Help Save Coal Warns Housewives to Cut Gas Waste
The American Gas Association urges national housewives to conserve gas before cold weather. Do not use open flame gas lights. equip burners with mantles. turn off gas before removing cooking utensils. avoid overlapping flames. boil water with a covered kettle. plan to use one burner for multiple items. use blue flames and proper utensils. bake in tin pans. avoid toasting bread in oven. keep burners clean and beware of fake gas-saving devices.
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American Gas Association
Prosperity Club Benefit at Melodeon Hall Tonight
The Journal reports a benefit for the Prosperity Club at Melodeon Hall tonight. The event aims to relieve hardship caused by cock mining and railroad troubles affecting the community, with the cook of the Mayflower likely unaffected.
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Prosperity Club
Melodeon Hall
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason Satire on Credit
A Walt Mason verse satirizes town merchants who pressure credit seekers. The speaker laments overbearing shopkeepers pulling him through stores, showcasing a parade of goods from beeswax salves to pickled pears and gherkins, until his appearance is ruined by the sales frenzy.
Public growing tired of strikes and arbitration call
A Philadelphia Public Ledger editorial urges compulsory arbitration and anti strike laws as public anger rises over rail strike violence. It contrasts bombed trains in Needles and Granton Junction with food and coal shortages, arguing the public demands action while unions resist.
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Take Care of Your Dog
Advice to dog owners urging responsible containment to prevent nuisance and property damage to neighbors. Emphasizes fencing and keeping dogs from roaming to preserve neighborly relations and protect animals from harm.
Ventilation Key To Beating Heat Says Times Medical Editor
The London Times medical editor argues heat stroke is rare in well aired or windy settings. He notes ventilation and breeze counter heat more than air temperature, advising light clothing and air circulation to reduce heat discomfort and prostration.
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Humorous Odds and Ends From a 1900s Newspaper
A collage of quips and cartoons about home brewing radio mimicry tramcar etiquette and biting one liner jokes. Quick exchanges reflect playful social observations and light satire typical of era humor prose.
The Dear Old Bus and Its Odd Adventures
A playful reminiscence about a battered motor car nicknamed the dear old bus. The narrator details the car's many repairs, accidents, and quirks, from patchwork top to battered cushions and frayed tires, claiming it still runs to a brisk forty. The piece blends humor with hard luck and local color.
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Oddball Characters In A Curious Country Visit
A man trims his ear top on each country trip to save a half gallon of gas. A woman hides her natural complexion with powder and paint. A man pursues stamp collecting as a hobby. A man known for sarcastic remarks that hurt others.
By The Way Slavery Tale Of A Judge And A Darky
A folk anecdote recalls a judge who used a memoryful old slave in court to recount all he heard. The devil offers to buy the slave, and the judge wager is for any memory the darky cannot recall. The devil asks about eggs. fifteen years later the slave answers the riddle with fried.
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Sam
Chautauqua Visitors Span Many Walks of Life
The article surveys campers in a tent city during chautauqua season. It notes tired business travelers seeking rest, families on vacation, and mothers handling daily childcare alongside youths from diverse backgrounds.
Chautauqua Life and the Chaperone Dilemma of Youth
The piece reflects on chautauqua as freedom from strict rules and the heavy responsibility of a sponsor. It contrasts late curfews, joyful noise, and uneasy neighbors, with a wary chaperone balancing youth exuberance against sleep and order. It notes adults, babies, and jazz as competing noises in tent life.
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Chautauqua
What Home Is to a Boy
A reflective Life magazine excerpt lists home as a testing ground for growing up. It describes home as a place of rules, chores, bedtimes, and misunderstandings, where youth feel judged yet cared for. The piece contrasts the discomforts with the comfort of belonging, noting it’s heaven when lost but would dislike seeing it burn.
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Dolly
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Two youngsters duel in chatter over who speaks first
In a playful exchange, two youths engage in a talking contest with each attempting to out talk the other. The scene captures a lighthearted moment of quick banter and youthful energy.
Piled Paper Piers Stand Against Teredo in California
Supporting piers are being made of paper in California and are designed to resist teredo damage. The piles measure 66 feet long and 18 to 30 inches in diameter with a square steel cap at the top to absorb pile driver shocks.
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Teredo
Woman Blamed by Her Family Ad
Restless irritable and exhausted wife and mother battles constant headaches and pains while fulfilling endless duties. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is advertised as restoring health and happiness, with grateful letters claimed as proof from women who found relief.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Eastbrook Railway Time Table Corrected
Time table for Eastbrook lines lists trains with arrivals and departures to Washington and Golden State routes. Local passenger and freight services like Nos 429 430 450 836 operate daily with selective Sunday exceptions. Agent J. Russell notes schedule details.
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