Old Farmer Moves County to Build Better Roads
Sam Lancaster, Jackson Tennessee city engineer, helps Madison County secure 300000 in bonds to finance road improvement using novaculite stone. He relays a rural advocate tale of perseverance against opposition, laying durable grades, subgrades, and reinforced concrete culverts. Sixty miles of main roads completed with workers paid by the day.
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Madison County
Tenun
Breeder's Gazette
Chicago
Sam Lancaster
Jackson
Tenn
Eoen
Lancaster
Central Railway
Gill
Her Unselfishness.
A tale of Mrs. Elizabeth Day and her daughter Maud, contrasting public benevolence with private sacrifice. The mother uses her husband’s wealth to lead charities while Maud’s quiet service goes unseen. Maud finally asserts her choice, and both marry, but the mother retains control of income. CERTRUDE GOWAN
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Elizabeth Day
Iarry
Maud
Harry
Fler
Play Ball A Summer Anthem In The Stands
A lively poem on college crowds filling stadiums as winter ends and spring arrives. The speaker notes the universal call to watch the game and the crowd’s fervent cheer, from rich to poor, young to old, joining in the roar.
Homemade Fountain From a Bottle and Cork
Instructions describe making a small fountain using a perfume bottle cork straw blotting paper and a glass jar. Fill bottle with water invert jar over bottle and press to trap air. A water stream will shoot up into the jar until the bottle nearly empties.
Advantage of Credit
A witty dialogue about a sister and her beau turns to a joke on charge accounts. The speaker notes they hold a charge account at the store the beau comes from and jokes about sending him back to be changed if not liked.
A Little Touch of Winter Poem Reflection
A brief poem notes winter’s arrival with mixed feelings. It contrasts applause and cheer with reluctance to welcome the cold season when winter rubs it in.
Wife Works Him Hard in Hidden Labor Tale
Dialogue reveals a husband surprised by his wife earning money and quietly working to secure independence. He notes she is employed and busy, while she asserts she uses employment to influence his choices. The exchange hints at shifting domestic dynamics and autonomy.
Seedless Navel Oranges Origin and Spread
The seedless navel orange, named for a small blossom-end protrusion, likely originated by accident in Brazil. Cultivators and researchers note the twin-formation idea, its seedless development, and the successful import and budded trials by the agricultural department at Riverside, California.
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Chicago News
Nature
Brazil
Agricultural Department
Riverside
Cal
Lost chance sparks a cheeky recovery call
A playful exchange about a missed opportunity ends with a nudge to boost visibility by placing a notice in the lost and found column. The exchange echoes light hearted guidance on turning misfortune into a subtle advertisement.
Priceless Gift Sparks Hard Choice
Dialogue reveals a proposed relinquishment of a priceless woman as she risks becoming extravagant. The exchange highlights tension between affection and societal or personal restraint.
Little Cold Torment Snags Patients and Bills
A breezy consumer-voiced verse laments illness and the toll of medical fees as sickness strikes and a doctor’s bill climbs, masking a broader gripe about health care costs.
Man Says He Makes Good In War of Wits
Dialogue excerpt shows a contentious exchange where one man asks if another is competent. The responding speaker hedges and notes the subject is “all right,” while clarifying “he makes good” as a cryptic assessment.
I Like a Fair Fight
A dialogue exchange centers on a playful pact for a fair contest with a winning condition implied by one speaker. The back and forth reveals a lighthearted clash over competition and desire to triumph.
Getting Ready
A compact couplet notes preparation for marriage through practicing frugality and shared space by seating together in one chair as a symbol of union.
PERT PARAGRAPHS: Watchful Wits and Shifting Finances
A capsule review of judgment, money, and ambition. It notes that differing views do not prove stupidity and that employer interest hinges on returns. It argues high finance reshapes ownership, warns against overreliance on clock watching, and stresses needing less credit the more you have. It also cautions that real trouble often hides in trifles.
Cent on the palm puzzle explained with sweeping test
The text explains a method to test if a cent is truly fixed in the hand by placing it on the palm and brushing with a whisk broom. Repeated attempts may suggest the cent is fastened, but if a sweeper tries on his own palm it remains immovable. Some people have fat palms, making the cent easier to sweep away, though such palms are uncommon.
Riddles and Wordplay Jokes in Schoolyard Verse
A collection of brief pun questions and answers about soldiers, elephants, trolley cars, artists, and numbers. The verses use homophones and double meanings to deliver light humor.
Talks With Nature by St. Nicholas Poem
The verse presents playful personification of nature. It features a river, hill, tree and blackberry in a light conversational dialogue about their traits and states. The speaker teases each element with witty observations about bed, brow, trunk and color changes.
Wintergreen Oil Sells as Remedy for Skin Diseases
Advertiser touts oil of wintergreen as a universal skin remedy. Dr. Decature Dannis is credited with forming a liquid treatment that replaces greasy ointments. The D. D. D Prescription, produced by a Chicago company, targets eczema psoriasis salt rheum ringworm dandruff and related conditions. Also notes social items: Mrs. Mary Smith leaves for Tacoma and Samuel Neil returns from Chicago funeral. Will Kuhn travels to West Chester for studies after illness.
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Lond
Decature Dannis
Chicago
USA
Cook & Sherman
Bucklen Arnica Salve Heals Spider Bite Sores
John Washington of Bosqueville Texas suffered blood poisoning from a spider bite and nearly lost his leg. After trying Bucklen's Arnica Salve the sores began to heal from the first application and four boxes completed the cure. He endorses Stewart's pharmacy .25c.
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John Washington
Bosqueville
Texas
Bucklen
Stewart's
Bakery goods promotion in Vienna cheaper than home baking
Advertises bakery items available in Vienna noting lower prices than home baking. Highlights affordability and local availability.
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Vienna
BARGAINS IN FARM LANDS IN SOUTH KOTA
Learn about rare bargains in South Kota farm lands and opportunities in new towns opened by the Minneapolis and St. Louis RR. K. extension. A free illustrated descriptive pamphlet titled New Empire describes the farmers stockman’s paradise. Send a card to request.
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South Kota
Minneapolis and
St. Louis
RB. K
Farmers
Stockman’s Paradise
Gipsey Chief 45210 Standardbred Stallion at Stud
Gipsey Chief 45210 a four year old 16 hands bay trotting stallion stands at my barn four miles east of Washington for the 1907 season. Sired by Onward Chief 4495 from Gipsey Chief line with Lady Wilson dam. 50 live colt price with terms 812. Parties giving mares forfeit insurance and money due. inspected Saturdays at Marbourg and Helwick's. Martin Swift Jr owner keeper.
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Onward Chief
Onward
Lady Wilson
Gipsey Boy
My Barn
Washington
Gipsey Chief
Gipsey
Marbourg & Helwick’s
Martin Swift, Jr
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Certrude Gowan
Looge
Doc
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Mary Smith
A. H. Young
Tacoma
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Samuel Neil
Charles
Will Kuhn
West Chester
H. Knecht
A. B. Cutts
G. P
T. A
Minneapolis, Minn
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Ario H
Perry Hayes
A. McElwain
Ganzoo
Gambetta Wilkes
lLeota
Attorney
Ellen W. B Wagner
Bashaw
Frank Marvel
Deas
Prine Gn
Jowew
Maras
Wner
Munn & Co
Scientific American
New York
Washingtor
Chamberlain
Dr. Kinz
Seiem
Tnecras
Frey
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