Cowboys Rally Over Phonograph Race At Flying Heart Ranch
The Flying Heart ranch hosts a house party with Yale cheerleader J Speed and Culver Lovington expected. Cowboys lament losing a prized phonograph after a foot race between their runner Humpy Joe and Centipede cook in Cheyenne. Madison-era interludes unfold with romance and rivalry among ranch residents.
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Flying Heart Ranch
Centipede Ranch
Flying Heart
J. Wallingford Speed
Yale
Culver Lovington
Ranger
Jean
Helen Blake
Miss Chapin
Mr. Speed
Helen
Miss Blake
Carara
Marie Detta
SN Jovers
Mariedetta
Joy
Joe
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Stover
Speculative Form of Art at City Show Mixes Wagers and Witty Remarks
In a vivid note on a modern art exhibition, visitors wager on interpretations of Picasso and others. The piece notes The Woman with the Pot of Mustard as a focal point and describes the crowd’s playful betting over what counts as the subject. A maid’s quips about pastry tools punctuate the scene, as the domestic science pupil seeks a better job.
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City Star
Domestic Science Graduate Impresses Cherryvale Hiring
A Cherryvale woman was pleased after hiring a cook who completed a domestic science course. Mrs F D Moffett reports the positive outcome reflecting the value of trained domestic workers.
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Cherryvale
F. D. Moffett
To Catch Foxes Folklore Advice From Lup ton
The text recounts a rustic fox catching recipe from Lup ton's Thousand Notable Things. It advises anointing shoe soles with pig fat and walking with roasted pig liver in honey while trailing a cat carcass, plus a hunter with bow nearby to shoot the fox.
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Lupton
Father Would Understand Letter From Boarding School Boy
A newspaper prints a short, humorous homebound note from a boy at a boarding school. The letter explains he cannot write often because events keep him busy and quiet periods yield nothing to say, ending with affectionate sign off to his parents.
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Father
Special scalp treatment with Cuticura products
An advertisement outlines a scalp care routine to treat itching dandruff and thinning hair. It recommends applying Cuticura Ointment to partings on the scalp, covering hair at night, then washing with Cuticura Soap the next morning. Shampoos can be used regularly, with monthly emphasis on the treatment. Products are sold worldwide with free samples upon request.
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Cuticura
Dept. L. Boston
Rebuke That Was Deserved in a City Church Case
Amelia E Barr recalls seeking a church home in a large city and meeting a preachers’ officer who pressed for a banker for large subscriptions. When told she had no banker he implied only the rich could join. She replied the Lord Christ is outside too and chose to remain with him.
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Robert Keap
Roberta
Helen
Jack
Miss Chapin
Amelia E. Barr
Doctor C
Mrs. Barr
Lord Christ
San Francisco
Noted Dairy Maids Spark Musical Comedy Banter
A witty exchange contrasts fancy dairy maids in a musical comedy with the quip that their dairy experience likely ends at a dairy lunch. The humor centers on stage costumes and actors' mock credibility in rural life.
Postum Promotes Health After Coffee Habit Ends
A man from Michigan recounts severe health decline from daily coffee use since age 20. After his wife switched him to Postum, he improved within six months and regained mobility, now working daily and feeling stronger with age. He cites Postum forms and a promotional slogan.
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Postum
Rattle Creek
Wellsville
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Edsar
Centipede Cook
Mother
New Mexico
Fresno
Mrs. Keap
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Martedetta
Marledetta
Missa Chapin
Humpy Joe
Heren
Bill
Joseph
Repyri
REX Beach
Harper
Neihrer
Culver
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