Glossomancy: A New Science Claims Tongue and Waist Readings
An oldtime palmist and phrenologist is said to be replaced by glossomancy, the science of the tongue. A Paris hailer says short broad tongues mark untruthful exaggeration, while long broad tongues indicate gossip and scandal. Waist readings claim short waists show liveliness and thoughtfulness, while long waists imply economy but temper. combined with a long head, it supposedly reveals impractical, secretive traits.
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Paris
Neighbor’s remark prompts old suit rerun
Avery wears a new suit while a neighbor comments on future clothes for Donald. Donald, busy with a block house on the floor, grunts that he will not get new clothes until Avery outgrows that suit and their mother can remake it.
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Avery
Donald
Married men praised as most satisfactory workers
A saying from a bygone era claims married men make the most satisfactory workmen as they can be bossed. The remark reflects social attitudes toward labor and domestic life in the period.
Silence Would Grow If We Spoke Only Of What We Know
A reflective quote notes that the world would have more stillness if conversations limited to known facts. It emphasizes restraint and curiosity over speculation.
Congress Needed to End Strike as Garfield Tea Suppresses Stomach
A brief item notes that Congress must resolve a labor dispute while a comical reference claims Garfield Tea calms an unruly stomach, illustrating a whimsical era blend of politics and humor.
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Congress
Garfield
Suitable to the Situation A pun on anger and toothache
A light quip notes Bill’s anger as hopping mad while joking about a jumping toothache. The exchange uses playful wordplay to evoke humorous frustration.
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Bill
Bobbie Confuses Capital Letters as Slingshot
A child named Bobbie played school with his grandma and correctly identified capital letters. When shown a letter, he answered confidently, and Grandma asked for identification. He replied that the letter was a slingshot.
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Tittle Bobbie
No Accounting for Tastes in Circus Romance
The Birmingham Age-Herald quotes a man reflecting on his past forgoing bareback riders and trapeze artists to admire a mature snake charmer. The exchange recalls childhood memories of circus life and personal preferences.
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Gurmpkin
Birmingham Age-Herald
Family Tree Arithmetic and Ancient Ancestors
The author traces backward through generations to estimate 54 generations ago totaling 2 251 799 813 685 248 ancestors and places them about 1620 years before 290 A D noting uncertainty about historical accuracy and encouraging verification.
Frugal Desserts and Moral Reflections Stressed
The piece lists time and ingredient heavy desserts including Date Pudding Apple Snow Peach Cup and Apricot recipes with steps and garnishes. It also quotes Go forth this day with the smallest expectations and recalls verses about social behavior and kindness toward neighbors and the weak.
Lightning Cake and Desserts From a Vintage Recipe
A colonial style dessert feature lists a frosting coated Lightning Cake with almond strewn icing, a rhubarb and raisin jelly mold, and a baked ham with brown sugar and mustard glaze. It notes quantities for shortening su gar eggs and flavorings and instructions for baking and serving.
Eggs and meat dishes for economical meals
The text outlines inexpensive options using eggs with dried beef in an omelet pan, a meat loaf combining veal, beef and ham with eggs baked into the loaf, and codfish balls with potato and onion. It also contains a short verse about loss and support amid a fire.
Creative Ice Cream Method and Vintage Salad Recipes
A fragment outlines a small batch ice cream method using baking powder cans and salt to chill, plus several vintage dressing and salad ideas. It lists a Thousand Isle Dressing with olives, chestnuts, and parsley, a Combination Salad with tomato pear banana and paprika, and Beans and Bacon tied to fried onion fat and Vienna sausage flavors.
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Isle
Bishop cites waning churchgoing at Birmingham luncheon
At a Los Angeles luncheon the Birmingham bishop frets that churchgoing is rarer with time. A clubman at a Birmingham window jokes about Thompson and wife headed to church, guessing either a heart issue or a new dress. Opinions differ on domestic needs and fashion.
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Birmingham
Los Angeles
George
Thompson
Chutrman
Ars
California Fig Syrup Adverts Lure Mothers
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children. It features claims of cleansing the stomach liver and bowels and urges mothers to look for the California name on the package and to give the dose without fear.
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Mr. Louis Young
Clifford St
Rochester
N. Y
California
Fragmentary Ad Phrases From Bizarre Ice Age Marketing
A garbled text filled with odd slogans and broken phrases appears, mentioning weighty husbands, Mexican border, soft coal, Red Cross Ball Blue, Garfield Tea, and admonitions about love and dignity. The snippets resemble a stray old ad column or misread catalog.
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Janudry
Red Cross
Boschee’s Syrup Cold Remedy Ad
Baschee's Syrup has fifty three years of use for coughs bronchitis colds throat irritation and lung troubles. It promises four good nights of rest with no coughing and easy morning expectoration. Made in America and sold everywhere.
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Baschee
America
Civilized World
Newer Advantage Over Late Timings Highlighted
The article argues that choosing newer options can yield better outcomes than waiting for late arrivals. It emphasizes timeliness, freshness, and potential improvements from earlier adoption.
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