Cave Spring School on Graham Boulevard 1840s
The Cave Spring School near the Graham Boulevard crossing of Charlotte Street served pioneers into the second generation. Mrs. Nellie M. Morris recalls a school taught by Mr. Piper circa 1840, with pupils including Washington HA Chick Joseph Smith Chick and William Mulkey, as noted by the Missouri Historical Society publication.
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Cave Spring
Graham Boule Ard
Charlotte Street
Nellie M. Morris
Piper
Harris
Roman Eye Balsam Advertises Fast Relief
Granulated eyelids sites and inflamed eyes relieved overnight by Roman Eye Balsam in a single trial proving merit. Advertisement.
You Can Bet Your Life on It
A concise editorial quips that diplomats would settle talks faster if forced to endure hardship such as tent sleeping and rations, contrasting luxury diplomacy with rough conditions. The Toledo Blade-style remark suggests perseverance under strain accelerates agreement.
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Toledo Blade
Advice on energy and perseverance from Max in 1948
A Max quote urges readers to conserve energy and focus on planning creating and working rather than dwelling on hardships. It suggests remaining quiet about suffering until success is achieved, after which the struggle may feel less burdensome.
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Max
Uncle Rannie and Billy Find Comfort on the Porch
An elderly man, Uncle Rannie, and his companion Uncle Billy form a widish, neighborly bond on a spring porch. They shelter a visiting man seeking work and plan for Violet’s help while reflecting on family, memory, and shared days of happiness.
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Uncle RanNie
Ronnie
Jared
Clara
Gran
Coralie
Billy
Eliza
Rannie
Violet
Liza
John Stanforth
Summer sportswear hats with plaited skirts and varied silhouettes
A fashion note describes a favored summer ensemble featuring a plaited skirt in white or black with a coordinated blouse and white ribbon trim. It showcases a range of small hats from tailored satin to dressy taffeta designs, including black and white contrasts, velvet ribbons, and ornamental flowers.
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Suimmer
Novel Salads and Royal Soup from Everyday Kitchen
A collection of salad ideas uses apples pineapple celery and nuts with cream dressings served on lettuce. Recipes include Apple Salad Nut and Fruit Salad Combination Salad Mock Lobster Salad Spinach and Egg Salad and a Royal Soup cooked with fowl onions carrots turnip peas and bay leaves served with buttered toast. The piece closes with a quotation from Jenkin Lloyd Jones praising effort over inaction.
Thrifty Dishes From Olive Stuffed Aspic To Bacon Tips
A home cook shares economical kitchen ideas with a menu of stuffed olives in aspic and prunes filled with cheese or fondant, along with a fish ball recipe from mashed potato and fish. Tips on frying bacon emphasize avoiding overcooking and draining fat for crisp results.
Can the living communicate with loved ones
An old timey advice and advertisement column offers an inquiry about afterlife communication for 29 cents and promotes gilt edge investments and fingerprint job offers. It includes a George Sand quote and scattered agency addresses such as Brooklyn New York and San Francisco.
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Gala Sales CO
Brooklyn
N. Y
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Dyeing for All Fabrics
Diamond Dyes packages include simple directions that let any woman dye or tint old garments and home textiles. Guaranteed to never streak, spot, fade, or run, the ads promise rich color for wool silk linen cotton or blends with guidance on fabric type.
Groundhog discussion ends in odd classroom exchange
In a classroom moment, Tommy asks about a groundhog as a teacher probes responses. The exchange veers to a playful misstatement about a sausage, prompting a puzzled judge to interject as the moment unfolds.
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Tommy
Nujol Advertisement Promotes Natural Laxative Idea
An ad argues laxatives injure long term and touts Nujol as a simple natural lubricant for constipation. It claims Nujol is not a medicine and cannot gripe, likening its action to Nature’s lubrication and noting use in leading hospitals.
What Every Hubby Knows
What Every Hubby Knows asks about women’s clothes with a punchline that husbands say the cost is what they know best.
Handkerchiefs Tied to Laundry Advice From Ad
A vintage advertisement advises washing children's handkerchiefs with good soap and rinsing in water blued with Red Cross Ball Blue. The text reflects period laundry guidance and product branding without additional context.
Roosevelt Quote on Self Help and Aid
A historical quote attributed to Theodore Roosevelt states you can assist a man to rise but then he must lift himself up and contribute. The saying emphasizes personal responsibility after aid.
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Jaques Capsule Co., Inc
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Western Newspaper Union
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George Sand
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