Needfire Customs in Scotland and Its Survival
A historical note on the needfire ritual in Scotland in which fire is sparked by friction to ward off disease, with fires extinguished and rekindled from the new fire. The practice, tied to shepherd communities, aimed to purify people and flocks and may persist in parts of Europe. Brigand tale contrasts a stock exchange jab at a man named Jones Smithson.
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Scotland
Europe
The
Stock Exchange
Jones-Smithson
Jones Smithson
Pride and Hat Bill Tangles Couple in Cartoon
Mrs Styles parades a new hat while her husband grumbles over the bill. The exchange shows a domestic quarrel sparked by fashion and money. A second quip from the Arkansas Gazette mentions cranberry as an antiscorbutic in a humorous aside.
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Mrs. Styles
Mr. Styles
London
Latin American nations seek US Monroe doctrine interpretation
Salvadoran foreign minister Juan Franco Paredes asks the United States to define the Monroe doctrine as it relates to the League of Nations covenant. He notes Article 21 may transform the doctrine into universal public law and requests an authentic interpretation.
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Ashington
League of Nations
Salvador
United States
League
State Départment
Juan Franco Paredes
Latin America
America
Stop Throwing Forests Into the Waste Baskets
The American Forestry association urges business houses and schools to support paper conservation. President Charles Lathrop Pack cites rising pulp wood consumption and calls for a national forest policy and better fire protection. The American Paper and Pulp association backs a nationwide forest survey and increased tree planting. Florence King of the National Woman's Association of Commerce leads Chicago members to join the effort.
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American Forestry Association
Charles Lathrop Pack
Congress
Pack
American Paper and Pulp Association
New York City
National Woman's Association of Commerce of Chicago
Florence King
Bayer Aspirin Safety Claim Card
Bayer on genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin marked with Bayer Cross can be taken safely as the true Aspirin prescribed by physicians for over 18 years. Buy unbroken packages with directions to relieve colds headaches toothaches earaches neuralgia lumbago rheumatism neuritis joint pains and general pain. Handy tins of twelve cost a few cents. larger packages also sold. Aspirin is the trademark of Bayer.
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Bayer
Eatonic
Fatonic
Rattlesnake Bill Faces Harsh Movie Directors
The Birmingham Age-Herald quotes a line about Rattlesnake Bill whose prestige faints as he confronts the film director. He says if he knew what awaited him before entering movies he would have stuck to train robbing and kept his self-respect, since directors speak to him harshly in modern times.
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Bill
Birmingham Age-Herald
St Jacobs Oil Advertisement Claims Quick Back Pain Relief
An old ad promotes St Jacobs Oil as a magical and harmless remedy for back pain lumbago sciatica rheumatism. It urges a small trial bottle, rubs on the back, and promises relief within fifty counts with a single use.
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St. Jacobs Oil
St. Jacobs
Senators push for square deal for soldiers losses
The senate passed a bill to amend the existing act to improve recovery chances for soldiers whose private property was lost, damaged, or destroyed in service. Senator Wadsworth criticized treasury rulings that disallow fire losses unless saving government property and that money is not property, urging a fairer approach.
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Enators
Senate
Sam
Wadsworth
Secretary of War
United States
Treasury Department
France
Committee On Military Affairs
Great War Creates American Millionaires in First War Year
The article notes 1 476 new millionaires in 1915 and 2 809 more in 1916 as war profits rose. In 1918 net growth slowed to 31 while prior gains grew via accumulated income. New millionaires clustered in war hubs with New York state leading at 2 888.
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Merica
Europe
New York State
Nevada
Standard Oil
J. D. Rockefeller
I. H. Harriman
United States
Uncle Sam
Fine Ride Despite Plenty Of Speed Traps
The passage recalls a happy auto trip with laughter about encountering numerous country speed traps and enjoying the experience despite the warnings.
Recipe for gray hair toning tonic
A home remedy mixes water Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine to darken gray hair. Apply twice weekly until the shade deepens. Drugists can prepare it or mix at home cheaply. It gradually darkens streaked gray hair and leaves it soft glossy and non greasy.
Classic dances at school spark debate on taste and value
A newspaper note questions teaching traditional dances to children asking if the fad is worthwhile. It argues the practice saves effort and shoe wear, framing the debate as a clash of culture and practicality.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad
Classic 19th century testimonial style advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine as internal remedy that works through the bloodstream. Claims cure for catarrh with a price of 75 cents and offers testimonials. Sold by druggists for over forty years, F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Hapsburg Castle in Aargau and Burnt Sienna Paint
Hapsburg meaning Owl's Castle refers to a castle in the canton of Aargau Switzerland thought to be the cradle of the Hapsburg dynasty. Burnt sienna is a paint made from natural earth sourced near Siena Italy.
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Hapsburg
Canton of
Aargau
Switzerland
Sienna
Italy
Cripple Reaches Near Full Recovery With Artificial Arms
A man missing both arms from wrist to elbow adapts to daily tasks using artificial arms with metal wrist plates. Sockets hold brushes razor knife fork spoon and pen via spring catches enabling dressing shaving eating and work. A married man jokes about passing on marriage to his wife.
You Cannot Cure Rheumatism with Local Liniments
An advertisement argues against liniments and lotions for rheumatism and promotes S. S. S. as a blood cleanser. It claims the cause is in the blood and urges readers to obtain S. S. S. from drug stores and to seek medical advice from Medical Director at Swift Laboratory, Atlanta.
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S.S. S
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga
The Right Way Cat Remedy Advertisement
An old time remedy claims to act on blood and glands and expel germs to ward off disease. A few drops daily supposedly prevents illness for those exposed. Contains no harmful ingredients and is sold by druggists and manufacturers. Price 60 cents to 1.15 per bottle. Agents wanted.
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Arkansas Gazette
Postum Cereal Co
Battle Creek, Mich
I National Capital Aftaids
Ati
Eric
Ipay Income
Eynie
HILL
Cascarap
Mr. Hill
Watson E. Coleman
D.C
Best
Ts Berry Mail
Micromastics
Chicago
Colorado
Wyoming
Denver Baby Chick Company
Denver
Spohn
Spohn Medical Company
Goshen, Ind
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