Uniforms Change Wyoming School Dress Code Across Classes
A Wyoming school board ordered universal uniforms to end dress disparities after girls and boys faced unequal attire costs. Principal Rinmett noted family pressure and social status tied to clothes, with girls wearing navy Norfolk suits and white middy blouses. A state aid program assisted boys, while one student made a homemade uniform for 2.90.
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Natrona
Cheyenne
A.T. Rinmett
Mary Money
Ference Rae
Taxi. xi
Senavurseli
Ecomett
Ada
Curious Old Watch Winds Itself in San Diego
An old square French watch in San Diego winds itself with each step of the owner. Described in the World's Advance as the only self winding watch, it keeps perfect time and has worn out several good cakes in the day. A key is provided to wind when the owner is ill or unable to walk.
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San Diego
Cal
Handbag Leather Cleaning Advice From Reader Note
A Christian Science Monitor reader reports trying leather cleaning methods from stores that refused service. They share a tip: dissolve a tablespoonful of oxalic acid in a quart of cold water to clean cowhide pigskin and sole leather, achieving satisfactory results.
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The
Christian Science Monitor
Ties by Prejudiones and a Thoughtful Life Hard to End
Fragmentary OCR reflects a meditation on prejudice and habit. It quotes lines about a thoughtful life and the struggle to end a lifelong pattern, noting efforts to move beyond youth and into a maze of lingering paths.
Drink Six Glasses Of Water Daily Rexall Store Claim
An Houston drug dealer touts six glasses of water daily to cure a muddy complexion and dull eyes, claiming Rexall Orderlies at night help constipation. The Rexall Store, H. F. Pitts, advertises trial size ten cents and exclusive selling rights for this laxative.
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Houston
Texas
H. F. Pitts
Rexall
Get a Separator for Cream Savings on the Farm
A cream separator boosts cream yield by about 20 to 25 percent over crock skimming. For ten cows, yearly savings can cover the separator cost, with long service life. It saves work for farm women and reduces waste. consult manufacturers and study catalogues to choose the best machine.
Japanese Breakfast Components and Miso Soup Notes
The usual Japanese breakfast includes rice miso soup pickles and often fish. Tea accompanies meals and is served clear with no sugar or cream. Miso soup contains ribbonlike radish sena weed eggplant other vegetables with bean curd and water. Cooking is brief so vegetables are limited and the soup tastes lightly of its ingredients.
Contrast. Aunt Rivalry Over Wealthy Bride
A nephew replies that his aunt underestimates his chosen bride's appeal. The aunt warns the bride may not impress at the altar, while the nephew teases about her effect with the bridesmaids, implying a sharper regard for personality over looks.
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Boston Transcript
The Shamrock Ballad of Ireland in Berlin
A humorous verse ballad laments over a world war era fantasy where Irish shamrocks grow in Berlin. It imagines Irish fans cheering William or a hero, then swarming the Rhine and taking sauerkraut back to Dublin. The piece blends Irish pride with mock conquest imagery.
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Berlin
Gaurrkraut
Dublin
Church News Highlights Local Services and Leaders
The message lists church activities for FIRST M. B. CHURCH with Pastor J J Martin including Sunday School led by Gus Campbell and sermons at 11:00 am and 7:20 pm. Epworth League led by Mendel Drake with F C Wilkins as leader, plus midweek prayer meeting and a Springfield preacher. Also M E Church South announces Jasper Salem Boston services with Sunday School at 10:00 am and prayer meetings, inviting all.
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M. B
J.J. Martin
Gus. Campbell
Epworth League
Mendel Drake
F. C. Wilkins
M. E. Church South
Jasper
Salem
Boston
Mpnorth League
Teervons
C. A. Lewis
Absurd Medical Beliefs About Mummies in Medicine
The text describes historical beliefs that dead bodies had medicinal virtues and that mummies were ground into powder to make brews and decoctions. It notes that sources claim these mummies were obtained from Egypt for this industry.
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Egypt
Granada Freed From Moors by Ferdinand and Isabella
Granada, the last Moorish province in Spain, was liberated by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492 the same year America was discovered. The historical note marks the end of Moorish rule and the rise of the Spanish kingdoms under the Catholic Monarchs.
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Granada
Ferdinand and
Isabella
America
Dangers of Draft and Sloan's Liniment Relief
Cautionary note on drafts causing neuralgia stiff neck and rheumatic pain suggests Sloan's Liniment as relief. Describes improved circulation and temporary comfort after application, claiming headache relief with one or two uses. Sold for 26 cents at druggists.
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Thorn
Sloan
Investment in Top Farm Machinery Urged for Readiness
A persuasive call emphasizes buying the best farm machines now to ensure preparedness. It argues that delay compounds risk and cost, urging farmers to allocate funds toward high quality equipment that will pay off through reliability and productivity.
Willing Willie and the Sunday school quip
A fragment quotes a humorous exchange about Rachel weeping for her children and links a Chicago Herald line about events flowing like a river. It then cites Marcus Aurelius on time and change, presenting a mosaic of literary allusions rather than a single narrative.
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Willie
Rachel
Chicago Herald
Marcus Aurelius
Daily Thought on Life as Chance for Learning Love
A reflective aphorism prompts readers to view life as a field of experiences from which one may learn to love. The quote emphasizes love as the prize and goal within human joys and sorrows.
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s—Browning
Antipodes Verse Notes Birds Songless Flowers
In the Antipodes Australia the birtle lack song and flowers lack scent yet every tree bears fragrant leaves, a paradox of nature’s perception.
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Antipodes
Australia
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