Invention Saves Half Your Lutter Bill Fortunes Inventor
A new machine called the Liberty Butter Merger claims to turn one pint of milk into one pound of butter in three minutes, yielding two pounds of fresh butter. Priced at $1.50, it promises savings for consumers and income for inventors, with patent attorneys offering patent services and a free booklet.
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Liberty
Uncle Sam
Liberty Manufacturing Company
Jenifer Building
Washington, D
United States
Messrs
Chandlee
Chandlee & Chandlee
Seventh Street
Washington, D. C
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Silent Sufferer in a Theatre Box Comedy
The Bermingham Age-Terald quotes a playful theatre chat about a leading man and lady. The comic dialogue suggests a quarrel at home leaking into stage romance, with the wife watching from a box and showing sharp disapproval.
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Bermingham
Cuticura Ad Promotes Skin Remedies
Soft, clear skins are promised with Cuticura Soap for facial cleansing and hot water. Pimples may be treated with Cuticura Ointment. Free samples offered by Cuticura, Dept. X, Boston. Sold by druggists and by mail. Soap 25 cents, Ointment 25 cents and 50 cents. Adv.
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Dept. X
Boston
Cause of it Lady Wisher told in San Francisco Chronicle
In the San Francisco Chronicle a strained exchange reveals motive as a distressed woman asks how a man became a crook. The dialogue hints at love troubles and personal conflict driving alleged wrongdoing.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Garfield Tea In Nature's Laxative and Blood Purifier
In Ady Pennsylvania hunters claim 11 8 000 000 rabbits yearly. The role of an objector is noted as a limited capability man attracting attention. The text presents a promotional tone for a patent remedy claiming digestion and purification benefits.
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Garfield
Ady
Otters Reflect On Fur and Honor In River Tales
Mr Otter and Mrs Otter discuss fur value and dignity while noting dangers on the river. They recall brave soldiers choosing otter fur for helmets and coats, praising those who wore it, then return to their own meal and voyage, observing their strong webbed feet and tails as they swim.
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Mr. Otter
Mrs. Otter
Yonder River
Dyers
Mrs. Ot
Mia
Four year old Basil Mishears a Mule and Suggests Medicine
Basil Wyway, aged four, spends a day in the country and, hearing a mule bray for the first time, offers unsolicited advice saying the horse has the whooping cough and should be given bone medicine.
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Basil
Wyway
Caele
Woman endorses Tantae remedy for relief and strength
Mrs May Hull of 925 Sixth Street Des Moines testifies that a stomach catarrh and sore throat improved after using Tantae a tonic from herbal extracts. She reports regained energy and clearer thinking enabling easier housework and daily tasks. The ad notes Tantae is sold by druggists nationwide in Iowa via wholesalers.
Lemon Juice Skin Whitener Advert Flier
A promotional item explains making a lemon based skin whitener using two lemons, three ounces of orchard white, and a bottle to yield a full quart of lotion for facial and body use. It claims to brighten skin, remove blemishes, freckles, sallowness, and tan, and encourages daily massage for hands, neck, arms, and face.
Reason for HontelysMarriage Revealed in Banter
Grace questions why Miss Hontely would marry him given her money. Gussie retorts that he would not have taken her without finances, implying the motive behind the match.
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Grace
Miss Hontely
Gussie
Freckles, Eye Cream Ads and Odd Lot Shakespeare
An assortment of vintage advertisements and quips appears, including a freckle treatment touting a double strength acetone product, a New York patent for a needle threading aid for the blind, Garfield laxative ads, and witticisms about government ice control and presidential prospects, with various jokes about Shakespeare and broken lots. The clippings present a collage of early 20th century ad copy and humor.
Minnesota 1917 Wheat Output Reaches 50 Million Bushels
Minnesota produced 50 million bushels of wheat in 1917 marking a record year for the state’s grain crop. Farmers benefited from favorable weather and strong demand as markets expanded nationwide.
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United States
Canada
United
Ose
U. S. Employment Service
Department: OF Labor
Minnesota
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Tuart
Andy
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Buffalo
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MEG. CO
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AYE Bros
Blair
Nebr
Bay of Troubles
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Des Moines
Pennsylvania
Boorth. Bag CO
Memphis, Tenn
Lonal Wight
Yee
Caxter
Baye
Tanlac
Mike
Pat
Louisvile Courier-Journal
Mrs
May Hull
Ana
Money Bank
New York
Congress
Liverpool
Louisvive Courier-Journal
Dr. Pierce
Federal Trade Commission
Swift & Company
Food Administration
Council of National Defense
United States Food Administration
U.S. Army
Navy
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U.S.A
Fletcher
Royal Baking Powder
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