Swede in Minnesota sought Farm Bureau bureau
The Estelline Journal reprints a humorous exchange about a Swede in Minnesota requesting a Farm Bureau membership. The letter from Washington says no bureaus available yet, but Sidney Anderson in Minnesota is working on an A No. 1 farm bloc to be sawed into bureaus. The piece ends with a quip about living in glass houses.
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Minnesota
Farm Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Ile
Denar
Big events in the lives of little men and a mistaken wedding
A humorous Kansas City Star snippet shows Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge claiming fourteen children and a mistaken marriage after a judge slept through the ceremony. He asserts the justice of the peace officiated while he dozed and jokes about potential damages or a missed lawsuit.
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Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Justice of the Peace
Kansas City Star
There Are Some Subjects of Common Interest
The top was WTA heavy silk, a notable item noted in the column. The piece discusses shared topics in the community and hints at fashionable fabrics seen locally.
Hypnotism and Mesmerism Tales and Venetian Pearls
The article discusses hypnotism mesmerism and animal magnetism as alleged forces from one person affecting another. It notes the term mesmerism honors I A Mesmer and mentions the widespread but fake Venetian pearls, detailing their rarity and value and that their secret died with the Venetian inventor.
Nothing Ever Certain in This Moment of Life
An aphoristic reflection on uncertainty and fate attributed to Ovid, noting that human affairs lack guarantees as time moves forward and the future remains unpredictable.
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Ovid
Cuticura Promises Relief for Itchy Scalp
Advertisement touts Cuticura for soothing itching scalp. Apply Cuticura Ointment to irritated spots, then wash with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Promotes daily use for clear skin and soft hands.
Do They Alli Do It
A local hotel encounters a traveling man who powders his chin and nose with powder and mirror after explaining coal dust in Pittsburgh forces frequent washes. The onlookers laugh as he remains unfazed, claiming the dust requires cosmetic upkeep.
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Pittsburgh
Red Cross Ball Blue Laundry Ad
Snowy linens are the pride of every housewife. Keep them in that condition by using Red Cross Ball Blue in your laundry. At all grocers.
Little Nellie’s Stork Joke Turns Airborne
Alerterly witty remark from Everybody’s Magazine about Nellie’s quip to her mother after an aviator’s tale. Nellie sighs that he forgot what it feels to sail through air, and the mother recalls Nellie’s birth via stork.
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Little Nellie
Nellie
Everybody’s Magazine
Betty Comforts Little Brother After Rough Play
Betty recalls the moment her brother fell and cried out. she explains he is not hurt, just crying with a holler. The exchange highlights a sibling dynamic where calm reassurance follows a minor incident.
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Betty
Bobby
Let Sleping Dogs Lie in Piano Duel
The dialogue notes someone planning a lively piano piece to coax a reluctant suitor into seeking a hand from a father. The exchange contrasts modern flirtation with parental propriety as music provokes movement.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Whining Men Draw Out Burden in Public Discourse
The quoted complaint targets men as a source of unnecessary noise and disruption, contrasting with stronger remedy toward intolerable whining in public life. The remark implies frustration with masculine behavior alongside existing grievances from women and children.
Long Record of Good Work by American Sunday School Union
The American Sunday School Union marks its 106th year of service, with 138000 Sunday schools and 5500000 pupils. In the past year it organized or reorganized 1800 schools, issued 12 periodicals with 2,000,000 circulation, and published 200000 books and booklets. Over 5000 people professed conversion and 47 churches formed from its work nationwide, backed by about 25000 donors.
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American Sunday School Union
Christian Work
Undenominnational
United States
Literary Digest
Slow Getting Acquainted
In the exchange Tom notes he is unsure about the proposal as Alice states she does not know her own mind. Ida retorts that length of time together isn’t the issue.
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Tom
Alice
Ida
Not Everybody Can Be President But Anyone Can Tell Him How
A concise editorial note asserts that while not all can hold the presidency, any person can offer guidance on leadership and strategy. It frames practical political discourse as accessible to ordinary citizens.
Burden For Any Stomach
Aunt Pauline comments on golf with comic misunderstanding after a nephew’s poor round. The tale contrasts a kindly aunt with blunt humor about lunch risks and digestion following a game at the local course.
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Pauline
Gilbert
Chicago Daily News
Youthful History Instructor Rebukes Students in Class
A Midway history instructor vented anger at his class in a Maroon report, saying he would physically discipline the pupils if circumstances allowed, prompting a quip from a blonde student. The piece notes that many claim immunity to being fooled again, while pointing to other deceptive ploys.
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Midway
Maroon
Chicago Post
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