Penny Wise and Pound Foolish
A reader laments penny wise and pound foolish behavior in everyday choices. He cites a man driving two miles daily for cheaper ice and a business head shredding envelopes for scribble paper, arguing such micro-savings ignore larger costs and time losses. The piece warns against short sighted thrift and urges efficiency expertise to see true value.
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Pound
Penny
Bel
McClure
Syndic
Bes
Nopple Creature Invades Finnish Coastline For Haddie Feasts
Odd natural history piece describes the nopple a tire nest builder in Finland feeding on finnan haddies. It claims a nose less creature lays three eggs per batch and preens with almond kernel wings and popcorn topknots.
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Metropolitan Newspaper Service
The Things Remembered Poem by Douglas Malloch
A reflective short poem notes how places and moments linger in memory beyond forgetful thoughts. The speaker muses on whether memory truly fades as life moves on and suggests the heart retains key echoes of the past.
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Douglas Siattoen
Through a Woman s Eyes on Suspicion and Trust
A reader shares how suspicion ruined a summer helper relationship. Misinterpretations, driven by mistrust, damaged loyalty and energy, proving suspicion costs more than fear. The letter argues confidence binds loyalty while suspicion breeds distance and cost.
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Bell Syndicate
Appreciation for a Speaker’s Love of Speech
An American Magazine line notes that many people feel the only person who truly loves a speech is the speaker themselves, a wry reflection on rhetoric and self-regard.
Household Health and Cooking Tips From a Lively Column
A breezy miscellany blends advice on personal health and home cooking. It touts a blood purifier in ARE, suggests beet juice and lemon as a breakfast tonic, and advises onions garlic and asparagus for kidney and circulation benefits. It offers simple exercises, breathing tips, and lemon water for morning vigor, plus quick recipes for green beans and baked corn with tomatoes.
Humorous Anecdotes on Domestic Life and Mild Fails
A reader’s light hearted reflections compare marriages where patience and humor keep peace. Tales include bringing the wrong minister to supper and buying tomatoes from a store while one’s own garden lies unused, illustrating that small, tangible failings aid harmony.
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Pat
Mike
Fred Barton
Bell Syndicate
Delilah Has No Profession Behind Samson Hair Cut
Bobbed Roberto quips that Delilah lacked professional skill in cutting Samson’s hair and notes no record of her seeking a singe and a shampoo, casting doubt on any formal expertise.
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Delilah
Samson
Roberto
Gopyright
Dairy Barn That Will Appeal to Farmers With Good Herd of Cows
Article by W A Radford offers free expert advice on farm building design focused on dairies. It describes one story barns with high side walls for sunlight, ventilation and reduced construction costs, featuring plans for a 20 cow herd, stanchions, box stalls, twin silos, and an overhead carrier track.
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W. A. Radford
William A. Radford
Roof as Exterior Feature and Fire Safety
The article argues that roofing now plays a key exterior role and should match house architecture. It stresses fireproof roofs for security and lower premiums, warns against false economy, and advises choosing durable materials, color harmony, and long life to protect the walls and overall home value.
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United States
Terra Cotta Material Boasts Strong Points For Construction
Terra cotta combines plasticity lightness and durability with easy cleaning and dirt resistance. It allows exact duplicates of decorative details enabling rich ornamentation at modest extra cost. Available in enamel finishes blue greens browns yellows with vermilion and gold glazes. Textures range from regular to irregular including rough surfaces ideal for floodlighting reflection.
Safeguard to Health Inspecting Home Plumbing Systems
The plumbing system of a house is a key health factor. A thorough inspection during remodeling or when buying a home is essential to avoid jeopardizing family health. Do not overlook hidden pipes and fixtures.
Revenge in a suburban scene with a blunt threat
A young bride on a tiled porch misreads a real estate agent’s boast about a house near the station. Her husband coolly replies with a grim plan, asking for a brick from the garden to lash out, shifting tension toward violence.
Not Willing to Help and The Real Student
A fragmented verse reflects on wealth duty and family power. The lines contrast a rich uncle’s willingness to aid his wife with a tax paying student learning political economy in a satirical tone.
Hat Hunt Ends With Headed Joke At Party
A playful domestic exchange unfolds as a wife asks where her hat is and a husband jokes it is on his head. Fourteen gentlemen linger as a woman arrives at midnight to fetch her promised husband, ending with a friendly send off.
From Chirons to Dentists and Banter
In this snippet two voices joke about a man named Bifins whose job shifted from chironodist to dentist. The dialogue touches on a flirtatious note about a boyfriend and a playful line about hot kisses blistering paint.
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Bifins
Mercyl Mazie
Tortoise Race Claim and Stolen Coat Incident
A fragment claims a race rider seeks 75 percent of receipts and movie rights. A spectator jokes about fuel and a stunt ends with a rider going three miles airborne. A youth is accused of stealing a coat and facing parental trouble for the misdeed.
Shakespeare Testimonial Sparks Paned Letters
A playful exchange between Dolly Dill and Clarence Littleneck centers on a proposed Shakespeare testimonial. Dolly reassures and Littleneck muses on absence of mind while noting widespread good words for the playwright.
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Clarence Littleneck
Dolly Dill
Secretive Exchange Sparks Family Tease
A playful, fragmentary dialogue shows Cutie warning about a kiss, Rudy denying it, and Cutie declaring she would tell anyway, hinting at a teasing family moment.
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Cutie
Rudy
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