Pioneer Mothers Rise in May as Nation Honors Women
The piece recalls Mother's Day origins and celebrates pioneer mothers who built America. It highlights plans by E W Marland to honor the pioneer woman with a bronze statue on the Cherokee Outlet in Oklahoma and references a Kansas City monument by Proctor. It contrasts frontier courage across New England to the Oregon and Santa Fe trails, praising maternal endurance amid hardship and loneliness.
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Elmo Scott Watson
America
Amer
Everlaste
W. Marlans
Oklahoma
Oklahomas
Penn Valley Park
Kansas City
A. Phimister Proco Wor
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Portland
Ore
Howard Vito Gerslice
Kentucky
Kansas
Prostor
Missouri
Calfornia
Oregon
Washington
Oregon Trail
Maine
Ohio
Killarney
Fjord
Northwest
Calico
Linsey Woolsey
Great Northwest
Sona
Herbert Kaufman
Minneapolis (Minn
Tribune
Ilttie
New England
Pigrim Mathers
Hannah Dustin
Dustan
Massachusetts
Appalachian Flountains
Olio
Anthony” Wayne
Mississippi Valley
Beyant
Benet
Mississippi
West
Proctor
East
Great Plains
Evergreens Have Wide Range of Usefulness in Landscaping
Article extols evergreens for moisture conservation fruit bearing and landscape value. Advises informal placement, simple care after planting, light cultivation, and periodic surface stirring to retain moisture, with feeding if growth slows after four to five years.
Naughty and spanked referenced in cryptic dialogue
A fragment shows a character noting that aunt, cook, and God know of a naughty act requiring a spanking, followed by Bobby’s interrupted question about a radio. The snippet hints at modest old fashioned dialogue and humor, with uncertainty about the scene’s full context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
Jane
Daddy
Gramdmother
Cook
Gof
Hays
Tao
Babies Should Organize Everywhere We Inok We See
A fragment notes a chart from Table Manners in the Women's Home Companion advising children should not be allowed to leave the table to play or read between courses. The text contains garbled phrases and unclear references to hand cracks and Indies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Home Companion
If You Can’t Provide Relief They Set A Table In Kitchen
They state that without relief they prepare a meal in the kitchen. The kitchen is described as the nicest room, filled with delicious spicy smells, signaling a fallback of hospitality and comfort.
Height of Quietude in London’s Silence Room Debut
A new Royal Hospital silence room in London tests deafness by measuring subtle sounds like heartbeat and eyelid flicker. The feature highlights how quiet spaces reveal perception limits, reflecting advances in sensory research and hospital design.
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Royal Bar Hoapital
London
Character of a City's Looks Shown in Its Streets
William Estep, psychologist, told Detroit Civic Spirit society that a city's character appears in its cleanliness, order, and ongoing improvement. He urged public campaigns to consider this truth, noting that a well kept city makes a strong case for future investment and home or business prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Estep
Detroit Civic Spirit Society
Estep
Beautifying Rights of Way by Railroads Gains Praise
The Christian Science Monitor notes railroads beautify right of way from New Jersey to New York and New England, emulating the Pennsylvania system. Interurban lines and stations in several states invest heavily, providing home town pride and a welcoming impression for visitors, countering the “soulless corporations” image.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Hudson Tunnels
New York
Massachusetts
Christian Science Monitor
On Beautifying Highways To Attract Tourists
The author argues beauty enhances highways, drawing tourists while other factors stay constant. Avoid unsightly buildings at bridge-heads and obtrusive signs to preserve the road’s integrity and soul. Aesthetic design is valued beyond mere profit, echoing the poet’s idea that beauty endures as joy.
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Bridge-Heads
Home environment shapes mood and character
The piece argues that shabby living conditions depress people and drain confidence. It asserts surroundings influence pride, love, and conscience, and suggests that without positive environment individuals become a heavy burden requiring strong resilience to resist decline.
Noted attitudes in life and death amid downtown traffic
A fragment from the Indianapolis News recounts a college student named Catherine arguing with her family about danger and death. A teen sister from Shortridge High School listens as Catherine dismisses risk and declares she would rather die than not pursue ambition.
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Hission
Trafic
Mag
Catherine
Aight
Shortridge High School
Gullege
Indianaipolis
Population shifts show cities lose residents to countryside
The Institute of Social and Religious Research reports unpublished census data indicating city population growth dropped from 84 percent to 52.7 percent between 1900 and 1926 while rural growth rose to 20.7 percent. Government reclassification converts towns to cities when population targets are met.
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Institute of Social and Religious Research
Robert McCulloch
Special Offer to Victims of Indigestion
A vintage advertisement promotes Mentha Pep- Rin as a quick relief for indigestion gas and chest pressure. It claims one tablespoonful relieves gas, expands breathing, and offers a money back guarantee. The ad features a Euripides quote and a closing remark about resilience.
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Dave
Color for the Home Exterior Scheme Warnings
The piece urges sober thought in choosing an exterior color scheme and favors good taste over fads. It recommends a simple approach using one body color with darker or lighter shades for trim, or white, as a safer lasting standard.
Young Women Urged to Start Health Regimen Now
A St Paul woman writes to Lydia E Pinkham praising Vegetable Compound for long term health. She describes prior fear and isolation at home, then notes improved wellbeing and renewed happiness as a result of using the product. The letter frames ongoing vitality as a path to better household life.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Williston Park Voters Back Fire House Plan
Citizens approved a $10,000 appropriation for a new fire house while rejecting funding for the fire department apparatus. The ballot left the apparatus question unfunded.
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Williston Park
L. L
Why It's There Unstormer Bread Sand in it Detected
A shopper claims the bread she bought contained sand while a grocer deflects, joking that the sand was added to keep butter from slipping. The exchange appears to reflect a humorous, mock debate between consumer and grocer.
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Ft. Grocer
Progressive
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Keystone Firat
Euripides
Lydia
E. Pinkham
Abe and Scratches
G. G. Green, Inc
Woodbury, N. J
Bailey Alien
Corn Produc’s Refining Company
E. Minois
Chicago
Til
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