Cheer Up There Is Hope Left at Forty
An optimistic reflection notes famous figures who achieved greatness after turning forty. It cites Ulysses S. Grant, Julius Caesar, Handel, Cromwell, Dryden, Scott, Johnson, Bunyan, and William Booth, illustrating that early struggles can precede notable achievement and urging perseverance.
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Ulysses S. Grant
United States
Galena
Julius Caesar
Pompey
Caesar
Handel
Messiah
Oliver Cromwell
America
Dryden and
Scott
Samuel Johnson
John Bunyon
Pilgrim’s Progress
Salvation Army
William Booth
Town silent in the face of civic duty doomed to decline
Moore Haven Times warns that citizens who neglect public work, complain, or avoid supporting town initiatives help bury the community. The editorial links selfishness, reluctance to advertise, and harsh chatter to a town’s moral and physical decline.
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Moore Haven
Fla
Porter's News Highlights Local Weather and Obituaries
Rain arrived easing chores as ground prep for plowing resumes. Mrs. Ora Morris nee Browder died of cancer and was buried locally. she left a husband two sons a sister two brothers and a mother. Mrs. Nelson of Farmersville visited with her father John Musser. Wilma Harper took a teaching exam in Sherman. Bertha Deberry progresses with school locally. Robert Allison and family visited John Musser.
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Ora Morris
John Musser
Wilma Harper
Sherman
Bertha Deberry
Robert Allison
Blue Ridge
Man and poor man share comic flaws and fate
A satirical monologue portrays man as a flawed creature born without consent. He labors daily, mishandles chores, debates politics, wastes money, and bungles romance. The piece ends with a cynical note on truth, lies, and social roles. Exchange.
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Palm Beach
Sun Wants Local News and Visits Feature
The Sun invites readers to share visits and local news stories each week. Send reports to be printed in the want column for 25 cents. Options include 52 visits for 1.50 and calling cards at 1.50 for 100.
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the Sun
Dreary Outlook on a Scot’s Troubled Marriage
An unhappy married Scot is met by a friend who laments the misfortune that has befallen him, calling it a great pity and expressing sympathy for the difficult situation.
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Sandy
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promises Vitality
The advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a simple quinine and iron syrup that purifies blood, strengthens the system, and improves appetite and color. It claims to destroy malaria and grip germs via its invigorating effect and notes a 60c price.
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Grove
Deed, man she’ll dae waur than that yet
In a Scots dialogue a man remarks that his wife has left him and another character Sandy laments she may return, noting she could cause more trouble. The exchange captures regional speech and humor about marital separation.
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Sandy
Making a pen wiper for Sally Stuckup’s sister
A little girl forms a plan to imitate Sally Stuckup by making a pen wiper for a sister who does not yet exist, hoping to share in the Stuckups’ possessions and status.
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Sally Stuckup
Stuckups
Money Riddles of Fortune and Fate
A compact riddle about money as the root of evil and good, noting how savings and spending shape life. It contrasts government created money with self made wealth, and hints at bets, jail, banks, and the mint as sources or tests of money’s fate.
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Mint
Whitewright
Here Lies Jonathan Steele Good and Upright Citizen
A tombstone inscription in a New England cemetery proclaims Jonathan Steele as a good and upright citizen and weighs 250 pounds, framed with the phrase Open Wide Ye Golden Gates.
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Old
New England
Jonathan Steele
Saving Disposition by Economical Housewife Raises Allowance
A frugal wife tells her husband she must request ten shillings more weekly due to rising living costs. The exchange highlights household budgeting pressures amid inflation.
Extravagant Honor: Amelia Keeps Wedding Dress Thirty Years
A dialogue recalls Amelia defending her frugal choice to preserve her wedding dress for potential remarriage. John challenges her, while Amelia bitterly laughs at the reproach of extravagance, noting the dress’ thirty-year wait. The Sun price is noted as $1.50 per year.
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Amelia
John
Lost purse and calling cards in city center
Black silk purse found with a bill book bearing initials J. L. T. Also 50 printed calling cards offered for sale at one dollar. Finder should notify Sun office.
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Sun Office
Sun
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Mrs
George German
P. J. Pierce
Dr. R. May
Tom Barbee
Bryant King
Mary Hestand
Graves
Gillett
North Crockett Street
Texas
P. A. Short
Ira Kirkpatrick
Perrick
Albert Vestal
International Stocking Mills
Norristown
Gwennie
Samuel Holden
The
Sally
P.O
Fort Worth
Star- Telegram
New York City
Jiggs—Mutt and
Jeff Andy Gumps
Old Home Town
Juliet
Romeo
W. B
Torrington Electric
Torrington
Torrington Company
Connecticut
Ering
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