Johnny's First Week in School
Johnny endures a tearful first day as his mother and family witness his fear yet encouragement. A sympathetic teacher uses games and storytelling to calm the class, drawing out each child’s abilities while parents anxiously await return. The piece reflects on childhood schooling and parent pride in early learning.
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Chicago
Oiany
Ant
Esiaje
Det
Johnny
Robny
Biff
Tain
Jearning
Milan
Goldenrod
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Retain Your Husband's Love Through Care and Interest
Adated feature urges women to study their husbands after marriage, maintain thoughtful dress, and engage in his business and hobbies. It stresses sympathetic support, tidy homes and attentive meals as keys to lasting affection, alongside a note on a woman preacher and umbrella drying tips.
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Apeak
Porcupine duel capsizes canoe on lake
On a hot August afternoon two men paddled near a lake edge when a sleeping porcupine in a sunlit tree caused a wild chase. A close-quarters collision sent one canoe battering the wood and both men into the water as the porcupine escaped into the woods.
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W. J. Hulbert
Greenland
Grand Rapids
Chicago
Porky
Que
Scott
Dunsinane
Fighting Roadside Weeds and Mutual Farm Duty
A historical note argues for roadside weed control with laws in some states requiring two cuts per season. It urges farmers to cooperate, even cutting weeds in front of noncompliant neighbors, as mutual protection and civic duty.
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Thia
Weed control plan to improve farms and roadsides
The article argues that weeds prosper where not controlled and urges farmers to combine efforts to clear roadside and private fields. If weed fighting is systematic rather than spasmodic, years of effort could reduce weeds, boost crops, and save labor, notes the Springfield Republican.
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Springfield Republican
Traveling salesman endures Alabama lodging far from hotel
A New York salesman, stranded in a Alabama town without a hotel, sleeps in a farmer’s hall cot masked by a sheet. He complains of a dreadful draft and jokes about getting a paper to lock his door while his hosts laugh at the situation. The piece ends with a quip about a boy and college.
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New York
Alabama
Umbrella wear and regional customs in brief notes
The article discusses umbrella moisture causing rust and wear, faulty umbrella cases, and the impact of use. It then shifts to odd regional customs, Moorish age pride, Tibetan marriage norms, a Paris suburb prize recipient aiding relatives, Kamchatka bridegroom rites, Japanese female proprieties, and Moscow region women doctors gaining equal education. A joke about a 4 am breakfast bell closes the piece.
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Tibet
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Nyingno
Paris
Kamchatka
Japan
Iny Winter Frocks and Autumn Fashion Predictions
Fashion notes describe flowered taffeta and Persian colored flannel waists with water spots. Silk Louis period coats are smart while a move toward simpler styling is forecast. New skirts show ertholine folds with featherbone cords and leather accents on cuffs collars vests. Velveta furs and leather folda for turbana complete the millinery novelties.
Dainty Indoor Gown and New Blouse Trends
A muted 19th century description notes dainty indoor gowns and automobiling street wear with trimmed armholes and narrow adjustments. It highlights rushings ribbon scrolls and cordings on new blouses and mentions amethyst necklaces as a popular accessory. A white chiffon piece is also referenced as fashionable.
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Bebe
Hele
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Rugala
Military Medical Academy
New York Medical Journal
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New York Weekly
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