Rejuvenated retired merchant praises Tanlac cure
R B Boyd a longtime hardware merchant in Washington DC says indigestion vanished after Tanlac treatment. He reports better sleep appetite strength and energy enabling him to outwalk men twenty years younger. He endorses Tanlac as the finest medicine he has encountered and notes it is sold by all good druggists with over 40 million bottles sold.
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R. BE. Boyd
Fourteenth St
N. W
Washington
D. C
National Capital
Mr. Boyd
Taniac
Tanlac
Simpler Than That Exchange About Sleeplessness
Tom and Bill discuss insomnia with humorous nicknames. Tom mentions two years of neurio insomnia para laxitis as diagnosed by a doctor, while Bill jokes his six months is a baby version. The brief dialogue emphasizes comic relief through medical-sounding terms and light banter.
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Tom
Bill
Warning on women products sparks dye imitation alert
A public notice warns women to beware of imitation package dyes labeled as Diamond Dyes. Officials urge caution and instruct consumers to verify branding to avoid false claims.
Diamond Dyes Package Claims Simple Home Dye Kit
A 15 cent package of Diamond Dyes promises directions that any woman can dye or tint skirts dresses waists sweaters stockings kimonos coats draperies and coverings even if she has never dyed before Choose any color at drug store Refuse substitutes and insist on the Diamond Dyes name on the package.
Agar Plant in Los Angeles Supplying Worldwide Needs
The sole agar manufacturing facility outside Japan is in Los Angeles, producing agar from seaweed for medical and other uses. The product sees broad application in health care and research.
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Japan
Los Angeles
Cuticura Ad Promises Pimply Skin Cure
An advertisement touts Cuticura products for clear skin. It urges smear Cuticura Ointment on pimples and blackheads, wash with Cuticura Soap, and rinse in five minutes, then maintain clear skin with daily use of the trio including Cuticura Talcum.
Hopeless Hoyle What A Bachelor Yet
A light exchange centers on Doyle seeking a girl who can love honor and obey while Hoyle questions his bachelor status. The playful dialogue hints at themes of romance and social expectations.
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Hoyle
Doyle
Brandreth Pills Ad Claims Constipation Aid
An advertisement touts Brandreth Pills as the best cure for constipation claiming they cleanse the system purify the blood and keep you well. It also notes that many charming descriptions of “good times” are exaggerated.
Spring Millinery Now in Limelight
A fashion writer notes spring hats blend practicality with bold taste as overlap seasons allow velvet and tulle mixes. Describes cloche and toque styles, Milan braids, felt, duvetyne, ribbons, and elaborate embroidery. highlights veils, ornamentation, and the shift to individualized, simple hat backgrounds.
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New York Times
Coutouriere
Rose Descot
Paris
Milan
Marcel
Directoire
Growing Rye in the Western Half of the United States bulletin summary
The United States faces higher rye production due to foreign demand and improved varieties like Rosen and Dakold. Winter rye offers labor distribution benefits and can be grown on grain stubble, corn-ground, or fallowed land. North Dakota, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin lead production. prices depend on foreign markets, with demand likely to ease after Europe stabilizes.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Rosen
Dakold
North Dakota
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Nebraska
Colorado
Dakotas
Black Hills
Western
Europe
Washington, D. C
Success With Clover Depends on Factors
A U S Department of Agriculture guide outlines eight plot experiments to test lime phosphate manure and control treatments for red clover. It suggests near-field replication with untreated checks and phased applications to determine the best soil amendments.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Lkely
Reducing Weed Damage with Clean Seed and crop rotation
Weeds can be controlled by clean seed bought from reliable sources or tested free by the state experiment station. If using home seed, a fanning mill removes weed seeds. Crop rotation and cultivation weaken different weed species, while heavy crops can smother persistent ones.
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State Experiment Station
Length of Time Seeds Retain Their Vitality
Seed vitality depends on storage, temperature, moisture, maturity at harvest, and curing. Germination declines after year one or two, peaking around three years, with hard coated seeds lasting longer. Affected crops include alfalfa, clover, barley, corn, cucumber, wheat and others with varying expected lifespans. It always pays to test old seeds.
Three Legged Sawhorse Useful Outdoor Tool
A Successful Farming writer notes a three legged sawhorse helps on uneven ground by using a single extra leg at one end. The single 4 by 4 leg stabilizes the pair and braces with a short piece, keeping the model usable on floors too.
Control of Corn Rot Is Aided by Crop Rotation
Ohio researcher M T Myers studies corn rot and finds root rot spores persist in fields and debris, especially fertile low areas, while ear rot arises from windborne spores. He advocates crop rotation soil tillage and fertilization, plus seed selection and germination tests as key defenses.
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M. T. Myera
Ohio
Myers
Agricultural Notes on Efficient Farming Practices
Safer to avoid farming than do it halfway. Efficient farming means high grade output at lowest cost. Exposed stable manure wastes money. three months saves $25 from $100. Faulty hatch often lies with egg handling, not incubators. Horses need fresh bedding. neglect affects animals if caretakers are away.
Now I Am Well and the Mother of Two Children
A concise anecdote titled Now I Am Well and the Mother of Two Children notes a personal recovery or improvement. The piece, presented as a brief human-interest item, emphasizes resilience and family context without sensational detail.
Peruna praised for curing chronic catarrh in Minnesota mother
Mrs Anna Linder of Dassel Meeker County Minnesota reports two years of chronic catarrh ending after taking Pe-ru-Na. She credits the remedy with her recovery and now being the mother of two. The ad notes Pe-ru-Na has existed for over fifty years and is sold in tablet and liquid forms with a warning to insist on genuine Peruna.
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Anna Linder
Box
Dassel
Meeker County
Minn
Impulsive irascible man tries to appear cold and deliberate
An impulsive irascible man is observed attempting to project calm deliberation. The scene contrasts swift temper with measured demeanor, hinting at underlying tension in his approach.
Allcock's Porous Plaster Ad by Ady Promises Remedy
An advertisement extols Allcock's porous plaster as a known value safe and effective external remedy. The piece presents the product as the original genuine plaster with straightforward claims and a simple endorsement by Ady.
Kind Boss and Office Boy Exchange on a Raise
A humorous exchange where the office boy asks for a raise and the boss replies by proposing he wash windows on the seventeenth floor. The skewed wage talk becomes a punchline about escalating chores as compensation.
Cascarets For Liver And Bowels 10c Box Ad
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a cure for billousness constipation and sick headache. The copy notes availability at drug stores with pricing of ten cents per box.
Cow Riddle Proves Two Horns Reveal Age
A playful exchange questions a cow’s age. Hank answers that the age is shown by the horns, noting the animal has two horns. The City Miss comments on the apparent clue.
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City Miss
Hank
Dandelion Butter Color Sold Widely for 50 Years
An old advertisement notes a harmless vegetable butter color named Dandelion used for decades. Drug stores and general stores sold bottles labeled Dandelion at 85 cenuts, reflecting mid century consumer labeling.
Mistress Delays Visit Over Illness and Gown
A household exchange shows the Mistress staying upstairs due to illness while the servant relays that Mrs De Style wishes to see her and to display a new gown. The mistress promises to come down shortly.
Whimsical Wartime Soup Swap Reported By Pathfinder
An orderly officer tests ration soup and notes conflicting labels from the corporal and cook. A Tommy presents a cup praised as soup, while a scrub brush is found at the kettle bottom, implying mislabeling or poor quality.
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Tommy
Pathfinder
Revivalist uses vanity as sermon theme in church scene
A revivalist preacher targets vanity from the pulpit. He asks if any woman did not look in a mirror, and one solitary, homely woman rises. He then remarks with blunt humor that it is a pity she did not. The Boston Globe excerpt captures sharp moral humor.
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Boston Globe
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