What a Woman Can Do by Burdette in a Punchy Verse
A Burdette style piece extols a woman's practical endurance and varied skills while poking fun at gendered stereotypes. It contrasts domestic labor, shopping stamina, child care, and social engagements with male actions, concluding with a tongue in cheek praise of women's influence within church and society.
No Thanks He Met Her in the Meadow
A playful verse depicts a farmer's boy and a Guernsey cow meeting in a meadow at sunset. The farmer's son lowers his bars as the cow eyes him with patient grace. The poem ends with a subtle mood of unspoken thanks and rural humor.
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Journal of Agriculture
Midday relaxation tips and a New 101st birthday notice
A column advocates regular mental and muscular relaxation to combat insomnia and stress. It explains a simple method of letting the body go limp in a chair or lying on a bed with slow breaths to gain renewed vigor. Also noted is Mrs. Manora Johnston of Carthage turning 101, planning a San Francisco fair trip with a generous gift.
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Manora Johnston
Carthage
San Francisco
Altho
Carpenter Work Wanted In town or country contract or day
Carpenters sought for work by contract or daily in town or country. Call or see A L Craser Bell phone 99 e Gulfport Mississippi. John Keating of this place died recently but obituary rumor proves false as he is alive and well. A barber reportedly shaved a corpse briefly then fled to Oklahoma. Iceland reports widespread home distilleries amid prohibition. An amateur aviator aided a doctor by air after a runaway crash near Dublin Texas. A man dreamed of a railway accident and his hair changes color. doctors predict whitening. A voice loss from an old accident returns after a hospital patient laughs in a dream. A poplar tree emits fragrance no explanation yet. A toddler dragged by a taxi is rescued unharmed. A poem extols a vigilant editor. Vaughn Utterback advertise ground meal. Boosting Better Roads notes Missouri road bulletins and a new drag bulletin. Clarksdale uses 7 as a thematic number for a 7-cent supper event.
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Gulfport
John Keating
Oklahoma
Keating
Civilty and reform by kindness versus denouncement
The piece advises against challenging public opinion with harsh tactics. It urges civility, conciliation, and leading by example to reform society. It warns denunciation and abuse fail to change prejudices and emphasizes wielding gentle influence over broad change. The Democrat Maps are praised as a useful resource.
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