Nervous Prostration Patient Shares Health Return
West Philadelphia housewife Mrs. Frank Fitzgerald reports severe nervous prostration over thirty years of marriage and multiple attacks. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she regained health, can do housework, and urges others to seek benefit from the remedy.
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West Philadelphia
Tryydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Frank Fitzgerald
N. 41St Street
Lynn
Mass
Auto specialty agency offer in Pueblo Colorado county
Exclusive rights to supply and sell a highly demanded auto specialty. Large profits available for spare or full time effort. Permanent growth potential. Apply through American Sales Agency Co. Pueblo Colorado distributors.
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Get Agency
American Sales Agency Co
Pueblo
Colo
Not Quite to His Taste Bear Humor Says It All
A hunter boasts of liking bear meat and a grizzly appears on a rock. The man panics and flees into the woods, insisting a bear is not yet done. The exchange ends with the punchline that the bear was not sufficiently cooked.
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Hunter
Bear
Blenkins
London
Oven Bird Named for Ground Nests
The oven bird earns its name from arched ground nests of pine needles resembling an oven. It stays low, rarely high in trees, and sings with a cadence reminiscent of the word teacher. The American Forestry Association promotes conservation through school bird-house contests and a national campaign.
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American Forestry Association
Washington
A New Danish Harbor at Korsor
Copenhagen reports a new harbor at Korsor 60 miles from the capital with a depth of ten meters. The project costs about 30,000,000 kronen and American capital is involved. Large quays will be built to handle merchandise and boost Danish seaborne trade.
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Copenhagen
Korsor
Scientific American
Eggs sell higher than hens in city market tale
A country visitor marvels at city prices with hens at 25 cents and eggs at 35 cents on a poultry house board. An ad notes Allen's Foot Base powder for feet and Red Cross Bag Blue for laundry, while a joke about marriage contrasts dreams with reality.
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Allen's
Allen
Teddy Mourning After Dog Rags Dies
Teddy, inconsolable over the death of his dog Rags, sits on the porch while his aunt takes him to a friend's house with other children to try easing his grief. The mood remains subdued as he avoids the lawn games and stays apart.
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Teddy
Rags
None of us have confidence in folks who are not genuine
A quotation attributed to Bacon on wealth, usefulness, and the value of authenticity. It comments that riches are valuable only in how they are shared and warns against conceit and idle ease.
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Bacon
Out of Line and Declaration in a Drill Scene
A soldier declares lifelong Democrat identity while debating meaning of the term. In a drill incident a man, asked to step out, questions the officer rather than move into place, highlighting discipline tension during a new company drill.
Hubby Knew Wifey and Mistress Lull in Conversation
A tense dialogue reveals the wife’s plan with the mistress to be ready in five minutes while the husband retreats to rest and asks to be called in an hour and a half. The exchange highlights secrecy and anticipation in a strained marriage.
Why Druggists Recommend Swamp-Root
For years druggists note Swamp-Root's strong record as a kidney liver and bladder medicine. It is a physician's prescription and strengthens kidneys liver and bladder to do their natural work. Sold by all druggists on merit, it has many friends. Send ten cents for a sample bottle and mention this paper. Adv.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Irish Convalescence and Witty Aphorisms
A collection of quips on illness and mood from the Boston Evening Transcript. It contrasts a husband’s mixed health with a sly remark about a silent man’s words in court and notes that a grouch who knows his business is preferable to a grinner who doesn’t.
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Grinner
The Trousseau in China and a Chaplain’s Mule Joke
A young girl recalls a childhood marked by a mid-forehead mark to indicate readiness for marriage and a stringent appraisal of her worth. The passage details material demands for silk garments and trunks, plus a marriage to a man unknown. An officer’s mule joke ends with the chaplain’s wry remark about not crowding him.
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Asia Magazine
Radium production estimates in the United States
C H Viel estimates in Scientific American that U S radium output through 1919 totals about 55 grams, over half of world production. He notes wartime absence of carnotite exports and 1918 production at 18.6 grams, and says Standard Chemical carnotite holdings of about 350 claims could yield at least 500 grams of radium.
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United States
C. H. Viel
Science
Viel
Standard Chemical Company
Scientific American
Guernsey Woman Bears Six Sets of Twins in 11 Years
Mrs Dowinton of Guernsey has given birth to six sets of twins in 11 years and ten other children, with 18 living. The extraordinary family was reported to the king and received a royal donation, separate from the king's bounty for triplets.
Pine Needle Fiber Patent Promises Textile Substitute
A new patent describes a process to extract fibrous material from pine needles. The chemically soluble needles are mixed mechanically to yield a fiber usable as a substitute for cotton and jute and capable of spinning on standard cotton machinery.
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules Ad
An old remedy for kidney and bladder ailments advertised to relieve back pain dizziness and fatigue linked to female troubles. It claims long history and urges continued use for lasting vigor with sealed Haarlem Holland origin and price note. The ad closes with a tax joke caption.
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Haarlem
Holland
Soaring Affliction Tests Husband Wife Bond
A playful exchange contrasts a husband's dream of flying with his wife’s feelings, framing aviation ambition as a trial on their relationship. The witty line suggests humor in a domestic setting about pursuit of a goal.
Phrase on Ducks and Chips Sparks Witty Exchange
A playful exchange compares a man to a duck and his swimming prowess. The speaker suggests using that chip on the shoulder to light a kitchen fire, implying a clever, witty line to spark action.
Feller Needs a Friend in Lapland Lad dialogue
A comical exchange sketches a mother and child noting time for meals. The vignette contrasts hunger and humor as the two tease about breakfast after a short spell since last meal.
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Lapland
Boston Transcript
Impatient Diner and Walter Scene Sparks Suspicion
A Boston Transcript note hints at a tense exchange between an impatient diner and a "Tardy Walter" as all surrounding circumstances draw scrutiny from bystanders. The fragment implies a suspenseful or curious event unfolding with local observers noting the tension.
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Walter
Boston Transcript
Deference and Debate Over National Literature
A foreign visitor asks about a band's tune and the reply defends national self-judgment of literature. The exchange considers whether the work, while praised as poetry, might be seen as reckless advice and reflects a culture debating artistic influence and national standards.
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Johnny
George's father funds college tutor via chauffeur
The dialogue strings together a witty misdirection as George’s father sends money for a tutor who ends up being a chauffeur, provoking a humorous twist about misapplied funds and expectations.
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George
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