Dodson's Liver Tone touted as safer calomel alternative
The ad promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable liver cleanser that replaces dangerous calomel. It claims quicker, gentler relief from bilious symptoms, no salivation, and a money back guarantee. It urges purchase from druggists and appeals to broad consumer use.
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Dodson
Ady
Fisherman of a Tale Faces Parole and Punishment
A man was arraigned for burglary after climbing into a studio and stealing a painting of goldfish. He pleaded guilty and received a suspended sentence, but violated parole, was arrested again, and faced clemency appeals from friends. The judge urged reform with a piscatorial punning lecture.
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Ike Walton
Bob
New York Sun
Swamp Root Ad Claims Purity For Kidney Remedy
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant kidney liver and bladder remedy made from vegetables. It urges purchase in two bottle sizes and offers a sample for ten cents with a newspaper prompt to request by mail. It ends with a light cartoon exchange about winter furs and Palm Beach.
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Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer, & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Beware Castoria Bottles Sold for Infants and Children
Examine every bottle of Castoria carefully for the In Use for Over years warning. Children cry for Fletcher's Castoria and care is urged to ensure authenticity and safety for infants and kids.
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Fletcher
Judge notes common misery in married life
An Ordinary Condition quotes a judge remark that some prefer misery with one partner over happiness with another. The line “She says she'd rather be miserable with me than happy with anybody else” frames a critique of traditional marriage as a steady forfeit of personal happiness.
Woman Seeks Lasting Love Beyond First Affection
A witty reflection states a woman cares little for a man’s first love if she can be his final one. The remark underscores devotion as the ultimate prize in romance.
Chicago daily wastes 2000 dollars worth of milk bottles
A Chicago daily operation wasted about 2000 dollars worth of milk bottles in a routine mishandling incident. Local officials investigated the loss and ordered corrective measures for storage and distribution practices.
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Chicago Daily
Farmers urged to burn wood to ease coal demand and rail strain
The article advises farmers and urban residents to substitute wood heat for coal during the coming winter to relieve coal demand and railway load. It explains cordwood and stove wood methods, profitability of firewood, season drying, and how to contact state foresters or the U S Forest Service for guidance.
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United States Department of Agriculture
State Agricultural College
United States
Forest Service
Washington, D. C
Victory Farms designated for Liberty wheat quota
The Agriculture Department selects Iowa farms meeting Liberty wheat quotas to become Victory Farms. Posters reading Victory Farm will be distributed to cooperative school district operators this fall, with spring sowers receiving posters next spring. Quota is one acre in eight with allowances for untillable land.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Victory Farms
Victory Farm
Long-term benefits of using ground phosphate rock in rich organic soils
The article explains that applying finely ground rock phosphate yields lasting gains. Benefits accrue over years as soluble phosphate increases each year, with larger yields in later years. Effectiveness improves when soils have high organic matter and carbonic acid, aided by bacterial activity that enhances rock phosphate solubility.
British Soldiers Given Titles Elevation in Peerage
The article notes how Britain rewards distinguished military service with peerages and highlights India as a prolific source of title awards. It recalls Robert Clive’s rise from Irish barony after Plassey to the earldom of Powis for his son, tracing the evolution of such honors.
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Great Britain
House of Lords
India
Robert Clive
Plessy
Clive
Powis
Soothe Itching Skins With Cuticura Ad
Promote Cuticura products for itching relief with Cuticura Soap and hot water soak followed by Ointment. Claims speedy relief and heatment. Free samples offered by Cuticura Dept. X Boston. Available at druggists and by mail. Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 or 50 cents.
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Dept. X
Boston
Traffic and odd quips in old Louisville lines
The Louisville Courier Journal notes quirky exchanges about travel and pets, with a cartoonish remark about driving four mules instead of a horse. An old medical ad promises quick eye healing with Roman Eye Balsam, and a witty line about the awkward dancer arriving on both feet during the party.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Quality Butter Is Winner in Wisconsin and Minnesota
The two largest butter producing states, Wisconsin and Minnesota, succeed by delivering high quality butter in large quantities. Creameries cooperate to grade cream, pay premiums for better cream, and deliver daily in summer and biweekly in winter to raise prices and meet market demand. Butter is shipped in iced refrigerator cars.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Union
Phosphate Rock Used as Fertilizer Gains Ground
Farmers face a shortage of acid phosphate as sulfuric acid is diverted to munition production. Ground raw rock phosphate, less soluble but easier to distribute, is increasingly used. six large companies entered the field in 1916 17 and annual consumption surpassed 91 000 tons, costing farmers at least 750 000.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Primitive bottle label advertises Groves baby formula
Enigmatic text suggests a product label claiming gentle, harm free formula with directions on the bottle. A proverb about a man’s tongue outlasting his brain adds a cynical tone to the snippet.
Why is it they say a man pines for a woman
A humorous exchange quotes a fair widow and a fussy old maid debating why men allegedly pine for women. The quip hinges on pine being the softest wood, implying a playful pun.
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Enarco News
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine Ad Claims Blood Action
An old advertisement touts Hall’s Catarrh Medicine as curative for catarrh. It claims internal action through the blood on mucous surfaces and notes sales by druggists for over forty years with testimonials free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Married man can direct home life with wife agreement
A concise adage states that a husband may govern household matters by reaching agreement with his wife. The remark frames marital dynamics as mutual negotiation rather than unilateral authority.
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