Baby in Summertime First Requisite Is Comfort for Baby
Prepared by the Children's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor. The article emphasizes summer care for babies, focusing on feeding, clothing, bathing, keeping cool, and sleep to prevent illness. It advocates breast milk as best, proper milk handling, early nursing, regular feeding intervals, and maternal nutrition and rest as crucial for a healthy baby. It also covers bottle feeding if needed and cautions on keeping cow’s milk clean and cooled in hot weather.
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Children’s Bureau
U. 3
Department of Labor
Castile
Never Start Tasks If You Plan Not to Finish Them
A short reflection urges timely action by highlighting that procrastination ensures nothing gets completed. It implies discipline, momentum, and the risk of unfinished work when motivation fades.
Marine Eye Remedy Ad From Chicago Store
An advertisement promotes Marine Eye Remedy by the Marine Remedy Co of Chicago. It claims relief for red tired eyes and granulated eyelids with a free book by mail. The text also includes generic product and advertising lines and references to grocery ads and lost dogs.
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Marine Eye Remedy
Marine Mye Remedy Co
Chicago
Flow of Language Inspires Rural Banter in Austerlark
In a terse exchange, Farmer Corntesseel mocks a friend’s flowery speech calling it useful mainly for drowning identities. A sharper note warns that truth should surface briefly, lest police arrive first.
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Farmer Corntesseel
What kind of fiction does Fleecer write
The Boston Evening Transcript pithily claims Fleecer writes mainly promissory notes and IOUs, suggesting a humorous or satirical note about his fiction.
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Boston’ Evening Transcript
Hands Like Velvet From Daily Use Of Cuticura
This old advertisement promotes Cuticura soap and ointment for red rough chapped hands. It instructs soaking hands in hot soapy water, drying, rubbing in the ointment, and wearing gloves at night. A free 32-page Skin Book is offered by mail from Boston. Sample mailed on request.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Russia’s Alcohol Ban Cuts Moscow Vodka Use in War Time
Data from a Russian paper shows Moscow vodka consumption plummeting after the ban on selling brandy in government shops and the wartime mobilization. In 1914 the July figure fell from 612,686 gallons in 1913 to 359,124, August from 667,926 to 22,873, and October from 707,688 to 2,913, as vodka sales were restricted in first class restaurants and bottle sales barred under heavy fines.
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Russia
Russian Empire
Moscow
Sayre Baby’s Cry Highlights Reformation Debate
A Sayre infant’s protest at a Christian naming moment is cited to critique current Christian behavior, prompting discussion on religious conduct and societal standards. The exchange contrasts childlike expression with adult hypocrisy in faith communities.
Nothing Like Adversity to Bring a Man Out
A compact remark on character and resilience, captured in a terse exchange. The speaker notes how hardship tests limits, while another characterization claims toughness shows in rough, "out at the elbows" moments.
One Sock For a One-Legged Soldier
A brief vignette shows Ethel knitting socks for soldiers. When asked how many she knitted she replies she finished only one sock because she is making it for a one legged soldier, illustrating care and scarcity of resources.
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Ethel
The Villain Outvillained
Two girls discuss trust and treachery noting that a man who hears both sides meets many liars. A man praising a woman may fail to win her favor if he cannot carry a tune.
It's Easier to Win a Girl's Hand Than to Eat Ner Bread
A quip compares courtship to consuming ner bread, implying difficulty varies with context and humor. It reflects a lighthearted proverb tone, hinting at social expectations around marriage and sustenance without scientific or factual claims.
Reward for Inventions Promotes Army Equipment Improvements
The British Government shows strong incentives for new ideas to advance army gear. For the year ending March 1914, several inventors at ordnance and gunpowder facilities received sizeable fees. Col. C L Holden earned £4,000 plus £500 elsewhere for mountings, tools, and related innovations, while W T Thomson at the Royal Gunpowder factory collected £2,850 for nitro cellulose manufacturing improvements and £1,150 previously. Other payments included £250 to W H Turton for better ordnance machines, £100 to W Lambert for steel bullet testing, £25 to W Rogers and S F Pullar for labor-saving tools, and £20 to S Capon and the Royal Gun Factory for forge muffles.
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Army Ordnance Factories
Col
C. L. Holden
Royal Gun and Carriage Factories
W. H. Turton
Royal Gun Factory
Liberal Juries Highlight Mississippi Verdicts
Law Notes argues Mississippi juries are generous in money awards. Illinois Central railroad vs Dacus yielded 500 dollars after a ticket agent used a slur toward a passenger. Railroad company vs Morris in Alabama shows a white woman awarded 15,000, later cut to 2,000 by a stingy court.
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Mississippi
Ilinois Central Railroad
Dacus
Alabama
Railroad Company
Morris
Hat envy sparks town chat over stylish guest
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet captures a playful exchange about a $20 hat: Mrs Pinkey wore a fashionable headpiece, prompting jokes as another guest reveals the hat belongs to Mrs Pinkey and was borrowed for the evening.
Styles. Atlanta convicts freed from striped clothing rule
The dialogue notes convicts in Atlanta no longer required to wear stripes. Jill jokes that fashion could influence the trend as stylish women begin showing striped clothing. The exchange hints at social commentary on uniforms and appearance.
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Bill
Atlanta
Jill
Woman Plans Bold Move Asked About By Neighbors
A woman considering an unconventional action contemplates how neighbors will react. The remark reflects social pressure and concern for community opinion as she weighs stepping beyond accepted norms.
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