Laugh Heartily By Marie Cahill
Marie Cahill muses on laughter linking digestion and mirth. She jokes about laughter’s “Doc Merry” and the art of crafting a joke while envisioning a future philosophy of laughter with vivid images of a baby and an elderly woman.
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Marie Cahill
J. M. Barrie
Mary
Doc Merry
Laughter
Camera Basis of New Trade in Chicago Beloved by Many
A new occupation emerges in Chicago as photographers travel from factory to factory and home to home to take pictures. Some work Sundays as amateurs, others make a living supporting families through canvassing districts. The practice mirrors other door to door trades, with photographers visiting factories and parks to capture workers, families, and social scenes.
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Chicago
United States
Russia
Good and Evil in Coaching
A reader argues that coaching by graduates or professionals corrupts the boys game. The main good, they say, is boys taking responsibility and solving problems themselves, not the teams' perfection or high status of coaching. They oppose paid coaches directing teams but support individual technique instruction.
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Dean Briggs
Reincarnation Explains Love and Genius Patterns
The text argues that love, antipathy, and genius arise from past lives. It claims lovers may be souls who met before, antipathies reflect prior memory, and genius results from earlier training in previous lifetimes.
Headache and nature in healing by diet and mind
The piece argues headache is a subjective state, not a thing, and relief comes from addressing underlying causes like nutrition and nervous system health. It contrasts true relief with numbingly blocking pain and endorses rational treatment, not denial, linking headaches to diet, digestion, and prenatal nutrition concerns for mothers.
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Ans
J. H
Berkeley
Cal
Diet Enciente
Digestive effects of cereals and nuts reflect cooking and enzyme loss
The article discusses how cooking alters starch digestibility in rye and wheat, the role of germ enzymes in digestion, and how diastase from bran aids starch breakdown. It notes whole wheat as a near ideal food, warns against sudden dietary changes, and compares roasted to unroasted peanuts with digestion differences.
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R. Y
W.S
Joseph B. Bowles
Floating telescope breaks world size record at Harvard Observatory
A five foot mirror reflecting telescope placed on a water buoyed steel float in a concrete tank marks the largest of its kind. The polar axis sits on a tilted cylinder, guided by pivots while water bears all weight. Movements are driven by electric motors and observers view images from an adjacent building.
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Harvard Observatory
Sentiment in Common Lives and World Commerce
Sentiment shapes global commerce as Christmas trees in Maine and Vermont boost local prosperity. Nuremberg winds up for American holidays while a late German toy ship would shock the nation. Shipped shamrocks for St Patrick and Chinese firecrackers for the Fourth of July illustrate festive economies.
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Maine
Vermont
Nuremberg
St. Patrick’s Day
China
The Doer Who Lived In Quiet Duty
A reverent obituary of a hardworking woman who toiled without leisure her entire life. Her humble background, lack of beauty or riches, and constant prayer defined her path of service to neighbors. The piece envisions a heavenly welcome from the Master for one who labored in love.
The Little House by the Sea Remembered
A reflective verse about a small seaside house and shared dreams from youth. The speaker longs for the little house in the little street as a refuge from sorrow and world weariness. Fond memories of days without care are recalled with wistful longing for renewal of those dreams.
The Stream Descends to Sea by Arthur Hugh Clough
A reflective verse meditation on life as a river flowing toward the sea. It contrasts earthly activity with an inevitable, final repose and questions what, if anything, lies beyond. The poem evokes nature, labor, memory, and the human journey toward death.
You and I in Love
A poem excerpt by Edna S. Valentine published in Smart Set describes two people claiming that their shared love surpasses all other wonders. It emphasizes intimate connection over magic, beauty, or grand gestures, ending with the speaker noting the deep gladness in their heart for their beloved.
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You
Edna S. Valentine
Theodosia Garrison Poem Line Echoes in Verse
A Metropolitan Magazine poem excerpt reflects on fading memory of a former lover. The speaker contrasts a once vital thought with a lifeless kept rose, suggesting old love may endure unseen as a heavenly wreath.
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Theodosia Garrison
Metropolitan Magazine
To a Student by Clinton Scollard in New York Sun
A student questions study in poetry and philosophy as he notices life’s distractions. The speaker resolves to pursue a noble goal with steady effort, letting guidance lead until enlightenment finally arrives.
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Clinton Scollard
New York Sun
Weather Agreement Sparks Gentle Duel
Mr. Henpeck declares no agreement on any subject while Mrs. Henpeck concedes harmony on the weather. The humorous exchange playfully notes their disagreement elsewhere but finds unity in meteorology.
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Mr. Henpeck
Mrs. Henpeck
The Grip of Spring
The article promotes Lane's Pleasant Tablets priced at 25 cents a box as a preventive remedy for grip outbreaks common in spring. It urges buying locally or sending 25 cents to Orator F. Woodward of Le Roy New York for a sample, highlighting the disease's danger and recurring nature.
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Lane
F. Woodward
le Roy
N. Y
Necklace Theft Dazes Mrs Cumrox in Dilemma
Mrs Cumrox laments a stolen necklace of diamonds and hesitates to notify police. She fears public judgment while recognizing the need to act, describing the robbery as both classy and embarrassing.
Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Relief for Sore Feet
Mrs W J Walker of Camden New Jersey praises Allen's Foot-Ease for curing corns and burning itching feet and says she has bought more. Sold by all druggists for 2 cents.
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Allen
W. J. Walker
Camden
N. J
Pigs in Clover Punchline Goes So Real It Stings
A quick dialogue frames an artwork titled Pigs in Clover. The artist explains the scene while a critic questions the absence of clover, and the artist reveals the pigs consumed it.
Murine Eye Remedy Promoted for Red Watery Eyes
Advert shows Murine eye remedy compounded by experienced physicians and claims to soothe eye pain. It emphasizes conformity with the Pure Food and Drugs Law and urges readers to try Murine for their eyes.
Mother and Willie Quarrel Over Fight Then Witty Reply
A brief dialogue shows a mother asking if Willie will stop fighting and Willie replying he will when he is defeated. The exchange captures a rural, clipped tone and a child’s sharp humor.
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Willie
Souders Vanilla Extract Ad Promotes Mexican Beans
Souders' Vanilla Extract is produced from fine Mexican vanilla beans a pure rich concentrated flavor. All grocers offer bottles in 10 15 and 25 cent sizes.
Fragmented miscellaneous ad notices and quotes
A collage of old advertisements and aphorisms including Garfield Tea offers, remedies for sore throat and teething, and a rule about thrashing the cow. The text mentions Mrs. Winslow and Hamlin’s Wizard Oil and asserts price and pain for pleasure. It reflects a period ad dense with brand names and moral sayings.
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