Sunflower Learns Dawn Is Mr Sun’s Sister Rival
In a fable like scene, Sunflower frets that Miss Dawn rivaled by greeting Mr Sun daily. Tall Tree hints at Dawn’s beauty, but Sun answers with humility and devotion. Mr Sun smiles, clarifies Dawn is his sister, and Sunflower ends content, deeply reassured by his affection.
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Sunrrowen
Mr. Sun
Miss Dawn
Miss Sunflower
Tall Tree
Sunflower
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Have You This Habit
Patty at twenty two becomes secretary to Mrs Brindle and rises to a loyal protégé. Years pass as she saves, grows old, and faces Mr Wicks who reappears at fifty four with renewed appetite and memories. She resigns to save her soul and forsake the habit.
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Patty
Mr. Wicks
Mrs. Brindle
Metropolitan Newspaper Service
Whats in a Name Elsie linked to Adelaide and Elsie lore
A casual survey traces Elsie to Adelaide through names like Adeline and Adela. It notes Elsie as a distinct English form with roots in Teutonic Adel and Adelheid. Malachite is named as Elsie’s lucky stone, with beliefs about sleep and protection, and Tuesday as her lucky day and six as her number.
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Whisie
Adelaide
Elsie
Aethel
Adel
Adalbeit
Frankland
Adelheid
Adeline
Adeliza
Adela
Alice
Alicia
Germany
Wheesler Syndicate, Inc
Why Superstitions About Thunder And Milk
A discussion of rural superstitions that milk causes lightning and feigning distress during storms. The article links these beliefs to ancient myth of Jupiter and Io, Argus, and Juno, noting the thunderbolt as a divine demonstration of Jupiter's power and advising milking workers to seek shelter during storms.
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Jupiter
Juno
Ilo
Argus
Mercury
High Olympus
New England
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
A Line o’ Cheer: Brighten a Flat Day With Effort
A McClure Newspaper Syndicate verse urges readers to flavor dull days by effort and wit. It counsels turning flatness into flavor and dullness into light, noting that a day is what man makes it and encouraging self-improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Cuticura Skin Care Ad Promises Clear Skin
To have a clear sweet skin touch pimples redness roughness or itching use Cuticura Ointment then bathe with Cuticura Soap and hot water Rinse dry gently and dust with Cuticura Talcum for fragrance Each product 25c advertised for skin care in a vintage notice.
Courtroom quip sparks tense exchange on witness access
A snappy London Tit-Bits quip records a court scene where a husband asks to speak with his wife. Judge Snagge jokes that talking will be allowed only if his control over the wife can be assured. The item mix includes an advertisement for Wright's Vegetable Pills.
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Snagge
London
Blame Shift Over Shoes and Car Purchase
Dialogue shows Mr and Mrs debating past spending with wife acknowledging worn shoes and husband urged to buy a car. The exchange highlights responsibility for household expenses and perceived fault in purchases.
Allen's Foot-Ease Beauty and Comfort Ad Announcement
Vintage advertisement text touts Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder as a daily toilet essential for foot comfort. Encourages trials with a free trial package and walking doll, and notes availability at drug and department stores. Also includes a stray historical line about the first overhead trolley car in Richmond in 1888 and a quote on true love.
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Allen
Allen’s
le Roy
N. Y
Richmond
Swamp Root Ad Promises Purity and Security
A Dr Kilmer Swamp Root advertisement claims pure safe kidney liver and bladder medicine made from vegetable herbs. It promises consistent quality in every bottle and offers a sample for ten cents. It cautions against overclaim and notes not a stimulant.
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Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Tanlac praised by Oakland nurse for cure aid
Mrs J Clark of 415 Walsworth Avenue Oakland testifies after influenza left her with loss of appetite and weakness. She credits eight bottles of Tanlac with restoring appetite energy sleep and strength and says she feels like a child again. Tanlac sold by all druggists with over 40 million bottles sold. Tanlac Vegetable Pills are made by Tanlac manufacturers.
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J. Clark
Walsworth Avenue
Oakland
Calif
Tramp Explains Life Risk in Comic Exchange
A lively dialog shows a tramp revealing he carries his life in his hands while an unkind man heckles him about washing and fear of drowning. The exchange blends humor with danger, capturing streetwise wit and social tone.
Easy Paul What would you do if you were in my shoes
Edwin I would shine them.
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Paul
Edwin
Castoria Says Doctor Endorsed Teething Remedy
For over 80 years Mother Fletcher's Castoria has offered a pleasant substitute for Castor Oil Paregoric teething drops and soothing syrups. It contains no narcotics and directions are printed on every package as physicians endorse its use.
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Fletcher
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Earle Williams
Williams
Sacramento
Cal
Polytechnic College
Margaret Morison
Mildred Marshall
John Kendrick Bangs
Orderecho Rod
Wright
Pear &T
Tanlac
Ben Mulford, Jr
Hunt
A.B. Richards Medicine Co
Sherman, Tex
Mitchell
Hall & Ruckel
New York City
Weeoe
Southwest
Texas Sugar Refining Co
Texas City, Texas
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