Cheer Up There Is Hope Left At Forty
A short inspirational note arguing that turning forty does not doom a career. It cites notable figures like Ulysses S. Grant Caesar Handel Cromwell Dryden Scott Johnson Bunyan and William Booth, noting the great achievements they reached after or around their forties to encourage perseverance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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's Inactivity Buries Civic Life in Moore Haven
A Moore Haven Florida Times note warns that citizens who avoid public service, complain about hard times, or neglect town affairs contribute to civic decay. It argues public apathy, selfishness, and failure to promote local enterprises act like a coffin, shroud, and hearse for the town’s future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore Haven
Fla
Porter’s News Weather Lifts Spirits After Rainy Harvest
The rain finally arrived and townspeople cheer, ground being cleaned for plowing. Mrs. Ora Morris died of cancer and was buried. she grew to womanhood here and is survived by husband, two sons, sister, two brothers, and her mother. Mrs. Nelson of Farmersville visited, Miss Wilma Harper took a teaching exam in Sherman, and Bertha Deberry progresses well at school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora Morris
John Musser
Wilma Harper
Sherman
Bertha Deberry
Robert Allison
Blue Ridge
Man, Poor Man Exchange
A satirical monologue portrays a man born into life without choice, struggling with daily chores and finances, clashing with politics, and facing a rough arc from youth to old age. The piece critiques self deception, marital friction, and social pretensions in a humorous, pointed tone.
Mother's Mistake Drama of a Child In Family Tale
A four year old Gwennie tells her father that her mother, visiting friends, is not teaching proper child rearing. She reveals the mother makes her go to bed when awake and get up when sleepy, prompting a home scene about parenting.
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Daddy
Gwennie
Grim inscription about Samuel Holden and cow death legend
A gravestone inscription speaks of Samuel Holden who died suddenly when kicked by a cow. The piece notes Sun office selling typewriter ribbons, paper, carbons, blank envelopes, and adding machine paper.
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Samuel Holden
Sun
Sun Want Column Offers Visiting News For 25c
The Sun invites readers to share visiting information and news items for weekly publication. A want column service is offered at 25 cents per item with 52 visits for $1.50 and printed calling cards at $1.50 for 100.
Dreary Outlook for Unhappy Scot Lengthy Trial
A grim scene unfolds as a friend consoles Sandy, an unhappy Scot, remarking on the sorrowful turn his life has taken. The exchange hints at a troubling domestic or personal misfortune, setting a somber tone for what follows in the article.
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Sandy
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Claims Modern Tering Value
A vintage advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a tonic that energizes and enriches blood. It asserts improved color, appetite, and vitality from iron and quinine suspending in syrup, claiming purifying effects and germs destruction, with a selling price of 0c.
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Grove
Wives Leave and Return in Scottish Exchange
A brief exchange between men as one laments a wife's departure, another urges resolve. Sandy predicts she will return, though ruefully noting the trouble it may cause. The dialogue captures a terse social moment with regional flavor.
Making a pen wiper for Sally Stuckup's imagined sister
A child crafts a pen wiper for a nonexistent sibling, arguing they always imitate the Stuckups who supposedly have everything. The exchange shows wishful thinking and social teasing within a family.
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Sally Stuckup
Stuckups
Money Riddles of Wealth and Fate Across Life
A compact reflection on money as a double edged force. It contrasts saving and spending with luck and danger, noting prosperity and poverty, government and personal creation of wealth, and the mint as its origin. It hints at the moral weight of money and its ability to change lives.
Here Lies Jonathan Steele Good and Upright Citizen
An old New England cemetery inscription reads Here Lies Jonathan Steele Good and Upright Citizen Weighed 250 Pounds Open Wide Ye Golden Gates indicating a humorous epitaph on a local grave marker.
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Old
New England
Jonathan Steele
Her Saving Disposition Raises Weekly Ten Shillings Claim
An economical housewife told her husband she must ask for ten shillings more each week due to the rising cost of living. The exchange highlights household budgeting pressures and inflation’s impact on family finances.
Extravagant Woman Keeps Wedding Dress Thirty Years
In a pointed exchange Amelia mocks John for calling her extravagant as she reveals she saved her wedding dress for over thirty years hoping for a second marriage. The Sun's annual subscription price of $1.50 is noted in the dialogue.
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Amelia
John
Lost silk purse and calling cards found in town
A black silk purse containing a bill book with initials J. L. T. was found and turned over to the Sun office. Inside were 50 printed calling cards sold for $1.00.
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Sun Office
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Bryant King
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Gillett
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Texas
P. A. Short
Ira Kirkpatrick
Perrick
Albert Vestal
International Stocking Mills
Norristown
Porter
Palm Beach
the Sun
The
Sally
Mint
CP. O
Fort Worth
Star- Telegram
New York City
Jiggs—Mutt and
Jeff Andy Gumps
Juliet
Romeo
Whitewright
W. B. Hest and
Torrington Electric
Torrington
Torrington Company
Connecticut
Ering
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