Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription touted for nervous women
An advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a reliable tonic for nervous weakness and prostration. It claims roots and herbs form the medicine sold by druggists in liquid and tablet forms and invites readers to send 10 cents for a trial package to Buffalo New York while offering free medical advice.
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Dr. Pierce
Frances Jeffries
E. Mulberry St
Springfield
Ohio
Invalids Hotel
Buffalo
N. Y
Taxidermist Quits as Boa Survives Ice Shock
A seven foot boa constrictor in a steam heated cage at Spencer Penrose’s zoo near Colorado Springs froze during a heavy snowstorm. The snake, found frozen solid, surprised the taxidermist when it blinked as the blade touched its head. Attendants fled. the boa lives to potentially endure another fate.
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Rocky Mountains
Spencer Penrose
Cheyenne Mountain
Colorado Springs
Kilfinan man reaches century amid trials and memory
John Murdoch of Kilfinan Scotland aged 100 defies ill health past injuries including influenza a broken leg and pneumonia. A native of Kilberry he started work at eight and kept steady until age ninety two and hopes to outlive his grandfather’s 107 year record. The piece ends noting a tough divorce judge can’t untie a hard matrimonial knot.
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John Murdoch
Kilfinan
Scotland
Kilberry
Why We Admire Tact by M. K. Thompson
An essay extols tact as essential in social life and leadership. It describes tact as the grease of society, compares it to car shock absorbers, and argues that diplomats, salespeople, lawyers, and businessmen rely on tact to avoid offense and achieve quick, sound judgments.
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M. K. Thompson
Ph. D
Germany
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Stopwatch quip from Muddled Maud sparks amused sigh
In a playful remark Muddled Maud jokes that no one should buy a stop-watch as it inevitably wears out or becomes unreliable over time. Her wry punchline echoes market skepticism and timeless humor about everyday gadgets.
One Man and Two Women: A Beach Encounter Examined
Two Florida beachgoers discuss a bachelor’s conversational tactics. One woman finds his talk personal and flirtatious, while the other experiences deferential, sincere discussion. The same man yields opposite impressions from the two women.
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Florida
Some Timely Suggestions By Nellie Maxwell
Timely household tips advise hair care with lemon water to remove soap and refresh hair. Add borax to rinse for stiffened laundry. Chop dried fruits with sugar and butter to prevent sinking in cakes. Add lemon rind and juice to apple pies as season fades. An orange at night recommended for well being. Pineapple with lemon and clove enhances tea flavor. Grate orange rind with leaf sugar for tea flavor. Parboil potatoes ten minutes to save fuel. Orange juice advised for babies and elders to ease stomach issues. Soak broom in salt water and wash with laundry suds weekly. Hang broom upright or upside down. Sun-dry scorched linen with dampening steps. 1930 Western Newspaper Union.
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Western Newspaper Union
Hooded Haven Echoes through Antique Town
Letter from Fred Barton details a quirky town named Hooded Haven with a rope fire escape antique crockery and winding halls. He notes clean but laughable decor and cheap meals 85 cents dinner and a 35 cent 3 egg omelet. He praises leaving the old grind and mocks talk of laws curb corner loitering amid a public radio horn and noisy advertising boards.
Flowers Turn to Sunlight Yet Hear No Sound
The piece notes flowers face the sun but cannot hear it and mentions occasional showers of golden rain and sulphur-like pollen. It recalls a Luxembourg episode when such showers frightened peasants into churches, linking pollen in the upper air to willow rain from pine and fir pollen.
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Luxembourg
Kittens Crafted From Pussy Willows
A playful craft note invites children to make kitten figures from pussy willow and thick white paper. Draw four to five straight lines across the top to resemble a fence, then attach pussy willow stems to form ears tails and bodies to create a soft furry kitten family.
Lighthouse Adventures Part VI
A boy recounts his voyage back to the wharf with Mr. Carver after losing money while seeking aid for his hungry family. They reach the lighthouse commissioner in Boston. the money is retrieved by a good deed from a hungry boy who returns it to a police station, ensuring food for the family. The tale ends with gratitude and memories for many winters on the lighthouse rock.
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Boston
Lighthouse Rock
E. Gerould
Word Magic: Turn Animals Into Foods and Plants Trick
A brief puzzle prompts readers to add a word or syllable beside each animal image. Pronouncing the animal name with the added syllable yields a vegetable, fruit, or plant. Alice Martin Meyer invites readers to test their cleverness with a quick magician’s challenge.
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Hanford
United States
Jacksonville
Fla
Lydia E. Pinkham
A. R. Sahacs
Lansing Street
Ohne Michie
RTE
League OF Nations
London
Girugag
By Jean Newton
By the Bell Syndicate, Inc
Nellie Maxwell
Mary Fontana
Carruthers, Dailf
Pacific Slope
Fred Barton
HOODE
Barbara Bourjaily
Kittens
Lighthouse Adventures
Mr. Carver
Alice Martin Meyer
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