Cheerups The Fairy Housel meets Quixies on a quest
Cheerups and four Quixies Brighteyes Quickear Softfoot Sniffsniff live in a hollow stump and long for visitors. Cheerups plans to travel to find friends, hoping travel will broaden their acquaintances as Brighteyes peers from a high tree. The tale introduces their playful, vivid world and eager spirits.
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Brighteyes
Quickear
Softfoot
Cheerups
Sniffsniff
Sniffsnutt
Cheerups and the Quixies Begin a Flight to Somewhere
Four Quixies join Cheerups on a whimsical voyage after a playful boast about travel. Cheerups hops aboard a leaf and rises, while the Quixies grab thistledown to follow, eager for discovery in a light, imaginative scene.
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Cheerups
Cheeruos
Little, Brown & Co
Health note on adenoids and tonsils in children
A historical health piece explains how enlarged adenoids and tonsils affect children, causing stammering, dull expressions, and recurrent illnesses. It links poor hygiene and ventilation to adenoid growth, stressing early, skilled treatment including removal when needed and accessible care in towns with clinics or dispensaries.
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George Matthew Adams
Why of the spider superstition described by Irving
The article surveys the spider superstition as a universal omen of luck and wealth. It cites the Book Spider, Money Spider forms, and legends linking spiders to David and Robert Bruce, noting origins in psychology and industry, with Fuller’s 17th century remark and McClure Syndicate sourcing.
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David
Saul
Robert Bruce
Bruce
Fuller
Aarge
McClure
A LINE O' CHEER
A McClure Newspaper Syndicate poem urges cheer as a potent cure for care. It extols simple words bringing freedom, hope, love, faith, and triumph over strife, praising readers who lift spirits and find blessing in daily life.
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Palin
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Georgiana Georgiana a Saintly Name with Emerald Talisman
The article traces the name Georgiana from Greek church roots to English and French variants like Georgiana Georgine and Georgette. It notes Georgia Anna as an early christening linked to Anne of Denmark, links the emerald as a protective talisman, and states Wednesday as a lucky day with Wheeler Syndicate as the publisher.
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St. George
George
Anne
Denmark
Georgia
Anna
Georgine
Georgette
Wheeler Syndicate
Iowa State News Highlights The Statewide Update
Iowa notes show 30 Woodbury county pig club youths staying in the program as government aims to reopen Grinnell Savings Bank under new leadership. Governor Hammill to speak on Old Soldiers’ Day at the Town fair. Sioux City tax funds cut by 106865 for next year’s school budget. National guard encampment at Camp Dodge Aug 2 to 27 features rifle range tests.
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Woodbury County
Grinnell Savings Bank
Hammill
Sioux City
Iowa National Guard
Camp Dodge
Estherville
Des Moines
Alva McKeig
Harlan
Bank of America
New York City
State Board of Control
Acta
Linn County
J. A. Reed
Thresher
American Poultry Association
Jefferson Highway
Missouri State Line
United States Department of Labor
State Bonus Board
Chicago
New York
Convention City
Chalons
France
Iowa
Iowa City
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers’ Association
Raymond Fisher
Sedar Falls Canning Company
Myron Rogers
The secret of good bread Yeast Foam
Advice on wholesome bread for children urging plenty of home made bread for sturdy health and better school performance, noting yeast foam and flavor appeal in the diet.
Butcher by No Means the Only Profiteer
A Chicago exchange column excerpt mocks profiteering in everyday goods. The speaker cites inflated margins on Junck's liver pills, mineral water, false teeth, and other items, arguing that many trades exact high profits while the public complains. The note lists a 1730 North Ashland Avenue address in Chicago Illinois.
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Junck
Otto Junck
Farewell Scene in New York Tells Bernhardt Tale
In Sarah Bernhardt's The Art of the Theater she recalls a farewell in New York where the crowd pressed along the route to the stage door. She describes long delays, fans asking for autographs, brooches and pocketbooks offered, bouquets fatigue and even a scissors gag as a fan tried to cut a lock of hair while detectives freed her from the crush.
Air Turbine Windmill With Automated Sails In New Jersey
A meadow windmill in New Jersey uses a vertical axis air turbine where canvas blades rise edgewise to the wind. Metal clips hold sheets to the frame and release in high winds, allowing sheets to rip away while the frame remains intact. Each blade tier is a unit, with five to six horsepower per unit expected in 25 mile per hour winds. An automatic braking system regulates speed.
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New Jersey Meadow Tract
Rare Pearl Exhibition on Regent Street London
A remarkable collection of pearls from fisheries worldwide is on view in a Regent Street shop. The display features white Austrian pearls with silvery sheen suited to pale blondes, magnolia tinted Ceylon pearls for darker skin, warm Red Sea pearls, and rare Gulf of Mexico black pearls sought by pearl fishers.
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Regent Street
London
Ceylon
Red Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Worthy Twopence Amateur Gardener Seeding Delight
In Tune Catalog excerpt notes a single seed growing into a magnificent plant that bursts into a blaze of bloom, described as a billowy snowdrift coast lit by a setting sun. His wife pleads for a twopenny packet, reflecting lighthearted garden whimsy from the Edinburgh Weekly Scotsman.
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Seedsman
Edinburgh Weekly
Scotsman
Quintessence of Punctuality at Middlesex Hospital
Joseph Taylor head of the stores department at Middlesex Hospital London has maintained a 3 30 a m start every morning for 37 years without a tardy and routinely works from 100 to 112 hours a week reflecting remarkable dedication and stamina in his duties.
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Joseph Taylor
Middlesex Hospital
London
Up to Them Divorced Couple Questioned on Marital Prospects
Jones asks if happiness will rise after divorce. Henry Peck responds that happiness will return only if they do not remarry. The exchange reflects lingering social views on remarriage after separation.
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Jones
Henry Peck
School costs rise in urban districts under 1923 24 data
The interior department circular reports per capita current expenses in city schools. Cities over 200000 show higher costs, those 30000 to 200000 also rise, while 10000 to 30000 see a modest increase of 18 cents.
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Department At the Interior
Bureau of Education
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Grace Dliss
Richard Dix
St. Paul
Minn
University of Minnesota
2 Stack Company
Cyour Health
B. Irving
Aedure
Per Syndica
John Kendrick Bangs
Mildred Marshall
Georgiana
Iowa State News
Northwestern
Ashland Ave
Chicago, UL
Monarc
Orarie
Olsf Tay iGee
Rerv, MuUrpocu, & Co
Withgg - Soston
Pittsburgh
Ora
St. Louis
Monsestoy
Monarch Manufacturing Co
Counc
Bleffs
Toledo
Mona Motor Oils & Greases
Seerard
Pas Hiscox
Otsego
Mich
W. D. Ross
North State Street
Ile
Dr. Thompson
Rourdraggist
Troy
W.N.U
Bes Moines
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