Better Than a Drug Parable From Albany and Rockefellers Golf
A distorted Albany remark credits a late Benatar Platt with a partisan quip about political change and personal health. The piece also recounts John D. Rockefeller attempting golf near Augusta where a lighthearted miscue prompts the caddy to reply What have I hit. The column ends with a proverb about not delaying plans for today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benatar Platt
Albany
Tae
Rockefellers
John D. Rockefeller
Augusta
Rockefeller Strick
Window of Farm Advice on Crops and Livestock Practices
Agricultural notes cover shade, pruning, silos, weed control, beekeeping, dairying, hogs, poultry, and crop care. Practical tips include timely harvest, feeding mixes, soil moisture, mowing, and proper barn management for better yields and profits.
Charles the First Costume at Town Hall Ball
Gussie, nicknamed for his odd features, enters the town hall fancy dress ball in a scene where the ball porter recoils at his appearance. He proclaims his costume as Charles the First, responding with a brisk London Answers quip as he moves inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gussie
Christopher Columbus
Charles the First
London
Catacombs of Rome Seen as Pictorial Bible
The Christian Herald describes Rome’s catacombs as portals for early Christians during Nero’s era and other persecutions. It notes their vast extent, potential burial counts, simple wall designs, and occasional small chapels with paintings, presenting the catacombs as a pictorial Bible in stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Nero
Diocletan
Prison Tuberculosis Effort Spreads Across States
The Prigon association of New York and the Atlanta Charities Aid association plan a special program to prevent tuberculosis in state prisons. They seek cooperation from prison physicians and anti tuberculosis societies to provide treatment facilities for inmates, given high disbarment rates and tubserculosis prevalence among prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prigon Association of
New York
Atata Charities Aid Assoriation
Triplets Born in Tennessee Home
A Tennessee family welcomes triplets with a curious neighbor remark. The Irleb man, asked to judge the infants, points to the middle child and says he would save that one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Hiro
Irlebman
Waul
Hyerrpody
Dr Martel's Female Pill Sold In Drug Stores
A historical ad touts Dr Martel's Female Pill as a standard remedy for women's ailments. It claims quick and permanent results and urges professionals and businessmen to consider its value despite skeptical rivals.
Bjornson Remembered by Parisian Typewriter Agent
A continental agent recalls Bjornstjerne Bjornson at a hotel by the Tuileries Gardens in Paris. He recounts the Norse writer’s wit and wisdom and a final caution about an easy-going man who makes life rough for others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bjornstjerne Bjornson
Tuileries Gardens
Te Cel
Paris
Conversation about dogs and a job with a dog fancier
A lad with an envelope tells Jimmy he is not on the messenger force, noting Poe has found work with a dog fancier. Jimmy, smoking, asks about the dog fancier’s work and recalls a woman buying a pet dog and learning to whistle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy
Poe
Castorla Proclaimed Safe Remedy for Infants and Children
An advertisement urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castorla a trusted remedy used for over 30 years. It promises safety for infants and children and emphasizes the familiar formula you have always bought.
Quote on turning classics into ragtime and operas
A pair of witty remarks muse on grafting Mendelssohn and Verdi into modern musical styles. The quotes compare classical tunes to ragtime and imagine Tl Trovatore as a musical comedy, reflecting cultural experimentation.
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Munyon
Homeopathic Homemedy Co
FSM
Jefersen Ste. Phita
Etran Eft
Ae WeSt Ang
Groteer, Tea
Ake
Post
Teasties
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Tinttle Creek
Mich
Ellam
Willim Oi
Ashe
Dsirrman
Ian
Far Aupensor
Hieke Wo Wai
Tropics
Jim
Jess
DR. Martel
W. E. Gladstone
Carter
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Yournell National Live Stock Com. Co
Atelier
Omaks, Neb
John Deere Plow Company
Omaha
Ner
Defiance Starc
M. A
Sioux City
Dr. Pieree
Desler
Pierce
Pires
M. D
Bulfelo
N.Y
Western Canada
Eakters
Epery Jay
Mm Iteto
Leonard Dewginn
Canada
Carada
Brainerd
Minn
Gm Jeter
Bis
Frank
Riese
Amir
Richard Benny Weingst
Ang
Axel Bordetrm
Ike
Termerig Utet Wien
Noth Papeta
Bomresiaadt
Raton
Standard Oil CO. {Incorporated
Thorpe & Hoberg
Tae A
Dow
Union Roofing & Manufacturing Co
Union Road, St. Paul, Minn
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