Texas merchant gains 34 pounds with Tanlac
John M. Crabtree, a Five Mile Station Dallas general merchant, says three bottles of Tanlac increased his weight from 118 to 152 pounds, ending twenty years of catarrh and indigestion. He reports relief, better sleep, and renewed health, endorsing Tanlac. There is a Tanlac dealer in every town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Crabtree
Five Mile Station A
Dallas
Texas
Mr. Crabtree
Tanlac
Taniac
Ady
De Profundis and the Plattsburg Camp Humour
A junior recruit at a Plattsburg summer training camp struggles to sing bass as the company croons. A hulking sergeant advises him to rise and breathe, noting the recruit’s tone and depth. Also a quip that animals lack humor and a joke about a colonel irked by missing breakfast.
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Plattsburg
Carson’s son steers him on navy debate at Savoy
Sir Edward Carson recalled a son’s request to join the navy and admitted his earlier dismissal of naval service. The exchange highlights the navy as a crucial link between Britain and its colonies. As first lord of the admiralty, Carson later read news of a destroyer attempting to sink his son’s submarine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Edward Carson
British Empire Producers’ Organization
Savoy Hotel
London Chronicle
Sir Edward
Admiralty
Twenty Five Years With Kidney Remedy Ad Endorsement
Pharmacist Otto H. G Lippert of Cincinnati cites twenty five years selling Dr Kilmer Swamp Root with no complaints and strong customer praise. He urges readers to prove the remedy by sending ten cents for a sample and booklet, noting bottles available at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Too Much for Him in the City Directory Gaffe
A practical plumber laments conscription as it forces him into a room full of professionals like a lawyer minister and auctioneer. A friend notes the odd mix, while the minister and lawyer clash over Egyptian law in the night. The crew jokes about long speeches as Flubdub offers a city directory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jock
Save a Doctor's Bill by keeping a diarrhea cordial handy
Ad copy fragment noting a patent remedy for stomach complaints with two prices, 25¢ and 50c. It also includes a quip about roses and a line about fretting as a confession of weakness. No clear event or person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Save the Babies NFANT MORTALITY Warns on Narcotic Drops
An historical notice argues infant mortality is alarmingly high in civilized countries and credits Castoria with reducing deaths. It warns against narcotic pediatric drops, tinctures, and syrups containing opium or morphine, claiming Castoria bears the true Chas. H. Fletcher signature and contains no narcotics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. H. Fletcher
Wintersmiths Hill Tonic and Other Tiny Tidbits
A string of short humorous vignettes and ad snippets from the Christian Herald and other sources. Includes a quip about a mother and child named Jennie, a mention of Roman Eye Balm, and a dad-son moment on a Sunday school walk.
Freckles vanish with double strength treatment claim
An ad claims a double strength ointment clears freckles quickly with minimal usage. It suggests results in mornings and nights and asserts most freckles vanish, urging readers to ask for the double strength version at local drugstores. The copy targets women under a light humorous tone about vanity and aging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruggist
First Mississippi Infantry Recalled for Mobilization Training
The First Mississippi Infantry units are recalled from the Mexican border to a Jackson mobilization camp. With over 500 men needed to reach full war strength, a draft may be used. Detachments had guarded railroad trestles and levees while awaiting reassignment. A convoy to a divisional training camp is expected for foreign service preparation.
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Jackson
Mississippi Infantry
Texas
Mississippi
Indianola
Meridian
Convicts Return to Mississippi Penitentiary Amid Surprising Explanations
Two escaped convicts voluntarily reported back to the Mississippi penitentiary. Bob Woodall claimed he left to visit family after being trusted, then returned saying he had just been down to see relatives. Lester Black, once a fugitive from the Capitol yard, walked into the prison office and offered to work again. Separately a college education foundation offers four $125 scholarships to Mississippi residents for study at Oxford, Starkville, Columbus, and Hattiesburg institutions.
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Mississipii
Bob Woodall
Rankin
Lester Black
Old Capitol Yard
Black
Mississippi
L. K. Salsbury
Mississippi Delta Planting Company
Scott
Delta Farms Company
Deeson
Miss
Empire Plantation Company
Estill
Delta Companies
University of Oxford
Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College of
Starkville
Industrial Institute and College of Columbus
Mississippi State Normal of
Hattiesburg
Hanley
the Tombs Prison
New York
Pittsburgh
Mississippi High School Conference Backs Educational Reform Effort
At the state high school conference at the University of Mississippi a resolution called for a committee to push reform of Mississippi's district system and to professionalize the county superintendent role. Opposition to Gov Bilbo's summer tax revision plan grows amid wartime priorities, while relief arrives for can shortages as home economics workers prepare for continued conservation measures.
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University of Mississippi
Mississipi
Bilbo
Mississippi
Gay. Bilho
Atste
Susie V. Powell
Conservation Committee
State Council of Defense
L.A. Evans
Washington
Co-Operative
Columbia
Marion ‘County
Board of
Marion County
Jacobs
Pearl River Agricultural High School
State Licenses Granted In Mississippi Examinations
Licenses to practice medicine were awarded to 15 applicants after state exams and 14 to practice dentistry. The medical licenses went to white candidates. no Black applicant passed the physicians and surgeons exam. Three men failed. One of five dental applicants passed. The report notes a Black pass for the first time under the board.
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I ‘Ee
State Board of Health
Bethune C
Almay Austin
Biloxi
J.S. Burns
Ripley
S. Dickson, Jr
Holly Springs
Ernest A. Ray
Meridian
R. W. Street
James B. McCoy
DeKalb
A. B. Russ
Pearlington
C. L. Wall
Peoria
J. P. Cassity
Forest
W. C. Sandusky
A. G. Tillman
Vicksburg
M. F. Powers
Greenville
E. A. Kolb
Eupora
E. A. Phillips
Hattiesburg
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Safe Liver Cleansing
An old style advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless liver and bowel remedy, contrasting it with Calomel which is labeled as mercury and unsafe. The note mentions a dramatic, warning tone about calomel and promotes a druggist backed money back guarantee. It includes a digressive anecdote about Warden Hanley and a mysterious Pittsburgh note.
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Dodson
Usi
Dandruff Cure Advised With Cuticura Ointment Ad
Advice promotes Cuticura Ointment and Soap for dandruff and itching with a free sample offer by mail. The feature also notes a Woman's Home Companion article on nervousness in children, linking better nutrition outdoor activity and real country life to improved health and social interaction.
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Dept. L
Boston
Woman’s Home Companion
Self Evident and Sporting Blood in Odd Verses
A collection of brief, cheeky vignettes and quips about manners and honesty. A dirty tramp, a soap factory anecdote, a cat chase by a boy, and a servant question mix humor with social pokes and a nod to personal accountability.
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Lsiyone
Sublime Orders Create Beer Supply Dilemma
Colonel Corki, a strict commander, signs a blank order to let three men fetch beer for Aunt Eliza's heavy grand piano. A dispute erupts over the amount, with Private Dumps urging six pints and others joking of a barrel. The sergeant resolves it by instructing the men to be filled with beer.
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Corki
London
Aunt Eliza
Lemon Lotion for Skin Brightening and Softening
A home beauty remedy describes mixing juice from two fresh lemons with three ounces of orchard white to produce a quarter pint of lemon skin softener. The lotion, strained to remove pulp, purportedly lightens sallowness, freckles, and tan and can be used daily on face neck arms and hands to soften and freshen skin.
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Ady
Between Friends And A Troubled Neighbor Boy
Hallie recalls a strong friendship with Bruce who lives nearby in the country. After school Bruce returns home late, is found in a disheveled state and admits a fight where he came out second best. Hallie explains Bruce remains her friend despite the troubling incident. The tale ends with a humorous Bazaar interaction about prices.
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Hallie
Bruce
Grove's Old Standard Tonic Ad Provokes Laughs
An odd vintage ad copy mocks tonic claims and a joking husband wife dialogue. The bit imagines a wife listening to ads and jokes about attire costs, reflecting period humor and consumer culture.
Real Estate Deal In Court Over Picture Show Farm Exchange
A real estate agent testified in a case about exchanging a picture show for a farm. He described the theater’s surroundings, noting a shoe shining place next door then a garage and a saloon. The judge declared this a fitting midsession recess in Indianapolis News.
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Indianapolis News
Stock Buying Pitch Sparks Humorous Exchange
In a playful Life magazine quip a character asks for one hundred twenty-five dollars to invest in stock. The reply targets the Mlle. Marie Millinery Company promising an adorable hat with every share, illustrating a lighthearted sales pitch about stock horizons.
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John
Mlle. Marie Millinery Company
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Edward Carson
Wintersmiths Hill Tonic
Jennie
Jabbs
Harold
Papa
Christian Herald
Anaes
Boston Transcript
Ummer
Heage
Missigoipps
Camp Jackson
Embrey
Walthall
Congress
Court House
W. W. Gore
S. S. Gore
H. N. Guilfoyle
U. S
Hancock County
J. A. Barger
State Superintendent of Education
Penitentiary Board of Trustee
State Treasury
Pardhan Farm
Capitol
Penitentiary Board of Trustees
Capitol Commissioners
State Highway Commission
Itawamba County
Greene
Perry
Hinds
Raymond
Clarke
Pelahatchie
Newton
Chunky
Hickory
Evanescence
Mr. Crosslets
Fair Bazaar
Eseon
Veaunl
Wright
Fides
Doan
Vrus Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
Mul-En-Ol
Wren
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