Ozark Couple Proves Equal Roles In Farm Life
On a 160 acre Rogersville Missouri farm, Jacob Longman and his wife Serillo run the homestead with opposite duties. Serillo handles field work while Jacob manages the house and cooking, a system they say proves both partners are capable and raised to distinct tasks. They note neighbors accept their arrangement and credit the couple with a well kept farm and welcoming home.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Ozark
Rogersville
Jacob Longman
Serillo
Jake
Mrs. Longman
Indiana
Missouri
Serijio
Serilla
Ashe
Esther
To Escape the Laugh at a Washington Luncheon
Lole Puller told a Plas luncheon story about a Christmas pudding used to test children. She recalled placing a coin a china doll and a button in the pudding with a prize for generosity or mischief. A girl confided she took the button to avoid laughter, swallowing her embarrassment.
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Washington Star
Lole Puller
Plas
Gambling proverb on losses and fortune in old saying
A compact proverb notes that gambling thrives when many fear losses and money talks to the deaf. It compares an unlucky bird with worthless plumage to bad luck. The saying reflects risk and fortune as public concerns.
Corn Growing in the South Willace Farmer Advice
A Wallace’s Farmer correspondent in southwestern Missouri describes a prolonged heat spell harming corn. The writer suggests early planting of a 100 day corn, deep spring plowing, fine harrowing, and May to June cultivation to conserve moisture. Early varieties may mature before the spell or in fall, aiding dry seasons. Readers urged to try and report results.
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Willaces
Missouri
Aliguat
Wouthern
Oklahoma
Foxes
Texas
Wallaces
Untold Racist Remark Sparks Outrage
Aegis of readers reports a hostile insult claiming a bulldog is a Black person, highlighting a racist stereotype tied to a dog. The incident prompts calls for accountability and dialogue on racial bias.
Three Million Matches Struck Each Minute
An illustrated look at the global match trade notes 3,000,000 matches struck per minute and 1.5 trillion yearly, with American consumption blamed for half. It discusses timber quality, forest conservation, and dwindling supplies as match mills use select pines and birch. Also includes a comic aside on Christmas gifts like neckties and suspenders.
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Havana
Uncle Sam's
West
Free Alcohol's Handicap
The Indianapolis News reports on free denatured alcohol's progress and a tax on stills. It cites Minnesota findings that beets and farm waste could yield ethanol, urging broader use and noting high potential profits for small-scale distillation amid tax barriers.
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The
Indianapolis News
Minneapolis
Snyder
Minnesota School of Agriculture
A Good Manager
Archery official Homer Taylor tells Chicago archer dinner that an archer must be skillful calm and cool and handle his bow as Mrs Poarck in Michigan avenue handles her husband The Poarcks quarrel over two hat racks and which hat to place have a humorous domestic scene referenced here.
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New York Tribune
Homer Taylor
National Archery Association
Chicago
Poarck
Michigan Avenue
Mr. Poarck
The Craft of Crafts in Harper's Weekly Verse
The poem extols sturdy shipbuilding and safe seas as a metaphor for steadfast love. It praises a secure craft that braves storms, carries happiness within, and sails toward the Harbor of the Heart with a loyal crew and unerring chart. A dialogue snippet follows about a domestic quarrel lightened by affection.
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Comrada P
John Kendrick ‘Bangs
Harper's Weekly
Pertinent Questions About a Regular Hotel Patron
A New York paper notes a tall thin American guest at an expensive hotel who nightly enters the cafe at 11 and sits at his regular table wearing gray or black silk gloves he never removes. No one challenges him on the gloves. The piece produces a card to delicately inquire about his behavior.
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New York
Jalvette
Glove Buyer Quizlight Sends Mock Survey
A playful letter questions readers on quirks and temptations from gloves to politics. It asks readers to mark the correct solution with an X and hints at light social satire within the supper table dialogue.
A Fogys Opinion on Air Ship Interest
A fogy discusses air ships versus steamships railways and automobiles, admitting uncertainty about the need for aerial travel given existing transportation risks and opportunities. The dialogue contrasts air travel with established methods.
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Fogy
Honest Edeson Asked if He Is Honest
In Sag Harbor Maine the actor Robert Edeson is stopped by a girl who asks if he is honest. He answers that he is honest and sure of it. The girl then asks him to hold her doll while she ties her shoe, testing his claim.
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Sag Harbor
Robert Edeson
Mr. Edeson
Fragmented dialogue on ash sprinkling and amusement
A quoted exchange discusses sprinkling ashes on a walk and preserving family memory. The speaker believes even a jot of family ties enhances the moment and that children derive amusement from people stumbling. The text is garbled and lacks clear context.
Philosophy Advice Fragments and Parables
A garbled column presents aphorisms on economy cooking justice and knowledge with scattered observations. It suggests prudent living and humility while noting a man poorly seeking justice or a tramp not always returning for more pie.
Little Problems of Love and Marriage
Barbara Boyd argues that modern couples should run finances as a partnership. The wife gains independence and clear budgeting, while both share common expenses, savings, and personal costs, with flexible adjustments for new children and joint needs.
Relations in Law and the Strains of In-Laws
The article argues that marital disputes often stem from in law relations. It urges couples to accept differing families, avoid pretense, and pursue cordial distance if harmony is impossible. A balanced, honest approach reduces friction and preserves friendship.
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Barbara Boyd
Chesterton
Mother Grundy
John
Mary
Tom
Wives and Songwriters Drama in Judge Fake’s Court
Chicago tale recounts George H. Bernhammer also known as George Whiting deserts his wife Mrs. Bernhammer and runs with Erma and Dinet in vaudeville circles. She sues for divorce and a warrant is sought in New York as he is said to be with a performer named Erma.
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Chicago
Judge Fake
Harrison Street
George H. Bernhammer
George Whiting
George
New York
Joy
Marie
Erma
Dinet
Tie
Mira
Pornhammiers
Mite
Ted Snyder
Dust and Dirt
A fragmentary dialogue about household cleaning and rug beating contrasts a man’s auto effect with dust removal. It mentions familiar names like Kirst Germ and a cousin, with bygone slang and playful banter about daily chores.
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Johnson
Ray
Fragmented Speech Reveals Marital Strife at Home
A reader note shows Mrs. Nagger admitting her husband’s behavior during a troubled period. She recalls letters from their first trip and claims his actions were exposed after a contentious incident at home.
Fragmented Health Exchange Between Diagnosis and Doctor
A clipped dialogue references heart symptoms attributed by a physician to cigarettes. The excerpt mentions Dolly Sweet and Percy Ranp with garbled names and unclear context, suggesting a medical or melodramatic scene.
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Dolly Sweet
Percy
Clgarels
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