Heroic Dogs in Tales of Courage and Bravery
A Sandman story recounts a brave street dog stopping a runaway horse by grabbing the reins, praised by onlookers. It also describes two collie dogs alarmed by a burglar, restraining him until police arrive, and a fox terrier that wakes a sleeping family during a smoke incident, saving lives.
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Sandman
Nick
Nancy
Winter Thoughts of a Departed Love
A poet recalls a loved one asleep beneath snow and distant hills. He imagines her soul returning with spring while wintering memories sustain hope for her homeland. He longs for a whispered word and a passing step, envisioning the swallow, buds, and renewal.
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Heather
Douglas Malloch
Meditative Meg Warns Pride Over Human Descent
Meditative Meg remarks that future life may deny mankind descended from humans and urges humility about origins. Her reflection frames a long view of evolution and pride.
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Meg
Should the civil jury be abolished debate resurfaces
A 1929 Western Newspaper Union piece argues over the civil jury’s fate. It notes inefficiency cost and susceptibility to bias while defending jury rights as a democratic privilege and questioning whether abuse, not the system, justifies abolition.
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Western Newspaper Union
California Salad and Other Dishes from 1929
A compact menu features California Salad with leaf lettuce, preserved figs, walnuts, and French dressing. Veal and Sago Soup with milk and eggs. Wild Duck German Style with thyme cream. Another Russian Dressing with beets and chili sauce. Cream Prune Pie. Virginia Cakes with almond and rose extracts. and Sicilian Sorbet from a 1929 Western Newspaper Union compilation.
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California
Hints From Viola Brothers On Gander And Goose Sayings
Readable lines offer folksy maxims about living in glass houses and keeping true to oneself. The prose contrasts ambition with practicality and hints at social behavior in playful metaphor.
How Should Women Dress for Work
The piece discusses how women choosing professions face dress expectations and the tension between plain uniforms and personal style. It cites Mary Walker, early female lawyers, and English bar debates to show evolving norms and resistance to rigid dress rules. It notes women are less bound by tradition, making universal rules difficult.
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Mary Walker
America
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Musterole and Stomach Aid Ad Outline
An old Musterole advertisement touts mustard plaster-like relief for colds and sore throats with baby options and a claim of non blistering warmth. It also promotes a stomach aid formula by Harold Watkins in Scranton Pa addressing post meal discomfort and digestive warnings.
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Harold Watkins
Scranton
Mothers Learn of Mother Gray's Sweet Powders
This old promotional note touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders as relief for headaches fever stomach trouble and irregular bowels in children. It claims mothers will spread the word and urges buying a package from a local druggist with a free trial offer from the Mother Gray Co Le Roy New York.
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Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
le Roy, N
Ex published quips from Mexico City exchange
A brief chat from Excelsior in Mexico City features a playful clash over propriety between a fiancé and his partner. The exchange hints at generational perspectives and social norms without graphic detail.
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Imother
Excelsior
Mexico City
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