Local Briefs Round Up Village News and Visits
Local briefs note C A Beith spending Sunday in Kansas City and John Hansam visiting family. Miss Florence and Ruth Barron depart for St Louis while Miss Florence McDermott returns from Richmond. Dr Shoop advertisements promote Pink Pain Tablets and Health Coffee with coupon promotions. Mrs COT Ryland and Belle Green return from Springfield. Henry Beisenhes heads to Garden City after visits. Mrs F L Carter and T A Walker take a day trip to Migginsville.
A Happy Father Meets Nightly Teething Trouble
A fragment describes a crying baby and a father worn by night babysitting. McGee's Baby Elixir is claimed to soothe nerves and induce healthy sleep, with benefits for disordered bowels and sour stomach. It is advertised as pleasant, safe, and free of harmful drugs, with prices per bottle and local sellers Crenshaw & Young and J. B. Brion.
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McGee
Crenshaw & Young
Southern Cross of Honor applications open in Lexington Missouri
Any Confederate Veteran or oldest living local descendant who has received a Cross may apply via the Custodian or President of Sterling Price Chapter. Contact Mra. C. T. Ryland or Mra. G. W. Hyde, Lexington, Mo, for details. Also notes Miss Quindara Jones visiting Cairo, and the body of Clifton Gamble shipped from Higginville to Wirral place in Hardin.
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Sterling Price
Lexington
C. T. Ryland
G. W. Hyde
J. M. Poage
Quindara Jones
Cairo
Ellnols
J C. McGrew
Clifton Gamble
John Gamble
Higwinaville
Wirral Place
Hardin
Man Claims 152 Years Life Record and Youth Tip
A garbled item touts Wan Parr England as the oldest man who married three times at 120, claimed long work life, and promotes Electric Bitters as a miracle cure. The piece mentions kidney trouble and a boast about feeling like a 16 year old after taking six bottles, urging readers to try the medicine at Crenshaw & Young for 50.
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Wan Parr
England
Crenshaw & Young
Almanacs By The Million And The Chinese Almanac
The Chinese almanac, printed at Peking, is the most circulated publication, selling millions yearly. It is a state monopoly and provides astronomical data to guide daily actions for luck. Its influence is such that a Chinese minister once canceled travel on an allegedly unlucky day per the almanac.
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Peking
China
Germany
Anil
Editor Acquaintance Sparks Subscription Interest
A caller, noting a morning article he liked, asks about subscribing and inquires the price. The editor discusses endorsements and fuel concerns, admitting imperfections while the casual exchange ends with the decision to subscribe.
Inventions by Women From Melrose and Beyond
Mrs. Eliza Hall of Melrose Massachusetts aged 75 has invented a skirt holder after breaking her ankle in a fall. While bedridden she designed the model herself to prevent more accidents. Mrs Martha J Krag a grandmother also invented a hemstitching attachment for sewing machines and formed a company with her husband to market it after testing in a foundry.
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Eliza Hall
Melrose
Masa
Earthquake Fear and Human Risk Attitude
The passage reflects on why people fear earthquakes less than death, noting that earthquakes are acts of God and unpredictable. It contrasts the inevitability of death with the uncertain timing of quakes, suggesting humans live with inconsistent risk perceptions and may be less anxious about earthquakes.
Parable of Schooling and a Paris Parasite Joke
In a wry exchange, Littl Tommy Toddies asks what a parasite is and Tod dies, Sr remarks four years of schooling should have taught him the term. The old man notes a parasite is a person who lives in Paris, highlighting a witty clash over language and education.
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Littl
Toddies
Tommy
Paris
Memory system joke exchange ends in wordplay
A humorous exchange between a book agent and a banker ends with a pun about memory and forgetting. The banker boasts perfect memory, prompting the agent to push a different memory book with a playful twist.
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Loisette
Boisette
The Girls Feature Brest Photos In Bold Pose
Miss Skinnie instructed the photographer to take extra care with finish on her pictures. She aims to be well developed for once in her life.
Dry Spot in City Story in Savannah Exchange Style
Two New York men waking in Savannah seek a drink in a prohibition state. A friendly policeman guides them to a cathedral, joking that the church is the one place you cannot obtain alcohol. The exchange highlights a marcher’s humor and local attitudes.
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New York
Savannah
Jim
Morning Stranger Encounters Female Seminary Mystery
A stranger exits a train in a suburban town and notices a hilltop building with cupolas, learning it is a female seminary where misses are trained. Locals joke that residents mostly follow trains, hinting at a rural, curious scene.
Conversation About Marriage Based On Intelligence
Ellis asks if marrying a woman who is intellectually inferior would be foolish. Grace responds that it would be more than foolish and impossible.
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Ellis
Grace
Propitiating the Weather in Macedonia
In Macedonia Greeks stage summer demonstrations to end drought. A procession of children visits wells and springs led by a garlanded maiden while the crowd sings a rhyming prayer for rain. The scene, likened to a May Queen pageant, ends with the maiden drenched as water is poured at each stop.
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Macedonia
Tennyson
Wide World Magazine
The Probability Burglar Exchange Leads to Clue
In a terse dialogue between two thieves the first asks if anything was taken and the second replies no. The resident is a lawyer, implying potential legal considerations. The exchange hints at a looming investigation and the burglars’ caution.
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Bill
Safety in Numbers in Pryor's Church Convo
A dialogue notes Celestine-And and Hilda discuss Mr. Pryor's church. Hilda affirms small congregations. The line “Dearly beloved” prompts a reaction likened to a proposal, reflecting social tone in the excerpt.
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Celestine
Mr. Pryor
Hilda
Glass of fashion: the monocle in English mockery
A listener asks what is the glass of fashion and the reply notes that Englishmen seem to favor the monocle as a fashionable symbol. The remark frames a light social observation about style and identity in English culture.
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Rollo
Agreeably Struck by a Marcel Wave Exchange
A brief dialogue piece features Bill asking Jill if she was ever hit by a wave and Jill replying she was struck by a marcel wave, turning a playful exchange into a quirky conversation moment.
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Bill
Jill
Marcel
Kodol Digestive Aid Promises Stomach Rest and Relief
The ad touts Kodol as a liquid digestive aid matching stomach juices to digest meals and prevent indigestion. It claims Kodol works like a strong stomach, providing rest and preventing dyspepsia, with statements about harmlessness and laboratory preparation in Chicago.
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