California Fig Syrup Advertisement Claim
An old advertisement promotes California Fig Syrup for babies and children detailing relief from constipation and fever, claiming it sweetens the stomach and stimulates the liver and bowels without narcotics. It warns against counterfeits and instructs to say California to show a genuine product.
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California
Nerves of steel help pilots chase new world air speed
In Mitchelfield test flights Lieutenant Brow guided a plane with machine-like precision achieving four miles per minute. Williams, diving from 9,000 feet to gain speed, reached within ten feet of the ground before leveling off and setting a new world speed record at about 280 miles per hour.
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Mitchelfield
Brow
Williams
Dainty Georgette Party Frocks and Home‑Made Fashions
A write‑up on creative dressmaking for children featuring georgette party frocks, boudoir caps, ribbons, and lace accessories. It highlights handmade ideas, two tone color schemes, and seasonal trends like ribbon rosettes and two shade effects for mid winter parties.
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Charlotte Corday
Pretty Frock of Georgette and Stylish Handbag Choices
The article discusses fashionable accessories and children's dress trends. It notes that handbags must complement outfits, outlines the latest silk bag designs, and predicts bold color usage for children's clothes. It highlights debutante society, social calendars, and evolving trim details like laces rosettes and appliques.
Bayer Aspirin Ad Warns Buyers to Look for Bayer Brand
A period advertisement warns buyers to verify the Bayer name on aspirin packages or tablets to ensure genuine Bayer Aspirin, claimed safe by millions and prescribed for 23 years, noting imitators may be dangerous.
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Bayer
Emand
The Wise Aunt and the Mirror Gift
A selfish girl seeks true love through incantations with an uplifted candle, as her unsuspecting aunt enters and questions the ritual. The aunt privately predicts the experiment may succeed, setting a quiet tone for this brief moral tale.
A True Helpmate The Welfare Worker
A humorous dialogue shows a wife accusing her husband of no support while the laundress defends him noting he brings back a wash to keep her busy, highlighting domestic roles and work in a rural setting.
Dandelion Butter Color Sells Widely for 50 Years
A harmless vegetable butter color named Dandelion has been used by millions for five decades. Drug stores and general stores offer bottles labeled Dandelion for 35 cents each.
What He Saw Minister to Stranger at Church Site
A minister remarks on his church's handsome edifice and a stranger notes only that it resembles a splendid filling station site, highlighting a humorous rural contrast in Farm Life.
Brandreth Pills Ad Claims Bedtime Cure All
An advertisement urges readers to take Brandreth Pills one or two at bedtime to cleanse the system purify the blood and keep you well. It emphasizes a preventive health benefit and uses direct imperative language typical of period ads.
Nothing Serious Poem Fragment In Conversation
A brief dialogue quotes a person noting a fiance writes poetry only in spare time, suggesting a casual, light exchange about personal writing habits. No further details or context provided.
Cascarents for liver and bowels ad notice
Advertisement for Cascarets priced 10c a box claims to cure biliousness constipation sick headache and indigestion. Mentions drug stores as points of sale.
Can't Get Em Alive Hunter Ad Ends
A playful ad line features a hunter aiming for a shoulder and antlers, paired with a quip from Life about chasing antlers. The snippet also includes a vintage laundry detergent advertisement note about using soap and Ball Blue for whitening.
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Hunter
Happy Days Gone By Joke on Junior Senior Roles
A playful note recalls past classroom roles with a back and forth about juniors and seniors. The quip suggests seniors were once juniors, and juniors now wonder what seniors were before.
Tax dodger lacks claim to fame, says critic
A commentary asserts that any man who dodges taxes has no business seeking fame, framing tax ethics as a prerequisite for public recognition. It emphasizes integrity over notoriety and links fiscal responsibility to reputational standing.
Noting Man's Tyranny Over Nature Says Roland Rolland
The quotation argues man is not king of nature but its tyrant and asks what he can learn from animal societies older and more diverse than humanity.
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Romain Rolland
Variety Savory Dishes and Two Easy Pies For Dinner
A home cook offers veal cutlets with horseradish sauce and two fruit pies Banana Pie and Pineapple Pie. Veal is simmered then breaded and fried with a butter flour broth sauce. Banana Pie uses a light custard with bananas and meringue top. Pineapple Pie blends cream, eggs, pineapple and whipped cream topping for a rich dessert.
Puddings Stir Appetite and Dinner Bill
The note describes puddings as small items that enhance the dinner and increase the bill, provoking men to desire the meal that previously foretold three daily servings, highlighting their impact on hunger and expense.
Salads and Dressings From Roquefort to Ever Ready Mixes
A historic guide presents several salad dressing recipes. Roquefort dressing blends salt pepper vinegar olive oil and crumbled Roquefort cheese over lettuce. Honey dressing uses olive oil honey lemon juice and salt. Fruit dressing combines eggs sugar salt pepper vinegar mustard and cayenne then thickens over hot water. Pineapple dressing warms pineapple juice with butter flour egg yolks whites and sugar then adds whipped cream. Ever Ready dressing fuels a base with eggs mild vinegar and heat, with optional butter whipped cream and vegetables to tailor flavors.
Velocity of Light and Romer’s Pioneering Measure
Historical note on Romer 1676 eclipses of Jupiter’s satellites establishing light speed. He linked Earth-Jupiter orbital motion to eclipse intervals, deducing light travels about 186,500 miles per second and that it takes roughly 16 minutes to cross Earth’s orbit.
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Romer
Jupiter
All Depended. A Grievance Breeds Public Debate
A public discourse centers on a man with a grievance whose actions ripple through communities. The piece analyzes how one individual's discontent influences others, shaping opinions and prompting responses from local groups and authorities.
Mount Gallo Peak Decapitated by Earthquake
Mount Gallo a 7000 foot peak in Engandine was toppled by an earthquake. Zurich observatory logged the Japan quake and slight shocks in Grisons. Maloja alpinists report the top granite block broke away and fell into a deep ravine.
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Engandine
Zurich Observatory
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Canton
Grisons
Switzer
Maloja
The Ideal Husband A Test of Qualifications
The Old Man questions candidates for his daughter noting two claimed strengths. The suitor says he is a splendid listener and makes lots of money. The father warns that both traits will face the acid test before approval.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
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