Modern Miles Standish and a Suburban Porch Conversation
A hostess's six year old daughter Dorothy sits on the porch with a playmate debating boyfriends including Jimmy and Tom with a New Hampshire rivalnamed. The snippet also mentions a Chicago Journal quote about a boy named Jimmy overheard and a Red Brass Ball Blue advertisement praising household goods.
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Miles Standish
Dorothy
Jimmy
Tom
New Hampshire
Chicago Journal
Sympathy Never Approaches With the Idea of a Lesson
A reflective remark challenges the notion that sympathy implies troubles serve a lesson. It argues empathy should acknowledge hardship without prescribing moral outcomes or personal growth expectations. The sentiment critiques judgmental views and favors compassionate understanding.
The Man Who Waits Receives Uncertain Windfalls
A proverb-like line reflects on delayed fortunes. The saying suggests rewards rarely align with expectations for those who bide their time, emphasizing irony in outcomes versus anticipation.
Doubtful remark recalled by Mrs Jones about husband
North Mrs Jones said she reminded her of her husband and asked if the remark was a compliment, sparking uncertainty about the tone.
Cuticura Toilet Trio Promised For Baby Skin Comfort
Advertisement promotes Cuticura products for soothing a baby’s red rough itchy skin with hot baths using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. It also recommends Cuticura Talcum powder as an indispensable addition for fragrance and care.
Cold Weather Tales From the Skies at Omaha Banquet
Bert Acosta, the air champion, described extreme cold at high altitudes during a banquet in Omaha. He compared weather description aloft to a farm hand’s boast about Vermont mountains and recalled a humorously muddled memory of boiling water freezing instantly outside.
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Bert Acosta
Omaha
Vermont
Pride Before a Fall Reflected in Witty Adage
A playful aphorism on pride and tears suggests that confidence often yields to emotion. The line contrasts masculine bravado with feminine sentiment, implying emotional vulnerability follows pride.
Hog cholera still a long-term problem says USDA
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture the article cautions that anti hog cholera serum cannot eliminate the disease from the country. It notes outbreaks vary by year and season, with past high losses in 1887 1897 and 1918 and warns that eliminating the disease may take many years. Farmers are urged to immunize hogs promptly at first suspicion and view vaccination as a preventive expense.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Department of Agriculture
Easy to Make Runts From Poor Feeding of Sows
The article notes that runts can be produced by underfeeding a sow. It advises that a brood sow should receive all the concentrates she can clean up once the pigs are large enough to drink milk.
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Villiar
Balancing cattle feed with corn and meals
Article advises combining corn with 10 to 20 percent linseed or cottonseed meal or tankage to improve balance. Also suggests feeding corn with oats and alfalfa instead of relying on corn stalks and roughage alone to enhance fattening.
Time to Buy Sheep Warns of Market Imbalance
An advisory suggests current wool and mut ton prices are high relative to sheep, arguing now is the moment to buy sheep due to the disproportionate market.
First Easter Observed in John Chapter Twenty
Religious instruction summary of Jesus appearances to disciples after resurrection, the commission to believers, the Holy Spirit's impartation, and the authority given to forgive sins, plus Thomas' doubt and faith, concluding with John’s purpose to prove Jesus as Messiah, divine Son of God, and giver of eternal life.
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Jesus
Thomas
Christ
John
Jesus of Nazareth
God
What Christ Saw in World
Christ saw much to weep over and pray for in the world, yet nothing to look upon with contempt.
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Christ
Happiness in Our Heart
A reflective adage about inner happiness from Bruce Calvert. It notes that the joy we chase globally resides within us, tucked near our own hearts.
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Bruce Calvert
Our Comforts Quote Reflected In Everyday Strife
A brief, thoughtful line notes that comforts often arise from daily burdens. It reflects on how solace matures through the weight of trials, suggesting resilience and growth amid hardship.
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Advertorial Letters From Women
The letter set from St Joseph and White Plains recounts relief from female ailments through Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and associated products. Testimonies claim improvements after weeks of use, avoiding surgery and enabling normal work. The notice invites letters and offers a free booklet on women's ailments.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
T. Joseph
Missouri
Wm. Lockman
N. 4Th St
St. Joseph
White Plains
N. Y
Lydia HE. Pinkham
Lydia E
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Little Miss Wisdom Counts Beyond Her Years
A neighbor tests a preschooler on letters and numbers. The child replies she can count well and proceeds to recite a sequence that includes numbers and playing cards ranks, ending with jack queen king, demonstrating early numerical familiarity.
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Miss Wisdom
Jack
Queen
King
No Cure No Pay Rheumatism Advertisement
Advertisement promising a positive rheumatism cure with no payment until cure achieved. Claims a simple diet and no drugs, urging readers to write for particulars and including the address C Cochran e 229 Centre Street New York.
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C. Cochrane
Centre St
New York
Bride Reveals Pinkish Substance in Vial on Boudoir Table
A bride shows a shallow cut-glass vial in her dressing table. At the bottom rests a pinkish powder described as her wedding day complexion. The curious friend asks the meaning and the bride explains it is hers.
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Strickland Gillilan
Mrs Florence Coop Praises Dr Pierce Remedies
Mrs Florence Coop of Kokomo Indiana says she felt draggy and worn out before trying Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. She reports quick improvement without unpleasant taste and also uses Dr Pierce’s Lotion Tablets for cleansing and recommends obtaining remedies at drug stores.
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Kokomo
Ind
Doctor Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Florence Coop
N. Market St
President Invalids
Buffalo, N. Y
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