Capacity for Improvement Even in Worst Character
A quotation from Blair asserts that even in the worst characters there is capacity for virtuous improvement. It argues wrong propensities can be subdued and right ones aided to higher perfection, suggesting hidden virtuous potential may be discovered or drawn forth.
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Blair
Determined Sincerity in Dickens Quote
A compact reflection on sincerity attributed to Charles Dickens. The note asserts that even with the abilities of great men, one may fail if not sincerely meaning actions, urging genuine intent over prowess.
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Charles Dickens
Doctors Know Three Steps to Constipation Relief
A medical advice column explains that doctors favor liquid laxatives for gradual dosing. It promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin containing senna and cascara as a non habit forming remedy. Readers are advised to ask a doctor and pharmacist about liquid laxatives for restoring regularity.
Christmas Dinner Delays Spur Community Festival Run
Louise hurries to Baxter hoping for a late-arriving family to explain why six guests are absent for a 1 pm Christmas dinner. Horton and Louise instead attend the Baxter community center’s annual Christmas music and drama festival with Edgewood performers.
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Hal
Baxter
Horton
Louise
Community Center Playhouse
Edgewood
Uncle
Sister
Betty
His First Christmas Poem and Family Christmas Dinner
Domestic vignette combines Earle Hooker Eaton verse about a baby's first Christmas with a Western Newspaper Union report of a large family Christmas gathering. It mentions a papa, mama, sister, Santa Claus toys, and bustling at six o'clock dinner with injured guests aided by Hal and Horton, ending with guests returning home.
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Santa Claus
Mama
Hal
Herald’s
Jim
Louise
Western Newspaper Union
Frosty reception and a hit and run rescue
Horton and Louise greet guests who arrive late after a frost and a telephoned call. Hal, Horton, and Louise’s sister retrieve a man, woman, and child buried by a hit and run. They are taken to Hortons for care as no hospital lies within a hundred miles.
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Horton
Louise
Adam
Herald's Corners
Hal
Horton’s
Jim
Jen
Betty
Clyde
Nox
Wise and Green clash over Christmas plans
A humorous exchange turns into a quip about Christmas leaving plans. Green jokes about going away after Christmas while Wise quips about jail as a bid éshics, reflecting a playful if cryptic back and forth.
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Green
My Empire Wars Peace Talk and Global Tensions
Haile Selassie seeks peace with Mussolini through religious mediation while Washington plans Pacific coast defense girded by Gibraltar like fixed guns. Uncle Sam borrows 900 million more as global frictions rise, with Japan and Germany advancing in Asia and Europe.
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Selassie Popguns
Uncle Sam
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Washington
Gibraltar
Roosevelt
Hamilton Fish Jr
Cooking and stain removal tips from old household guide
Instructions for roasting beef to seal juices then lowering heat, peeling apples for pies, and making starch paste to lift iodine stains from linen. Also advises to wash egg stains and table linen before laundry and to soak linen in cold water while noting hot water sets stains. Associated Newspapers. WNU Service.
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Associated Newspapers
WNU
Creomulsion Ad Claims Quick Cough Relief
An advertisement promotes Creomulsion for chest colds and bronchial irritation. It asserts the remedy soothes inflamed membranes and loosens phlegm, promising guaranteed satisfaction or money back if not effective from the first bottle.
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