Billie Buttons Falls for Nurse Miss Evans
William Burton known as Billie Buttons, heir to a shy misfit charm, falls for Miss Malinda Evans a nurse aiding his ailing mother. After a prior flirtation cycle and a troubling letter, Evans travels to Asheville, then marries Burton at Battery Park, leaving Billy to heartbreak and social reflection.
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Billie
William Burton
Miss Evans
Battery Park
Malinda Evans
Billie Buttons
Burke Given Credit for Fourth Estate
The piece discusses the origin of the term fourth estate linked to Edmund Burke. It notes debates over whether Burke used the phrase and credits Carlyle with referencing the reporters in Parliament as the fourth estate, highlighting the press as a powerful public voice.
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Great Britain
Commons
Edmund Burke
House of Commons
Carlyle
Burke
Tesla predicts women dominance in society
Nikola Tesla predicts women will be the dominant sex while men become drones. He notes in Capper's Weekly that a trim young woman in a trusted firm and a fashionable shopkeeper in wide trousers illustrate the trend seen in many countries after World War I.
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Nikola Tesla
Mr. Tesla
Capper’s Weekly
Palestine’s Big Fair Reopens in Tel Aviv 1926
The midwest fair held in Tel Aviv Palestine last year was reopened by the British High Commissioner on March 26 1926. Palestine industries aim to showcase goods and special interest focuses on the first planes manufactured in Palestine displayed at the fair.
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Tel Aviv
Palestine
Palestine Industries
Diamond Dyes Color It New Advertisement
Color it new with Diamond Dyes. Each 15 cent package contains simple directions for tinting delicate shades or dyeing permanent colors on lingerie silk ribbons skirts waists dresses coats stockings sweaters draperies and hangings. Tell your druggist material type wool silk linen cotton or mixed goods.
Why Isn’t a Wife the Better Half in a Gentle Jibe
A witty quip questions the idea of a wife as the better half, noting she often ends up outsmarting the other half and turning traditional roles on their head.
Tanlac the Nature’s tonic and builder advert
Nature’s own body builder Tanlac is advertised as Nature’s greatest tonic made from roots barks and herbs. It revitalizes the blood tones the digestive organs and puts the whole system in fighting trim. Stop at your druggist’s to try this wonderful tonic and see quick improvement or constipation relief with Tanlac Vegetable Pills.
Elephants Treated With Boiling Vinegar Remedy
Circus elephants often suffer colds and doctors report a crude remedy involving hanging a bag half full of vinegar over the trunk to force inhalation of fumes. Supporters claim the fumes are beneficial though the method is harsh.
Lady of Distinction Promotes Cuticura for Clear Skin
An advertisement touts a lady of distinction using Cuticura Soap and hot water to cleanse pores and Cuticura Talcum powder to dust on for clear sweet healthy skin. The ad emphasizes the perfume influence and delicate fascinations of the skin care routine.
Vancouver's 1914 steam lines to 54 today at port
The report notes that in 1914 only five deep sea steamship lines operated from Vancouver. now fifty four lines run from the British Columbia port. Half of the trade moves via the Panama Canal.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Wisdom and Kindness Reflections by Balley
A pensive note attributes wisdom to kindness noting that life holds no value without need and learning. The speaker Balley frames kindness as essential to growth and understanding in human experience.
Plague Warning Poster Issued by Johannesburg Health
A grim Johannesburg health department notice warns residents about plague with a death figure holding a sickle. It instructs on rat control, handling dead rats, poisoning methods, and rat-proofing barns, urging reporting of dead rats to police or officials.
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Johannesburg
Proposed New Languages Ido and Esperanto
Ido and Esperanto are artificial languages. Ido uses roots chosen for recognizability by most Europeans, not by votes. It is claimed to be the simpler of the two and readable at sight by any educated European.
Foreign Work Offer for South America Careers
Foreign Bureau in Detroit invites young men and women to write for free guidance on 24 ways to earn money abroad. It may help achieve financial independence. Walter Service advertises Bronx address and BE 1648t in New York.
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South America
Box A
Fairview
Detroit
Mich
Walter Service
Bronx, N. Y
Own a Farm in Central Montana Offers Expert Help
Central Montana land prospect promises farm ownership with crops like corn and alfalfa paying off within a few years. Free expert advice from Hollam Company of Great Falls.
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Montana
Pemetry Hollam Company
Great Falls
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