Fox Crossing Paths with Toby Dog and Ikey Drake
A fox uses cunning to lure Toby Dog and Ikey Drake away from a hut by the river. Toby Dog pursues a rabbit while Ikey Drake’s family retreats from renewed danger. Mr. Fox flees before the farm dog’s watchful eye, leaving Ikey Drake’s fate ambiguous but avoided for the moment.
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Hien
Coby Dog
Ikey Drake
Mr. Fox
Mr. Dog
Fat Ikey
Drake
Toby
Ikey
Mr. Rabbit
Tobey Dog
Mr. Pox
Toby Dog
Tobey
Warship Wrecks Safe Harbors For Woodland Fish
St. Louis Globe Democrat notes that sunken warships serve as ideal spawning habitats for fish. After conflicts, nests in cannons and portholes attract young fish that explore the ironclad wrecks.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Right Thing at the Right Time Manners Lesson
A mother seeks guidance on teaching a fifteen year old boy courtesy toward women. The piece urges showing him the manly example of offering help and behaving considerately in public, emphasizing active responsibility and respect in everyday acts.
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Mann
Mary Marshall Duffee on Manners Shaping Young Men
The text discusses the influence of fathers in teaching boys manners and breeding. It argues that a father often provides better guidance in cultivating proper conduct, noting the difficulty of mastering these traits if neglected in boyhood.
Whats in a Name Oberta and the Roberta vogue in history
The piece traces the feminine form Roberta from the masculine Robert, noting its poetic heritage and adoption in England Scotland and Ireland. It links Roberta to Ruby era legends, emphasizes Bertie as a nickname, and mentions the sapphire talisman and Tuesday as lucky factors.
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Oberta
Robert
Roberta
England
Normandy
Robin’ Hood
Robin
Elizabeth
Robert of Bruce
Scotland
Robin Lawless
Bertie
Find a Musician the Purple Finch in Forest Notes
The purple finch is described as an excellent musician with a glistening deep carmine plumage and a rich rolling well sustained song. It is noted for feeding on buds and the entkins of poplars while the article from the American Forestry Magazine highlights its notable traits. A novelty pocket cigarette case that ejects a cigarette when pressed is also mentioned.
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Sys
American Forestry Magazine
Guests and hospitality must be sincere and welcoming
The piece warns that true hospitality rests on genuine generosity and respect not hidden motives. It urges careful hosting and visiting, noting hypocrisy hurts both host and guest and that insincere greetings betray self respect. It ends with a statistic: 2,173 people join churches daily in the United States.
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United States
The Professor and Dancer Exchange on Stage
Lillie G. Taylor, a colored woman, owns Louisiana oil lands valued at more than 20 million dollars. The reporter recalls an episode where an amateur dancer asks about new steps and the Professor quips about training seals.
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Lillie G.taylor
Louisiana
Frocks for the Summer Season in Parisian and American styles
A fashion column surveys summer silhouettes with French influence stressing simple lines in gingham and organdy, two tone fabrics, and taffeta dresses. It notes short tight sleeves, versatile outfits for country or city, and the season’s dressy suits in silk, ratine, and linen for varied warm weather wear.
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New York Times
Tanlac Restores Health After Six Years, Huntington Man Says
W R Peoples of Huntington West Virginia credits Tanlac with curing years of illness. He suffered sleeplessness digestive pain and rheumatism before taking four bottles which he says restored weight and eased symptoms. His wife corroborates the improvement and he notes his renewed energy. A minister later encouraged church attendance after his move.
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Tanlac
W. R. Peoples
22Nd St
Huntington
W. Va
Taniae
Rain Shield Ad Promises Clear Windshield For Three Years
An advertisement from Baltimore See-Thru Corporation offers a $5,000 reward for saving a life and promotes a windshield coating guaranteed to stay clear for three years. One application lasts through any rain storm, with satisfaction guaranteed or money back, and requests readers to send for it today.
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Baltimore See-Thru Corporation
Baltimore
Maryland
Ambiguous quote sparks tense exchange in bank visit
The passage shows a narrator calling someone a piker and a pure person muttering insults as they confront a cashier at a bank about being overdrawn. Stakes surface around reputation and a planned interview.
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Daniel
Lona
Wait a Little Lady To Be Divorce Scene Echoes
A brief regional snippet depicts domestic strife with joking exchanges about divorce and settlement. The dialogue references Alabama and washing, hinting at upheaval and social tensions within a family unit.
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Tobe
Alabama
Women Need Swamp-Root Kidney Remedy Ad
Advertisement promoting Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder trouble in women. Claims many women suffer undiagnosed kidney issues and urges immediate treatment with sample offer and purchase details. Mentions Dr Elmer Co of Binghamton NY and to mention the paper.
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Dr. Elmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
So I can bake as good a pie as any cook in the city
A kitchen girl faces her mistress in a tense exchange over baking. The girl asserts her skill and defies the dismissive remark, insisting she can make pies that rival the best in town. The scene reveals strained dynamics and pride in a domestic setting.
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Alice
Tver
Regular Customer Prompt and Plainspoken Insurance Reference
An actor seeks life insurance and gives a clerical reference. A company rep notes the man attends church, prompting a humorous exchange about honesty. An advertisement promotes a soap benefiting multiple uses without irritation, claiming double razor efficiency and sin purity alike.
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Recordigly
Dhe Mlatater
Expansive Love Yet Fragmented Words Between Lovers
Dialogue fragment shows Ethel and Richard debating marriage and living in a Mitte flat. France interrupts with a rebuke about love, revealing tension and miscommunication in a brief, staged exchange.
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Ethel
Richard
France
Montague Critiques Pupils Knowledge Gaps In Sports Over Policy
James Montague notes a shift where pupils know more about sports than policies, implying a lack of engagement with political affairs and current events. He argues the trend stems from not keeping up with important topics.
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James
Montague
Would Be Unfortunate Sinners in Boston Tale
A fragment from the alt Boston Transcript hints at moral struggles with implied repentance. The verse mentions a Mary figure and a beggar woman in a bleak urban frame.
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Mary
Alt
Boston Transcript
Allen's Foot-Ease Does It
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder to relieve painful pinches bunions and aching feet. It claims millions used by the Army and Navy during the war and promises soothing relief for sore feet.
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Allen
Advortiaumont
Cows Tolerate Sawdust in Diet, Wisconsin Trial
From a Wisconsin experiment station report quoted by Scientific American cows fed one quarter sawdust in their ration showed no significant change in weight or milk production after a period of testing.
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Pan Experiment
Wisconsin
Scientific American
Ideal freedom sparks assembly to connect many
Fragmentary note envisions an ideal absolute freedom leading to an assembly that links a multitude of groups and ideas, hinting at broad cooperation and collective action. The text suggests a future where自由 and unity drive organized gathering.
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Lnwa
How to Have Beautiful Hands
The article prescribes daily manicuring with items like orange sticks emery boards a padded chamois polisher a file curved scissors and retractable wall cosmetics. It details softening nails soaking before trimming filing from side to side to preserve symmetry and massaging the nail roots to boost blood flow and strength.
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Milady
Laces Display New Patterns With Embellishments
Laces retain a strong hold and are shown in new patterns. They undergo embellishment with self colored rolled cotton beads and metal accented lines. A novel filet net lace on wool ground achieves a checked surface.
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Martin Varnish CO
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