Back Woods Breeding Farm Season of 1920 Advertisement
The 1920 season offers registered purebred Bel yon and Percheron stock with service fees of 15 dollars for mares and 12 dollars for jacks. Located 11 miles east of Clinton Falls and 3 miles south of Morton, the operation features sires from Sweeney Jack line noted as top producers. Prospective buyers urged to inspect at the farm run by J. Owen Sigler, proprietor.
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Rumbo
George Lew
Sweeney Jack
My Farm
Clinton Falls
Morton
Old Home Place
Local Loan Outfit Promises Quick Cash and Easy Terms
A terse advertorial notes fast cash and loans for automobiles, horses, cattle, and other property. It promises reliable service after ten years, aiming to reassure potential borrowers with familiarity and steady availability.
Pesky Bed Bugs Work All Over City Says Ad
An old advertisement extols the mite pests called bedbugs with regional nicknames like Cinches Mahogany Fiat Red Coats Pesky Devils Night Riders Crimson Ramblers Pilgrims. It touts chemical Pesky Devils Quietus P D Q a 3Se package to kill bedbugs leeches fleas and eggs without harming bedding and claims two strong spouts reach hard to reach spots. Sold by RKP Mullins Drug Store.
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Boston
Haltimore
New York
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
South
St. Louis
Chicago
Werence
RKP Mullins Drug Store
Twins Named For Two Presidents At Stone Household
Uncle Rod explains he named the newborn twins after presidents Christopher Columbus and Julius Caesar, saying they honor the two old presidents of the country. Mrs. Stone remarks on the naming, and Rod confirms the tradition of naming children after presidents in their house.
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Uncle Rod
President Wilson and the boy on the road
The President and a companion discuss a boy who made a face at the President during a ride. The President confirms he also made a face back, noting the boy's reaction.
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Wilson
Ober
The Poor Compass Little Jack Dialogue
A humorous exchange as Little Jack asks what papa means by captain of the ship. His mother explains the captain heads the house the pilot steers and the compass guides. The boy quips that the compass must be the cat pass and jokes about the captain and pilot boxing the compass.
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Papa
Little Jack
Mother
Graduation prompts job plan with bold salary talk
A father asks his son what he will do next after college graduation. The son jokes about moving to New York to find a job offering five thousand six hundred or five thousand dollars, prompting the father to confirm the figure with a humorous mishearing.
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New York
Poet Jones Refuses Suitor in Verse Rebuff
The exchange shows Jones, the poet, not troubled by a rejection as he sent a proposal in verse and she rejected it. The brief dialogue highlights literary romance and rejection without further details.
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Jones
Reduction in Price at Western College President's Meal
A western college president staying in an eastern city eats in poor restaurants. A waitress offers breakfast food that is wormy and then halves the price to five cents after checking with the kitchen.
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Western College
A Bachelor's Guess Sparks Teething Talk in Puck Cartoon
In a humorous Puck cartoon a young mother laments her baby’s cries while a bachelor friend tosses out comically wrong explanations. The exchange jokes about teething and even hair eruption as unlikely causes, highlighting playful misunderstanding.
Woman Purchases Life Insurance After Husband's Policy
A widow, Mrs. Stone, recalls a life insurance payout from her late husband and agrees to take out a policy on herself saying he had such good luck. The exchange reflects common late 19th or early 20th century insurance practices.
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Life Insurance Company
Brother Jonathan's Wasps Firet Citlazen Excerpt
In a dialogue the characters mock fear of foreign power. The Second Citizen asserts that after admitting many anarchists and dynamite cranks the country would not fear any foreign threat.
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Jonathan
Nickel origin tied to Swedish term and copper ore deception
The word nickel derives from the Swedish term for an evil spirit and is linked to the ore nicknamed copper by miners who mistook it for copper because of its copper color.
Taunton Witchcraft Case Ends in Asylum Removal
Frances Jane Smith of Taunton appeared in grotesque attire amid allegations of threatening behavior with a pocket knife. Police noted disturbances linked to her odd dress and charms after gypsy claims of witchcraft. A doctor found her unsound mentally, and she was placed in an asylum.
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Taunton
England
London Daily Mail
Frances Jane Snith
Sweet Hay
Honiton
Wilcocks
Value of Expectation as a Thanksgiving Sermon Tale
A New England preacher notes his twenty minute limit for sermons and recalls his daughter’s sixth birthday on Thanksgiving. She endured the lengthy sermon to deserve a good dinner and to forget the stretch, saying she loved him and would have a nice meal at home.
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New England
Mirror cure for seasickness shared by Breton fisherman
A Breton fisher man recounts a seasickness cure learned from his father. He carries a small mirror and claims that looking into it as symptoms begin makes them pass. The tale ends with a wary note that the method may reassure skeptics even if results vary.
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P T. O
White Lettuce and Green Cabbage Contrast
A St. Louis gentleman who spent much of the year in England notes a curious contrast in produce. In the United States growers encourage cabbage to form a head and tie leaves for closeness while English growers pull leaves apart to keep cabbage green and blanch lettuce. They prefer green cabbage with white lettuce, a matter of taste but striking difference.
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St. Louis
England
Kengland
The Mount of the Swimming Plain Myth of Tribal Races
In legend the Mokis rise as supreme runners at Mount Taylor, known as the Moast of the Swimming Plain. The spring races crown the Moki champion who defeats Navajos Nez Perces and Plutes year after year, reshaping tribal prestige and borders.
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Albuquerque
Mount Taylor
Southwest
Taylor
Mexico
Torenlight
Mokiland
Plutes
Impromptu Gush of Sympathy from Judge
An elderly woman quotes a judge reflecting that a man may weep at his daughter's wedding as he recalls his failings as a husband and contemplates what lies ahead for the girl. The remark captures a moment of rueful emotion about family and marriage.
Squilbob in Heaven Demands Automatic Player
Upon landing in heaven Squilbob receives a golden harp and cries for an automatic player attachment, challenging the heavenly hosts who provide the instrument. The quip frames a comic wish for modern tech in an otherworldly setting.
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Squilbob
Heaven
Witty maxims and a misaddressed suitor in a quaint moral sketch
A collection of humorous aphorisms on marriage money and social norms contrasts modern folly with old sayings. A shy man named Pete is playfully misnamed as Peters by a flirtatious young woman, leading to a humorous exchange as she relies on formality.
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Mr. Peet
Mr. Peters
Peters
Pete
Crew
Greencastle
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Addisonad
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Back Woods Breeding Farm
J. Owen
Sigler, Proprietor
Washington ST
Donner
Ole Christofo
Namin
Chillun
Puck
India
Melore
North Arcot
Nature
Frank A. Munsey Company
Randolph Hayes
Ader Wonter-Woldirt
Combine
Miys
T Wp
A. J. Cox Auto Sales Co
Greencastle, Ind
A Million Dollar Bank
Central National Bank
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