A Woman's Choice and a Hidden Novel Dream
Clarice, a farmer's wife, mails her first novel under a pen name after planning to share it with Jim. He urges practicality and domestic duties, while the manuscript's success remains a secret until a city weekly reveals it is by an amateur woman. The couple faces publicity and changing dreams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Clarice
Pest
Ebenezer
The
City Weekly
America
W. G. Chapman
September of all months, worst for students and teachers
A quip filled piece discusses the hardest school month, arguing September is toughest as pupils are restless and mischievous. It favors a gradual return to full days, starting with limited hours and increasing weekly, to boost overall productivity. The piece ends with a note on the word quartier and its historical meanings.
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M. V. O'Shea
The
Mother’s Magazine
Best Form of Guttapercha Durability Claim
French manufacturers obtain guttapercha from leaves of the enoutchotic tree claiming it is more durable than that tapped from trunks. The note contrasts leaf derived material with tree tapping methods.
Local notes reflect cold weather and community events
The Hubbard Iowa community reports school canceled due to severe weather. Several residents, including Mrs. Jack Troy and others, are mentioned with illnesses, visits, and travels. A band concert was postponed, Royal Neighbors installed new officers, and church revival meetings were delayed by the cold. A church luncheon fundraiser is announced for January 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack’ ‘Troy
Hubbard
Iowa
Wil Nielsen
Rolfe
Royal Neighbors
Char
Jesse Mirland
Rutland
J. J. Knierfem
A. J. Hayden
A. L. Goodell
Justifiable Wife Question Turns to High Wit
A dialogue shows a wife accusing her husband after a collision. He defensively jokes that the man was to teach him driving in two lessons, implying the incident was part of a planned trade of lessons. The exchange uses sharp humor to deflect blame.
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William
Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment Advertises Quick Healing
Bunby's skin troubles pimples eruptions eczema yield to Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment. It promises to remove every trace of the ailment anywhere any duration and restore skin to softness. Children not to suffer or be embarrassed and the product is guaranteed with no cure no pay at 50 cents through your druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Hobson
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Ottoesen
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Bradgate
Steve Nelson
Otto Christianson
Minnesota
Wm. Lothian
Chet Brooks
Chicago
Chas. Blomker
Fort Dodge
Frank Soldow
Wallace Knieriem
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A. H. Richards
Gilmore City
Mary Lindeman
Iane Coffin of
Hugh Westfall
Nina Hanson
Will Strachan
Willing Workers’ Society
Bunby
Arrow Want
ADZ
Clinton Cemetery
Gilmore
L. H. Dean
Farrow
Emerson
Emerson Mower
McCormick
Hayes
Dane
H.P
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Prati AL
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