Inevitable loneliness and a stern warning from Napoleon
The piece contrasts lifelong social planning with neglecting true friendship. It recalls Sam Johnson on keeping old and new acquaintances, then uses Napoleon’s decline to illustrate the cost of making courtiers rather than friends. The final epitaph notes his life ended with a garden and a potato patch, not companionship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Johnson
Boswell
Napoleon
Versailles
Europe
Berthier
Louis XVIII
Marmont
Paris
St. Helena
World owes much to bankers says President Harding
President Harding remarks that the world owes much to bankers, acknowledging their role while noting the statement may be obvious and perhaps overdone. The Cleveland Plain Dealer presents the quip as a sharp, tongue in cheek appraisal of financial influence on global affairs.
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Harding
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Hogwallow News Briefs Stir Local Happenings
Clair Hancock of the Improvement Association recalls the census taker visit on Thursday while Widow Sims and her children were in town. Hog Ford church ladies delay their summer ice cream supper until winter due to bad weather. Tickville depot agent cleans weeds on the platform. The Tin Peddler's road accident involves a stray chicken he lifts for safety. Rye Straw store plans to close fly poison sale after winter comes. Fletcher Henstep urged to move from the porch or fix loose floorboards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clair Hancock
The
Improvement Association
Sim’s
Hog Ford
Salem Barlows leaking umbrella sidelines his left side
Salem Barlow plans to avoid using the left side of his umbrella until a repair is completed, keeping the device usable only on the right side.
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Salem Barlow
Yam Sims Plans New or Secondhand Hat Change
Yam Sims contemplates getting a brand new hat at a store or swapping for a secondhand one during his next meal at Tickville Cafe.
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Yam Sims
Tickville
Local Scenes Highlight Quirky Neighborhood Clips
Sidney Hocks played fiddle at Isaac Helwanger’s home Tuesday night but struggled with a stiff shirt and a faulty bow. Jefferson Potlocks has installed window lights causing an awkward parade of comings and goings for visiting children. Cricket Hicks deceived two prohibition agents by drinking soda behind a tree and wincing. Tobe Moseley visited a closing out sale at Tickville Emporium.
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Sidney Hocks
Isaac Helwanger
Jefferson Potlocks
Cricket Hicks
Prohibition
Neighbor loan of paste board suitcase noted
A brief item mentions a neighbor loan of a paste board suitcase and Miss Hostetter Hock displaying a new style long skirt. The account highlights changes in attire and footwear appearance without further context or names.
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Hostetter Hock
Fruitfulness Theme At Church of Christ Program
Sunday night Young People's program at Church of Christ led by Mrs Harp. Song and prayer. Topic is Fruitfulness with a reading by Bertha Lee. Miss Eunice Turner presides on reading. Leader guided by Miss Turner.
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Church of Christ
Mrs. Harp
Song
Miss Eunice Turner
Bertha Lee
What Kind of Fruit Should We Bear
Miss Marion Simmons and Evelyn Morgan lead a brief program on fruitfulness with readings by Miss Sallie Hamilton and Miss Dessie Reynolds followed by an offering song and benediction.
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Marion Simmons
Evelyn Morgan
Sallie Hamilton
Guy Vowell
Dessie Reynolds
Mixed signals in politics and medicine
An editorial joke comments on the era's confusing politics and the bizarre claim of 666 cures for dengue fever in a Columbia Record piece. The note playfully contrasts dry honesty with Svet era slang and cites dubious cures.
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Svet
Columbia Record
Rupture Expert Demonstration in Denison and Sherman
C W Miller, rupture expert trained by W S Rice, will demonstrate the Rice Non Surgical Rupture Method at the Palace Hotel Denison Texas on November 27 and at the Williams Hotel Sherman Texas on November 28. No charge for the demonstration and personal guidance, with full opportunities to decide if the method suits the reader.
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C. W. Miller
W. S. Rice
Adams
New York
Palace Hotel
Denison
Texas
Williams Hotel
Sherman
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Puritan Laboratories Dept
Ashville. Tenn
Litte
Littell
James F
Ballard
St. Louis
Hogwallow News
Fletcher Henstep
John Hollingsworth
Eshoeing
W. T. Nicholson
Tobe Moseley
E. W. Grove
Wrigley
Poell
Rel
Young People’s
Ode Crowell, the Drayman
Grayson County
Herman, Texas
Sora
Ford
Ford Motor Co
Sears Auto CO
Miller
Palace
W.S. Rice
N. Y
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