World bread crisis looms as Hoover forecasts wheat demand
The article argues that wartime food shortages will persist and expand into 1929 and beyond. It notes Hoover's influence over American grain distribution and predicts rising prices for farmers while Canada is urged to boost production to meet European needs and prevent famine.
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United States
Treasury
Hoover
Germany
Austria
Poland
Italy
India
Europe
Russa
Bulgaria
Serbia
Hoover Bog Aso
Canada
Shaving at Home and Odd Editorials Spark Debate
A jumble of clipped phrases from the Louisville Courier Journal laments shaving habits and implies a broader social comment. It references a ruling machine, a barber shop, a straight path, snow shoveling, a clean wall, a laxative test, and a peculiar mention of Pleasant Pollen. The text presents fragmented commentary without a clear single event.
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Loulaville Courier-Journal
America to Build Fleet 20 Million Tons in Race With Britain
Special correspondent Lloyd Allen outlines American plans to grow a merchant marine to about 20 million tons, aiming to carry 50 percent of exports and imports. He contrasts US nonprofit fleet aims with Britain’s profit driven approach, notes postwar shipbuilding capacity, and predicts improved sailors’ pay and working conditions as the United States becomes a leading maritime power.
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Lloyd Allen
Wentury Newspaper Union
Ers Ameena
ORD
Paris
British Chamber of Shipping
London
Lord Inchenne
America
Amer Lea
Great Britain
Benjamin Franklin
Timiely
Franklin
Ruseln
Crisrs
Switzerland
Italy
Harland
Paria
United States
Germany
Japan
Gaialog
Pacific
Rade
Guitor
Chiesa
Iethera
Ameren
Amervien
Seven Sea
Tyre
Britain
Aso
British Mercantile
Freezone promised to lift off corns painlessly
An advertisement extols Freezone as a quick pain free corn remover. It claims instant relief and easy corn removal with a small bottle sold by druggists, touting a Cincinnati genius as the inventor.
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Cincinnati
Life's Hard School Philosophers Laid Bare
A Birmingham Age Herald quip asserts real wisdom comes from a man with little formal schooling. It notes a nagging wife, a meager income and seven children as the unlikely classroom. The punchline contrasts formal reading with lived experience as philosophy.
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Birmingham Age Herald
Become a First Class Man With Haarlem Oil
An advertisement urges men to maintain vigor and longevity by using Haarlem Oil Capsules. It promises health, energy, and sharper mind through overwork resilience, claiming the product tones the body and prevents age-related decline. Sold by druggists with a money back guarantee.
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Haarlem
We Organize a Sociable With Modern Twist
In a witty exchange Mr Growcher proposes a grab bag sociable. The other suggests a more elegant base and jests about a League of Nations theme. The dialogue hints at a playful social event with cooperative spirit.
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Sociable
Growcher
August Flower Remedy Promotion and Farmyard Wit
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER has been a 4 household remedy for constipation and digestive ills for over half a century. It is described as a gentle laxative aiding indigestion and nervous dyspepsia with common symptoms like headache and heart palpitations. The ad urges asking a druggist and notes sales in foreign markets. A jab at a new hired man follows, joking about his intelligence and truthfulness on the witness stand.
Advert for Cuticura skin and hair products
An old advertisement describes Cuticura Ointment for itching scalp and skin and Cuticura Soap for daily cleansing. It promotes clear skin and soft hands and suggests rubbing itchy spots, then washing with soap for best results. The tone imitates a period promotional insert.
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Peace Congress
Atevica
Ganges
Dela
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Talline
Buile
Canidae
Wiley
England
Lord Inchenpe
Peninsular and Oriental Company
Tarle
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Siza
Republic
Dyto
Algricas
Hog Island
Flere Shops
Lary
Palmer Hornbeck
Chaney & Co
Teledo
Ohio
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