Choosing the Best in Everyday Life
A McClure Newspaper Syndicate editorial urges readers to seek the best in companions and culture, practice kindness without regard to race or creed, and cultivate patience and unselfish love. It argues such efforts bring serene happiness and moral nobility, transforming even difficult lives over time.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Henry Ward Beecher Life Highlighted In Brief Bio
The piece notes Henry Ward Beecher born June 24 1818 in Litchfield Connecticut a son of Lyman Beecher and sister of Harriet Beecher Stowe. A minister from Amherst College and Lane Seminary he led Plymouth Church Brooklyn from 1847 to 1887 and helped found the Independent and the Christian Union later Outlook. He was a prominent antislavery activist.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Beecher
Lyman Beecher
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Henry Ward
Litchfield
Conn
Ambherst College
Lane Theological Seminary
Cincinnati
Ohio
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Indianapolis
Plymouth Congregational Church
Brooklyn
N. Y
The
Independent
Christian Union
Outlook
Wayne D. McMurray
George Matthew Adama
The Lovely River Poem Fragment
A poetic reflection on a river as life, noting beauty, pain, and growth. The speaker speaks of flow toward an unseen end, friendship through tears, and a hopeful journey to a broader land. The piece contrasts light, nature, and the enduring connection between joy and struggle.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Trother's Cook Book and Dessert Dishes in Plain Terms
A fragment describes a cookbook style recipe text with step by step instructions for a cake and batter. It lists ingredients such as sugar eggs flour cornstarch baking powder butter milk and various add ins including fruit nuts and spices. It also describes a simple bread and berry dessert and a ham and eggs dish for breakfast or lunch.
West Va— Western Newspaper Union 1925 Item
A fragment from 1925 records the West Va area in the Western Newspaper Union archive. The readable bits indicate a local notice or brief item with dates and regional identifiers.
Sponge Pound Cake Highlighted as Everyday Yet Delicate Treat
The article discusses using ordinary bread flour for economy and pastry flour for fine textured cakes. It presents a sponge pound cake recipe starting with creamed butter and lemon zest, illustrating practical baking guidance.
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Last Names Burns and Redwood in Genealogical Notes
The piece traces the Burns surname from Burness to Burnhouse and cites John Burns and William Wallace Burns as notable bearers. It then explains Redwood from a clearing meaning and profiles Abraham Redwood born in Antigua in 1720, educated in Philadelphia, who became Newport Library’s benefactor, with a famed beauty daughter and sailors tipping hats on shore.
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Robert Burns
Scotland
William Burness
Kincardineshire
Burness
Burniss
Burnhouse
Redwood
Abraham Redwood
Antigua
Philadelphia
Newport
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Mosquitoes Starved Out by New Jersey Method
A new starvation method for mosquitoes is being tested in New Jersey. In the larval stage they feed on tiny life forms, but chemicals added to ponds or creeks destroy this food, starving the young before they grow their stinging mouths. The amounts used spare fish and plants. Doctor Rudolfs notes oil and gasoline from cars on roads also kill mosquitoes.
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New Jersey
Doctor Rudolfs
State Agricultural Experiment Station
Rudolfs
Paul Calms Storm on Sea Voyage to Rome
Biblical lesson outlines Paul’s voyage from Myra to Italy with Aristarchus Luke and 273 others. Storms wreck the ship yet Paul’s faith and leadership keep hope alive as he warns of heedless sailors, ensures a crew breakfast, and gives thanks to God for safe landfall.
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Alexandria
Myra
Italy
Paul
Aristarchus
Luke
Fair Havens
Crete
Apostle
Rome
God
Jesus
The Men Who Succeed Failures of Public Conviction Quote
Quote from Garfield on success through standing by personal convictions. Not a news item.
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Ufe
Garfield
Inscriptions It Is a Good Thing to Write Injuries in Dust
A brief quote attributed to the Christian Observer on the value of turning harm into lasting memorials through kindness and marble.
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Christian Observer
Be Merciful Let Us Be Merciful as Well as Just
A reflective line from Longfellow appears as a quoted motto emphasizing mercy and justice as guiding virtues. The phrase invites ethical consideration and balanced judgment in daily life.
Busiest of Busy Streets in America Chicago’s Michigan Ave
Traffic counts show Michigan Avenue in Chicago at 56 000 vehicles in 24 hours making it the nation’s busiest street with Park Avenue in New York second at 40 560 and Fifth Avenue in New York third with 89 000 vehicles. Advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment for complexion scalp and hands with Cuticura Talcum as part of a toilet trio.
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Michigan Avenue
Chicago
America
Park Avenue
New York City
Fifth Avenue
New York
Fossil Skull Cap Found Near Sea of Galilee
The Kansas City Times notes a skull cap believed to belong to a prehistoric man, lost for about forty thousand years, was found high in rocky walls near the Sea of Galilee. The piece cites a theory that the man had no money to check it that day. Roman Eye Balsam advertised for sore eyes with nightly use claimed to soothe sties granulations at 38½ cents.
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Sea of Galilee
James J. Montague
Kansas City
He Said It Say Something Soft and Sweet to Me
A fragment notes a whispered line to a beloved with a quaint response Custard ple. The short item captures a tender exchange from a period diary tone.
Williams Treatment Ad Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement offers a free bottle of 82 doses of Williams Treatment for rheumatic pains and general weakness. It invites readers to write to Dr. D. A. Williams Co in East Hampton Connecticut for the free sample, noting the product is established 88 years ago.
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D. A. Williams Co
East Hampton
Conn
Williams
Fish Flat Joke Cited by Berlin Dorbarbler
A brief cartoon caption from the Natural History column humorously asks, “Mother, why is the fish so flat?” answering, “It must have got between two steamers.” attributed to B S Berlin Dorbarbler.
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Berlin Dorbarbler
Hoxsie's Croup Remedy And Metal Density Facts
Hoxsie's Croup Remedy from Newburgh New York advertises forty years of use to relieve congestion. The note contrasts hammered or rolled metal density with cast metal, listing gold osmium platinum and tungsten as the four heaviest metals.
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Newburgh
N. Y
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It Is Hard to Part with Things Philosophically
A brief reflection notes the ease of accepting ideas in theory but the difficulty of letting go of material possessions in practice. The saying contrasts philosophy with emotional attachment.
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