Would You Be Young Again Says Starvey Sutherland
Ainslee's essay by Starvey Sutherland muses on choosing youth versus wisdom. The piece notes the desire for health and ease while warning of repeated trials of life and the burdens of age. Martin Luther is cited humorously to illustrate the gravity of such a wish.
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Starvey Sutherland
Ainslee’s
Tve
Lamp
Martin Luther
Elect
Brandenburg
Earth
Germany
Epigrams in Dialogue Bouquets from Various Plays
A collection of quips and witticisms from plays including lines about fools fortune shoes joy wrinkles honesty and rhetoric. It compiles phrases such as Nothing can work such havoc as a fool and Life's the baccarat with lines attributed to multiple plays and characters.
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John Dunford
Pelleas
Methunda
Ike
A Grumpy Man Complains About Rainy Weather
A drenched man arrives home and rails against the rain that refuses to fall straight down He notes his soggy eight dollar trousers and soggy hat as he prepares for bed He rails at the weather sequence and declares his protest.
Montefiore pedigree proves long Jewish lineage
The piece recalls Sir Moses Montefiore as the modern Moses who freed many from poverty and notes a taunt about his ancestry. He reportedly answered with a pedigree chart showing his forebears were from Spain for over two millennia, predating Christ. Also a brief joke about a railroad job interview contrasts distance to the north pole with a candidate’s desire for the post.
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Montefiiore
Sir Moses Montefiore
Moses
Christ
Spain
New York Press
Waint
Ren
North Pole
Indianapolis News
No Cash Expense Account Quip Cited by Boston Transcript
A humorous exchange notes Harry lacking a cash account while admitting he keeps an expense account, as recounted by the Boston Transcript. The dialogue contrasts personal finance habits with a wry jab at fiscal prudence.
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Harry
George
Boston Transcript
Preserve health as moral duty and social virtue
Quote from Johnson stressing health as the foundation of usefulness and social virtue. It urges that staying well is essential to serve others and fulfill regional responsibilities. The concise note emphasizes personal health as a public good.
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Johnson
Third Institute in Silver Lake Saturday program
The event held in Silver Lake on Saturday November 8 includes a 9 o'clock opening with exercises led by Mr Adams and Mr Mort. Sessions cover systematic methodology, a 15 minute talk on Dickens by Mr Mort, correcting pupil language, and planning prior to Thanksgiving. Afternoon program features recitation by Mary Stout, a history of education by Mr Ahaddell, and side lights on American history by Mr Scoles.
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Tillman
Carr
A. R. Kinsey
Mary Stout
Ahaddell
Scoles
English Doctor Wins First Prize for Tuberculosis Essay
Dr. Arthur Latham of England wins $2,000 for the best essay on the King's Sanitarium proposal. He advocates fresh air treatment. In town, grab bread made from Gold Medal spring wheat flour at the Star Restaurant.
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Arthur Latham
England
King’s
Latham
Star
Luck in Thirteen and State Game Law Summary
A Vermont note tells how William Spirey of Walton Furnace won a Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for a fever sore. It also provides a digest of state game laws including open seasons for turkey deer quail woodcock doves and waterfowl and penalties for Sunday hunting without consent or license.
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Spirey
Walton Furnace
Janu
Pleasant Cham berlain stomach and liver tablets ad
For a pleasant physic take Cham berlain s Stomach and liver Tablets. Easy to taste. Pleasant in effect. For sale by Dr. Chas Rager.
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Chamberlain
Chas Rager
Baltimore bachelor passes up dog and kiss bargain
A Baltimore bachelor chases a dog by offering money to a boy whose dog the pretty woman admires. After escalating bids from 3 dollars to 20, the boy refuses. He then suggests a kiss from the lady as the price. The car speeds off, and the woman later asks why the dog wasn’t bought.
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Mr. Blank
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