Telling Points and Odds in a Traveling Letter
A traveling man recalls a firm letter on expense accounts shared in a smoker. He keeps it after others condemn it, saying good points justify replying to his wife. The passage blends ads and jokes about school, desserts, and social exchanges with local color and brisk quips.
Very Busy Auxiliary Unit Earns Distinction in Hutchinson
Minnesota department of the American Legion auxiliary highlights the Hutchinson post 06 unit for extensive charity and fundraising. The group donated pajamas and flowers to sick soldiers, netted profits from a circus and a poppy sale, funded flags for the post and unit, supported Helen Hollecher’s welfare fund, aided two needy families, sold a cedar “hope Wheat” for hospital furnishing, and shipped Christmas boxes plus personal gifts to disabled Minnesota soldiers.
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Minnesota
Legion Post
Auxiliary
Thia
Roctor Helen Hollecher
Hutchinson
Yuletide
Awards to 8 004 Veterans by Legion and Veterans Bureau
Joseph Bparks announces that bedside cleanup efforts in U S Veterans Bureau hospitals conducted with the American Legion have led to 8 004 disabled World War veterans receiving awards. Checks for the awarded amounts have been mailed to the bureau.
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Gladys Hicks
Louisville
American Legion
Legion Posts of
Miss Hicks
Joseph Bparks
National Rehabilitation Comitites of the
United States Veterans Bureau
The
Legion
Veterans Bureau
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Ad Promotes Kidney Remedy
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure all for kidney liver and bladder issues claiming sworn testimonials and universal relief. Readers can request a sample by mailing ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY and purchase bottles at drug stores.
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Kilmer M.co
Binghamton
N. Y
Alsc
Traitor Zhorbdoff exiled from Soviet ranks
Quentwrk reports Zhorbdoff was expelled from the soviet and sentenced to be singed after accusations of disloyalty. A claim of a toeth crowned is mentioned as context.
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Pthrwys
Zhorbdoff
Quentwrk
Ought to Be Happy Phrase Fragments Echo Marriage View
A quip about marriage contrasts a man finding treasure with a woman receiving a treasury, capturing a witty reflection on the balance of gain and value in partnerships. The excerpt reads as a social aside rather than a full narrative, highlighting gendered fortunes.
Health for Working Women Promoted by Vegetable Compound
Text outlines health issues of working girls and praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring strength and stability. Testimonials from Brooklyn Milwaukee and Webster discuss improved energy, complexion, and ability to work. Mentions private secretary office worker and recurring ailments.
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Lydia BE
Pinkham
Brooklyn
N.Y
Lydia
Lydia EF
Pinkham Medi
Carolyne MaNoeis
N. Mus
Milwaukee
Wis
Lydis E. Pickna
Lydia B. Pinkle
Mins
Genesan
Lydia Binkham
Weat Street
Webster Te
Egan
Massachusetts
Fresh Charm to Old Shawls Adorns Trade Gift
A 19th century item notes Dr. Wagner of Darmstadt Experiment Station advancing fertilizer use. It recalls his work on Thomas phosphate and basic slag, plus field and lab methods, aiding American agriculture. The piece also comments on the flying squirrel as a primitive aerialist and ends with a humorous regional joke.
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Paul Wagner
Darmstadt
Wagner
Doctor Wagner
United States
Cuticura Toilet Trio Ad Promotes Skincare
An old New York Sun quote opens the ad for Cuticura Toilet Trio products The Soap Ointment and Talcum are urged as daily essentials to cleanse soothe and scent the skin at home.
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New York Sun
Maybe Flying Too High in Kindergarten Ambitions
A young woman told a city school board member of her modest goal to become a kindergarten teacher. The board member asked about transcendentalism and she hesitated, then admitted perhaps kindergarten work was too ambitious for her.
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Boston
Deakring
Canteloupe Demand Frames Long Marketing Line
A sharp note on cantaloupe demand notes that last season’s market stretched 371 miles to haul the fruit across the United States. The misshapen quality of thought is blamed on miscredited philosophy and laziness as a vice.
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United States
How Turtles Find the Sea
Harvard zoologist George H. Parker explains that loggerhead hatchlings instinctively head toward the sea after emerging inland nests. They prefer clear horizons and blue areas, and their retina responds to color details rather than light alone, guiding their uphill-to-sea journey.
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George H. Parker
Zoological Department
Harvard University
Parker
Rates at Exchange
Bank teller asks about currencies including rubles marks or crowns and compares to a visiting American. The teller notes six million of one kind and half a dozen of another as a humorous exchange. The piece ends with a caution about careless behavior on the right of way.
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