Wheelbarrow Charlie and Estelle in a lakeside mischief
A comic tale unfolds with Hiram Green, four vacationing girls, and Estelle as they chase romance at a town picnic. Hiram’s secret wheelbarrow dancing leads to a island escape and a proposal hinted by a quirky egotistical carrot. Gas engines provide practical farming advice on maintenance and troubleshooting to improve efficiency and reduce waste.
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Carlena
Sumer
Hiram Green
Alice
Marie
Jessie
Charlie
Edmen
Hiram
Estelle
Faust
Carrot
Winters
Kstelle
Ulmm
Mr. Green
Cards of Thangs and Obituaries Notice
A newspaper notice explains pricing for cards of thanks at 50 cents each and obituaries at 1 dollar per item. An additional 5 cent charge applies per poetry submission.
Silk purse from sow's ears shown by chemists
Arthur D. Little Inc researchers demonstrated a silk purse made from sows ears at a New York chemistry exposition. They noted the material was not strong nor industrially valuable yet it explored the proverb’s fallacy and traced the process from sow ear glue to a fine composite fiber through laboratory steps and a hand loom.
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New York
Arthur D. Little, Inc
Chicago
Living One's Own Life and Its Limits
The essay argues that no one truly lives apart from others. Even a social recluse relies on others, as every act links to a larger weave of lives. It advocates using personal talent to enhance others' lives rather than pursuing a solo, self centered path.
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Emerson
Thoreau
Bronchitia
The Japanese Army Seen as a Silent Fighting Machine
Leslie's Weekly notes distinctive traits of the Japanese army. It emphasizes plain, unshowy organization, quiet discipline, and a grim, stealthy readiness that favors overwhelming odds and selfless sacrifice without spectacle. The general staff dresses modestly and conveys focus on businesslike military efficiency.
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Leslie's Weekly
Diet and Degeneration Warns Against Meat Overuse
Dr Haig links laziness ignorance alcoholism and disease to excessive meat eating arguing seventy five percent of insanity cancer debility and degeneration stem from improper food He says alcoholism can only be fought through diet and that much suffering comes from eating habits His warning reflects contrasting views between England and America on rich foods.
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Haig
England
America
Great American Fortunes and the Rise of Millionaires
The text notes the rapid growth of American wealth fueled by industrial expansion and the Steel Trust creating many new millionaires from varied industries. It cites a cigar retailer who became a millionaire quickly, and places such wealth alongside giants like Rockefeller and Carnegie, suggesting today’s fortune is more modest by comparison.
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Steel Trust
N. Y
Rockefeller
Carnegie
Spinach as a year round home garden crop
Spinach yields greens for most of the year with spring sowing from February mid to May and autumn sowing from August 1 in northern New England to September 10 15 near Washington. Plant 1 ounce per 100 feet in drills 1 foot apart, use rich loam, mulch with straw or leaves to overwinter, and harvest by removing whole plants. Bloomsdale Savoy is the common variety.
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New England
Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Bloomsdale
Clean Potato Storage Bins Warn Growers
A. G. Tolas of University Farm Saint Paul main inspector cautions growers with dry rot in potato storage to thoroughly disinfect bins before reuse. Use formaldehyde solution one pint per ten gallons or bluestone copper sulfate one pound per ten gallons to sanitize.
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A. G. Tolas
University Farm
St. Paul
Best Prices for Broilers by Uniform Breed and Size
Readers learn that consistent broilers fetch top prices when uniform in breed and size. The article notes that mixing breeds or sizes reduces value and can cause errors in handling and pricing.
Milliners Threaten Snail Market Corner
A lighthearted note warns housewives to buy snails now or risk the Milliners’ association cornering the market for snail shells used in decorative trims. A French model hat shown trimmed with shells illustrates fashionable use.
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Snail Market
Child crisis reports rise worldwide in first half
The Save-a-Life league cites a global surge in personal crisis reports in early 1926. In New York City 443 suicides occurred 319 men and 124 women, up 102 from 1920. In the U S 225 children died by self harm in the first half of 1920 and this year the number more than doubled with 214 boys and 293 girls. boys averaged sixteen and girls fifteen, with poison and shooting the main methods.
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Save-a-Life League
New York City
United States
Mothers Shape Leaders Says Baldwin Boss
Samuel Matthews Vauclain of Baldwin Locomotive Works argues that a boy’s mother largely determines his future success. He notes mothers influence traits and environment more than fathers, citing Lincoln Napoleon and Foch as examples of maternal impact on leadership.
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Amuel Matthews Vauclain
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Philadelphia
Mr. Vauclain
Wether
Eoue
Abraham Lincoln
Napoleon Bonaparte
White House
Corsica
Europe
Marshal Foch
The Gossip Its Origin In Baptismal Godparents
The piece traces the word gossip from Hamp shire baptism sponsors called gossipes or godparents built from God and sib meaning kin. It notes how close ties among sponsors fostered idle talk and information sharing across cultures, citing parallels to French chimerage and English gossip.
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Ossip
Gossib
G Chaucer
Hampshire
God
Scotland
Ommere
Roast Saddle of Mutton and Caper Sauce Guide
Instructions for preparing mutton with two cooking approaches. Details on roasting saddle of mutton with salt pepper flour dredge, browning, and gravy. plus a caper sauce using butter flour mutton broth and capers, with optional sour pickles.
Greencastle Railroad Time Tables June 1 1921
Readable rail schedule lists east and west bound trains with numbers and times for Greencastle on Wednesday June 1 1921. Provides morning and afternoon arrivals and departures including daily and Sunday exceptions and contact telephones.
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Greencastle
Chicks Hatched in Crate Surprise In Paducah Market
In Paducah Kentucky a woman found 14 live chicks in the bottom of an eye crate she had bought earlier. She had sold eggs from the crate’s top. The sun is believed to have hatched the chicks.
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Paducah
New York Man Jailed Over Cat Killing
Michael Ziston of New York City was sentenced to two days in the work house after claiming he threw a cat from a window in self defense. The case centers on the alleged feline murder and Ziston's defense.
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Michael Ziston
New York City
Lightning Strikes Woman Believed Hit by Curlers Incident
A bolt of lightning allegedly struck and killed Mrs Frances Moller of Alton Illinois while she used steel hair curlers. The victim, described as a married woman in her eleventh month of pregnancy, died in the incident.
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Frances’ Moller
Alton, L. 1
Tr H I and B TRACTION Telephone 823 Greer 4 38H
Tr H I and B TRACTION telephone 823 listed with Greer time noted as 4 38H.
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Tr H
I, & B. Traction
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Pennsylvania
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