Young woman teacher on trial over discipline at district school
A female teacher faced trial for spanking seven unruly boys at the district school. She asserts she can control the situation, while Silas Weatherwax questions permissive punishment. The board president stammers, the teacher denounces collective licking, and the vote of confidence favors the teacher amid Weatherwax’s taunting.
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Silas Weatherwax
Curative Teaching and Punishment Puzzle
In a reading lesson Bobby struggles with the word punishment and asks the teacher for help. She replies that parents discipline kids with a consequence, suggesting the term punishment as the answer. Castor office jokes that Youth's Companion guessed it.
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Bobby
Castor
Ice
Spahn's Distemper Cure Sold Widely for Contagious Diseases
In all its forms among horses and dogs the product claims to prevent disease with Spahn's Distemper Cure. Over 750,000 battles sold last year and priced at $.50 and $1.00. Agents wanted and free book available from Spohn Med. Co. Spec. Contagious Diseases Goshen Ind.
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Spahn
Spohn Med. Co
Goshen
Ind
Natural Ending in Stray Stories
A narrator recalls a cook who died in a kitchen accident while trying to light a fire with kerosene. The exchange frames the death as natural, prompted by risky handling of flammable liquid.
Castoria Endorsed For Generations In Child Health Advice
A health advisory stresses examining every bottle of Castoria for the In Use For Over 30 Years signature. Parents are urged to trust Fletcher's Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children.
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Fletcher
Right Place Snippet Highlights Consistency and Slur
A classroom quip notes Henry’s consistency as TJ reports he caught him swearing about his profane history. The exchange shows a blunt student moment and a teacherly response in a school setting.
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Henry
Rhaid Possesring Medical Note Fragment
Fragmentary text describes minor cuts and wounds and mentions a person Handine Weiserd who will treat the wound to prevent serious trouble. The passage hints at a medical procedure to draw out the taisen and heal the injury.
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Rhaid
Handine Weiserd Ch
Pleasant Pellets and Soothing Syrup in Humorous Ads
A jumble of old slogans sells Dr. Piere’s Pleasant Pellets for stomach liver and bowels and Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething children. The page also jokes about a town paying a preacher and editor and a quip on women and brains.
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Dr. Piere
Rs. Winslow
Western melodrama of a daring elopement and politics
A reckless tenderfoot falls for a bold wife in a mining town. They flee in a blizzard. the husband is shot, and the youth takes the blame. Twenty five years later George Goermly becomes New York’s powerful merchant prince, confronting graft and traction schemes, court intrigue, and a heroic bid to reform the city.
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George Goermly
New York
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Gormly
Traction
Tormly
Miss Haldane
Garnilly
Haldane
Gotham Chain Company
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Gormiy
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Germiy
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Prolic Co
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Tle
Gormly case erupts as newsroom chiefs weigh truth
The Planet editors confront Colonel Bill Hamilton and Abbott with a failing-to-conceal confession about George Gormly. The night editor demands clarity while Bill reveals a notebook and a pistol bullet, detailing a wife’s shooting and a cover story to shield Fordyce.
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Montana
Abbott
Ekim
Wyoming
Kill Devil
the Waldorf
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Gormly
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Abott
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George Gormly
the Planet
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Sonny
Hamilton
Fordyce
Colonel Bill
Pete Breeden
Ywe
Notorious Sermon Sparks Jokes About Tithes
A six month pastorate ends with Rev. Amos Johnson cleverly chastising stingy giving. He quips about fair sharing and warns against tainted money as Squire James reports chicken donations. The sermon ends with a humorous cue for private prayer.
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Amos Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Bretren
James
Bradder Leroy
Appetite Not a Necessity Says Doctor Marlin
Dr. John R. Marlin of New York assistant professor of physiology argues in the Journal of the Outdoor Life that food is fuel for energy rather than a motive of digestion. He states that appetite is not essential for proper digestion and that most meals supply energy for daily tasks, with only a small portion used as building material.
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John R. Marlin
New York
Cornell University Medical College
Journal of the Outdoor Life
Restored Courage in an Eastern Virginia Tale
An excerpt from a reminiscence titled A Memory Day contrasts a southern lover’s impetuosity with a timid maiden. The man apologizes for his ardor after she whispers don’t. Robert speaks next, hoping the fear will ease and a new resolve follows.
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Virginia
Robert
Hymn Sung After Theologian Address
A theologian spoke for over an hour to a Sunday school and the superintendent asked for a hymn suggestion. A boy in the back shouted Sing Revive Us Again as the group settled on a closing hymn.
The Moment a Voter Fears Job Loss in Election
A man warns that anxiety over employment in an election season signals deeper national worry. He ties job security to political outcomes and urges readers to consider economic stakes in voting decisions.
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