Inside the Shot Tower How Lead Becomes Shot
The article details the complex, precise process of making shot at a New England plant. It covers the shot tower, melting cauldron, sieve casting, water quenching, drying, glass table sorting, polishing, and final weighing and packaging with quality tests for hardness and roundness.
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New England
Oddest Couple I Know
Hostetter Smith describes Dan Broadhead and his wife as the oddest couple he knows. They buy only what they want, ignore art and public opinion, and avoid politics. They live in a comfortable old house with a yard full of old fashioned flowers and seem to have fun regardless of others.
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Dan Broadhead
Hostetter Smith
Love and a Dime Ends School Morning Ride
A girl recalls seven year old me and ten year old Harry who walked to school together each day. He declares he should be paid for the rides, asks my mother for a dime, and when paid, the romance ends.
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Harry
Observation on happiness and business impact
A veteran observer notes that making others happy enables personal happiness and reversed logic shows unhappiness among others can bring personal sorrow. The remark applies to modern business and industrial conditions, highlighting the social effects of workplace morale and welfare on outcomes.
Moth er rescues boy from Sawmill river drift
A mother and daughter near Thornwood on the Sawmill river saw a body float by while waiting for a two year old boy who lagged on a woods walk. The mother Mrs Rose Vesci of New York City waded in and retrieved Patrick Vesci from the water after a dramatic save.
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Land of Goshen and the Curious Birthday Question
A humorous page snippet shows Mrs. Johnson scolding a child with a mock birthday inquiry in Kansas City Star style. The dialogue lampoons domestic fuss and body image while mentioning Cuticura products as a crass ad aside.
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Goshen
Stop the Pain with Cole's Carboni Salve Ad
The ad promotes Cole's Carboni salve to stop burn and cut pain and heal quickly without scars. It claims quick healing and no scarring, and notes Sec and 6 percent by all druggists or The J. W. Cole Co. in Rockford, Illinois.
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Cole
J. W. Cole Co
Rockford
Iil
Visiting Golfer Complains of Rotten Game
A visiting golfer exclaims in disbelief at a poor round while a brave caddy asks if he has played before, capturing a brief exchange framed by Judee's dialogue.
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Judee
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It
Drugstore advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney trouble claiming it yields rapid relief. It cites a life insurance examiner noting many applicants are declined due to hidden kidney issues. Sample bottle offered for ten cents with a paper mention.
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Kilmer
Boy toiled shoveling snow cries over missing shovel
A boy in Washington shoveling his sidewalk cries after a tramp stole the neighboring shovel. A neighbor consoles him and learns the boy is upset not that the shovel was stolen from him but that his own shovel was left untouched.
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Washington
Milwaukee Sentinel
Taking Profits Both Ways
A London Tit-Bits excerpt shows a pilgrim in an elder coat boasting a partnership with another man while each pursues rival profit. One sells a stove polish that stains, while the other offers a soap that removes the stain, highlighting competing schemes.
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London
A Union of Interest to Women and Its Ailing Hold
The ad extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for women with nervous spells and female troubles hindering housework. It cites multiple testimonials from Mrs. Jim Rerrick in Horatio Arkansas and Mrs. Walter A. Stover in Reading Pennsylvania praising weight gain, renewed health, and restored ability to perform chores after using the product. It also mentions a New Orleans reader praising relief and independence from helpers.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Horatio
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Reading
Walter A. Stover
Mulberry St
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New Orleans
Mrs
Norfolks Currency and a Ham Faith Story
Norfolk island culture is described as cash shy with about twenty five dollars handled yearly by the population. Representative Christopherson of South Dakota tells a tale of a darky seeking meat, entering a smokehouse at night. The pastor confronts him and the exchange ends with a humorous prayer for a peaceful departure.
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Christopherson
South Dakota
Darky
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Remark on a Kentucky Father and Daughter
A country correspondent relays a Danville Kentucky family passing through town en route to a village. The seventeen year old daughter, with curls, is praised for natural girlish modesty and refined manners as her father apologizes for her bashfulness.
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Indiana
Danville
Indianapolis News
Could you be happy with love in a cottage
A fragment questions happiness with love in a cottage and asks about whether an affordable car is available. The text juxtaposes a simple domestic dream with a practical concern for transport.
People Hope for the Best Only Under Protest
The remark notes that some individuals expect favorable outcomes while opposing the process and grow disappointed when events unfold as they occur. It frames protests as a potential trigger for desired results and contrasts expectations with actual outcomes.
Furniture Factory Visit Delights Mrs Smith
In a witty exchange, Mrs Smith tours a furniture factory where the attendant notes chairs are plentiful in the dull season and jokes that seating never truly goes out of fashion, highlighting timeless style.
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