Eight year old Alice visits Indianapolis sights
Alice, from the southern part of the state, visits the capital with her uncle to see the monument and state house. She expresses she wants both, but most desires an ice cream sandwich for a nickel at a local store.
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The
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Indianapolis
State House
Monument
Indianapolis News
Panama City Described as Outcast Yet Historic
George A. Miller portrays Panama as the continent’s oldest inhabited city and a curiosity shop of America. He criticizes laziness and inefficiency in the canal zone towns while noting improved conditions after the republic’s establishment under U.S. protection.
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Panama
America
George A. Miller
Canal Zone
Paris bookseller posts free poems on chalkboard
A Parisian bookseller offers poetry to the people of the Quartier Latin by chalking a fresh poem on a large outside blackboard each morning. Students pause to read the daily verse, freely offered without money. The idea thrives despite rising book prices.
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Fils
Quartier Latin
Abolish Tomorrow Movement Urges Immediate Action
A reflective excerpt argues that postponing plans causes trouble and dread. It contends that acting today lessens future uncertainty and strengthens resilience. The note adds a quip about breaking up housekeeping letting people dispose of old furniture.
It Takes Two to Make a Bargain Note
A concise proverb notes that bargaining involves two sides though both may not gain equally, warning against assuming mutual advantage. The saying emphasizes negotiation balance and realistic outcomes.
If People Were Given All They Pray For
The saying notes that granting all wishes would require a larger world and that timely kissing can avert nine calamities.
Training Rural Mothers in Home Education from Sea to Library
A columnist urges distant mothers to educate children at home using a garden, pets, books, music, and pictures. Emphasizes daily tasks, self control, independence, obedience, and early library building with time tested tales. Recommends phonograph learning, nature pictures, and mail catalogs to obtain material.
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Hiavpa
Kipling
Robert Louis Stevenson
Eugene Field
James Whitcomb Riley
Jessie Wilcox Smith
Elizabeth Harrison
Jane Hoxie
Finocchio
C. Collodi
Peter Rabbit
Beatrix Potter
Tom Kitten
L. J. Bridgman
G. B. Smith
Hamelin
Nobert Browning
Dinnhh M. Mulock
Clara D. Pierson
Clara D, Pierson
Stevenson
Field
Riley
Albert Biglow Paine
M. Reed
Dakar and the Dirigible and the Dakar Railroad Dream
The article argues the Dakar railroad plan through France and Spain to Cape Verde would speed trade, potentially influencing war plans and European hegemony. It notes that time, not distance, drives transportation revolutions and that rail and steamship links could shift world routes away from Dakar. It warns that geopolitical rivalries could doom Dakar before peace, as trade routes alter fortunes of cities once key to routes.
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London
New York
France
Spain
Dakar
Cape Verde
Senegal
French West Africa
South America
Germany
Morocco
Africa
England
Europe
United States
Venice
India
Portugal
Rhine
Western
The Only Real Sardines
In South Africa only sardines from Portugal qualify as sardines. A recent Supreme Court ruling forbids naming imported canned fish from Portugal’s coast as sardines unless they originate there, leading to denial of a shipment of Japanese sardines by customs.
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South Africa
Portugal
Johannesburg
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Supreme Court
Union of South Africa
His Choice
A Boston Transcript excerpt shows a butcher offering a 50 percent price cut to a customer who replies that the buyer desires half off. The exchange highlights bargaining amid a casual market scene in an urban setting.
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Boston ‘Transcript
Old Home Jokes and War Talk Echoed in Humorous Bits
A collage of humorous exchanges from various papers mocks high costs and joiners of world affairs. Lines mention foreign dukes, summer boarders, phonographs, the League of Nations, and a family with a shipping clerk in a sardine factory.
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Washington Evening Star
Farmer Corntessel
Unfinished Dinner Leads Boy to Loneline in Warmer
A small boy is sent away from the table for misbehavior and spends an hour sobbing in the warmer, ignored by others as he endures his isolation. The scene captures a moment of parental discipline and child distress.
Sunshine colors rise in London home decor trends
The London Times notes a revival of bright sunshine hues in furnishing and decoration as dreary tones wane after a long dull spell. Readers are urged to embrace lively palettes to elevate interiors and reflect a sunnier mood.
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The
London Times
Chinese blue and orange interiors dazzle Garrick street firm
A Garrick street interior design firm showcases lavish rooms with bold blues oranges jade greens and yellows. A country house features Chinese blue lacquered furniture orange carpet and black lacquer walls with pagoda patterned cretonne, costing over 11 500.
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Garrick Street
Trade dispute flares over shipments between Australia and America
A foreign trade council raises a question for shippers in America and Australia. The dispute centers on goods shipped to Australia, cost, and ocean freight, with war related shortages and resultant bills. Authorities urge a fair practice to prevent such complaints from Australia or any other country.
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Ameria
Othr
Tha Hatter
Union 6
Ludendorfft
Long
Therm
Auntriliane
Freecen
Ammercans
Geodale
Diaputante
Fontiniee
Nerien
Australa
Freezone corn remover ad promises painless landings
An advertising pitch claims Freezone removes corns and calluses easily with a few drops from a small bottle sold at drug stores. It promises immediate pain relief and painless removal, insisting no humbug and easy use with fingers.
Aspirin for Colds and Headache Advertised by Bayer
An old advertisement promotes Bayer aspirin as genuine medicine for colds pain and headaches. It claims Bayer names, contents and usage directions for various pains and notes aspirin as a trade mark of Bayer manufacture with boxes of 12 tablets and low cost.
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Bayer
Ady
Suspicious Circumstance and Odd Seashore Question
Mrs Gripping questions Mrs Whymple about finding hinse in disorder upon return from the seashore. Mrs Whymple denies a dent of dust and praises Mr Whymple for keeping things orderly. An implied detective remark follows about love and absence. Cuticura ad promotes Ointment and Soap for skin and scalp issues.
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Mrs. Gripping
Mrs. Whymple
Velvet Dress Proves Work Ethic Hard Lesson
A young working businesswoman scorns idle women and, when asked about velvet dress wear, gives a veiled rebuke. She notes velvet wears well only if the wearer is a good sitter, else it becomes worn and shiny.
Danderine Hair Tonic Promises Dandruff Relief
An old advert claims Danderine stops hair loss and dandruff, softens itchy scalps, and revives each hair with renewed life. It touts quick results after a few applications and notes a low price at drugstores or counters.
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Nny Deug
Ady
Cascarets Laxative Ad Claims Quick Relief
An old advertisement urges readers to take Cascarets for constipation headachy and bilious feelings. It promises a gentle laxative that works overnight and contrasts it with harsher remedies. The copy adds product-style praise and a note about a model used for a prior depiction.
Red Elevator Globes And Baby Clothes At The Store
A fragment notes marked down items to red elevator globes and fresh, white baby clothes. A Cross Ball Blue reference appears with grocery usage. A local picture show joke involves two young men and a subtitle about trouble when one brags.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Promises Cure
An old advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh by acting through the blood on mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 reward for any case not cured and urges readers to send for testimonials from Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio.
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Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Fragmentary Motto on Memory and Speech
A rough fragment contemplates memory and speech with scattered phrases about effort and fairness. It hints at evaluation and personal attribution amid unclear context and names.
Most Dangerous Disease Warns Kidney Trouble Guide
An era style drug ad warns that kidney failure signals danger with symptoms like weakness and sleeplessness. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as an old world remedy imported from Holland, promising relief or money back. It urges readers to seek the original GOLD MEDAL product and warns against substitutes.
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Haarlem
Holland
Aixea
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