Wrought by Time and Family Record of Longevity
An excerpted piece shows a grandmother discussing egg perforation methods, a bizarre old-fashioned household anecdote. A Suffolk man dies at ninety-six, part of a large clan of twenty-six siblings with many descendants noted. The final item quotes Dean Johnson on sales as essential for young entrepreneurs and service selling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilketshall
Suffolk
England
Dean Johnson
New York University
Hanging pictures with a single wire technique
A practical tip explains that pictures hung by a single wire can become uneven as the wire slips on the hook. The remedy is to hang the frame with its face against the wall then rotate it, creating a single turn in the wire near the hook to prevent slipping.
His Abysmal Meanness and a Pessimist's Complaint
The Kansas City Star quotes J Fuller Gloom, a famed pessimist, lamenting why every young mother in town resents him for allegedly saying he would not kiss her infant until it had its face washed. The remark sparks social friction and local debate about xenial conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Fuller
Kan-sas
Bohemians Favor Fountain Pens Across Professions
Bohemians prefer fountain pens with wide use among businessmen students and clerks indicating a strong cultural trend toward this writing instrument in Bohemia.
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Bohemia
Hall's Catarrh Cure Adverts in Toledo
State of Ohio Toledo Ohio Lucas County Frank J Cheney senior partner of the firm of Bb Cheney doing business in Toledo swears the firm will pay for each case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason. Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. J Cheney & Co Toledo 0. Sold by all Druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
Bb. J. Cheney O
Too
Lee Frm
Hati
Vrane J. Chentey
A. W. Gleason
Hall
J, Cheney & CO
All Druggista
GIVES THE PEOPLE A SQUARE DEAL
M Federmann, a leading druggist of Kansas City, endorses Rexall Orderlies as a safe gentle inexpensive laxative for home use. He promotes it as the best family laxative in candy tablet form and says his store has exclusive selling rights. Trial size ten cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Federmann
Kansas City
Rexall
Daily Thought on Literature Endurance
A reflection credits literature with enduring power beyond mountains. The quote contrasts the dusting mountain with a lasting great work of writing. It asserts mind and wisdom outlast physical form and endure through time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Thought
H. McKellen
Her Prejudiced Attitude Excerpted Quote by Brother Bogus
A Kansas City Star excerpt presents a dialect heavy confession by Brother Bogus asserting he did not strike his wife with a neck yoke and jokes about her complaints. The piece uses humor to reflect attitudes toward domestic conflict and gender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yassah
Brother Bogus
Kansas City Star
Substitute remark sparks gossip about Mrs Pester
A substitute narrator quotes Mr Pester noting Mrs Pester Miss Yellowleaf keeps an animal pet. He adds a quip about a woman needing some order in life even without a husband. The exchange reflects social attitudes and domestic humor.
New York's Coal Consumption Compared to Coral Load
A startling statistic shows New York would need a year's supply of coral to match the coal used, with fifty ton cars forming a train long enough to stretch from New York to Salt Lake City.
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New York
Salt Lake City
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J. D. Harbur
Jasper Missouri
Uncle Eben
Bayne
Ordi Seustard
Laughead Lumber, Co
Jasper, MO
Father Time
Crandall Bros
John C. Cox & Son
Jewelers
Optometrists
Jasper and Sarcoxie, Mo
W. Mm. Federmann
H. F
PITTS
Rexall Store
Atric
Via
Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain
St. Louis, Ft. Worth
Galveston
Dallas
Houston
San Antonio
Jets
J. J. Cadagan
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