Parsonage Girls Narrate Rural Misadventures
In Mount Mark Iowa the Starr family adapts to a new parsonage as Prudence and the six daughters charm and test visiting ministers. Carol attempts cow riding causing public laughter and a tense close call, ending with Carol vowing to avoid Blinkie after a disastrous pasture ride.
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Carol
Mr. Starr
Mount Mark
Iowa
Prudence
Ladies’ Aid Society
Starrs
Connie
Mr. Morgan
Blinkie
Lark
Brinkle
Papa
Carrie
Crisis at the parsonage as Ladies' Aid plans unfold
Prudence and Fairy stage a meticulous Ladies' Aid visit at the parsonage with flowers, sandwiches, punch, and neatly arranged tables. The sisters fear gossip and sternly manage guests while siblings sneak peeks and eavesdrop, prompting warnings of wedding fees and punishment.
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Prudence
Fairy
Methodist Church
Young Starrs
Twins
Connie
Fairy. “There's Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Prentiss
Carol
Lark
Mrs. Prentiss
Mrs. Stone
Mrs. Davis
Miss Warne
Bill Introduced to Permit Counties to Set Closed Seasons
Michigan Senator James C. Wood promotes a plan to unify closed seasons by spawning times under state game rules and let counties declare closures for certain game or birds. Other measures include trunk line road funding, standardizing Michigan cider shipments, and expanding state offices in Lansing.
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W. L. Calnon
Lansing
James C. Wood
Manistique
Wood
Game Department
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Senator Wood
Thomas Read
Oceana County
Read
George Leland
Allegan County
State Dairy and Food Department
State Board of Agriculture
A. E. Petermann
Houghton
Ewing
Marquette
Appropriations Asked for State Institutions and Schools
New house bills seek annual maintenance funds at Central Normal school of 115 365 dollars and 23 550 for athletic and gym, 65 000 to enlarge the school in 1919, Newberry state hospital 164 730 for new buildings, Kalamazoo state hospital 113 201 for building and special purposes, and Pontiac state hospital 90 500 for new buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Normal School
Newberry State Hospital
Kalamazoo State Hospital
Pontiac State Hospital
Woman's Recovery With Lydia E Pinkham's Remedy
Richmond Indiana resident Mrs M O Johnston says two years of illness left her weak and unable to climb stairs. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she regained strength, returned to labor including raising chickens and cement work, and moved to a new home.
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Richmond
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
M. O. Jonnstown
Route D
Box 190
Austrian Women Dig Trenches on Galician Front
Austrian women are now employed in digging trenches on the Galician front, adding to the war effort. Their tasks include trench construction and maintenance as part of broader mobilization in the region.
Old Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Appears
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a physician s prescription for kidney liver and bladder issues. It claims widespread success and urges readers to send ten cents for a sample bottle, noting to mention the paper. A humorous dialogue about the title Mr or Sir follows.
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Dr. Elmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
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Macomb County
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Detroit
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Missaukee County
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