Grow Food for the Army With the Humble Hoe
A call to mobilize home gardens to support the military effort. The piece urges every back yard to be spaded and planted with vegetables to feed soldiers and allies, stressing national duty and self sufficiency during wartime. It cites large wartime food exports and compares domestic farming to raising crops in China, urging action now.
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Congress
America
Frenchy
Marne
Somme
China
Living on little prize contest guides frugal living
A Pictorial Review prize contest on living on 702 ends with advice from winners. Several letters propose drastic cuts, such as scrapping luxuries, skipping church, dropping phone service, and a wife working outside the home. One practical note urges fair pay or career change for the long-employed husband.
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Pictorial Review
The Annals of the Poor Gas Rate Sketch
A light column adapts a Pittsburgh Post sketch about a gas bill stingy households face. The dialogue humor highlights frugal choices and social tension as Nell questions fashion and Liz frets over her gas charge, exposing rising utility costs and cost of living.
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Gas Company
Pittsburgh Post
Carl Baker Sees Promising Men Stalled in Town
In Potat o Hill Anthology from E. W. Howe's Monthly Carl Baker notes that despite many promising men in the town something always happens to hold them down.
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E. W. Howe
S Monthly
Carl Baker
Keith Gregory Confirms Wife to Wear Old Black Dress at Howard’s Party
A lighthearted exchange records Keith Gregory telling his wife she will wear the only dress she has, the old black dress, to a party at Howard’s. The remark reflects domestic banter and wardrobe practicality.
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Howard's
Keith Gregory
Keith
Weathered Town Quiet as Buck Tours New York
In bad weather the town has little amusement beyond hearing George Buck recount his trip to New York. He describes hearing the Opera and seeing much, praising Kate Brown who serves at the restaurant as attractive as Mile Lina Cavallieri and easy to meet.
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George Buck
New York
Kate Brown
Man notices wife asking for money keeps doing it
Bruce Ward quips that his wife laments asking him for money yet continues the habit. He notes her avoidance of quitting the pattern while making the remark.
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Bruce Ward
Bruce
Ben Bradford’s Secret Past Becomes Town Talk
The report recounts Ben Bradford’s insinuated past, noting a first kiss with a woman and a shift toward youthful secrecy. It hints he began shoplifting and later moved to larger chains, suggesting a marked rise in cunning and criminal behavior.
Amanda Harris Cites Wedding Gift Expectation
In a light social note, Amanda Harris reminds friends and relatives she expects a wedding present as she prepares for marriage, highlighting customary etiquette and personal anticipation.
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Amanda Harris
George King and Christine Donald bond noted long before marriage
Long before George King wed Christine Donald, whispers spread of their close pairing. The Donald dog trailed George, unseen by many, yet a constant companion in their public circle.
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George
Christine
George King
Christine Donald
Donald Dog
Taylor Ward Warns on Mean Men Voting
The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times notes Taylor Ward asserts that if the meanest men were put to a vote, all would receive votes. It also references Col. Bryan as one of those “million soldiers” who would spring to arms between sunset and sunrise.
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Taylor Ward
Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
Col. Bryan
Horn-rimmed glasses draw playful jibe in Buffalo News
The Buffalo News quotes John D. Wells who jokes about men with horn-rimmed glasses. He praises respectful wearers but mocks the average fat man with horn-rimmed spectacles as resembling an advance agent for June bugs.
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John D. Wells
Buffalo News
Flea and Fly Debate Escape From Flue
A flea and a fly are stuck in a flue and debate a way out. The fly suggests fleeing, the flea agrees, and they flutter through a flaw in the flue. The tongue twister centers on their plan to escape the tight space.
Readers escape into the past with great minds from antiquity
A speaker relates spending evenings with Julius Caesar Napoleon and Emerson, urging readers to explore history through books. He praises meeting kings of old, the Magna Carta, and the joy of becoming a citizen of the ages by reading.
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Ferrero
Julius Ceasar
Rome
Gaul
Green
Britain
Runnymede
John
Napoleon
France
Elba
Paris
Waterloo
Coin
Rousseau
Carlyle
Bruce Barton
Old Concord
Emerson
Caesar
Little London Club
Sam Johnson
John Smith
Socrats
Milton
Cromwell
Washington
Columbus
Shakespeare
Lin
Tutt-Tutt Marriage Notice In Ohio Parsonage
Tutt Tutt and Miss of Cleveland wed in the Lake Avenue Methodist church parsonage. James Alta Tutt and F Tutt of Cincinnati are named. Louisville papers are asked to copy. Cleveland Press.
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Tutt
Lake Avenue Methodist Church
James Alta Tutt
F. Tutt
Cincinatti
Cleveland
Louisville
Cleveland Press
Incriminating the Deacon and Absence at Pulpit
Local brief notes the Rev Sibley missing from services last Sunday. The pastor reports receiving dressed rabbit on Monday and signs off with thanks to the deacon from Mercyville Iowa banner.
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Sibley
Mercyville
Subtle Plea for the Dead Head List
A Wash metropolitan poll man thanks the paper for its clean coverage and support of prohibition while noting he cannot subscribe. He expresses appreciation for the paper’s efforts and restraint in reporting.
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Prohibition
Imposter Sells Wart-Removal Receipt in Bethany Report
The Bethany Clipper notes a traveling fraud selling a wart removal receipt. It cites a folk method involving a potato buried by a red headed man in the northeast corner of a graveyard at midnight under a dark moon, claiming the wart will fade as the potato decays.
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Bethany
Bucking the Trust Refuses Unlawful Barber Pact
The speaker from Richmond Missouri declares self reliance and refuses to join any trust or unlawful combination with the 15 cent barbers who have recently blown into Richmond. The passage frames a stance against collective price setting and labor organization.
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Trust
Richmond
Hat Code in Kansas Etiquette Guide
The Wichita Beacon presents a humorous etiquette list for hat removal. It specifies occasions to remove headwear such as mopping the brow, bathing, meals, bed, collections, hair trimming, shampooing, and even standing on the head. The piece lampoons rigid codes and reflects period manners.
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Kansas
Wichita
Kas
Beacon
Dairyville Builds Three New Tanks Under West District
In Dairyville, three new tanks are underway as reported by the West over Banner from S D. The project reflects local infrastructure efforts and community progress. The note mentions the Banner coverage of the development.
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Dairyville
Westover
S. D
Cemetery Association Sees A Successful Year
Lane WV Recorder notes a very successful year for the Cemetery association as reported in the And What is the Standard of Cemetery Success item.
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Cemetery Association
W. Va
Common Trouble at Falls Exchange Aids Debtors
The Niagara Falls Exchange reports a patron unable to meet mortgage payments and tax obligations. He seeks relief from mounting debts and potential property strain.
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Niagara Falls Exchange
Wise Family Dinner and School Program Planned at Van West
Miss Goldie Wise guest of cousin Miss Norma Sidle at Van West on Saturday. A dinner and program is set for Friday at the Tilmer school featuring recitations by Cassie, John, Lillian, Zelda, Lucille, Amy, Ethel and Goldie Wise with Nelson and Bert Wise also mentioned. George Wise and wife visited Cyrus Clippinger in York township on Sunday.
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Wise
Goldie Wise
Norma Sidle
van West
T’slmer
Cassie
John Wise
Lillian Wise
Zelda Wise
Ieraia
Ely
Lucille Wise
Ponte Dare
Amy Wise
Ethel Wise
Nelson
Bert Wise
George Wise
Cyrus Clippinger
York Township
From Our Favorite Newspapers
A nostalgic look at country and city papers sharing plain human qualities and eccentricities, as Puck once did. The piece reproduces selections highlighting small-town voice and everydayjournalism charm.
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Puck
Various Local Snippets From Small Town Papers
A collage of brief items from small newspapers mentions Mrs. R. D. Young visiting a Bat tle Creek sanitarium, a butcher George Jennerpahn catching a mouse, fifty year marriage vows in Germany, a town banquet for doctors, and other quick notes. The items touch on guests, marriages, openings, pairings, and everyday curiosities across Midwest and Southern papers.
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R. D. Young
Adrain
Mich
Sanitarium
Battle Creek
George Jennerpahn
Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Carl Saur
Germany
Racine
G. W. Schoener
Scottsville
Noah Strunk
MacGreary County
Starry
Wakefield
W. Va
Ed Weissert
Valparaiso
Ind
M. McDermott
Cairo
Prairie
Texas
Harrisburgh
Ill
Chronicle
Naomi Wetzel
Kenney Needle
Jonter
Beach
Roy Gibson
The Farmer's Wife Needs Help Too
A letter from the New York Sun argues farmers need support for their wives who handle housework. It warns that sending men to farm work increases domestic burden unless domestic help is provided for wives. It urges readers to consider household assistance as essential as fieldwork.
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New York Sun
Good Rules to Follow from Buffalo News
J. D. Wells urges readers to be fair and calm in difficult times. He warns against calamity and doom saying not to share wartime gloom with neighbors and to stay positive and grateful for life.
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J. D. Wells
Buffalo News
Newspapers Oppose Espionage Bill For Free Speech
Editors and readers condemn the espionage bill as a threat to press freedom. They argue law should not hinder legitimate news and public discussion and warn of increased departmental discretionary power. Americans refuse to trade democracy at home for any export.
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Europe
Potatoes Take On Golf In County Hoeing Challenge
A playful idea proposes potato hoeing as rival entertainment to golf with a challenge to Warren county’s top amateur golfer. The wager: a one hundred yard hoeing race starting ten hills ahead for the golfer to prove which sport brings more fun and health.
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Warren County
Mail Office Supplies Legal Blanks and Sign Cards
The mail office markets a range of legal blanks and sign cards with competitive pricing. Local buyers are invited to compare costs and stock up for upcoming filings and notices.
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Warren Mail
Mail Printing Company
A. Larson
Warren
Penn’a
the Annals OF the Poor
Nell
Potato Hill Anthology
Mile
Lina Cavilieri
Ben Bradford
Gay
Montgomery Ward & Co
Gut Ben
Sdars-Roebuck
ARMY
NAVY
E Marine Corps
Pnuer
Zowmin
NEW York’ World
John D. Well
S. H. Stokes
Roy
Seymour
Viola Cole
Tew
Basso
London
Eng
Goshen
Davey Ellias
Davey
Wood
Pomeroy
Tribune-Telegraph
Phyllis Bedells
London Empire
Bristol
Times and Mirror
Harry Mahan
Covel
Enoch
Philip
Montezuma
John McIntyre
Trumansburg
Marathon
N. Y
Maxwell
Sycamore
W. H. Smith
Aurora
Beacon News
Henry Weirather
Belmont Cosmopolitan Physic Club
Belmont Cosmopolitan Civic Club
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