John Adams and Abigail Adams A Patriotic Pair
A biographical sketch highlights Abigail Adams as wife of John Adams and mother of John Quincy Adams. It recounts her influence in the founding era, her letters, and her role during the American Revolution era including travel to Europe and residence in England.
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John Adams
Braintree
Mass
Harvard
Congress
France
England
America
Parson Smith
Weymouth
Abby
Quincy
da Norton
John
Worcester
Smith
Fathers of the Republic
Mother of the Republic
Abigail Adams
Adams
Europe
John Quincy
Spain
St. James
Abigail
Duke of Dorset
Charlotte
George I
Marvelous soap tale mocks grand claims and chaos
A comic tale recalls a boastful cleaning product agent and a dog disaster. Mrs Curfew and neighbors recount misadventures from a miracle soap that supposedly cures skin diseases to the animal wreckage it caused, ending with skepticism about any miracle cleaning claims.
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Turpentine
Trumpeter
Smith
Dippy
Glithery Family Brains Spotlighted In Light Banter
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip notes Mrs Glithery’s sharp wit outshining her husband’s business acumen. The London Express recounts a tradesman’s annoyance with dumped wood blocks and a passing theft of the “Please take one” card, later removed by police.
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London
London Express
The House of Secrets Quest Turns on Road Pride
A group of children seeks the House of Secrets and faces two roads and a witch. The boys and girls quarrel over leadership causing delays as they navigate pride, misdirection, and the dangers of choosing paths. Their quarrel becomes the main obstacle to reaching their goal.
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House of Secrets
Het
Miles
RIDDLES Round as an apple deep as a cup
A fragmentary riddle list questions about objects and causes, suggesting a wordplay or puzzle page. The garbled text references a well, coal scuttle, porch swing, house, chimney, and matchbox with questions of why they behaved in odd ways. The tone implies a playful puzzle note from a newspaper page.
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King’s
Certified Seed Potatoes Demand Surges State to Out-of-State Markets
Michigan certified seed potatoes command strong demand beyond state borders with several thousand bushels shipped to Pennsylvania and neighboring states. About 90 000 bushels will be for sale this year, led by Late Potatosey, Green Mountain, Sir Walter Raleigh and Irish Cobbler varieties, mainly Late Potatoesy. The Michigan Agricultural College and Potato Producers Association oversee inspection and certification ensuring dependable seed stock. Information available from H. C. Moore, secretary.
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Michigan
Pennsylvania
H. C. Moore
Michigan Agriculture College
Green Mountain
Lower Peninsula
Michigan Agricultural College
Potato ‘Producers’ Association
The
Potato Producers Association, M. A. C
Hast Lansing
Federated Church Plans Rally and Notices
The Federated Church invites all 275 members to a grand Sunday gathering with pastor W J Cross to discuss God’s definite plan for each life. A new front signboard is installed to invite passersby as services run 10 30 morning and 7 30 evening with Sunday school at 11 30. Edna Smith will be away in Chicago during winter months.
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Saline
Presbyterian Church
Edna Smith
Chicago
Methodist Church Notes Ralph W Brown Preacher
Ralph W Brown serves as preacher at the Methodist Church with morning and evening services. The morning sermon titled The Miracles of Jesus and an evening talk The Unlikely Instruments of God are scheduled with Sunday school Epworth League and a Thursday prayer meeting inviting all to attend.
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Methodist Church
Ralph W. Brown
Jesus
Epworth League
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James Morgan
Uncle Wales Sfors
Yale
the Federated Church
W. J. Cross
the Saline Garage
Geo. V. Cook
Ypsilanti
B. A. Morthurst
Wanda Hawley
Walter Hitts
Gladys Brockwell
Harold Brow
Constance Binney
J. Robert Pauline
Violet MacMillan
Paul Panzer
Peggy Shaner
Tom Mix
Snooky
Lou Feinseth
New York
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