Summer Boarders and a Bear at Little Hawk Mountain
Billy Allen toils for money to host summer boarders in Maine as two Boston clerks read his ad. Two guests arrive, bringing hope to the struggling farm, a hopeful stay with fishing, bear hunts, and a future visit, while the family bonds grow through shared effort.
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Allen
Billy
Aunt Sue
Boston
Bostonary-gooda
Dalton
Little Hawk Mountain
Ronn
W. Alen
Pembridge
Maine
Jooksipo
Cornish
W. Allen
Thomas Dalton
Eaward Cornish
Allen Familly
Oyntess
Little Hawk
Allens
Dalton Ept
Reilly
Sue
Milne G Kerve Restorer Advertised By R H Knavz Ltd
A garbled ad promotes Dr Milne's G Kerve Restorer claiming benefits after first day of use. It notes trial bottle and booklet from R H Knavz Ltd, 93 Arch Street Philadelphia. It ends with a quip about a bashful young man expecting the girl to pace him.
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Dean Mus
Pivkham
Ats
Lydia E. Pinkham
Golees
E. P. Hayes
Dudley St
Boston
Roxbury
Mass
Os A
Early 1900s Classified Fragments and Medical Ads
A mixed set of advertisements and odd claims appears, including Allen's Foot-Ease shoe powder for foot ailments, Pisos Cure cough remedy with praise from a Minneapolis address, and a claim about Himalayan peaks over 28 000 feet. Also noted are a Florida or Atlanta based dropsy specialist firm and boiler tube misstatements.
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Allen
Fury
Auien S
Olmsted
LeRoy
N.Y
Loop the Loop Cardboard Spool Make a Paper Bee
A craft note describes cutting a long cardboard strip as wide as the spool inner part to form the horizontal piece and bending the edges as shown. It advises fastening one lead with a pin to the top of a large book to create a bee illustration loop.
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Ledger
Teddy
Spelling Lesson Sparks Curious Conversation at Shop
An inquisitive youth asks about a spell attempt as Bernie, a child, repeatedly tries to spell words. The proprietor notes weariness from scribbles and the man behind the counter reveals he writes more than he does elsewhere, highlighting small, humorous exchanges in a quaint shop setting.
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Bernie
Fragmentary debate on appearances and judgment
A clipped dialogue fragment presents a salon idea about judging by appearances, featuring a philosophic speaker with a note on restraint. Other voices echo agreement in a brief, incomplete exchange.
The Testimonial He Wanted
Drifting dialogue shows a man requesting a testimonial from a sister figure. A sister recounts transformation from a delicate girl to a "new woman" after using collars shirts and ties. The Philadelphia Press notes the odd exchange as a human interest moment.
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Gladys
Ghumley
Philadelphia
May and Fio exchange puzzled jokes and chatter
May shares jokes with Fio while Pio remarks on the old style. A playful exchange shows language quirks and playful misunderstandings. An aside notes critics in Philadelphia and Rome may overlook paintings by an old master if the frame is damaged, hinting at imagined troubles.
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Rome
Ito Name Was an Apt Answer to the Young Lady
A humorous anecdote from the Philadelphia Ledger recounts a well dressed man visiting the Congressional Library in Washington asking to see the music catalogue. He answers a clerk with I’m Sorry Dear but I’m Obliged to Say No, prompting confusion from the solitary young woman and a tense search for the title or composer.
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Ito
Philadelphia Ledger
Muale
Congressional Library
Washington
Suspicion and a list of hard words tested by a wife
A young wife doubts her husband after a test with a list of obscure words. She shares the list with a friend who reads it aloud, noting the husband cannot pronounce many terms when slightly intoxicated. The friend reports that about half the words were missed.
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Babs
Long-Lived Wood Defies Decay In Washington Forest
An employee of the Bureau of Forestry in Washington DC found a Western hemlock preserved in rock near Acme Washington. The tree shows ancient annulus rings and remains sound after centuries submerged underwater where oxygen cannot reach it. Cypress stems were found in the Mississippi delta dating nearly 10 000 years, still sound.
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Acme
Wash
Bureau of Forestry
Washington D. C
Mississippi
Intoxication in Animals Described by Paris Professor
Professor Grobaut of Paris explains alcohol effects on animals. He outlines stages from gayety to death, noting rabbits show curiosity under liquor and a drunken kangaroo becomes brutal and aggressive. The piece contrasts religious views of salvation with pursuit of new forces.
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BM. Grobaut
Paris
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