Who Would Not Be a Boy from Edgerton's Farm
Edgerton recalls boyhood adventures with his friend Jimmie, sharing mischievous pranks, schoolyard games, and antics from sugar theft to chicken tricks. The piece shifts to a reflection on character, wealth, and the moral measure of a person, arguing inner riches surpass outward riches and true strength grows from virtue.
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Jimmie
Judge James
Judge Jim
Joe Biggs
Joe
Tomer
Croesus
Buddha
Jesus
Burns
Lincoln
Shakespeare
Beethoven
Socrates
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thomas Carlyle
Swedenborz
Vpiato
Walt Whitman
Rockefeller
Newport
Concord
Cambridge
Goethe
Schiller
Rome
Spencer
Darwin
Huxley
Lombard Street
Solomon
Character as a treasure house and bank of riches
The author likens character to a burglar proof treasure house and a bank whose checks are always honored. It endures indefinitely without diminishing, shielding real riches in what we are.
The Death of Autumn and Dawn of Higher Self
A stark meditation on autumn’s passing with imagery of wind, desolation, and a grave note that autumn dies today. The poem contrasts bleak landscapes with memories of autumn’s beauty and the sinking year, then shifts to a moral reflection on dual selves and the transformative power of love for a child.
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Autumn
Earth
Mystery of life hinted in everyday beings
The passage ponders life’s mystery found in each human, a “great secret of the universe” hidden in a flower, a bird, or a child, suggesting enlightenment lies close to us rather than in distant cosmic realms.
Fragments on Knowledge and Ethics in Social Context
A thoughtful aphorism bundle notes that increased knowledge reduces dogmatic views. It contends that as intellect grows the unknown expands beyond certainty. It also warns that those who seek revenge drift from the path of progress.
The Bachelor: A Candid View of Single Life
A debate on bachelorhood contrasts anxious excuses with boastful pride. Some men lament loss while others parade in Chicago wearing yellow badges. The piece argues marriage expands life and warns that a healthy bachelor who loves himself too much is a misfit in the human race.
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Chicago
John
Health and Beauty Advice From a Bygone Era
A compact guide warns on appearance and care with tips on posture, diet for a red nose, parsley and vinegar as a diet aid, and simple remedies. It suggests light facial color to offset redness, proper pacing to avoid awkward gait, hand care with borax and lemon juice, and easy cures for cold sores using eastor all and camphor spirits.
Resolve to Wed Daughter Sparks Matrimonial Twist
An exchange reveals a suitor accepting a potential odds defying match with the daughter, declaring intent to marry despite a wary mother-in-law scenario. The dialogue underscores formal consent and family tension surrounding a forthcoming marriage.
Men Who Make Money Their God as Comforter Fails
Quote by James A. Edgerton from Cold Spring on the Hudson New York warns that men who worship wealth will find it a poor solace in times of need.
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James A. Edgerton
Cold Spring-on-the-Hudson, N. Y
No Water on the Moon Hints Brimming Crater Question
The Chicago News notes a lack of water on the moon and questions what the solitary resident man up there could drink. The playful verse contrasts space dryness with earthly thirst and curiosity.
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Chicago News
Alexandra at Home Queen of England a Great Letter Writer
Simple portrait of Queen Alexandra's daily life in Scotland and Sandringham. She walks drives and makes expeditions with attendants and dogs. She writes up to forty letters a day with personal supervision and sends game hampers at Christmas and signs photographs for intimates.
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England
Queen Alexandra
Scotland
Sandringham
Norfolk
Miss Knellys
China
Cleaning Gray Hair for Summer Care and Shine
The article notes gray hair can be stylish yet requires careful cleansing. It warns against washing with bicarbonate soda borax or ammonia and suggests washing with raw egg white and castile soap every three to four weeks in heat. An alternative uses powdered orris root and talcum dusted into the hair twice weekly for cleanliness and fragrance.
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Ater
Women as Moral Guardians or Threats in Literature
A columnist argues that women writers who depict libertine behavior threaten moral standards. The piece cautions that women are natural custodians of high morals, warning that lowering standards harms both women and men.
Household Tips From A Practical Homemaker
Practical advice covers cooking fruits with lemon juice or cider vinegar to improve flavor and storage tricks for lettuce and pongee silk care. Also includes wood whitening, plumbing quick fixes, porcelain pan prep with lard, and a playful orange jelly dessert method.
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Edgerton’s Farm
the Bad Bachelor
Health and Beauty
Lite
Georgia
Alexandra
the Citizens Savings Bank
Washington, Iowa
PR Mysicians
Dr. D. Arthaud
Osteopath
Kirksville
Dr. W. M. Terry
West Washington Street
Ashington
Iowa
Ray H. Dean
Cook & Sherman's
Washington, Lowa
Austin Sutherland
Main
Washington
Sun
Ail
Golden State
Oli Andini
Daily Pass
da Daily
O. SW
Anny
G. B
Southwest Limited
Milwaukee
Pass
Brighton
St.Paul
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Kansas City
Mason City Mail
Twin Cities Limited
hLib
Peoria Express
Peoria Limited
A. J. Morris
A.B. Cutts
Minn
Studer
THE
Sprague Correspondence School OF Law
Masesre Bion
Detroit, Mich
Clifford Thorne
Court House
J. J. Kellogg
Attorney-At-Law
Gide Square
W. M. Butterfield
Craft's
Eicher & Livingston
LAW
Charles A. Dewey
Office
J. Wilson
Wilson
Washington County Savings Bank
W. M. Keeley
E.D. Morrison
P. J. Hanley
J. B. Crail
Sanres
Farmers & Merchants
State Bank
Capital
D. F. Macon
E. C. Rupp
Washington,Iowa
iProve
Casey’s
Colense
Chichester
Beaman
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