Jam Making Becomes Commonplace in Parochial History
In Galt's Annals of the Parish, 1760 onward, a new luxury arrives with trade and sailors returning from Jamaica and the West Indies. Sugar and coffee beans flood homes while gooseberries and berries sprout in backyards, birthing the fashion to make jam and jelly once exclusive to gentry kitchens.
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Galt
Micah Balwhidder
Clyde
Jamaica
West Indies
When Wife Stops Talking Chronicle Quip
A San Francisco Chronicle quip notes a man stating in jest that silence from his wife signals she is short of breath, joking about discussions and speaking up. The item reads as a humorous aside on domestic dialogue.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Use More Milk Campaign Seeks Higher Rural Milk Intake
Statistics show rural children drink less milk than city children, contributing to higher undernourishment in the countryside. The USDA dairy division cooperates with state agricultural colleges to promote milk drinking nationwide. Campaigns over the years have raised intake by 1 to 33 percent.
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Farni Bere
Wnited States Department of Agriculture
Stenceicultural Colleges
Indies Cine
Alligator trade eyed as conservation acts cool exports
Port of New Orleans data show nearly all U.S. alligator skins pass through the port for export. Conservation officials frame measures as a response to a trade averaging about 10,000 hides per month, highlighting rising concerns over wildlife protection.
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New Orleans
United States
Front porch campaign idea sparks rent warning
In a clipped exchange Senator Sorghin rejects a front porch campaign saying the idea could prompt landowners to charge double rent for houses with porches. The remark hints at political strategy risks and housing cost concerns.
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Senator Sorghin
No New Experience at San Francisco Convention
Fragmentary OCR notes claim men delegates and members disagreed during a San Francisco convention. The text suggests heated tensions over control, with a remark that most delegates were married men, indicating gender dynamics within the group.
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San Francisco
Never Say Die Decision to Live Fully Despite Cost
A spirited exchange sees an energetic individual insistence on continuing to live boldly despite high cost of living. The dialogue contrasts initial fear with resolve to pursue life regardless of expense.
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Eleien
Camel Cigarettes Versus Any Other Brand Promise
A Reynolds Tobacco Company assurance extols Camels as superior puff for puff compared with any cigarette at any price. The message favors quality over coupons or premiums and stresses brand leadership from Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Just What She Needed from Chamberlain’s Tablets
Mrs Volta Bankeon of Chillicothe Missouri writes that a bottle of Chamberlains Tablets relieved indigestion toned the liver and cured backache and dizziness. She praises the remedy as just what she needed and says she will recommend it. Send in your news items and visitors are encouraged.
Good Horse For Sale Day Mare At Watertower Hill
A day mare, 16 hands high, good driver and worker, offered by Carl M. Hough of Watertower Hill Lexington Missouri. Listing date August 15, 1914.
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Carl M. Hough
Watertower Hill
Lexington
Porcelain Knickle Trimmed Gas Ranges At Economy Furniture
Just received a complete line of porcelain nickel trimmed and black enameled gas ranges and a hot plate. See us before burying at Economy Furniture Store on Franklin Street, phone 416 1104.
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