Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound testimonial notices
Two women from Windom Minnesota and Glen Allen Alabama report relief from postnatal and other pains after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs C Meeps says it helped her ninth pregnancy and improved strength. Mrs Ida Ryve notes four years of afterbirth pains relieved and renewed energy.
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Windom
Minn
Lydia E Pinkham
Glen Allen
Alabama
Lydia Binkham
Ida Ryye
Cures Colds 24 Hours Tures Grippe 3 Days Detroit
An old advertising snippet touts a cure claim for colds with speed notes. The Detroit Michigan based WebdeHuet Co markets a product promising relief within 24 hours and full cure in three days.
No Title Yet in Yellow Paper Debate
A San Francisco woman denounces feministic writing in a discussion with her husband. He notes the paper bears his name and picture as a warning. She admits she reads it to measure its impact despite claiming sickness.
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D. H. Soandso
San Francisco
Demand Bayer Aspirin Ad Warns on Genuine Tablets
An advertisement urges buyers to look for the Bayer name on aspirin packages or tablets to ensure authenticity. It claims Bayer aspirin has been proven safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for 23 years and advises saying Bayer at purchase to avoid imitation products.
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Bayer
Ady
Nothing Serious Noted in Municipal Job Exam Question
An applicant for a city job in a Midwestern town faced a physician during a physical exam who asked about his grandfather’s cause of death. The candidate could not recall the exact cause but asserted it was nothing serious, leading to a tense moment in the screening.
Fame for Dress Designer Miss Caroline Nunder
Miss Caroline Nunder of New York City ranks among America’s most known dress designers. At twenty four she earns about $50 000 yearly from her work. She is described as radiantly pretty with fair bobbed hair and hazel eyes, and she wears every frock she designs, usually at the theater.
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Caroline Nunder
New York City
America
Miss Nunder
Fashionable Paris Style Shapes New Street and Evening Wear
A Kansas City Star fashion writer notes Paris styles dominate both street and house attire with rich materials and elaborate handwork. Descriptions cover corsetless silhouettes, slim skirts with flat seams, straight bodices, and varied sleeves. It highlights embroidery, braid work, and decorative braids, plus hooked rug inspired home accents and a wool hooked sports coat as a bold feature.
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Paris
Kansas City
Smother Carburetor Fire Updates and Fashion Notes
Safety guidance explains sealing the fuel line and smothering carburetor fires with nonburning materials such as wool or cotton fabrics, dust or grain. The article shifts to fashion, describing Spanish-influenced outfits, fur trims, ornate shawls, and accessories with mantilla inspired lace sleeves and boleros.
Electrical grounding in car wiring saves copper
The article explains that parts of a car’s electrical system are grounded to the motor or frame to save copper wire. It notes that though a storage battery or generator may have both poles connected, efficient operation is usually achieved by passing current through a single wire and returning via the frame or metal parts to the source.
Parking hazards noted near intersections and hazards
The text warns against parking a car in risky locations such as center of highways near fire plugs at street intersections on curves hills and other unsafe spots especially without lights or near emergency hospital entrances or exits.
Just a Comparison What would happen to the engineer of a locomotive
A verse comparing railroad and motor car engineers notes that an locomotive operator reading billboards at 40 mph with a dog on his lap and a boy on Sundays would lose his job or life. It argues a motor car engineer is excused for similar behavior, implying double standards.
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Erwin Greer
Greer College of Automotive Engineering
Chicago
Kingston
England
Support for automobiles lifts car by own power cradle
The Scientific American describes J. E. Hancock of Charleston inventing a vehicle cradle that elevates an automobile with wheels off the ground. The device is automatic and powered by the car itself, using the car’s motion to actuate the lifting mechanism.
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Scientific American
J. E. Hancock
Charleston, S. C
Straighten Headlight Beams With Proper Bulb Replacement
Fluctuating headlight focus may stem from loose reflectors or misaligned filaments. If the filament is off center in a bulb it throws the beam aside or up or down. The remedy is to replace the bulb with a correctly centered filament.
Automobile maintenance tips and city garage project noted
Moisture on the porcelain of the spark plug causes irregular firing. Do not over tighten a spark plug in a cold cylinder. New York City builds a garage and motor repair shop costing 4.5 million dollars. Car wheels should be jacked and tested for smoothness and side play. Backlash in the rear axle bevels often from poor adjustment.
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City of
New York
Nolke
First Visit Brings Farm Rind Lesson
Jim Higgins visits a country farm on his first trip abroad and learns locals eat the rind with breakfast. He cuts the rind and jokes that he is preparing his portion for the farmer, who explains rind is eaten here.
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Jim Higgins
Jim
Tim
Danderine Advertises Hair Growth Breakthrough
A vintage advert promotes Danderine as a tonic that revives lifeless hair, claiming immediate relief from dandruff itching and falling hair. It touts glossy, revived hair with new strength and color, noting the product is non greasy and sold at drug stores for 85 cents.
Time Saver Haircut Tale
A tallan barber boasts about Petro as the better cutter. The patron asks if Petro cuts hair better, and the barber confirms Petro can tell ghost stories and make hair stand up while keeping steady time. The scene plays with a humorous claim of Petro’s ghostly skills.
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Petro
Bald-Headed Guest Finds Amusement in Morning Routine
A joke framed as a dialogue recalls a bald-headed guest asking why something amuses him. The son replies that nothing amusement comes from his mother’s early daily habit of placing a brush and comb in the bedroom.
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Sonny
Cascarets for Liver and Bowels Box Ad
An old newspaper ad promotes Cascarets to cure biliousness constipation stomach headache indigestion and related discomfort. It highlights a ten cent price per box and notes drug stores carry the product.
That Kind of Feet Shoes Query in a Store
A customer asks for a fitting pair of shoes while a salesperson begins assisting with a tentative reply. The dialogue shows an early exchange in a store setting.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Tures Lagrippe
Detroit
WebdeHuet. CO
Michigan
Burt Saas
Bellans
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Baby Eye & Furniture
The
Lloyd Manufacturing Company
Heywood-Wakefield Co
Dept
Menominee
California
Blue Line Storage Co
3Rd & Elm
Des Moines, Iowa
Stek
Cour
Des Moines
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