Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad Promises Hope
Mrs. O. S. Johnson of Ellensburg Washington credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relieving long standing ill health after marriage and helping her become able to care for her home and a child. The advertisement urges other women with functional disorders to try the remedy and seek advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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O. S. Johnson
R. No
Ellensburg
Wash
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Mass
Pa and Tommy Golf Jokes about Yardage
A humorous exchange sketches values of skill in golf through a boy's questions to his father. The father assesses distance as a measure of talent and ends with a joke about telling lies after a huge shot. The scene ends with bedtime remarks.
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Tommy
Emmy
Mamma
Verger Recounts Lord Alverstone Choir Tale
The late Lord Alverstone loved music and sang in the Kensington parish church choir for years. A visitor asked a verger which chairmen was the attorney general, and was told the verger does not inquire into antecedents as long as the choir gives satisfaction.
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Verger
Lord Alverstone
Kensington
London Chronicle
Germany Uses Sand as Soap Substitute in Stunt
A curious report notes Germany uses sand as a soap substitute in a local stunt. The item emphasizes unconventional cleaning methods and the quirky nature of the incident.
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Germany
Preventive Measures for Wireworms in Crops
USDA outlines cultural controls for wireworms, pests of seed corn and young wheat. Deep tillage after hay cut, crop rotation, and careful drainage reduce worm numbers. plant alternative crops between sod and corn. tile drainage and lime improve fields. in dry regions, summer fallow with dust mulch helps conserve moisture and suppresses pests.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Middle West
Eliminate guesswork in dairying with testing methods
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture explains that the eow testing association removes guesswork from dairy farming. Conformation misleads. the Babcock test and milk scales reveal true production, guiding selective breeding and feeding based on each cow’s records.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Eow-Testing Association
Babcock
Skim Milk Use Urged for Family Nutrition and Cooking
Government guidance urges households to prioritize skim milk for human consumption before feeding it to livestock. Surplus skim milk should go to people, with buttermilk and whey varying in value for animals. Farm greens can replace skim milk later, and dairy calves may start on skim milk early, freeing more for kitchen use.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Barley Susceptible to Weather and Ripeness
Barley is easily damaged by wet weather at cutting time and by poor shocking and over ripeness, which seriously reduces quality.
Helping the Land Improve Soil Year by Year
Agricultural guidance urges consistent soil cultivation to enhance fertility over time. Practical tips emphasize steady tillage, crop rotation, and soil health practices for long term yield gains.
Russia as a Nation Beyond Moscow and Myth
A speaker argues Russia is not a nation but a collection held together by force. He claims real Russia extends only a few hundred kilometers around Moscow, with farmers dancing on fields and agriculture lacking. He criticizes foreigners for misreading Tolstoy and Pavlova as signs of national grandeur.
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Russia
Germany
Moscow
United States
Tolstoi
Sat Pavlova
Humorous Ad Columns Reveal Odd Classified Lines
A slate of printed ads shows quirky requests and notices. A “respectable young woman wants washing” sits beside odd boasts about coats made from customers’ skins and a French-speaking sheep overseer. Other items include a cook needed, a strong nosed husband desire, a fiddle from headwood, whisky offered, and a $100 reward for a drowned man Hale Short with a speech impediment.
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Dublin
Hale Short
Short
Webster's Jenny Lind concert sparks standing anthem custom
Daniel Webster witnessed Jenny Lind perform the Star-Spangled Banner at a Boston concert about sixty to seventy years ago. Each encore saw a single audience member rise and bow to the singer, starting a lasting patriotic habit that shaped audience behavior in later years.
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Webster
Ary
Navy
Army
Jenny Lind
Boston
Daniel Webster
The Efficient War Garden Prizes For Canned Veg
The National War Garden Commission offers $10,000 in thrift stamps for the best canned vegetables grown in war gardens. The Joplin Globe asks readers if they are growing canned vegetables at home.
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National War Garden Commission of
Washington
The
Joplin Globe
Cuticura Ad Promises Free Samples and Availability
An advertisement urges readers to try Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment to keep the face fair. It notes free samples and dress, directs to Cuticura Dept. XX, Boston, and lists prices Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 and 50 cents, sold by druggists or by mail.
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Bono
Dept. XX
Boston
Noted Officials Question Bureau Pride in War Spending
A fragment cites criticism of department chiefs being pompous yet asserts such pomp and official nods are needed for bureaus. The text trails into a stray remark about poverty and war expenditures, ending with unclear wording.
Milas Him and the Den Sighs A Laughing Tale
A father in a quiet Indiana home hears a parlor uproar as his daughter Bessie reveals Charley is singing a moodily comic song. The old man laments his fading night vision and rheumatism while trying to shoot straight.
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Milas
Bessie
Charley
Dad
Kaiser
Indiana
William D. Kizer
the Harmers and Merchants’ Bank of Winchester A
A, la Nichols
Alonzo Nichols
Message to Mothers about Fletcher's Castoria
A vintage appeal urges mothers to trust Fletcher's Castoria, noting real human doctors. The piece argues physicians endorse the product, warns of imitations, and emphasizes care for children and parental welfare.
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Fletcher
Fletcher’s
Censor Sleepeth Sparks Newspaper Debate Across Cities
The Atchison Globe laments scarce print, while a Chicago half page shows a dramatic embrace with a battle of quotes from the Kansas City Star and Los Angeles notes. The Result quips on a candidate’s honeyed speeches and glycerin production from garbage in Los Angeles.
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Atchison Globe
Chicago
Theodora
Kansas City Star
Adversity as a War Motto Echoed by Po
A wartime clash description quotes Po asking what adversity is and answers that adversity is something the Hun cannot endure. The remark frames resilience and resistance in a period context with a focus on enemy weakness and moral stances.
Haarlem Oil Capsules for Back Pain and Urinary Troubles
An advertisement urges readers to use GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules for backache, kidney and bladder issues, claiming rapid relief within 24 hours and urging continued use to prevent future attacks. It promises money back if ineffective and stresses seeking the original imported GOLD MEDAL brand.
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Haarlem
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