The Gift That Pleased Jesus and the Widow’s Mite
A lesson from Luke 20 on paying tribute to Caesar and honoring God, with Jesus evaluating gifts at the treasury. The focus moves to the widow who gives two mites, the contrast with the rich, and Jesus’ verdict that true giving rests on motive, not amount.
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Caesar
God
Jesus
Israel
Christ
The KITCHEN CABINET on public eating habits in 1923
A 1923 Western Newspaper Union column critiques constant eating in public spaces from trains to theaters. It argues casual appetite harms digestion, condemns nonstop snacking, and laments smoking in public meals while urging a return to older dining manners and restraint.
Ways to Serve Eggs in Everyday Cooking
A readable capsule of egg based dishes including Breakfast Eggs steamed in buttered cups with milk, Oatmeal Cookies using eggs and oats, Ham and Steamed Eggs with minced ham, Coral Eggs in tomato sauce, and Egg and Rice as a protein extender with simple seasonings and method notes.
Aspirin That One Word
A wry quote from the American Legion Weekly notes a woman’s drive to do something and adds a casual aside on choosing “Else” as a theme or prompt. The snippet reflects period humor about ambition and choice.
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American Legion Weekly
Ringless Sales Floors Cut Hosiery Returns
An uptown shop faced many returns on silk hose due to runs. Inspectors found snags from ring points on sales staff when rings were worn. After banning rings on duty, returns dropped and a new trade secret was revealed.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Endorsed for Aromic Relief
Over forty years Hall's Catarrh Medicine has been used to treat catarrh. The product includes an ointment for local relief and an internal tonic that works through the blood on mucous surfaces to reduce inflammation. Sold by all druggists. F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Digestive Riddle Echoes Through Boston Dialogue
A brief exchange captures a brisk, humorous aside about digestion and cooking gear as spoken by Dick and Tom, reflecting everyday chatter in a Boston setting.
Cole's Carbonsalve Advertisement Claim
An advertisement touts Cole's Carbonsalve for burning itching skin diseases and burns with instant pain relief and scarless healing. It offers 3c and 60c sizes and invites readers to send 30c to The J. W. Cole Co. of Rockford HI for a package. A second line notes a proverb about a man avoiding obligations and a remark on Oriental women doing fancy work as a rug that will sell high.
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Cole
J. W. Cole Co
Rockford, HI
Tanlac Restores Kansas City Woman Health
Mrs Sadie Banes of 2087 Washington St Kansas City Missouri praises Tanlac for curing indigestion sourness headaches back pains and nervous symptoms after three bottles saying she can work and sing with joy again. The ad notes Tanlac is sold by all good druggists and that over 35 million bottles have been sold.
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Tanlac
Sadie Banes
Washington St
Kansas City
Tanlnae
Remarkable Five-Octave Range Found in Voice
At a Vienna meeting of the Austrian Society of Experimental Phonetics, Dr. Rethl presented Michael Prita, aged forty four, whose voice spans five complete octaves. His lowest note in bass II equals 42 vibrations per second, two octaves below the violin’s lowest tone, a record previously held by the 18th century bass Fisher.
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Austrian Society of Experimental Phonetics
Vienna
Scientific American
Rethl
Michael Prita
Fisher
Time for Rejoicing and Moving On
Uncle George visits Tommie in Sullivan county and plans to depart. Tommie asks to stay. George frames an excuse for him to grow up and be strong. Tommie instead dances with gleeful resolve as the parting moment arrives. The page notes quick quirks of human nature and household wit.
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Uncle George
Little Tommie
Sullivan County
Tomimie
Toromie
Indianapolis News
Childless Homes Made Happy
A collection of testimonial quotes from women in Cortland Hamilton St Louis praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for improving fertility and strength. The letters describe successful pregnancies and healthier lives after using the remedy.
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Cortland
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Claude P. Canfield
Salisbury St
Cortland, N. Y
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