Taking a Chance and a Soldier's Legacy
A traveler selects a guide in a mountain inn while a lean wood chopper watches. The Mourges Military tribunal clears Soldier Maillet of desertion from 1915 as his memory is restored and family hardship is acknowledged by Checy village.
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Marne
Checy
Women in Serbia Advocate Equality and Child Labor Protection
Mrs Slacko Grouitch wife of the Jugoslav minister to the United States writes about Serbian women pushing for legal equality and for child labor protection. She notes ongoing support for the Serbian aid fund and calls for backing distinctive reform movements including woman suffrage. The item ends with an advertisement for Red Cross Ball Blue.
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Serbia
Slacko Grouiich
Jugo Slav
United States
Serpian Aid Fund
Grouitch
Excellent Example of a Fair Sized Home With Windows
A detailed description of a six room house emphasizing ample light and ventilation. Architect William A. Radford offers free advice on building topics and invites inquiries with a return address in Chicago. The article notes planning a slightly larger home and includes room dimensions and layout details. Also mentions German sugar beet seed imports via Galveston port.
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William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Western Canada
Prairie Provinces
Inada
San Katchewan
British Columbia
W. W. Bennett
Peter’s Trust
Omaha
Neb
Spacious front porch and ample windows described
The house plan highlights a 24 by 8 foot front porch supported by four wood pillars. Large bedrooms with multiple windows, a welcoming living room with a triple window, fireplace and built in bookcases, and a rear group of dining room kitchen and pantry. Each room enjoys abundant light and thoughtful placement near the bath.
Burroughs Finds Joy in Being a Finder-out of Things
The passage from John Burroughs my boyhood recollections recalls his childhood wish to be a king and his father’s joke that kings hang on sour apple trees. Burroughs grew to embrace the role of a finder-out of things inspired by early readings in astronomy and science.
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John Burroughs
Burroughs
Father
Kansas City Star
Sulphur's Many Forms Highlight Elemental Peculiarity
The article notes sulfur's unusual nature as a single element existing in multiple forms. It describes yellow brittle solid sulfur, molten sulfur forming a stringy amber mass upon cooling, and almost white flowers of sulfur, all while retaining chemical identity.
Castoria Reminder and a Duckling Cake Tale
A cautionary note on Castoria urging checks for its signature, noting its use for 80 years. A newly married woman bakes a cake that few days later is discarded. a wary duck-related punchline follows when a frightened girl reports the ducks have sunk after the cake’s disposal.
Eyes of Youth and Park banter on youthful impulse
In a movie comedy a lion chases a slapstick artist while a child in the audience shouts Run Mon run. The exchange between Eyes of Youth and Park reflects playful dialogue about youthful impulses and audience reactions.
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Woody
Park
Cuticura Ointment and Soap Advertised at 25 Cents
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment for pimples and skin irritation and Cuticura Soap for cleansing. It advises bathing with hot water, drying, and applying Cuticura Talcum for fragrance, all priced at 25 cents each.
Describing Him Excerpt From Kansas City Star
The farmer praises the new hired man Les ter as unshakable after he sits down and ignores criticism. The remark appears in a Kansas City Star piece with humorous rural tone.
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Les
Farmer Flumlegate
IK Kansas City Star
Man who owes nothing can tell others to stand and work
A saying notes that a man free of debt can face any other man and demand he go to work, implying independence from financial obligation as a source of authority or confidence.
The World’s Greatest Baking Powder Reappears in London Notes
A column surveys quirky London curiosities from tiny Boundary House opposite Kensington Palace Gardens to a six foot frontage home. It also threads light vignettes from society, golf club humor, and a historical puzzle on prosperity and leisure through the ages.
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London
Boundary House
Kensington Palace Gardens
Knickerbockers Debate Hosiery Lengths in Courier Journal
A humorous aside in the Louisville Courier Journal compares knickerbockers and hosiery lengths with playful banter. The exchange ponders what length of hosiery would pair with knickerbockers, reflecting fashion talk of the era.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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