Hope at Forty: Great Figures Proved Their Start Late
The article urges despondent forty year olds to recall notable figures who found success after turning forty. It cites Ulysses Grant in Galena at 40, Julius Caesar eclipsed by Pompey earlier, Handel’s Messiah at 56, Cromwell considering emigration at 40, Dryden and Scott becoming known at 40, Johnson’s dictionary after 46, Bunyan’s preaching license at 40 and Booth founding the Salvation Army at 49, concluding with encouragement to persevere.
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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 burying its future through private indifference
A Moore Haven Florida Times editorials condemns citizens who neglect public duties. It likens inaction to digging graves, with selfish business minds, lack of promotion, and silence on local enterprise as the funeral procession for the town.
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Moore Haven
Fla
Porter’s News Weather Lifts Spirits As Plowing Prepares
Rain arrives improving mood and ground sanitation ahead of plowing. Obituary notes Mrs. Ora Morris nee Browder dies of cancer and is buried locally, survived by husband two sons sister two brothers and mother. Community members visit and exams and teaching progress noted for Miss Wilma Harper and Miss Bertha Deberry. Robert Allison and family visit John Musser.
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Ora Morris
John Musser
Wilma Harper
Sherman
Bertha Deberry
Robert Allison
Blue Ridge
Man and His Flaws Exchange
A humorous imprecation on man’s flaws from birth to old age. The piece mocks daily habits, political bluster, quarrels over money, and marital tensions, noting small follies and foibles from morning spillages to late life woes in a witty, satirical voice. It ends by calling for exchange.
Mother's Mistake
A four year old tells her father that her mother is an “awful dear” but fails to raise children properly. She complains that mother makes her go to bed while awake and get up when sleepy, highlighting parental missteps.
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Daddy
Gwennie
Mysterious inscription on gravestone and office supplies sale
A newspaper fragment notes a gravestone inscription claiming Samuel Holden died by being kicked by a cow with a biblical tribute. The text also advertises typewriter ribbons, paper, carbons, blank envelopes, and adding machine paper for sale at the Sun office.
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Samuel Holden
Sun
Dreary Outlook for Unhappy Scot in Troubled News Item
An unhappy married Scot is confronted by a friend who comments on the sorrowful turn of events in his life. The remark highlights pity and concern as the conversation unfolds in the era’s tone.
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Sandy
Sun Want Column Seeks Local Visitor News
Readers are invited to send in visiting notes for The Sun in a paid column. Submit items about visitors or visits, and the paper will publish them for 25 cents per listing. Also offering printed calling cards at 1.50 for 100.
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the Sun
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promoted as Blood Purifier
An ad touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a tonic that purifies blood and enriches the system. It claims to improve color, appetite, and vitality by delivering iron and quinine, noting it is pleasant enough for children and fights malaria and grip germs.
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Grove
Deed, Man Reflects on Wife’s Departure
In a Scottish dialogue, Sandy laments his wife has left him and predicts she will return, while the other man insists she could do worse. The exchange captures rural wit and resignation in a concise, period voice.
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Sandy
Making a pen wiper for my little sister
A child crafts a pen wiper claiming a future sister of Sally Stuckup inspires the project and notes they usually imitate the Stuckups. The exchange shows family dynamics and social rivalries in a humorous domestic vignette.
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Sally Stuckup
Stuckups
Money the Mighty Force Behind All Human Drama
A reflective verse notes money as the root of nearly every emotion and outcome. It contrasts saving and spending with success and failure, fame and downfall, caution and luck, while crediting the mint for its creation and urging readers to make it last.
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Torrington Electric
Torrington
Here Lies Jonathan Steele inscription noted in cemetery
An old New England cemetery tombstone bears a humorous inscription reading Here Lies Jonathan Steele Good and Upright Citizen Weighed 250 Pounds Open Wide Ye Golden Gates. The line recalls obituary style satire and local grave markers.
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Old
New England
Jonathan Steele
Her Saving Disposition in High Cost of Living
An economical housewife tells her husband she must ask for ten shillings more per week due to rising living costs. She plans to adjust household budgeting while maintaining frugal habits.
Extravagant Demand Sparks Bitter Exchange Over Dress
In a tense moment Amelia and John argue over prudence and romance. Amelia defends keeping her wedding dress for over thirty years as she contemplates a possible second marriage while John questions extravagance. The Sun is $1.50 per year.
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Amelia
John
Lost Black Silk Purse Involving Initials J L T
A black silk purse containing a bill book with the initials J. L. T. was found. It includes 50 printed calling cards for a dollar. Notify the Sun office if yours.
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Sun Office
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