Reflections and Heroes in a Candid Moment
A reflective musing notes that a woman rarely bets on certainty while a man, facing a mirror, imagines a heroic reflection. The piece contrasts optimism with self-perception and suggests inner beliefs shape confidence.
Explosions and fire at Nyack plant kill and injure many
One person was killed and about thirty seriously injured when a series of blasts and a fire wrecked the American Analine Dye Products Company plant in Nyack New Jersey. The incident follows reports of Allied fleet reconstitution and transport plans.
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What Puzzled Him
After the Armistice peace in the Argonne, a road worker notes a laughing soldier with two service stripes on his sleeve. The observer, a pensive Black laborer, is amazed that a man who has spent a year in the country can still laugh.
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California Syrup of Figs advertised for children cure
A vintage ad urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for sick or constipated children. It claims a coated tongue signals need for cleansing and promises gentle relief within hours without griping, touting a tasty fruit laxative made by the California Fig Syrup Company.
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Barber Customer Exchange Turns Quick Wit in Boston Transcript
In a brief comic exchange from the Boston Transcript a barber asks how the customer wishes his hair cut and the patron replies with a snappy refusal to overpay, delivering a quick line about a fast rate.
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Pape's Diapepsin Offers Quick Indigestion Relief
When meals upset you and cause belching gases and stomach distress, Pape's Diapepsin promises instant relief. A tablet ends indigestion, gases, acidity, heartburn, and dyspepsia. Low cost at drug stores. Adv.
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Pape
His Choice of Work Dialogteaser
A playful exchange contrasts idleness with wealth as a man and woman debate life choices. He fancies funds to stay busy spending, while she questions fulfillment beyond work and leisure.
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Boston Transcript
Frame of mind shapes view of imagination in pictures
The statement notes that perception of imagination hinges on mental framing. It suggests mood influences judgments of whether a picture is good, bad, or indifferent.
Acid-Stomach Relief With Eatonic Promises Instant Benefit
An advertisement extols Eatonic as a remedy for acid stomach and related symptoms. It claims rapid relief from gas, belching, heartburn and bloating, and asserts improved energy and strength after use. The message urges readers to start taking Eatonic immediately to prevent further stomach trouble.
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