Proverbial Sayings and Reflections as Humor
A collage of quips on marriage guidance female roles and self help highlights. Witty lines caution loving restraint and mutual aid while praising grace and social virtues from classical authors and aphorisms.
Smoke and Stove Quip Sparks Landlord Jibe
A sharp exchange features a tenant asking if the landlady allows smoking and the reply that only the stove does. The brief quip captures a wry clash over habit and authority in a shared dwelling.
Shady business cited in odd tree selling scheme
A peculiar quote labels a local venture as shady while discussing the questionable “smily trees” supply. The exchange hints at allegations about deceptive practices in a small-scale tree business.
Whom she preferred
A lady suspects her two sons flirt with a servant. She tests the matter by asking the girl which son she prefers, Jammer or Albert. Jane blushes and says both are nice, but for a real spree she would pick the master James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Jammer
Albert
James
London
Raising Poultry as Juvenile Industry Explains benefits of youth poultry work
The article argues children gain responsibility and practical science through raising poultry. It highlights independence from adults, outdoor exercise, business-like effort, and the value of neatness, pest control, and regular discipline. It addresses breeding, observation, and progress as kids grow with the flock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Byssie L. Putnam
Found Her Ideal
Lucia Forsythe loses engagement with Denzil Bell after the Bell Forsythe firm collapses. She relocates with her father to Wareham, aiding poor workers through art and music, discovering Harold Page as a partner in service to the community and love.
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George Elmer Cobb
Daniel Forsythe
Roger Bell
Bell
Denzil Bell
Lucila Forsythe
Young Bell
The
Bells
Lucia
Bell, Forsythe & Co
Forsythe
Papa
Page
Harold Page
Harold
Mr. Page
Miss Forsythe
Lucia Forsythe
W. G. Chapman
Noble Indians Still Live
The piece portrays Seminole Indians as self-reliant and dignified, noting their reluctance to accept government aid and describing the Osceola mission store run by Dr. Golden. It highlights open hospitality, reciprocal gifts, and the store selling skins, furs, and provisions at controlled prices to aid relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floridas
Christian Herald
United States
Quebec Promoted as Summer Haven by American Tourists
Charles M. Schwab notes Quebec is a rising summer resort for Americans. He jokes that some visitors confuse history, citing a dialogue beside the Wolfe monument where a tourist misreads a hero’s death. The native responds that it killed him, illustrating cross cultural misunderstanding.
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Quebec
Charles M. Schwab
Wolfe Monument
Road to Happiness
The passage extols a man who in youth embraces a worthy idea and adds practical examples and qualifications through daily toil to discover guiding law within a complex world. It frames moral development as shaping conduct by aligning thought with applied knowledge.
Don’t take calomel for liver trouble ad pages
An old time advertisement style blurbs a hot Springs liver pills and tonics. Claims cure for constipation liver and stomach up to a week course. Mentions samples by mail and low price 26 cents. Also includes assorted quips and other product pitches and a Dr Porter antiseptic oil ad.
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Hot Springs
Arkansas
Postal
Ark
Mean Hint Delivers Sharp Exchange in Witty Banter
A brief exchange plays on breath and wit. The joke hinges on a playful jab and a quick comeback delivered in a breezy conversational scene. No further context is provided to identify characters or setting.
Six-Sixty-Six Malaria Remedy Ady Advertisement
An old advertisement promotes Six-Sixty-Six as a malaria and chills remedy. It claims five or six doses cure malaria and that taking it as a tonic prevents fever return. Price listed as 25 cents in the ad.
After This He Went
A late scene unfolds as Mr Staylate keeps vigil while a girl yawns and the clock ticks on. He asks Miss Minnie to sing though she notes it is unlucky to sing before breakfast in this quiet domestic moment.
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Mr. Staylate
Miss Minnie
Skyscraper Cities Rise in New York as High Rises Grow
Opposite the post office on lower Broadway a 780 foot high building now completed will house 10 000 workers. If all those employed in this skyscraper tried to reach uptown by subway after work the ten car express trains would take 15 minutes to haul them away.
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Lower Broadway
New York City
Grape-Nuts Herald as Baby Health Savior in Letter
A reader extols Grape-Nuts as the best food for delicate babies and strong adults. The letter recounts a case where condensed milk harmed a child, crediting Grape-Nuts juice and milk with saving the baby and improving health in the family. It promotes the product and references a book titled The Road to Welk ville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baby
Rosy
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de Chateaubriand
Hostetter
Hunt
Ringoe
A.B. Richards Medicine CO
Sherman
Texas
DR. Peery
Sinewactors
Peden Iron & Steel CO
San Antonio
Vest
Luwbermans Bank
Houston
Washington, D.C
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A. H. Hess & Son
Travis St. Houston
Tex
Planet JR
Routhlewesters Distributors
South Vexas Implement & Vehicl Co
Houston, Tex
Solane's
Electric Supplies
Barden Electric & Machinery Company
Main Street
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Electric Light, Telephone
A Ignition Supplies
Poultry Department
Johnny
Carrie
Wareham
Hanford Balsam
Ady
Bix—Jones
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