The Danger of Delay A Story of Human Interest
A farmer with debt and a hopeful future ignores a life insurance agent. Two weeks later spinal meningitis kills him, leaving his widow and children facing mortgage foreclosure. The tale warns delay in obtaining life insurance can ruin a family.
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Idaho State Life Inmmurance Company
Boise
Watzide
Bia
Chilren
Cam
Mistaken Advertising Belief and Cascarets Promotion
Advertisers push value wrong in false ideas that strong ads fix poor products. The Cascarets example shows sustained merit and word of mouth built by persistent promotion. Beware faked tablets mimicking known brands and avoid substitutes at national sales. A comic note ends with a joke about a baby swallowing a gold dollar.
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Wales
Cascarets
Ite
Cascar
Inventions and a Humorous Mock Name Debate
A friend resists naming an invention Havhelor s Hauimt fearing too much restrictiveness. He quips about business married men and physical expense accounts entering play bills, hinting at a clever social aside.
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Sollles
Storing Plant Food for Producing Energy
The article describes how plants store surplus food after production in leaves, as sugars or starch, to be used for energy and new cells. It discusses storage locations from leaves and bulbs to thick rosettes, with Agave Americana and hyacinth bulbs as examples, and notes longevity and the climax of flowering.
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Plant
Hfe
United States
Mexico
Central America
Kindness to Farm Animals and Its Rewards
This piece argues that kindness from birth through life builds a calm teachable disposition in animals, extending their lives and aiding owners. It contrasts harsh handling of horses with patient care, noting distressed animals as a costly outcome, and ends with practical onion growing tips.
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Ay & C. Miller
Lump on Horse's Leg Treated With Hot Water Bath
On the appearance of any lump about a horse’s legs, bathe diligently with hot water. This may check a developing spavin at the start and prevent further problems.
Poor soil preparation hinders corn crop yields in farming image
A farm owner questions why the corn crop failed as the ground was broken while dry and lumps not broken down. Properly fining soil before planting aids weeders and cultivation, preserves moisture during drought, and prevents lodging by ensuring kernels sit in firm soil rather than hollowed clods.
Hats for midsummer youth in Paris millinery elegance
Julia Bottomley reviews three summer hats by a Paris designer, praising their apparent simplicity yet deep line study. The broad brims and sculpted silhouettes flatter profiles, with plumes, ribbons, and tulle accents set for high occasions.
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Paris
Hese
Miles
Julia Bottomley
Summer Bedroom in Colors
A sunny cottage bedroom is described with green woodwork in varying cool shades. Walls use plain cartridge paper, vines on a frieze, forest green stained wicker furniture, and a green white rug. Sheer white curtains with liberty drapery, a four foot high white porcelain candlestick, green trim.
Take Good Care of Your Glow Gloves
A Delineator note urges careful glove upkeep and hygiene. It compares soiled gloves to ill appearance, praises chamois gloves as washable and comfortable, and recommends mending gloves and inspecting all garments to keep them ready for use.
Black Jewelry Renewed Interest In Mourning Ornaments
Black jewelry heads for renewed vogue as downturns abroad trigger mourning wear. Passages recall the prince consort era when jet and black ornaments were widespread, and manufacturers anticipate a larger demand now.
Salt Bath Claim Fades Freckles Quickly
A brief notice suggests dissolving a teaspoonful of salt in basin water and bathing the face with it to treat freckles. Implementing the remedy occasionally is said to yield faster fading of freckles.
Secretary Dickinsons World Tour Sets Sail for Asia and Europe
Secretary Dickinson sails from San Francisco on the Siberia for a Philippine study tour lasting five weeks with a largely married party. The voyage includes Pearl Harbor, Honolulu fortifications, Yokohama, Nagasaki, Manila, Hongkong, Peking, the Trans Siberian railroad to Moscow, Warsaw, and a return via Cherbourg to New York around October 15. The trip mirrors Taft’s Cupid voyage with multiple weddings among the entourage.
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Washington
Dickinson
William H. Taft
War Department
Mize Alice Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
Pickingon
Philippine Islands
Siberia
San Francisco
Philippines
Monolaly
Japan
J. M. Dickinson, Jr
Clarence R. Edwards
Hongkong
Peking
Moscow
Warsaw
France
Cherbourg
New York
Flowers On Lamp Posts In Front Of Fidelity Trust
Citizens along Ninth and Walnut streets notice eight lamp post urns at the Fidelity Trust building filled with geraniums lantana archnia and hibiscus. The urns line both Walnut and Ninth street facades attracting attention from passersby.
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Kansas City
Ninth and
Walnut
Fidelity Trust
Walnut Street
Ninth Street
Vinca Vines Dress Public Urns in Europe In Iron Racks
Fringes of green and white vinca drape edges of wire baskets. Flowers and vines are renewed as fragrance fades. Gardener maintains fresh blooms to endure sun and wind, with bas kets replaced every few months. Iron urn interiors moss lined to shield roots. The pole-mounted planters came from public buildings in Europe through Henry C. Mower, president of the Fidelity Trust Company.
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Europe
Henry C. Mower
Fidelity Trust Company
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