Emma Vosburgh Endorses Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery
Mrs Emma Vosburgh of Ohio lauds Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery as a household remedy for coughs colds and run down conditions. She reports it restored vim vigor and vitality and recommends obtaining the tablets or liquid from drug stores or sending 10 cents to the Invalids Hotel Buffalo NY for a trial package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Vosburgh
Biyria
Ohio
Dr. Pierce
Rush St
Invalids
Buffalo
N. Y
Missing Person Reflects on Imperfect Hearts
A Wayside Tales fragment explores affection and longing in a dialogue between a speaker and beloved. The pair contrast idealized love with human flaw, ending on a hopeful note about companionship. The piece reads as lyrical prose about intimate imperfection.
Artificial smiles fade when genuine cheer remains
A lighthearted column muses on sincere warmth overcoming practiced grins, noting that real smiles reveal true mood more than rehearsed ones and inviting readers to seek authentic cheer in daily interactions.
Disturbed Decision Ends Love Over a Will Gift
Richard Marsh contemplates a 100000 bequest to Avery Wells from Edgar Brunner, torn between love and duty. Avery refuses wealth tied to Brunner’s past, then pledges to give the money to a crippled children’s hospital, changing Marsh’s plan as he faces a life apart.
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Richard Marsh
Avery Wells
Avery
Brinner
Marsh
Philadelphia
Edgar Brunner
Wells
Ted
Mother
What Will People Think Snobbery and Social Convention Explored
The essay argues that snobbery exists beyond extremes of vulgarity and urges freeing behavior from rigid conventions. It highlights how people fear judgment over trivial acts like lunch invitations and peas from a can, insisting money and status should not shape social choice.
Birds and the farm fence debate in Oregon views
An Oregonian article argues modern fencing expands cropland but yields do not rise correspondingly. Experts say birds, key insect enemies, cause loss. protecting woodlots, building bird houses, and planting shrubs could restore bird habitats and crop value without reverting to old fences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Oregonian
Andree's Balloon Expedition Ends in Tragedy
S A Andree, Swedish explorer, began his July 11 1897 Arctic balloon voyage with two companions. using rope drag and a rubber sail to steer, he hoped to ride air currents to success but likely perished in the harsh northern conditions after failing to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andree
S. A. Andree
Obstinacy as a possession of error and ignorance
A reflective passage likens an obstinate man to a possessed person whose opinions control him. Once seized by error, he clings stubbornly, behaving like a drowning figure who cannot be saved, as ignorance cuts off all avenues of escape and deepens his downfall.
Twins to quadruplets to full house joke piece
A Bloomington Indianapolis News anecdote recalls a Sunday school teacher at the Indiana Tuberculosis association convention answering pupil questions about terms for multiple births from twins to quadruplets. A boy quips that five children make a full house as others laugh.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Tuberculosis Association
Indianapolis News
Old boat now a power plant along the Mississippi
The steamboat Andy Paddock, a survivor of Twain era river days, stands as a New Orleans power plant perched on stilts. The motionless stern wheel keeps watch while two firemen joke of leading a small crew, and passing ships salute the aging craft.
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Mark Twain
Mississippi
New Orleans
Andy
The Whirligig of Time Quips on Deer and Man
A Boston Transcript quip recalls old Arkansas sentiment about changing times. The speaker contrasts past hunters using powder in guns to today where deer wear powder and pursue people. The remark reflects nostalgia and social commentary on modern behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Boston Transcript
Cuticura Talcum Promoted With Trio Soap Ointment
An advertisement urges buyers to add Cuticura Talcum to toilet requisites. It touts Cuticura as a fragrant powder for face skin and baby use and claims the trio Soap Ointment and Talcum, 25c each, render other perfumes superfluous.
Pressure of Necessity
A college memory recounts the night a student forgot her key and entered the wrong house. She and a male friend climbed through an open window to avoid waking the sleeping household. A startled voice demanded who was there, and she replied it was Lulu. The confused moment ends with the realization she entered the adjacent home.
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Lulu
Handwork stigma blights workers and a pawned opportunity
A terse reflection argues many avoid manual labor yet a man should work with his hands. It notes the company he avoids and frames the situation as a squandered chance, implying scarce recognition for skilled labor.
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O’rourke
Phwat
McToole
Dean
Indiana
Fred Canan
Heaton St
Knox
Ind
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
Consol
State Street
Ene
Ibola
New York
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Brunner
Wrigley
Wrigley Factories
Iwrigleys
Wrigley Ak
Nivec
Father of
Quintet
J. G
Southern Railway Development Service
Washington, D. C
Stoddard Mfg. Co
Detroit Ave
Cleveland
Smith Service
Gansevoort
Legrow
Sheridan St
Jamaica Plain
Mass
W. F. Young, Inc
Temple St
Springfield
Chan. Murdock
W. T. Waggoner Bldg
Bt. Worth
Texas
Chan, Mathews & Ben
Newperville
Penna
Triangle Co
Broadway
Lamb
Ford
23 & Greene
Nappinee
Fort Wayne
Louisville Courier-Journal
William
Postum Cereal Co., Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
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