Island Fasting Experiment Sparks Dinner Table Chaos
On a vacation island, Montmorency, Lucile, and family attempt a one week fast to prove Lipton and Clair’s diet claims. The plan collapses under the strain of temptation and the comical chaos of living with strict rules for a week while surrounded by abundant provisions and a looming supply boat.
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Lucile
Lipton 8. Clair
Lacie
Lipton & Clair
Leedie
Montmorency
Lote
Lucullus
Little
Liedle
Lachie
Loctle
Wwe
Poe
Frank Bopp
Eure
Bopp
Tootles
Tooties
Luctle
Nature
Tuneh
Johnny on the Spot and a fasting tale ends in trust
Excerpts show a dialogue about fasting and self denial with Lucile and the narrator, who debate giving up stimulants, walking, and life choices. A closing Farmer anecdote notes a liberty loan committee accepting local savings as coins and notes, trusting Uncle Sam.
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Johnny
Liberty Ihan
Sam
Christian Science Monitor
Jamie
Scotland
Jamie MarcKenzie
Magete
States
Wallace
Jean
Bobbie
Robbie
Bobtite
Land of
Heather
Agriculture the mainstay of the nation in western Canada
The article extols agriculture as the nation’s backbone and Western Canada as a land of opportunity. It notes high crop profits, rising land values, and widespread migration of tenants and buyers seeking farms. It highlights record wheat and oat yields and towns with modern amenities as evidence of prosperity and a bright future for farming.
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Wien
Western
Canada
Atinhal
Western Canada
Ostinda
Hans Bern
Ile
Bargain Fashion Dilemmas Flaunt at Gales
A shopper at Gales weighs limited budget against trends as she eyeing a dress and two skirts. She debates shortening a skirt and adjusting sleeves while considering the fit for winter styles. She frets about hat and shoe coordination and whether to choose a new outfit. Hutchinson Kansas garrette reports.
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Hutchinson
Garette
Catarrhal Deafness and Treatment Circulate
An old advertisement explains catarrhal deafness from inflamed Eustachian tube causing muffled sound and potential permanent hearing loss if untreated. It promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure and offers a free circulare from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio to doctors and druggists.
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My Luana
Hall& Card
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Elevator and lighting cuts prompt rent question
A Boston Post item describes a placard in an office building urging coal conservation and noting reductions in elevator and lighting service. A tenant added: Will our rent be reduced, too? The quip reflects concern over cost of utilities and energy savings.
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Boston Post
Important to Mothers Examine Castoria Bottles Carefully
Important to mothers. Examine every bottle of Castoria for infants and children and see that it bears the registered likeness and label. The warning urges careful inspection to avoid unsafe imitation products.
Farewell Tour Quip Pokes Fun at Shakespeare Plays
A playful exchange suggests theater veterans consider a farewell tour with lines proposing Hamlet Macbeth and a punny Much Adieu About Nothing. The banter riffs on famous plays and goodbyes in a light quip.
Fragmented Dialogue on Family and Mistaken Toast
A humorous, imperfect excerpt shows a husband teasing his wife about butter and eyes while a child named James counts his siblings. The text mentions sisters and a brother, a tone of casual domestic banter, and a stray line about washing and stain removal.
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Frank R. Adams
Chapter
Maggie
Blutus
Joen Thornton
Hopkins
Maggie MacKensier
Mattie
Mike
Maggie MacKenzie
United States
Fletcher
James
David Rober Roberts
Indsor
Ling Western Hotel
Lincoln
G. A. Cramcer Co
C $T
Care
W. D
Secahen Sea
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