorado
Wolcott
Rockfeller Institute
Civil War Footgear Found in River near Sunken Island
A dredge bucket near Sunken Island recovered a Civil War era shoe with a wooden sole and leather upper used by Confederate soldiers. Col. C. P. Burgwyn of the Imperial Hotel displays the artifact in his cigar showcase in Petersburg.
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Sunken Island
Seaweed Used to Filter Schuylkill River Water
Seaweed may be planted in the Schuylkill River Pennsylvania as an experimental filter for drinking water in Philadelphia. The plan aims to test seaweed ability to remove impurities from the river supplying the city’s taps.
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Schuylkill River
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Notable Rock Dwellers In Rock Garden Display
Rock gardening has evolved from placing ferns on stumps to a vibrant summer display. Alpine and Saxifrage varieties, including Androsaces and sec tion rockfoils, bloom from May to July, while Phlox setacea and Veronica rupestris brighten sunny, dry crevices. Other dwarf perennials like Chelone coccinea and Caucasian scabious provide high summer color.
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Pryenees
Iceland
A Pretty Shower Brings Satchets For Newlyweds
At a bridal shower a pretty collection of satchets in fancy covers was displayed. At the wedding the satin satchets, dainty and pretty, were tossed after the departing bride and groom instead of the usual rice.
Universal military training urged by health and university leaders
Surgeon General Rupert Blue of the U S public health service endorses universal military training as beneficial to health and vigorous youth. Princeton President John Grier Hibben supports training to protect in war and unite citizens in peace through civic service and shared obligation.
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Rupert Blue
United States Public Health Service
National Security League
Blie
John Grier Hibben
Princeton University
League
Telephone Courtesy and the Human Side of Lines
A Philadelphia Public Ledger excerpt argues courtesy remains essential on calls as the operator faces abuse and a caller bears some blame. It notes the fragile, personal nature of voice over wires, the danger of misinterpreted tones, and the need for respectful language despite anonymity. The piece compares wartime enlistment issues and a Russian rail line to illustrate communication challenges.
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Central
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Do You Believe in Signs and Omens Throughout History
A long compendium of folk beliefs and superstitions on weather signs, dreams, omens, and luck dates. It lists how candle flames, snake ties, crushed cat sparks, tea grounds, nail readings, and dreams foretell weather, health, travel, or fortune with regional notes and folk lore. It includes moon phases affecting bacon curing, weddings and funerals as signs, and daily routines tied to foot and bed times.
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All Lands
India
Dalmati
France
Plant Superstitions and Gardening Beliefs
Plant lore links water droplets to blooms and houseplants to room events. Odd blossom counts supposedly shield from enemies, while even counts predict at least one adversary. Breaking slips harms life, burning discarded plant material is blamed for sickness, and gifts thriving imply faithful friends.
Mistaken Identity At The Hospital Nursery
In a hospital nursery a senior nurse orders a nurse to take Baby Robert Meckering to room 76 as a chorus of admirers marvel at a mother’s claim about her own baby. Confusion arises over two similar infants and a misdirected routine prompts tension.
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Mrs. Meckerings
Alice
Hazel
Martha
Florence
Mrs. Meckering
Robert Meckering
Martin
Think Health and Kind Words Sharpen Body and Mind
A health minded essay argues that repeated suggestions of illness can worsen wellbeing while positive health cues strengthen the body. It recounts four medical students testing suggestion effects, notes doctors ease fears to aid recovery, and urges cheerful greetings to influence others. British railway directors award stationmasters who maintain cultivated flower gardens.
Global oddities and notable city contrasts
London employs motorcycle policewomen while Holyoke yields fine silk, a Springfield church hosted nine weddings in one day, Paris tailors publish dog clothing designs, Vienna's Ringstrasse praised as a grand boulevard, a Paris door boy earns tips amid restaurant activity, and Greater London averages over 41,000 people per square mile vs New York's 19,000 per 300 square miles.
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Greater London
New York
Grencastle Railroad Timetables June 1 1921 Card
Current timetable listing for Grencastle PA includes a series of arrival and departure times with entries such as 12:46, 4: m. srecenee 2:65 8, 1:46 a. m coeseee 11:29 a. m, eeeeees 5:43 pm, and additional times including 2:82 a. m and 8:25 a. m. reve 2:34 p. m. reese B:21 am.
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Reese
Big Four Telephone Service Schedules West Bound
The listing notes multiple daily westbound runs at 3:35 a.m. 9:19 a.m. and 1:39 p.m. with service daily except Sunday and includes box numbers 46 2 16 and 100.
T. H. I Arc Traction Telephone 823
Greene firm listing appears to be a civic or business notice referencing T. H. I. and E. Traction with a telephone contact 823. The fragment suggests an advertisement or directory entry for Greene. No clear event or date is provided.
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Mam
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Princeton
Winfield Scott
Scott
Pueblo
Petrograd
Soroka
White Sea
Russia
Archangel
Katy
London
Holyoke, Mass
Springfield
Mass
Vienna
Paris
Greencastle
Ceee
North Bound
Cess
Atest Eeveeves
T. H. I, & E. Traction—Telephone
Greene
East A.M
West Bound
A.M. P.M
L_ Limited
Hlandet
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