Weary Ways of Men and Shared Books in a Northern Forest
Kansas City Star recounts two university graduates, once campers in Michigan woods, meeting years later in a Kansas City diner. Each carried three books as symbols of fate and philosophy, and they exchanged words and worn keys of Phi Beta Kappa the line between arcadia and modern life.
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Michigan
Mathew Arnold
Marcus Aurelius
Oxford
Englash
Verge
Matthew Arnold
T. B. Brown
Mtle
Grand Avenue
Kenansa City
Phi Beta Kappa
Deer Keeps Faithful Stay Near Mission Canyon Ranch
Ada Kirkpatrick of Mission Canyon California her deer refuses to abandon the wild. For three years the creature roams the mountains by night then returns to a fenced enclosure by day. The deer, though free, stays tame and comes when called.
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Ada Kirkpatrick
Mission Canyon
Cal
Tama
Eden Fruit Mystery Amid Garden Dialogue
A cryptic exchange questions the identity of the fruit in the Garden of Eden. The speaker declares it was not an apple but a Joa, prompting curiosity about ancient or coded categories of the biblical tale.
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Adam
Garden of Eden
USING DISK BEFORE PLOWING
Discussion on disking land before plowing to improve soil moisture, mix organic matter, and improve seedbed. Recommends for stalk and stubble land, high corn belt soils, and drought conditions. Highlights use of disk barrow and advantages of thorough mixing of organic matter prior to plowing.
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Dick Barrow
Australian white flint corn praised for dry farming virtues
P Byrnes of Pueblo advocates Australian white flint corn for dry farming and irrigation. He claims it matures 2–3 weeks earlier, yields 16–25 bushels per acre dryland and up to 60 on irrigated ground, with high nutriment and strong fodder qualities.
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P. Byrnes
Pueblo
Cole
Production of Good Butter in Modern Dairy Work
The article argues that careful processes in milk and cream handling, plus modern equipment and attractive packaging, can yield superior butter. It suggests skilled effort, proper care, and market-ready presentation to achieve profitable returns.
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Farm Papera
Saving seeds to improve crops year by year
Advice on saving seeds from the best plants of peas beans tomatoes and other vegetables. Keep seed from the earliest and finest specimens to gradually enhance future crops and gain confidence in your own gardening choices.
Chicks Growing After Hatch Feeds Studied
After hatch the chicks are fed regularly several times daily. The regimen uses 20 Ra to promote steady growth and development.
Taking Papa Along
A baggage porter explains under a new law that the contents value must be stated for each trunk. The mother assigns values to her two trunks and dismisses a third as minimal. The father declares he will be accompanying the family.
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Papa
Mamma
Fragmented humor and social gags from Brockton Enterprine
A collage of jests and wry anecdotes from a Brockton publication includes a tale of holiday mischief with a “government salt ing apparatus” joke about seawater. It also recalls a barber feud, a German baker using a windmill for dough, and a wry infant weighing tale ending in a sharp hardware-store rebuke.
Care for Your Hair with Cuticura Emollients
Antique ad copy promotes Cuticura products for hair skin and scalp care. It offers free samples by mail with a Book and postcard address in Boston. Mentions fragrance and creamy textures and touts toilet preparations. The piece includes a fragment about a wife and city life from Philadelphia Ledger.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Adv
Baker & Co. Ltd Rivalry and Family in Distress
Fragmentary text notes Baker and Co Ltd and Walter Maker Co Ltd and mentions awards at expositions in Europe and America. A mother asks about a matter while a girl named Mabel Jones cries with adenoids and Alice sobs, indicating domestic concern and illness.
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Walter Maker & Co. Ltd
Dea ‘Mags
Europe
Atmorica
Auce
Mabel Jones
Bover
Alice
Hanford's Balaam of Myrrh advertised as cure all
An old timey adparody warns that Hanford's Balaam of Myrrh cures ailments in horses and wounds and promises refunds if not faster than other remedies. A foreman questions a worker about clocking in while quips about late arrivals appear. The piece parodies notices and workplace slang with mis-spellings and cryptic phrases.
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Hanford
Let Us Hope She Act One At The Dog Show
An overheard fragment from the Crockton Enterprise notes a humorous scene at a pet dog show. A woman asks for a ribbon for an eyed dog and jokes about ribbons for all the wines, while fondling her pet and insisting she would enter if it would not break the dog’s heart.
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Crockton Enterprise
Her Worry and Odd Ads from a Turbulent Column
A fragmentary column mixes crass romance dialogue about aging and love with quirky ads. It mentions Hanford's Beleam and suggests keeping it in the home. Odd notes claim Icelandic horses wear horn shoes while Sudanese animals wear camel skin socks.
War pain and hospitals urged reforms and relief
Fragmented OCR text references wartime medical needs and calls for reform and relief for hospitals. Names and places are unclear. the readable fragments indicate efforts to organize care and address shortages amid conflict.
Poor Father Line Breaks In Child's Speech
A fragment depicts a child recalling poverty and copying paternal clothes. The speaker, a four year old, describes wearing his late father's garments as he faced hardship.
Balwam: Hanford’s remedy for soreness
A brief note describes Hanford’s Balwam as a remedy for soreness. It mentions Ai The piano practice of a girl to suffer to her ima only. The text is fragmentary and presents only this medical claim with limited context.
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Hanford
Ima
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Libby, McMeill & Libby
Chicago
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Aveyt
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Charlie
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Preece
Miccens
Cilbe
Brockton
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Castoria
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Laff Lala
Rena Stee
Philainhose
Mercere
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Ted Ball
Hoth Paten
Iceland
Sudan
Fane Etiverne
Bray
Bright
Kansas
Doan
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Daisy Fly
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Harold Somere
The
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Tronson
Regulf
Wichita
J. H. Turner
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Jones Milling Co
Dept. K
Wiehite
Willy
Paxton Toilet Co
Mom
Lminicom
Ikea
Prizary
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