Shackleton argues antarctic meat could feed world
Long excerpted editorial praises Sir Ernest Shackleton and argues Antarctic fauna such as sea elephants seals penguins and other animals could supply edible meat for a growing world. It cites Shackleton plans and letters predicting a future of flying freighters shipping frozen antarctic meat to civilization, with zoological and psychological justifications.
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Antarctic
Sir Ernest Shackleton
Sir Ernest
Cook
Weddell
Ross
Borchgrevink
de Gerlache
Robert F. Scott
South Pole
North Pole
Shackleton
Scott
Roald Amundsen
Buenos Aires
Endurance
South Georgia
Pole
Strommness
Valparaiso
England
Ernest
London
South Africa
Africa
Robertson- Cole
Fee
United States
Harvard
Chile
Ernest Shackleton
Vilhjalmur
Stefansson
Hving
Pacific
Vernon Bailey
United States Biological Survey
Glacier National Park
McMillan
Parker and Circuses
Ames
South Polar
Disappointed Traveler Taunts Europe Over Drink Mockery
A returned traveler criticizes Europe as deeply disappointing while acknowledging similar failures at home. The prose mockingly references pseudo-scientific defenders of a new drink claiming wood alcohol is harmless to guinea pigs. The piece ends with a cynical jab at Japan as a power free of grand claims.
Lydia E Pinkham remedy praised by Chicago woman
A Chicago reader reports relief from displacement and weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. She states she can perform housework again and has healthier children, endorsing the remedies for women with back ache nervousness and inflammation. The letter invites others to seek free confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Chicago
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Chidren
A. Kwarcinski
W. Oakdale Ave
Peter
Lydia E. Fakam
Lynn
Mass
Can't Cut Off My Leg Says Railroad Engineer
A railroad engineer from Brooklyn describes decades of leg troubles and failed treatments before Peterson Ointment healed the wound. He claims amputation was avoided and his leg was cured, recommending the product and noting 60 cent price with mail order available from Peterson Ointment Co Inc of Buffalo New York.
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Twan
Peterson
Gus Hauft
Myrtle Avenue
Brooklyn
Peterson Ointment Co, Inc
Buffalo
N. Y
Something Gained in a Blackmailing Trade Dialogue
A brief exchange features a character noting that $100 is a lot for a "sult" and another explains the money will be used for sixty days longer due to it being charged. The dialogue implies financial leverage and a period of control stemming from the charged amount.
Bayer Aspirin Ad From Early Drug Label In Tin Box
An old advertisement touts Bayer aspirin as genuine and safe for millions of users for over twenty years with directions for relief of headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain. It notes Bayer packaging including handy tins of 12 tablets and larger packages sold by druggists and describes the chemical basis as monoa cetic acid ester of salicylic acid.
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Bayer
Ady
Asking Too Much The Director
The Star questions how anyone can register ongoing happiness and contentment on the smallest salary of any leading Indy on the screen. The dialogue frames tension between demanded cheer and limited pay in a showbiz setting.
Possible Substitute In A Humorous Exchange
A humorous exchange features a horse faced gentleman arguing that reduction is a safeguard over a standing army while J Fuller Gloom retorts about elocution. An unrelated ad touts Cuticura skincare products claiming pimples redness and itching can be treated with Cuticura Ointment Soap and Talcum for 25 cents each.
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J. Fuller
Kansas City Star
Lawyer on Prohibition Traditions Sparks Debate
A legal figure critiques prohibition practices while colleagues debate bar traditions. The exchange hints at tensions within the legal community over enforcement and ethics amid prohibition era controls.
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Boston
Francas Osgood
Carlyle
Ince
Courtasy Frobertion Cole
SEA
Daha Dickinsor
Shermare
Allioteler Penguin
Europe
Saya
Japan
Hag
Yar
Mrs. Kwarcinski
Fletcher
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