Husband Saves Wife in Pittsburgh Ad Too Much for Her
A Pittsburgh reader credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing long standing backache and headaches after months of weakness. The letter urges other women with displacement, inflammation, or irregularities to try the remedy and notes a 1 year track record of effectiveness.
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Pittsburgh
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jas. Rohrberg
Knapp St. N
Berg
Lydia E
Lyon
Mass
London Cabby’s Gallantry
In a London Tit Bits tale a cabman helps a stout old lady into and out of his taxi. She apologizes for being a bother, and he replies that he likes a fare that teaches the cab, a playful nod to the gallantry of the driver.
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London
Cabby
Swamp-Root Promoted by Drugists for Kidney Function
The advertisement extols Dr Kilmer’s Swamp-Root as a trusted kidney liver and bladder remedy tested over years. It claims physician prescription status and urges readers to obtain a sample by sending ten cents. It also includes a cartoon caption about a church collection basket joke and a proverb about concrete when building.
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Kilmer
Binghamton, N. Y
Syndicate Buys 9595 Acres Near Saratoga Wyoming
A Des Moines syndicate bought 9595 acres of land near Saratoga. The Wheatland post office advanced to second class. Ashington reports 147042 sheep dipped near Cokeville in thirty days. A Cokeville justice of the peace, EB J Tuckett, killed himself at his ranch.
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Featern
Union News Service
Des Moines
Towa
Saratoga
Wheatland
Ashington
Richard Roberts
Cokeville
EB. J. Tuckett
Sheridan
Leroy Simons
Nebraska
Casper
Wyoming
Natrona County Woolgrowers' Association
148Th Field Artillery
Powell
William Sewell
Reuben Winslow
John Winslow
Fred H. Moeller
Liberty Beach
Greybull
Wickwire
Basin
Sherman D. Canfield
Canfield
J. F. Robinson
Chicago
J. W. Bowes
Dickinson
N. D
Willian Mintlecky
Kaycee Crossing
Big Muddy
Prohibition Sparks Jokes Lacking Spirit
A dialogue notes that a prohibition law may stifle humor, as jokes lose bite if they rely on forbidden topics. The exchange asks if other subjects can replace banished themes, concluding that effort may still yield wit but without its former edge.
Not Often Out Crank Keeps Up Home Run Pace
The report notes Crank remains active and aggressive on the bases. He is running and sliding for home more often, with steady play for the team. The update comes from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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Kan
Bt. Louis Globe-Nemverat
How to Clean Silk and Remove Grease Stains
Instructions explain washing silk fabrics including Japanese Chinese Indian pongee and colored white silk fading yellowing remedies using warm soap, rinsing, shade drying, ironing on the wrong side, and wrapping. It covers removing grease stains with French chalk methylated spirits and chlaroform, and cleaning parasols with gasoline and soap while avoiding light and fire.
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China
India
Both Suits and Dresses In Equal Demand For Fall
The coming fall season will see suits and dresses bought in equal amounts due to current demand for women's wear. Dressmakers welcome the stabilizing trend as manufacturers push high quality in both garments, ensuring fair acceptance for both styles.
What the Children Wear in Summer Frocks and Styles
Simple cotton frocks for girls use fine cottons organdie and lawn with embroidery or Vallance trims. Boys wear knickers of pongee with batiste blouses, while daily wear favors sturdy cottons like poplin and pique. Printed voile dresses mimic gingham with variety in stripes and small floral patterns.
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Batiste
Arizona
New York
Bayer Cross Aspirin Pledge and a Weather of Oddities
Bayer Cross marks genuine Aspirin tablets with safety labeling and directions for headache toothache and pain relief. A radio prank line mix up leads to a mistaken number, while Cuticura advertises skin care and a piano clerk pitches Shakespeare set at forty dollars with a spoof life of John Shakespeare and letters to a Stratford gasoline merchant.
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Bayer
Bayer Manufacture
John Shakespeare
Stratford
Birmingham Age-Herald
Way of the Schoolboy moral vignette
A brief dialogue shows a boy Willie refusing to hand a larger apple portion to a playmate, explaining the fairness of sharing and that taking the larger piece would not be necessary. The exchange conveys a lesson on generosity and simple ethics through ateacherlike question.
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Willie
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules advertised for rheumatism relief
An advertisement urges immediate use of Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules to restore kidney and urinary tract health and prevent recurrence of rheumatic pain. It claims to cure by clearing poisons and restoring inflamed organs, warns against imitations, and emphasizes selecting the genuine Gold Medal product.
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Haarlem
Consoling Thought on Treatment by a Stage Director
A reader fragment complains about rough treatment from a theater director who speaks to performers as if they were dirt. The piece notes actors endure this behavior and manage their composure by recalling the consequences the director faces.
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Biralaghan AgeeLberala
Questionnaires Issued Again by Several Offices
The text notes that many offices have issued questionnaires again and mentions a wife preparing a form. The source implies repeated administrative surveys and household involvement in completing forms.
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S. W. Bishop
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Saya S W. Hishop
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St Louis
Dean
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Brooklyn
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