Editor's Leisure Hours and Society Notices
A collage of items quotes fears of war with Japan and Taft assurances, plus local arrest calls over a Davidson county disturbance at a school meeting. Discussions urge flour packed in cotton bags to boost cotton demand and a Philadelphia church note describing Mrs. J. J. Hunt delivering a children's day sermon in the absence of her husband.
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Turzond
Southern Cotton Association
Philadelphia
J. J. Hunt
Bethany M. E
Hunt
Our Life At The Feet Of The Father Of All
A reflective poem by Ada Foster Murray speaks of a mankind bearing a shared gift to a divine father. It contrasts burden and aspiration, asking for peace and pity as humanity presents its fragile legacy.
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Destiny
Elate
Ada Foster Murray
Electric House Cleaning Predicted to Transform Homes
The article touts electric hygienic house cleaning as replacing dust with a clean, germ free environment. It explains exhaust collectors and small motors powering floor polishers, carpet sweepers and laundry, arguing electricity will also heat homes and replace kerosene oil lamps and dirty stoves.
Remembering Jefferson Davis and the meaning of a life
An editorial reflection on Jefferson Davis sparked by a June 3 Richmond monument unveiling. It notes the shifting perception of Davis and argues that public judgment improves with time, recognizing his austere integrity as part of a broader wartime political legacy.
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Collier’s Weekly
Jefferson Davis
Richmond
Collier’s
South
Lee
Stonewall
Jackson
North
Kedol and Bladder Pills Promote Quick Reliefs
A fragment from Elton Wis shows Kedol advertised as a universal remedy for indigestion and stomach disorders, claiming rapid relief from stubborn cases. DeWitt’s Bladder Pills are touted for backache kidney inflammation and urinary troubles with a week’s treatment priced at 25 cents. Sold by E. T. Whitehead & Co.
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Elton, Wis
Mr.idney
Bert Bart
Ney
Barber
DeWitt
E. T. Whitehead & Co
Old age and social life, a needed tonic
Woman's Life urges continued social life for both ages and cautions men against withdrawing. It argues staying connected keeps couples youthful and vibrant while promoting shared zest. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea is promoted as a health remedy.
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Hollister
E. T. Whitehead & Co
Paper Making A Great Industry
A nostalgic survey traces paper making from ancient wasp and Chinese origins to modern mills in the United States and Europe. It notes early European spreads, key inventors like Louis Robert and Fourdrinier, and the vast scale of mills, plants, and diverse paper products used daily.
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L. P. Burnett
Japan
China
Arabia
Persia
Europe
Spain
France
Italy
Germany
Spielman
Elizabeth
Delaware
Chester Creek
United States
Benjamin Franklin
Louis Robert
Messrs. Fourdrinier
London
John Ames
Springfield Mass
Climatic Wonders of Alaska from a Returned Miner
A Chicago miner recalls Alaska winters with temperatures as low as 73 degrees below zero but less bite due to dry air. He notes 30 below as shirt sleeve weather, minimal wind, and that people tolerate extreme cold with heavy clothing and ear protection.
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Alaska
Chicago
Pisa
Canning Factory in Ravenna Texas Produces Big Output
A Ravenna Texas canning factory last year produced 12 000 cans of beans 8 000 cans of blackberries 50 000 cans of peaches 45 000 cans of apples 30 000 cans of tomatoes 8 000 cans of okra and potatoes 10 099 cans of pumpkins 5 000 cans of hominy 125 bushels of peach pits and 8 barrels of apple vinegar reported in So Farm Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravenna
Texas
Farm Magazine
Electric Bitters Aided Cure For Liver Kidney Trouble
A Cedar Hill reader writes of relief from liver and kidney suffering after trying Electric Bitters. The testimonial claims the first bottle brought relief and the complete cure followed, praising the remedy as the best on earth for stomach liver and kidney issues. Whitehead & Co. advertise the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. H. Parris
The Call to Hard Work and Self-Reliance
Leslie M. Shaw urges young men to embrace hard tasks and superior effort over easy laziness. He argues the key is doing work well, not merely for pay, and praises self-reliance and initiative for future success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seleety
Leslie M. Shaw
The
U. S. Treasury
Allen Foot Base and New Invention Ad Features
Ad claims a powder for swollen tired feet with a free sample from a New York based company. Mentions Alec Free Sample of the Poor-Base Sante and Coms-Bap and a reference to Olmsted Le Roy New York. Includes a Taft Knox dream joke from the Washington Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alec
Adere Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Ohio
Mr. Taft
Mr. Knox
Washington Post
He Fired the Stick and Healed the Sore Man
Jobin Garrett of Mills North Carolina writes of a remedy for piles and burns sold by Whitehead Co. draggists. The note claims the treatment healed the sore and brought happiness.
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Jobin Garrett
Mills
N.C
Whitehead & Co
The Baptist University For Women Weighs Many Programs
A historic women’s institution offers high grade schooling with diplomas in Arts Sciences Philosophy Music and more. Programs include district Bible study full business course art design and china painting normal and public school teaching tracks. Facilities note a lady physician nurse and matron with board lodging heat baths and tuition around 194 yearly.
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North Carolina State Normal and Industrial College
Norman DerartMent
Tue
Manyan Ants
Scinsee
Tue Music Derarrest
J. I. Foust
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