Woman Recovers from Nervous Prostration with Remedy
Winona Minnesota woman Mrs E Rt Sultze reports sleepless nights and nervous exhaustion for over a year. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relieving nervousness and restoring rest and energy. The ad promotes the remedy as a long standing standard for conditions including inflammation irregularities backache and dizziness.
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Winona
Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham
Albee
Sultze
Olmstead St
Old Man Confesses Pain Over Mirthless Name
In a terse exchange a kind elder asks a boy why he laments the absence of a name for a man. The child responds he cannot recall the name the fellow used for him, hinting at a past insult or nickname that stings. The brief dialogue hints at memory and identity.
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Tommy Tuff
K. QQ
T. T
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertises Internal Cure
The text claims catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as an internal treatment that purifies the blood and cleanses mucous surfaces. It credits B J Cheney & Co of Toledo with the product and offers testimonials.
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Hall
B. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
Cross-Examination Snippet From Courtroom Exchange
A courtroom exchange shows a mistress questioning the defendant about a cook's brother while a policeman confirms the relationship. The brief dialogue reveals tension as the parties clarify a family connection during the cross examination.
Freckles Removal Ad Promises Clear Complexion
An advertisement touts Othine double strength to fade freckles with nightly applications. It claims most cases need only one ounce and guarantees money back if the product fails to remove freckles, urging readers to ask druggists for the double strength. A brief political quip about sincerity follows.
Boschee's Syrup Promises Cough Relief and Restful Sleep
An advertisement touts Boschee's Syrup as a remedy to quiet coughs soothe sore throat and lung inflammation aid bronchial irritation and promote a good night’s rest. It claims fifty two years of American production and usefulness in lung trouble asthma croup bronchitis and related diseases.
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America
Adv
No clear news item in city paper quote
Dialogue from London Opinion contrasting officer and munition magnate perspectives on wealth and treatment, highlighting class tension and public sentiment.
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London
Shave With Cuthura Soap Advise
An advertisement touts Cuthura Soap for shaving and bathing claiming double razor efficiency and skin health. It promises no mug residue, no slime, no germs, no waste, and no irritation even with twice daily shaving. The soap is promoted as a single product for shaving bathing and shampooing.
Sewing Hints for Silk, Bias, and Embroidery Techniques
Practical instructions for sewing silk smoothly from controlling thread tension to cutting bias bands, braiding with tissue paper, using coronation braid as buttonhole substitute, tagging bag contents with a safety pin, and making even eyelet embroidery with a soaped stiletto. It covers spooling, chalk marking, stitching, and decorative tips for delicate fabrics.
Embroidering Hair Ribbons For Dress-Up
The article suggests eight to twelve year old girls enjoy hair ribbons and proposes embroidery ideas. On light backgrounds dainty silk flower sprays suit party sets and sashes, while darker ribbons suit bolder motifs. finished ends can be rounded and hemmed to prevent fraying.
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Batiste
Good Neckwear Season Featured in Women’s Fashion
Manufacturers and buyers anticipate a strong season for women's neckwear with large sales of plaitings and ruffings. Samples shown in many color combinations include rose, navy, brown, green, ten other colors, and white in attractive displays.
Four hats for bridesmaids set summer wedding mood
The article previews four mid summer hats for bridesmaids including a georgette crepe hat with satin bow, a leghorn straw poke bonnet with blue ribbon lattice, a tuscan braid georgette hat with a long scarf, and a pure white marines lace trimmed hat. It notes June weddings and fashion options. Also mentions rising silk sweater sales 25 percent and a shield shaped wristwatch with rhinestone face as a dainty jewelry option.
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Marines
Western Canada Wheat Prospects Lift Northern Lands
A Ohio report notes Marquis wheat grown in several counties, grown from Western Canada seed, expanding seed imports and land selling below true value. Big seed buyers plan Western Canada holdings to grow oats barley and rye, signaling growth in spring wheat across states and higher land prices as profits rise. The piece ends with a noted ad line about business and a digression on love letters.
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Ohio
Marquis
Western Canada
Western
Canada
United States
Glass substitutes tried in Europe as window material
Popular Mechanics notes several alternatives to glass in Europe due to glass shortages. Cellulose films on gratings or cloth, hemp glue between paper sheets, albumen and casein products, sheet gelatin, and phenol formaldehyde resins are imperfect but usable. Also proposed are silica oxide fused with titanium or zirconium oxides and a greensand magnesia bauxite mix melted in an electric furnace, with some substitutes being flexible.
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Europe
Popular Mechanics
Promise Not to Marry Nancy Tarbox
In a domestic exchange John reassures Maria he will not wed Nancy Tarbox, recalling Nancy's earlier rejections. The vignette ends with a quip about laundry ads and a note on the busy nature of a successful man, underscoring wartime era humor.
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John
Nancy Tarbox
Maria
Information to Dive by J L Edwards USA Railroad Admin
J L Edwards, manager of the agricultural section, U S Railroad Administration, announces discovery of noncommercial data for public study. The notice lists contact room 2000 Washington DC for access.
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J. L. Edwards
Agri
U. S. Railroad Administration
Washington, D. C
Land for sale and misc notices from multiple states
$20 per acre buys smooth section plains tillable land two miles from Andrews Co site. Good stock farming proposition with some improvements. J. L. Gregg, Kingsville, Tex. GASTINE eliminates carbon, saves 25% increases power. Wanted, mgr. for ea. In county, $120 ger mo. Trial box $1. R. He Oliver, Stateistributor, Urbana, Indiana, FREE lterature of deeded farms and relin quishments in Carbon Co. Homesteads. Exe. Sure crops. Elbert Hymer, Red Lodge, Mont Make Your Gas-Buy a patented Kerosene Stove Burner. Complete outfit $22.50. Agents wanted. H. A. Smock, Indianapolis, Ind Going to Los Angeles? For valuable, reliable, impartial information about living and other matters address P. O. Box 73, Los Angeles. For Late-Favorable terms, two well located Ind. Hog Farms, Feed and Rendering Plants, good incomes. Feltes, 300 Mcy. Hail, Chgo. W.N. U., Indianapolis, No. 20-1919.
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Andrews Co
J. L. Gregg
Kingsville
Tex
He Oliver
Urbana
Indiana
Carbon Co
Elbert Hymer
Red Lodge
Mont
H. A. Smock
Indianapolis
Ind
Feltes
Dangerous Kidney Warning and Haarlem Oil Ad
An old health ad warns kidneys slow disease danger and urges Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules imported from Holland for relief or money back. Following fiction snippets show a wife remarking on life’s chill and a resourceful Australian tale of a man cooking his dog’s tail to survive.
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Haarlem
Holland
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Lou
Guernsey
Los Angeles Times
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