Her First Venture and a Reluctant Wife
Mrs Lane recalls a failed automobile venture mocked by her husband Mr Lane. He ridicules her risk taking while she recalls past failures including a hoped for reward from marriage. An unrelated advertisement for Wright's Vegetable Pills claims quick relief for acid stomach heartburn and nausea with a trial offer from New York.
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Mrs. Lane
Mr. Lane
John
Wright
Pearl St
New York
Long distance flights by swallows traced from England to South Africa
Five swallows ringed as nestlings in Lancashire Ayrshire Yorkshire Staffordshire and Stirlingshire were later found in Cape Province Orange Free State East Griqualand Natal and Lake Chrissie in South Africa. The birds’ journeys support endurance and wanderlust observed by the Christian Science Monitor and were organized by J H Whitherby editor of British Birds.
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Christian Science Monitor
Capetown
Ayrshire
Orange Free State
Yorkshire
East Griqualand
Staffordshire
Natal
Stirlingshire
Lake Chrissie
J. H. Whitherby
British Birds
Thanatopsis and Views on Death Highlighted
A brief note discusses the word thanatopsis from Greek roots and its use in poetry as a meditation on death, reflecting on how the term frames mortality in literary context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interia
Wise father disputes parade as sole circus lure
A saying notes that a father who can persuade his children that the parade is the entire circus demonstrates wisdom. The line casts doubt on equating spectacle with the full show.
Freezone promises painless corn removal
Advertises Freezone as a quick relief for corns stopping pain instantly with a few drops, followed by easy lifting of the corn. Claims a tiny bottle sold by druggists costs only a few cents and removes hard corns soft corns and corn between toes without soreness.
Pleasing Father Becomes the Kentucky Dog Tale
An Indianapolis man visiting Kentucky hill country brings home gifts for relatives including a dog from the city pound. The dog, half bull and with a short tail, is meant to please his father who now has 14 dogs, with the remark that there is no dog tax in Kentucky. Cuticura remedies for sore hands are advertised with a routine home suggestion.
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Indianapolis
Kentucky Hill Country
Kentucky
Monarchies lesson leads to humorous royal ruler question
A teacher explains succession to monarchies and asks who would rule if the king dies. A pupil suggests the queen, and when asked who would succeed the queen, a boy quips the jack, provoking mild classroom amusement.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Prolific Writers in the Bibbles Family
The Birmingham Age Herald notes the Bibble family as a literary group. Mrs Bibbles writes verse and club papers Evangeline writes short stories and Augustus drafts scenarios. Papa Bibbles composes a biting letter to the editor about the high cost of living, a sarcastic and grimly ironic critique.
Canceled diploma note sparks reflection on experience
A snappy dialogue centers on a diploma labeled school of experience. One character reveals paying for a canceled note indorsed by another man, highlighting themes of payment, endorsement, and hard-won lessons.
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School of Experience
Woman’s Reaction to Compliments Reveals Social Etiquette
A woman reacts to a man who calls her handsome by labeling him a flatterer, yet she becomes angry when he refrains from paying compliments. The remark highlights social expectations around praise and courtship.
Cost of Milk Production Studied by Agriculture Dept
The Department of Agriculture and Purdue University publish Northwestern Indiana dairy costs showing a cow needs 1.02 tons concentrates 3.64 tons dry roughage 1.36 acres pasture 164.5 hours human labor 16.2 hours horse labor and 27.11 dollars overhead per year. Feed and pasture make up 57.6 percent of total costs while labor accounts for 19.5 percent and overhead 22.9 percent. Calves and manure offset 22.3 percent of costs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Indiana
Chicago
Purdue University
Milk production costs in Northwestern Indiana herds
A study of 25 herds shows one herd producing 9,200 pounds of milk per cow per year required nine cows to match the output of 12 cows in other herds. The report, with full details, appears in Bulletin 858, Requirements and Cost of Producing Milk in Northwestern Indiana.
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Department
Indiana
Fly protection for stock and fly breeding sites
Three methods to guard livestock from flies are described: destroying maggots, keeping barns dark and cool, and applying a repellent oil. Fly breeding centers are decaying straw and manure piles where the pests overwinter and multiply. An oil repellent mix uses fish oil pine tar pennyroyal and kerosene.
Motortrucks Boost Dairymen Deliveries
Dairymen praise motortrucks for cheaper hauls faster delivery and time savings. They claim improved product condition leads to better prices and happier customers, wondering why more dairymen have not yet bought them.
Know Cow's Profitableness in Your Herd
Assess your dairy operation by testing cows to determine if feed costs are eating into profits. Identify efficient cows, optimize feed, and improve profitability through measured results.
A Case for a Detective About a Quiet Home
A detective notes the house shows signs of entry but the owner is away for the summer. He weighs whether burglars caused the disturbance or if a lonely husband keeps house in a different way.
Oats Best Crop On Cheap Western Canada Land
An illustrated comparison shows oats costing far less per acre than corn. On western Canada land priced around 20 dollars per acre, yields of 50 to 60 bushels per acre are common with top years reaching 100. Western Canadian oats win prizes internationally and often weigh over 42 pounds per bushel.
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Canada
Minnesota
Albert Inmer
Cottonwood County
Minn
Cottonwood Citizen
Inmer
Western
Dominion Grain Inspector
Canadian Government Information Bureau
United States
Dolblay's Income and Wife Folly Quote
A Birmingham Age Herald quotation questions Dolblay's income and spending. It suggests he spends about three times his income and relies on his rich wife for support. The piece notes such arrangements can endure only as long as his wife views him precious enough not to work.
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Dolblay
Birmingham Age- Herald
Yankee Understatement and the Teele Log Incident
A Companion paragraph recalls a Yankee teamster named John Teele who worried a log with a rope tied to his waist. The log dropped and pulled him partly down a mountain. Weeks later he sat up to recount the accident, joking I had not gone ten rod before I saw where I missed it.
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John Teele
John
Calotabs Promised Safe Calomel Remedy
Inventive: Calotabs marketed as nausea free calomel tablets for biliousness and indigestion. Manufacturers offer refunds if customers are not delighted. one tablet at night with water claims to cleanse the liver by morning. Sold only in sealed original packs for thirty five cents.
Quandary of a Man and a Cigar Band Collector
A Louisville Courier-Journal excerpt shows a narrator in a dilemma over romance and preferences about smoking. One woman wants him to keep collecting cigar bands while another asks him to quit smoking.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Fitting Theft In Lightning Change Jibe
A brief quip centers on who stole the others thunder with a sharp remark about a lightning change. The exchange plays on wordplay and verbal wit between speakers. No further context or names are provided in the source.
Was It Lauder The Golf Ball Wrecks A 40 Year Player
A humorous exchange at the first tee questions whether famed golfer Harry Lauder has quit playing. The punch line reveals the cause is lost golf ball, followed by an advertisement touting Dr. Peery’s Dead Shot as a swift remedy for worms and tapeworms.
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Lauder
Harry
Digest of Facts as Strength of Mind
The passage compares mental power to digestion, asserting that truth depends on digesting facts. It claims wisdom comes to those who have digested the most facts, equating factual assimilation with strength of mind and vigor.
Eatonic claims to boost pep in hot weather
An advertisement touts Eatonic tablets to combat heat induced loss of appetite and fatigue. It promises relief from excess acids and gases, claiming improved energy, cooler mouth and stomach, and restored appetite with regular use before and after meals. Buy a big box from druggists.
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Nature
Eatonic
Adv
Historian John Von Muller Sets World Age At 7642 Years
Historian John Von Muller, devoted to age of the world research, concludes in 1920 the world is 7642 years old. His figures rely on Biblical references and accepted facts.
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John von Muller
Widow recalls late husband’s fondness for biscuits
A widow recounts how her late husband loved her biscuits, sharing memories of his appreciation and the warmth of their home baked Treats. The anecdote highlights domestic intimacy and keeps his memory alive through a simple recipe.
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Postum Cereal Co., Inc
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York
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Age of the World
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