Have You This Habit? Robert Adaire’s Vital Joy Lifts Puritan Crossroads
In Puritan Crossroads a dying influenza tests Robert Adaire, a lively outsider. His gaiety becomes medicine for patients as Prof. Alden Standish and Reginald Prince watch his vitality pull the town through illness. Adaire’s joy of living may be the key to his survival.
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New England
Puritan Crossrogis
Robert Adaire
Robert “Adaire
Puritan Crossroads
Alden Standish
Reginald Princess
Standish
Prince Amills
Professor Standish
Adaire
Reginald Prince
Prince
Quenza
Adatre
Metropolitan Newspaper Service
Something to Think About by F. A. Walker
A satirical sketch contrasts the confident impetuous youth who presumes to reform aging industry leaders with the patient editor who quietly resists and returns to his work. The piece humorously captures generational clash over modern ideas and authority.
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F. A. Walker
No-art pretenders flood cities as art amid life’s grind
The piece denounces people who claim art knowledge without practice, comparing them to inauthentic dolls and warns of a new season’s crop of talent with no demand. It urges noble, fearless, hands-on work as escape from harsh modern realities.
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Mary
Willie
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Dempsey Seeks Opponent After Carpentier Match Fallout
The source notes skepticism about finding a willing opponent for Jack Dempsey following his actions against Carpentier, with people doubting interest in a rematch or any bout involving him.
What Will You Do to Life Itself
A reflective verse urges action over wealth or rank. It contrasts unremarkable life with deeds that ease others and brighten paths, praising steadfast service under noble lineage as the measure of worth. The speaker asks repeatedly what one will do to life when facing fate, storms, and duty.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Mother's Cook Book Recipe Arcs for Rose Hyacinth Biscuits
A short recipe fragment describes forming dough into rounds two and a half inches wide, baking in a hot oven for ten to fifteen minutes, brushing tops with milk before removing from the oven, and serving the biscuits cut in halves. The surrounding lines invoke literary imagery about roses and buried Caesars.
What to Eat Fysabes Biscuits and Lightning Cockies
A 1924 Western Newspaper Union recipe excerpt describes Tea Biscuits made from flour baking powder salt sugar butter and milk to form a soft dough bake thin. Lightning Cockies batter combines butter eggs sugar lemon rind almonds and flour then drops on sheets and bakes in a moderate oven.
Reflections of a Bachelor Girl in Love and War
A column on modern romance by Helen Rowland contrasts a woman judging love offers with a man's haste to wed. It notes wives redefining a husband's faults as traits, and men treating past loves as stored memories before choosing a fourth wife. Each flirtation is seen as a risky experiment in love.
Central Year in Christ's Ministry Review Lessons
This lesson guide outlines December 28 study from The Review The Central Period Of Christ's Ministry. It covers Jesus teaching power over sin sickness and nature and includes lessons on prayer faith parables miracles and the Messiah. It emphasizes the central year of Jesus ministry and practical class preparations.
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Christ
John
Jesus
Jesus Christ
God
Peter
Leseon
Color knowledge and religious experience define truth
The passage argues that color knowledge does not make one an artist yet is essential, and religious experience does not guarantee competence in life problems though such experience is needed to handle them. It notes that many self proclaimed experts fail the Congregationalist.
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Congregationalist
Glad and Hearty Amen to All Echoes
A devotional line reflects on the heart soil cultivated by the Holy Spirit and full agreement in recognizing God's dealings through His leaders. It emphasizes wholehearted affirmation and faith.
Sense of Duty Motivates Best Men
A quotation from the Herald and Presbyter notes that duty may not be the highest motive, but it moves the best men, underscoring a moral call to service.
Confession Ties Blessing to Faith Says F H B Marsh
A religious reflection cites F H B Marsh arguing blessing comes through confession not mere belief. The statement suggests blessing requires a confessed faith and active devotional stance.
World View Reflected in The Living World Quote
A terse aphorism claims that reason rules the world while Christians follow God’s wisdom. The comment appears in The Living World.
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God
Green's August Flower Advertised Remedy Claim
Green's August Flower presented as a universal cure for nervous dyspepsia sour stomach constipation indiges tion torpid liver dizziness and digestive disorders. The ad claims fifty eight years of use in millions of households and promotes 80 and 90 cent bottles sold widely.
Hoxsie's Croup Remedy Ad Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Hoxsie's Croup Remedy as a cure that "strikes at the root" of lung troubles, claiming it prevents serious illness with no opium and urging buyers that no family is safe without it. The copy targets households with a savings angle and a dramatic testimonial line about laughter at a marriage proposal.
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Hoxsie
Indian Vegetable Pills Ad at 872 Pearl Street
Advertisement for Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills promising relief from indigestion and related symptoms. Claims aid digestion and positions the product as a remedy for those living alone. Located at 872 Pearl Street, New York.
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Wright
Pearl St
N. Y
Adv
No Diplomas Issued No Man Graduates From Experience
Quote reflecting on life as a learning journey rather than formal schooling, noting that experience teaches beyond degrees. The remark emphasizes practical wisdom gained through living and challenges encountered.
Remarkable Ned and Time-Saving Tricks
Life notes Ned’s extraordinary skill with time saving methods and Ted’s claim he knows what to do with the time he saves. An advertisement promotes Cuticura for pimples and blackheads with directions to smear Ointment wash with Soap and hot water and finish with Talcum. The British Mission to Lepers Society marks 50 years of relief work in India, China and other Asiatic countries.
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Ned
Ted
British Mission To Lepers Society
India
China
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P. B. Fitzwathr
D.D
Desa
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
F. HB. Marsh
Ella
Hall
B. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Reyes
J.d.kellogg
Northrop &Lyman Co. Inc
Buffalo, N.Y
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Cleveland, Ohie
Dr Thompson
J. G. Holland
Qmfany Buffalo
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Cascara
Dan
Wattizard
DOLIS
Famon
Res Angeles
Oglit
Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co
Comfort
Boston
Massachusetts
Agenta
Hell
Capitol Products Co
Washington, D
O. E. Fites
Cleveland
West Virginia
Terma
the Gold Nursery CO
Mason City
W. Va
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Walnut St
Philadelphia
Parker
Hiscox Chem
Patchogue
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Hiscor Chemical Works
Davis
Raye
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