Before 1889 peanuts gained value as time money clue
A historical note suggests time is money expression, and before 1889 the peanut held little commercial value.
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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1921
Page
7
Bridal wreath superstition cited in old play
The article notes a belief that anyone who wears a bridal wreath or veil during a performance will not marry. It reflects a traditional superstition tied to theater and wedding customs.
Unwise Marriages Sparked by Multiple Proposals
A witty exchange from London Tit-Bits recalls a wife who received many marriage proposals and her husband’s sharp remark wishing she had chosen the first suitor. The humor highlights courtship choices and social norms of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
California Fig Syrup Ad Promises Quick Constipation Relief
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to use California Fig Syrup to cleanse the liver and bowels of sick children. It claims a teaspoonful can rapidly produce a well behaved child, noting genuine bottles by California and warnings against imitators.
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California
The Surprise Party
A brief mystery item features a party plan named The Surprise Party and questions if a wife returns home unexpectedly, with a character named Bocker described as not to herself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kicker
Bocker
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Dyeing For Any Fabric
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple for any woman to use on sweaters skirts coats and more. It guarantees no spotting fading streaking or running and instructs buyers to tell their druggist the fabric type wool silk linen cotton or mixed to ensure safe dyeing.
Noah's Ark fishing tale tickles class with worms
A boy narrates Noah's life aboard the Ark in a playful classroom vignette. He explains he went fishing for only five minutes because there were only two worms available, prompting the mistress to question the time limit.
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Noah
The
Cuticura Ad Promises Clear Skin and Soft Hands
An advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment to ease itching for dandruff and scalp irritation with a gentle rub. The next morning use Cuticura Soap with hot water to complete a daily routine for clear skin and soft, white hands.
Careful driver praised amid clean blueing sales note
An ad touts Red Cross Ball Blue with claims of spotless results and easy washing. A fragment notes nearly 250,000 women work as hairdressers in Japan.
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Japan
Beaming Advice On Good Things For The Family
A collection of recipes for family cooking includes a delicious raisin pie using grape juice and lemon and a cranberry conserve with oranges and raisins. Beet salad and beet relish updated for winter keeping. baked cranberries with syrup. chicken timbales with herbs. Celery salt and lemon juice season Creole Rice with ham and rice.
Boomerang of kindness echoed in Captain Crawford verse
A Captain Jack Crawford quatrain exhorts sharing cheer after gloom or mirth. It suggests any kind word cast to a sad soul returns to the giver, framing humor and warmth as a moral return in social life.
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Jack Crawford
Marmalade with Carrot Base and Citrus Twist
A home canning guide describes making a carrot based marmalade using three cups of carrot, two lemons, and lemon notes for flavor. It also covers an oyster roast on buttered toast, sardine luncheon dish, French dressing variation, chicken a la reine, and a date cake with butter, sugar, eggs, sour milk, dates, nuts, vanilla, and flour.
Knitted Outerwear and Dainty Hats for Autumn Trends
The feature highlights autumn and early winter knitted outerwear and hats. It notes the rise of cape, coat, blouse, and dress hat varieties, with emphasis on color, style, and clever trimmings. Black dominates tailored hats, while silk, angora, and velvet textures enhance scarfs and capes.
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Hades
Mrs Haydock Saved From An Operation
Chicago reader Mrs E H Haydock recounts being saved from surgery by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after four doctors failed. She says she took 22 bottles, recovered fully, and has recommended the remedy to sisters and others. The ad notes many women have avoided operations by this traditional root and herb medicine.
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Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
E. H. Haydock
St. Lawrence Avenue
Illinois
Often the Case
On first sight Jack thought Edith a vision. On second sight his thought underwent revision.
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Edith
Beauty and Health For Women of All Ages
South Bend Indiana reader endorses Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a fortifying nervine that improved frailty during a critical period. Card urges all women to seek medical advice from Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo New York.
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Beauty and Health
South Bend
Ind
R. Pierce
Ailee Samuel Romine
Del.ealth
Dr. Pierce
Invalids
Buffalo
N. Y
Beginning of a New Life Bulgarian Blood Tea Promise
A vintage advertisement touts Bulgarian Blood Tea as a centuries old remedy for numerous ailments. It claims blood purification and health renewal with a money back guarantee and postpaid shipping options. The copy also weaves in social quips and satirical blurbs about credit, Sioux dances, mystery ships, and prophets of good times.
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Europe
Asia
Africa
Marvel Products Co
Bavarian cows milking more with American breeds
The Germans claim that American cow breeds give far more milk in Bavaria than local German stock. They question whether Bavarian farmers have ample access to good water.
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Bavaria
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