Blind Jefferson City man pioneers poultry with touch
Blind Edward Jones of Jefferson City Missouri has set a remarkable poultry record using only touch. He built his own coop and brooders, hatches all Chicks, culls his flock, markets non kept birds as broilers, and plans a poultry club for blind people with county home agent ready to read USDA poultry publications.
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Edward Jones
Jefferson City
Danmade
Nonexistent Ideals in a Humorous Exchange
A fragment shows a joke about marriage roles with a man conceding his wife has the final word in fashion and argument. The terse exchange highlights gender expectations with playful tone and period voice.
The Pleasures of Travel from Arkansewyer
The Arkansewyer, 97, recalls minimal travel in Shagbark township life. He recounts a near-lynching episode in Torplidville when mistaken as the guilty party. After escape he vowed not to travel again, hoping future revelation would come too late to aid him.
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Arkansewyer
Grass
Shagbark Township
Torplidville
Getter
Detroit Free Press
United States
Moving Picture
Suspected blind tiger raid targets photo gallery
Police raid targets a dubious photograph gallery on a tip of illicit activity. The incident is described with a wariness about illegal liquor amid a tense atmosphere.
Star objects to gross things amid receipts
A diva protests against any gross items while playful banter references sour receipts. The exchange hints at backstage tensions and comic repartee surrounding show business.
Lost Battalion myth and the Argonne forest legend
The piece defends the Lost Battalion story from the Argonne Forest, debunking the Go-So Hell Whittlesey nickname and overblown glare. It argues critics miss the choice to hold out rather than retreat, noting 39 wounded and the sustained spirit that inspired Americans coast to coast.
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Stare
Sipes
France
A. GE. Pw
Hietory
Argonne Forest
Maine
California
Whittlesey
Light Brigade
America
Quips and Exchanges Across Papers Aboard
A collection of humorous exchanges from several papers shows light dialogue on records mules housemaids and room rentals. The sketches include a Birmingham spectator failing to buy new records, a mule seller in San Francisco, a London worker and employer exchange, and a Florida actor wary of a steam heated room.
The Next Crusade Against Tobacco Turns Homeward
A narrator wrestles with anti tobacco zeal, recalling quitting the pipe after years of habit. Family approval grows then ridicule, and a public scuffle with authorities follows as abstinence hardens resolve. Johannesburg, South Africa, appears in a fragment linking to broader social strikes and debates.
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Pico
Gunpowder Firecrackers Aiding Chinese Festivities And Trade
The Detroit piece notes gunpowder firecrackers rolled in bamboo paper with red wrappers bring luck in Chinese celebrations and commerce. It cites an exporter valued at about 9 million dollars yearly and mentions use at weddings festivals and birthdays to ward off evil and invite good omens. The Columbus Dispatch excerpt discusses Livy manuscripts found in Constantinople crypts and Vatican fragments influencing historical knowledge.
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Detroit
Canton
Columbus
Constantinople
Romul Wheaties
Irene
Sword-swallower profiled in odd reminiscence ad
Strange ad copy references a sword swallower and appetites, then promote Cuticura products for baby rashes with a fragrance talcum and soap line. Ends with a quirky line about a man desiring little while others own a trapdrum outfit.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertisement Claim
A vintage ad asserts a $100 reward for an incurable catarrh case. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a blood-borne remedy affecting mucous surfaces, claims four decades of use, and lists F. S. Cheney Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Sruaeieis
Price Jnc
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Green's August Flower Remedy Claims Universal Use
Green's August Flower has long been sold as a household remedy for constipation and intestinal troubles. It is portrayed as a gentle laxative aiding indigestion nervous dyspepsia and liver trouble with symptoms like headache and heart palpitations. A few doses are said to relieve symptoms and druggists are advised to stock it. Sold in all civilized countries Ady.
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Ady
Minister Questions Mother of the Bride Before Ceremony
In a curt exchange a minister asks the mother of the bride if she has remarks before the ceremony proceeds. The Lady responds that she has already spoken much and perhaps more would be unnecessary.
Freckles Be Gone With Double Strength Oxbiee Ad
An advertisement touts double strength Oibiee for removing freckles. It claims even severe spots fade and lighter freckles disappear with use, promising a money back guarantee if no improvement.
Change in Woman's Life at Forty and Its Remedies
A fragmentary ad from Fremont Ohio discusses menopause related changes in a woman's Forties and promotes Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy. It advertises confidential mail consultation and references Mrs. Goooum and an address at 825 Nelson Street.
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Fremont
Poe
Nepoleon St. Fremont
Ohio
Pinkham
Pinkham Medie Medicine Co Ce
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