Change of Life Loses Terrors
Greenville Pa resident Mrs John Myers praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound in a letter recounted by the paper. She says the medicine revived her after illness and enables her to handle household chores for a seven person family. The column notes many similar letters support the remedy and many women offer to answer inquiries.
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Greenville
Lydia E. Pinkham
John Myers
Union St
Ydia E. Pinkham
Fiddler Chooses Between Speed the Plow and The Girl I Left Behind Me
In a country dance, an elderly fiddler known for punctuality will not play Speed the Plow, insisting the tune leads into The Girl I Left Behind Me. He explains the flow of the tunes traps him, despite dancers' requests after each dance.
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Los Angeles Times
Strange experience swapping cars during summer picnic
A person recalls taking someone else’s car by mistake after a picnic. They returned to the grounds to find their own car missing and have not recovered it, while still holding the other car.
Speed in a Tin Can Experiment Ends in Laughter
A professor demonstrates steam generation with a tin can. When asked if the can is animate, a student replies with a joke about tying the can to a dog's tail, highlighting the classroom humor.
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Carter
Sub Rosa: Secrets Told Under the Rose in Ancient Times
The article traces the origins of the phrase sub rosa from 5th century BCE Sparta and Athens, detailing Pausanias traitor to Xerxes, the Brazen House, and a rose covered roof. It notes later customs of roses at confidential talks, banquet ceilings, and confessional roses in Catholic churches through history.
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Eaning
Pausoning
Xerxes
Greece
Temple of Minerva
Pausanias
Minerva
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
The Value of Leisure Time for Thought and Work
A piece by John Blake argues that idle hours should be used for reading, thinking, and planning to improve work quality. It contrasts routine repetitive tasks with creative roles like engineer or writer and urges systematic use of leisure to escape the daily grind and pursue better jobs and fortune. A brief exchange concludes with a light dialogue about waiting for marriage.
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Lucky
Something to Think About by F. 4 Walker
A reflective essay on self control and the struggle to master impulses. The piece discusses how stress and passion reveal weaknesses, the danger of acting impulsively, and the lasting damage to reputation and trust after poor choices and failed reconciliations.
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F. 4
Walker
The Mother’s Love Beyond a Broken Bond
A reflective piece contrasts the enduring mother’s love with the pain of failed romantic ties. It declares that intimate bonds can scar the heart yet the mother’s affection remains inviolable, passing through life and death in its sacred, uplifting form.
Gooseberry Pie and Dishes From Mother's Cook Book
A short recipe collection described with peppercorn and dessert ideas. Green Pea Bisque blends peas tomato soup milk and butter thickened with flour. Date Salad stuffs dates with cheese and nut mix then nests on lettuce. Gooseberry Tapioca cooks with tapioca gooseberries sugar and cream. Gooseberry Pie bakes ripe gooseberries under pastry with flour sugar and cooked juices.
Star of Bethlehem weed linked to biblical famine tale
A historic note connects the Syrian plant called dove's dung to famine era Samaria as described in It Kings 6 25. The Star of Bethlehem, also known as kab or nithowaln, is said to be edible bulbs fetching high price in sieges. A separate Greenfield anecdote recalls foreigners asking for milk from cows during brick paving days.
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Samaria
Elisha
Builders by Grace E Hall
Poem extols careful builders shaping foundations with accuracy and skill. It contrasts humble foundations with temples and schools, noting how thoughtful plans transform dreams into tangible work and urging painstaking effort in every project.
Ground Floor Tenanted Says Holes Quote
A compact quotation from Oliver Wendell Holmes notes that science is a fine feature for a person to possess in an upper chamber, as long as one has common sense on the ground floor. The remark underscores practical wisdom alongside intellectual pursuits.
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Oliver . Wendell Holes
Proverb Jokes and Riddles in a Humorous Verse
A collection of short jokes and quips presented as playful dialogue and traditional sayings. The pieces include remarks about hair absence, speech, hearing, glasses, name changes for babies, and a quip about a baby named Serena changed to Tuscarora after teething. The tone mimics a late 19th or early 20th century humor column.
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Serena
Not for long They are marrying shortly
A clipped dialogue reveals Flossie and Dick have patched a quarrel and plan a quick marriage. The exchange shows a skeptical friend and a cautious ex-stenographer reflecting on past wages and lost compliments. The tone mirrors a humorous society snippet.
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Flossie
Instructive Films Spark Opium Den Vision
The quotation notes cinema's educative power as a speaker claims movies would have kept them from seeing an opium den were it not for film. The remark highlights film’s role in shaping awareness and curiosity across audiences.
Human Nature Exchange on Mountains and Seashore
A witty exchange contrasts preferences for the mountains and seashore. One speaker notes liking the seashore while in the mountains, and the mountains when near the sea, highlighting playful reversals in taste.
Why Dad Was Mad and Other Readings
A short humor piece from the New York Sun shows a family scene with a mother on the jury, a child yearning for breakfast rolls, and a quip about a milkman. A separate joke about a cat killed by the milkman recalls a girl lamenting her mother’s state after the cat’s death and a joke about water on the brain from milk.
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Dad
Smith
Keen for Clothes and Life as Stage In Dialogue
A fragment presents a dialogue on performance and life. It juxtaposes fashion with theater and includes a remark about modifying one’s home to resemble an ongoing dress rehearsal. The language hints at literary or theatrical themes within a personal exchange.
His Trouble
Dumb My, but Frank is getting round-shouldered, Bell Too much study, I guess. "Study nothing! The trouble with him is that he's been kissing too many short girls." Princeton Tiger.
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Frank
Princeton Tiger
Who Does? Cartoon Advertisement Trouble
The speaker criticizes advertisements for not reflecting life and laments painful images. Crahson comments that smiling while shiving would hurt themselves, implying discomfort with graphic or misleading publicity.
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Crahson
Looking Ahead at a Curious Social Dilemma
A family dialogue reveals a playful plan about inviting a doctor to a party. The mother presses, the daughter hesitates, and the exchange hints at future visits and comic social dynamics within a household.
Gown Making Question Sparks Confusing Europe Comment
A wife asks how to make a new gown and refers to Europe as the source. A husband replies that appearances suggest people there are dumb.
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Europe
Steeplejack Clings 80 Feet in Air Five Hours
Art Campbell a traveling steeplejack held onto a small timber 80 feet above ground for nearly five hours while repairing a smokestack in Sioux City. Firemen fought to rescue him as the temporary scaffold failed and a brick edge helped his grip until a wall breach allowed rescue.
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Sioux City
Art Campbell
Campbell
Wealthy Detroit Heiress Marries Gardener Despite Fame
Mrs. Florence Avery Barri grand, heiress to a millionaire father, married Francis Barri grand, a former gardener, and now works as riveter in River Rouge. They face publicity with humor and plan a small East Coast farm, as the husband’s wage is given to his wife and they live in a $10 flat while awaiting a larger home.
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Detroit
Florence Avery Barrigrand
Francis Barrigrand
Barrigrand
Denied Races Seeps Death and Other City Briefs
Chicago woman Irene Mead attempted suicide by swallowing poison after a lover refused to take her to the races, later collapsing in a car with two friends. Reports also tell of a New York man Thomas Henley who sought drowning but balked at icy water, Michigan's lawmaker mandating care for aged parents, a Brooklyn tea pot theft leading to 12 years, a four year old boy thwarting robbers, a Springfield burglar surprised by a phone call, and two hens aiding a cat with five kittens in New Holland.
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Chicago
Irene Mead
Miss Mead
Irene
New York Fisherman Finds Diamond in Weakfish Ring
George Bertrand, owner of a New York restaurant, found a $460 diamond set in a ring inside a six pound weakfish. The discovery occurred locally as he prepared the fish for his customers.
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New York
George Bertrand
Arrest in Martins Ferry Theft Shocks Churchgoers
On a way to a prayer meeting in Martins Ferry Harry Long was arrested for stealing a box of carpenter tools. Church members posted bail to secure his release pending trial.
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Martins Ferry
Harry Long
Wife Faces Jail Over Alimony Payment
Milwaukee reports Mrs. Anna ZYinda must pay $100 alimony due her husband or face a jail term for contempt of court.
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Milwaukee
Anna Zyinda
Park Walk Turns Quiet as Police Donut Hole Appears
In a witty exchange Gladys argues that a longer stroll with no policeman interruptions proves she is not as pretty as a nurse. Mumma notes they have walked an hour without any greeting or attention from officers. The humor rests on social expectations and playful gendered roles amid a city stroll.
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Gladys
Mumma
Tinkering With the Banjo
An old essay notes the banjo’s origin eighty years ago with a single string and laments altering a simple instrument by adding strings. It argues restraint in tinkering and preserves tradition in American life and music.
Taniac hailed as cure for stomach trouble in ad testimonial
Mrs. Joe Leadman of Peoria Illinois praises Taniac for curing severe stomach cramps headaches and bilious attacks claiming perfect digestion weight gain and new life. The ad touts Taniac Vegetable Pills with 87 million bottles sold and urges buy from druggists with no substitutes. Some lines promise marriage woes for women as a closing quip.
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Joe Leadman
Bridge St. Peoria
Tanlac
Taniac
Why Druggists Recommend Swamp-Root Ad
For years druggists note the record of Dr Kilmer Swamp Root, the kidney liver and bladder medicine. It is a physician's prescription and strengthens the organs to do nature’s work. Swamp Root has stood the test of years and is sold by all druggists on merit. Test with a ten cent sample offered by Elmer Co. Mention this paper. All men are open to conviction except those who ought to be in jail.
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Mans
Bode, Mead & Co
Elmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
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