Lydia E Pinkham remedy praised by Omaha woman
Mrs J O Elmquist of 2424 S 20th St, Omaha testifies after twenty years of using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles. She notes positive results from the product and Sonative Wash, keeps a bottle handy, and offers to publish her testimony. The ad invites others to try the remedy and contact Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for confidential advice from a woman.
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Omaha, Neb
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkhham
Lynn
Mass
Don’t Fear Aspirin If It Is Genuine Bayer Cross
Ad urges readers to verify genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin by checking the Bayer Cross on every package and tablet. It claims long physician use and safety for colds headaches earache toothache neuraglia lumbago and general pain. It notes safe directions on all packages and mentions affordable 12 tablet tins and larger packages sold by druggists.
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Bayer
Wantspohn Medical Company
Goshen
Mnd
Opened a Can Poem Mention Sparks Hunger Joke
A brief exchange centers on a poem about braked beans. One speaker praises the poem as fine while the other recalls the poet’s hunger as a reason. The fragment implies a humorous or rustic mood without detailing events or identities.
Style Show at Paris Theaters Promotes Lanvin and Couture Fashions
Paris fashion pages praise the theater season as a fashion showcase. Ventura debuts in a Jenny dress of beige brown chiffon with sable bands and a buoyant tunic, while Lanvin models mix pink tulle over gold, black and white embroideries, cuffed trousered looks, and bold pantaloons. The piece notes Lanvin's forward use of exclusive embroideries, organized sourcing years ahead, and a trend toward umbrella accessories in brown carved handles and decorative fittings.
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Lnte
Paris
Ventura
Jenny
Lanvin
Weaer
Riviera
Rodler
Vogue
Corah
Peanut, the Office Mascot Turned Nurse in Wheeler & Co.
In 1920s Wheeler & Co., office clerk Marjorie Pierce nicknamed Peanut faints off a heavy locker saving Ted Wheeler. Mr. Wheeler senior scolds lightly then reveals Ted is his son. Peanut and Ted share a playful charge as he recovers, she becomes his nurse and they hint at growing attraction.
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Wheeler & Co., Architects
Bate
Peanut
Mr. Wheeler
Dad
Marjorie Pierce
Ted
Miss Pierce
Ted Wheeler
Junior
Wheeler
Marjorie
Odd Garment Described With Groped Skirt and Deep Cuffs
The passage describes a straight skirt with a slightly groped look, having two stiff cuff bands attached beneath the hem. Each cuff is three to four inches deep and large enough for the feet to pass through, sewn inside the hem. The feet pass through the cuffs as part of the design.
Spinster jokes and wartime health ads from a vintage page
A quirky old advert section offers a spinster quip about dying an old maid, Garfield Tea for digestion, warnings about late hours, Stop the Pain pain relief, Cole's Carbon salve promising rapid healing with no scars, priced 25c and 0c, plus a note from The J. W. Cole Co. Rockford Ill. and a garbled remark on Romans and football.
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Cole
J. W. Cole Co
Rockford, Ill
Ady
Too Quick in Condemnation
A Washington Stay report recounts a New York dinner remark by a politician criticizing anti liquor opponents for quick accusations. The anecdote centers on Billy Grimes and a doctor whose acetylene lamp water ran dry, prompting Billy to scold the doctor for his alleged misdeeds and urge him to go home and sleep it off.
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New York
Billy Grimes
Billy
Washington
Sheep Shearing Time Hints at Local Industry Pace
In the Locality experts estimate it requires fifteen minutes to hand shear a sheep, a hint at the pace of local agricultural labor. The phrase Not fits done in Wall street suggests a contrast between rural tasks and financial markets.
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Wall Street
Recipe for Gray Hair Preparation
A home hair treatment mixes Bay Rum glycerine and Barbo Compound in water to darken faded gray hair. Apply twice weekly until the desired shade is reached. Available from druggists or mixed at home at low cost. The formula leaves hair soft and glossy without greasiness or scalp cooling.
Moving pictures urged to teach Italian history in schools
Prof Giacomo Boni, noted Italian archeologist, urged government use of moving pictures to promote history study among all social classes. He argued cinema can surpass books and lectures and recalled Augustus calling poets to sing of agriculture after the Roman peace, citing Virgil.
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Giacomo Boni
Augustus
Boni
The Deed Was Done In Coffee Troubles
A social gathering ends with a joke when the narrator tries to fix weak coffee for her husband but arrives too late. The husband accuses the hostess of making the coffee, shouting that it is rotten. A separate note mentions a man losing his best umbrella after contact with the owner.
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Minny
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Chesebrough Mfg. Ca
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Bellens
Bellans
Ruth Wolf
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Raraea
Spohn
Postum Cereal Co
Battle Creek, Mich
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