Both Wise and Foolish Must Pay
An austere collector called Nature gathers overdue debts from all through life. Youths who ignore wisdom pay in later life with disease and broken spirit, while the vicious end in prison walls. The piece cautions that every path sows tolls to be paid in pain, sorrow, and loss.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Hints by Viola Brothers Shore on husbands and social norms
The piece argues that women need better husbands and critiques male conduct. It notes that vice is minor and virtue easily skipped, comments on dancing distance, calling a man a sap, and a rich man’s health being slower to heal. It ends with a remark about a high hat making a man look tall to a child.
Intellectual curiosity in children and its value
The piece argues curiosity is a noble trait, not a vice, citing examples from Columbus to Edison. It contrasts petty snooping with the drive behind invention, noting that intelligent questioning shows interest and learning. It urges praise for admitting ignorance, like Sophocles, and ends with a note on a portable indoor wading tank.
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Columbus
Ocean
Amundsen
Alaska
North Pole
Edison
Sophocles
Athens
Not understood meals and quick luncheon dishes from 1928
A 1928 Western Newspaper Union feature lists simple kitchen ideas. It suggests sardines on buttered toast with French dressing and Worcestershire, mixed with onions or chives, and proposes Eggs De Lesseps. It also notes calf's brains sautéed in butter, a fruit pie with meringue, Madeira cake with citron, and buttermilk with a sandwich for a light lunch.
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Western Newspaper Union
Kiddies Bedtime Story From a Patrolling Horse
A talking horse recalls a picnic with his master during a busy day. They stop a moment for candy and cake, and the horse praises his master as brave, kind, and deeply devoted, noting the master's care for a girl saved from danger. The horse longs to tell others of his master's deeds.
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Coorrieht
The Day is Coming Says Knowing Nora
Nora predicts a domestic quarrel as the husband laments wife skimping on delicatessen, recalling his mother’s purchases. The remark hints at changing family habits and intergenerational food expectations.
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Nora
Hubby
Wifle
I Have Spoken Verses by Douglas Malloch 1928
A compact meditation on speech and truth contrasts the living man behind the statue with self styled wise who debate and write. It urges concise, powerful speech and warns that excessive words obscure truth rather than reveal it.
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Douglas Malloch
Salts Fine for Aching Kidneys
An old health column urges flushing kidneys with water and four ounces of Rad Salts daily, claiming it cleanses kidneys, relieves bladder irritation, and prevents headaches, rheumatic twinges, and backache while promoting kidney activity. A local druggist notes many customers buy Rad Salts to address suspected kidney trouble early.
Making Angling Easier Reel Automatically Recovers Line
A new fishing reel design uses a spring mechanism to wind the line after a cast. The device retrieves lines fifty to sixty feet and features a lever to release the spring and prevent backlash.
See that man over there the latest type of novelist
A satirical remark presents a comedian author who toys with debunkers and audiences. The piece contrasts a man who lives to amuse with the demanding duty of crafting truthful, entertaining fiction. It hints at public appetite for clever subversion.
Worth Weight in Gold Tully N Y testimonial
Mrs Charles Morgan of R F D 1 Tully New York says Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash restored her strength after illness. She reports relief after four bottles and plans to continue with two more bottles, praising the remedies as worth their weight in gold.
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Tully, N. Y
Inlaw
Lydia E. Pinkham
Charles Morgan
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