Tennessee Girl Wins National Health Contest at Chicago
Marguerite Martin of Shepherd Tennessee named America's healthiest girl at the First National Boy and Girl Club Congress in Chicago. Her score 96 5 10. judges cited oral dental 55 10 of 65 10, eye ear nose throat 12 5 10, physical 59 5 10, measurements 11, psychology 8. She lives on a farm with her mother near Shepherd and plans to be a physical culture director after high school.
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Lickskillet Items From The Bloomington Star
The Bloomington Star notes spring fever among boys as they whirl boxes on the store front platform.
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Local Village Log Offers Odd Trades and Repairs
A village blacksmith named Bill Blithers fired two wagon wheels last week for a wagon owned by a mule team. A pedlar visited yesterday trading old junk. Zeb Stubbins swapped an old cast iron pump for red suspenders from the storekeeper Exi.
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Bascomb Plans Twenty Cent Straw Hats Sale
Bascomb says he will soon offer twenty cent straw hats. Zeke Hawkins was first to go barefooted due to in growing toenail. Ed Bivins accepts a blacksmith position to keep flies off shod animals. Deacon Ebbersole, champion left handed horseshoe pitcher, ready for season and challenges Solsberry.
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Discoveries for Dressmaking and Time Saving Tools
Aleda explains pressing wool garments with wool cloth to avoid shine. A small magnet on a sewing machine helps dressmakers and housewives collect dropped needles and pins, saving time and reducing eye strain.
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Cleaning Tips From Old Pages
A vintage tip set offers home remedies for stains and swelling. For grease on silk place a blotter underneath and rub warmed flour into the spot until it fades. For a child’s fall apply grated raw potato to the affected area to reduce swelling quickly.
Earache Roast Raisin Bindings In Ear Theme
A quirky note describes a bizarre earache remedy using a roasted raisin bound inside the ear. The odd practice is presented with little context or practical detail.
How to Clean Feathers with Benzine
Instructions describe soaking feathers in benzine then rinsing with clear benzine and drying outdoors. A warning emphasizes keeping away from fire during the process.
Household Tips for Cleaning and Care
Washing windows should use a small amount of bluing in the water for sparkle. Leather shoes can soften when rubbed with castor oil. White silk items like gloves hosiery and lingerie wash in cold water and dry in shade to prevent yellowing. For burns or scalds the white of an egg eye is soothing and aids healing but iodine should not be applied to raw skin.
Unclear Action in Eight Words from Local Note
Riddled fragmentary line reads eight words about a gunner and gambling scene. It includes a wife admonishing George for shooting craps and a carnival of disjointed phrases about a boy at a swimming hole and a funeral toll.
Summer Sports and Scenes From a Day Outdoors
A breezy survey of summer activities highlights rowing on a hot day touring to fix tire blowouts and keeping ants away from picnic cake. It captures casual outdoor pursuits and small domestic tasks in a light, period-style tone.
Gossip and romance rumors at the office
A gossip column mentions a woman allegedly accepting a ring from a man she barely knows while a coworker labels her a telephone operator, reflecting workplace chatter and social stereotypes.
Glove Mix Up Sparks Quip Between Pair at Street Corner
A playful exchange unfolds as she drops her gloves and he helps pick them up with a wink. She chides him while he jokes about the moment, remarking it was all a mix up and that the glove was meant as a lighthearted gesture.
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Proposal to Require Suspenders for Fat Workers
A quotation-laden item argues that fat male employees should wear suspenders to enable using both hands, claiming the rule would double their work capacity and improve efficiency. The piece mocks current approaches and uses satirical tone to urge employer actions.
Scotchman Defends Looters in Narrow Stampede
A pair of yeggs attempted a robbery on a Scotchman. After a tough struggle the Scotchman prevailed and, gasping for breath, declared that if he had carried a dime he would have killed them.
Cooking the Cook's Goose Joke
A man hires a cook and asks why the applicant left his last job. The cook says the husband quarreled with his wife over how meals were cooked, revealing the humorous domestic dispute behind the job change.
Harvest Hands Named Right and Left
In a rural exchange, Hiram boasts to Ma that he has hired two harvest hands named Right and Left. Ma reacts with surprise as the names land as a humorous twist in the family harvest tale.
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Missed the Car Inspires Odd Testimonial
A quondain owner wrote to a car firm lamenting his wife had left him and that he could not imagine getting on without the car. He sought sympathy from the makers, though they could hardly address any personal loss.
Marriage Superstition Proved in Leeds Bride Veil Tale
A Leeds girl laughed at wedding superstitions and tried on her bridal veil the day before her marriage. Ten minutes later her father brought news that her fiance had died in a street accident.
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