New neighbors greet sisters as ice storm tests farm
Hester and Hulda welcome Nancy Norton while the Kerrybrook farm endures a severe ice storm. Buttercup the cow is rescued from a jammed barn as neighbors, including Nancy and her father, help secure the livestock and repair the danger. The episode strengthens ties between the two families.
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Dartness
Hulda
Hester
Buttercup
Nancy
Mr. Norton
Don
White House Renovation Moves In 1903 Backstory
In spring 1903 President Roosevelt and his family moved to 22 Jackson Place while the White House began remodeling. They spent summer at Oyster Bay and fall in temporary quarters. Since 1812 rebuilding, repairs could not occur without disturbing occupants. Roofing and painting were done during summer vacations.
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Roosevelt
Jackson Place
White House
Oyster Bay
Iron Vitamine Hy Linked to Birth Prevention
Hygeia Magazine reports Assimilation of Iron Vitamine Hy in wheat germ oil ties to iron uptake in the body and suggests vitamin B given during pregnancy reduces unborn death. The liver is noted as rich in iron and in vitamine 1 aiding anemia control.
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Hygeia Magazine
Apprenticeship System Traces to Elizabethan Era
The custom of requiring new workers to undergo preliminary training before practicing their trade dates back to at least the Sixteenth Century. In Queen Elizabeth I's reign Parliament enacted that no person could work at any trade without serving seven years of apprenticeship.
Sailors Propose Paradise Colony On Santa Maria Island
A group of young sailors announces they will found a paradise colony on Santa Maria island in the South Sea. The vow follows a series of divorces separations and broken loves among the group who seek a wife free from money matters and ill-natured partners.
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Santa Maria Island
South Sea
Tanlac Restores Cedar Rapids Widow’s Health Says It Never Fails
Elizabeth Rowe of 410 First Ave West Cedar Rapids Ia recalls Tanlac easing backaches headaches nervousness and sleeplessness. She reports relief years ago and after recurrences and credits Tanlac with renewed strength and appetite. Tanlac marketed as nature's own tonic and body builder with 52 million bottles sold.
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Elizabeth Rowe
Cedar Rapids
First Ave
West
Tanlac
Nature
Sleep’s Future Question Sparks Snoreful Reply
A playful exchange asks about the future of the verb to sleep. The boy answers with a light jab predicting snoring as the outcome, reflecting a humorous back and forth.
Bell-Ans Indigestion Ad Allegedly Harmless Relief
Beil-Ans Halts Over Acidity with claims of relief from gas belching heartburn and nausea. Bell & Co advertises 30 years of use and offers 215c and 75c packages at drug stores plus free samples from Orangeburg New York. Thackeray and a Sioux City UL note accompany the ad in 1927.
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Bell & Co., Inc
Orangeburg
N. Y
Unkind Cut She I hate to think of my twentieth birthday
Joe Oh let's not bring up the past.
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Joe
Special Offer to Victims of Indigestion
Distressed by gas and fullness from poor digestion or dyspepsia can feel heart interference and shallow breathing. A tablespoonful of Dave's Mentha Pepsin is claimed to rapidly relieve gas, heart pressure, and breathing. The ad promises a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved.
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Dave
Meeting an Objection In a Quip about a Kiss
A humorous exchange centers on a woman’s mother objecting to kissing. He clarifies that his request was not for her mother but for the speaker, highlighting aLINGUAGE play about social etiquette.
New Airplane Aims Six Hour Rome to New York Flight
Experts in Europe examine a new airplane claimed to travel Rome to New York in six hours and Rome to London in one hour. The proposal envisions cruising at 25 000 feet to reduce air resistance.
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Rome
New York
London
Europe
Of Course First Youth Fighting Is All Right
A compact, period remark notes youth fighting being acceptable only if done intelligently while adding that danger remains when choosing smaller opponents. The aphorism reflects a cautionary stance on youth combat.
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R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, N. C
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Thackeray
W.N. UL
Sioux City
Creesia
Rod Aoa
G. G. Green, Inc
Woodbury, N. J
Dt Scholl
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