The Goat That Sang Tenor Tall Tale
Port Deposit correspondent recounts a Baltimore Sun tale of a goat that sang in a tenor voice after a phonograph record was left outside. Crowds paid to hear, but the goat died from a throat clogged with foreign Italian words, a note on American origin.
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Willem McClenahan
Port Deposit
Goastoa
John McCormack
Mr. McClenahan
Alluring Daytime Frock With Distinctive Yoke and Tale
A fragment from a column blends a humorous Old Ranger tale about Friday the 13th misfortune with a fashion description of an Alluring Daytime Frock. The piece details a distinctive yoke design, raglan cap sleeves, and a self belt with a diamond buckle, promoting Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1832-B with size and fabric hints and the pattern book offer.
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Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
Adama St
Chicago
Man Overboard Incident Becomes Unlikely Coffee Delivery
J W Putman of Anaheim recalls a sea surge during a typhoon that swept a 61 foot wave across a ship deck. A mess boy, carrying coffee and cream, rode the wave to the officers quarters of the next ship and announced a coffee order to a startled lieutenant who corrected him.
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J. W. Putman
Anaheim
Calif
United States Navy
Ching
Leutenant
Bla
Westers Newspaper Union
The Eyes of Fish and Their Vision Described
A fragmented study discusses fish eyes noting the eye structure and vision. It contrasts with mammal eyes, mentioning cornea properties, movement, and orbita size while implying underwater light perception and adaptability in aquatic life.
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Oman
Franklin’s Father and Mother Died of First Illness
The article recalls Benjamin Franklin praising his parents as healthy until death. It notes his father died at eighty-nine and mother at eighty-five, and highlights Franklin’s early life in London printing, his abstinence from beer, and a scorecard of virtues. Dr. James Rogers in Bygeia comments on Franklin’s health, strength, and endurance.
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Benjamin Franklin
London
Franklin
Wranklin
James. Rogers
Bygeia
Al Around the House Tips from old newspaper feature
Household hints cover repairing a hot-water bottle with tape and salt, using glue for furniture, cleaning coffee pots with baking soda, scrubbing gas oven glass, smoothing soapstone tubs, whitening tea stains with borax, and wrapping bacon around frankfurters to broil. Associated Newspapers. WU Service.
Ferry Morse Seed Co Home Garden Catalog
Morse Seed Co promotes eight decades of seed quality with purebred stock from Ferry Breeding Institute Stations in Rochester Michigan and Salinas California. Seeds undergo thorough testing before sale, ensuring true to type germination and reliability. Look for the Ferry display in neighborhood stores and request the Home Garden Catalog from Ferry Morse Seed Co Detroit and San Francisco.
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Morse Seed Co
America
Ferry- Beed- Breeding Institute
Rochester
Mich
Salinas
Cal
Ferry-Morse Seed Co
Detroit
San Francisco
Far From Em The Crowd Keeps People From Noise
A reflective note on modern life suggests the more crowded a scene becomes the more people dislike it. It contrasts social pressure with personal retreat and hints at seeking solitude away from public glare.
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