Thoughts at the Close of Summer
A nostalgic survey of summer woes and manners as the season ends. The piece riffs on travel hassles, hotel stays, food, and misadventures from heat and mosquitos to grills and coffee, ending with quips about Gallup Polls and a party prompt.
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North America
Family doctor recall splits by specialty
A child explains that the family no longer shares a single physician. Dr Carver was their former family doctor while each parent and sibling now sees a different specialist for stomach heart throat and lung care, with the child undergoing osteopathy treatment.
Battle Over Tin and Army Recruiting Publicity
Washington reports ongoing friction over tin supply investigations as Sol Bloom pushes for inquiry into the state department and British monopoly links. A massive army recruitment drive uses free publicity to reach a 375,000 regulars target, with weekly enlistments around 8,000 and mobile recruiting stations expanding reach nationwide.
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State Department
British Tin Trust
U. S
United States
Japan
Dutch East Indies
Sol Bloom
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Representatives Cochran
Missouri
Faddis
Pennsylvania
Standard Tin Plate Company
Continental Can
Cochran
St. Louis
National Lead Company
National Lead
Patino Mines
War Department
Seven Scotty Tea Towels Pack Delights Motifs
A playful notice markets Pattern 79193 tea towel designs featuring seven Scotty motifs plus an extra matching panholder. The promotion highlights a 15 cent price per item and invites readers to send orders.
A Great Character and Its Enduring Influence
Edward Everett argues that a great character rests on living rock of principle not as a solitary phenomenon but as a Providence guided, continuous agency. It outlives the individual, his era, and even his country and language.
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Edward Everett
Prescription C-2223: Pain Relief Remedy Ad
This nostalgic ad touts Prescription C-2223 as effective for rheumatism pain muscular aches and rheumatic fever. It promises analgesic relief with a money back guarantee priced at 60 cents or one dollar and urges customers to demand the remedy by its full name.
Night Turnstiles Echo Beyond Colorless Faiths
A reflective aphorism-style line notes that at night’s thresholds all creeds appear alike to a traveler. The author invokes Kipling to suggest universal identity beyond religious divisions.
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Kipling
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