Solomon Chooses Wisdom in Scriptural Lesson
The article discusses Solomon selecting wisdom over riches and long life, noting his youth and responsibility as king. It highlights his unselfish request for understanding to govern Israel, and describes the impact of divine approval on his future achievements and peace. The Queen of Sheba later visits to test his wisdom.
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Solomon
Gibeon
Jerusalem
Joel
City of God
Absalom
Adonijah
Ida Spream
God
Gelf
Hell
Heaven
Sheba
Gas jets served as faucets in prohibition era tale
Eben W. Sears of Lynn recounts visiting a Lewiston tavern where gas jets provided beer and whisky. The proprietor poured drinks from multiple jets and later claimed the gas was shut off as deputies arrived, hinting at hidden liquor tanks behind the walls.
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Eben W. Sears
Lynn
Lewiston
Boston T Herald
Sears
Moro matron in vivid attire described by sol dier
A Moro matron passes the quarters in a striking outfit described by a sol dier. She wears a heliotrope jacket purple trousers with heart embroidery a red and black sarong yellow plush slippers and a yellow silk mantilla. Her elderly lady's maid follows with a magenta parasol.
Marathon hero's dinner toast sparks old war-time tale
In New York a toast by John J Hayes evokes a Cleveland veteran’s memory of a tramp hired for labor near Chicago. A Gettysburg march anecdote follows, with a mounted officer furious at the band for falling behind.
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John J. Hayes
New York
Chicago
Gettysburg
Mary of the lamb episode ends with a self mockery
The speaker, describing herself as naturally timid, laments years of appearing before the public. She adds a note of irony that at least no one ever called her Mamye, implying a small consolation amid her public exposure.
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Mary of the Lamb
Mamye
Pair of Mysteries Solved By Curious Inquisitive Talk
A speaker quips about where old leather trunks and suitcases end up claiming they are torn and used to make meat pies in boarding houses. He asserts trunks are repurposed into beef for pies and stews and notes trunks rarely appear in rubbish collections.
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Mr. MacSwilliger
I Know Where the Meat in the Pie Comes From
The speaker claims certainty about the origin of meat used in pies and reveals what happens to old hand bags salt cases and leather trunks, despite lacking direct proof. The passage emphasizes inner knowledge over physical evidence and marks a dual satisfaction in revelation.
Plan Great Warship Canal Between Forth and Clyde
The Glas gon corporation proposes an eighty million dollar project to connect the North Sea with the Atlantic via a great battleship canal linking the Forth and Clyde. A smaller canal already exists 45 miles long with a rise of 155 feet.
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Glasgon Corporation
Forth
Clyde
North Sea
Atlantic
British Isles
Italy
Holland
England
Foss Dyke
Lincoln
Trent
Torksey
Henry I
Whither away campaign lines on psychic research
A brief exchange features a candidate seeking information to join a society of psychic research and a campaign manager asking whither away, as reported by the Washington Star. The dialogue hints at campaign rhetoric and curiosity about paranormal affiliation.
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Society of Psychic Research
Washington Star
Markets in New York and across cities show varied prices
Financial reports exact call money at 4 percent with mercantile loan rates around 32 4 percent. Commodities list grain, flour, wheat, corn and oats with prices in New York Cleveland Chicago and Pittsburgh markets. Livestock values cover cattle sheep and hogs with regional figures and ranges for steers, lambs and hogs.
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New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
Minnesota
Cleveland
York State
Fortune Teller Exchange Foretells Death Within Year
The exchange features a fortune teller claiming a death will occur within a year, and a client reacting with alarm as they question the year in which this fate would arrive.
Davenport on Arabian horses and kindness
Cartoonist Homer Davenport speaks at his Morris Plaing stock farm about Arabian horses. He insists on gentle treatment, saying animals must be kind, no blows or humiliation. When asked about Solomon’s proverb, he notes it applies after a child grows up.
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Homer Davenport
Morris Plaing
Solomon
Breaks a Cold Prompts Quick Cure Claim
A sensational remedy is advertised as a never failing cold cure. It prescribes one ounce of Compound Syrup of pound and one and a half pints of pond whiskey mixed and shaken, with a tablespoonful every four hours. The claim states an acute cold will be cured in 24 hours with ingredients available at any drug store.
Inartistic Pottery and the Cost of Artful Goods
A British Architect laments firms with resources fail to produce affordable artistic pottery. He argues that shopkeepers believe art with a big A commands higher prices, hindering the popularization of art until this belief is changed.
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Sid
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Internal Remedy
An 19th century advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional disease cured only by internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure purportedly works through the blood and mucous surfaces, presented as a non quack medicine prescribed by leading physicians. Sold by druggists with a 75 cent price. testimonials offered.
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Hall
Cheney & Cg
Toledo
Valor and discretion quoted in Kansas City Journal
The Kansas City Journal notes a quip on valor and discretion about traveling Europe without tipping and returning by a different route. ED Geers is praised as “The grand old man” for his honesty. The piece also promotes Spohn's Distemper Cure for horses, with prices 50 cents and $1 a bottle, available from druggists or Spohn Medical Co. Goshen Ind.
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Europe
Kansas City Journal
ED Geers
Spohn
Spohn Medical Co
Goshen
Ind
Getting His Own Back in Dizzy Curtain Talk
A brief humorous exchange features Mrs Talkmore noting a giraffe’s eighteen inch tongue and Mr T recounting a late curtain lecture, hinting at playful rivalry and a quip about reclaiming pride.
Mother Gray's Australian Leaf Offered As Cure All
An advertisement promotes Mother Gray's Australian Leaf in drug stores as a regulator for female ills and related pains. It claims quick relief for weakness backache kidney bladder and urinary troubles. Samples are free by mail from The Mother Gray Co. Le Roy New York.
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Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
le Roy
N. Y
Reciprocity and Grudge Collide in Fateful Warning
A terse exchange frames a charged claim of revenge as Simerson muses on truth and cause and effect. The speaker notes rapid reciprocation while hinting at a deadly action involving a dog and burial, underscoring a bleak, wary viewpoint on belief and consequence.
Prefer Cash to Checks in Mexico Citizens
The bank check has taken small hold on Mexican citizens, especially for sub $1,000 payments. They prefer spot cash as it feels more reliable for deals of $50 to $100 and easier to complete with money visible.
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Mexico
Child on Kansas City Times quote about liver and bacon
A South side four year old says she feels unwell and suspects something is wrong with her liver and bacon, in a humorous exchange cited by the Kansas City Times.
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South—side
Ethel
Kansas City Times
Castoria Safety Reminder for Parents
Advertisement urges mothers to inspect every Castoria bottle for a genuine signature and notes it has been in use for over 30 years with the familiar brand line The Kind You Have Always Bought.
One Man Left Engaged in a Grim Exchange
Quote fragment shows a man stating only one extremity remains after a wreck that cost him a foot. The dialogue contrasts a bent nature with a straight character, suggesting resilience amid loss.
Woman Praises Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
A Denver woman writes that Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound helped her after a failed operation and ongoing female troubles. The letter urges others with backache bearing down pains and irregularities to try the remedy and seek Mrs Pinkham’s guidance from Lynn Mass.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
A. Gregory
Lawrence St
Denver
Col
Lydia RE. Pinkham
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MinneanoHs Journal
Simerson
Dodds
Canada
Hudson Bay
Western
Ottawa
H. M. Williams
Law Building
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P.O. Box
Fr. Smith
Ack
Dru
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