Fruit a Tives Claim Cure for Rheumatism in Ontario
Alexander Munro of Lorne Ontario recounts three years bedridden with rheumatism before using Fruit-a-tives Liver Tablets. He reports reduced pain, decreased swelling, and the ability to walk two miles and perform light chores after starting the remedy. 50c a box six for $2.50 trial 23c. Fruit-a-tive Limited Ogdensburg NY sells and ships.
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R.R. No
Lorne
Alexander Munro
Atil © Limited
Ogdensburg
Cicada Feeder Eats Plant Juices in Adulthood
The seventeen year periodical cicada is not a harmless adult myth. It feeds on plant juices throughout its adult stage, drawing sustenance from water, grain fields, cornfields, meadows, pastures, weed patches, and other vegetation without causing harm.
Pineapple Leaves Fashion Cloth in China
Popular Mechanics notes the pineapple plant yields usable fiber from its leaves. In China the leaves are processed into jute thread and spun on bobbins for weaving on traditional looms, highlighting an alternative textile use beyond edible fruit.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
China
All the Difference in Location Says Uncle Fhen
Uncle Fhen notes that a heap changes meaning by location and a flower becomes a weed when planted in the wrong spot, a comment on perception and context.
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Uncle Fhen
Filipino Proverbs Reflect Dignity and Rustic Wit
A set of Philippine proverbs highlights dignity and humor. Notable lines include a hero’s wounds proving bravery, gold proven by rubbing, warns against ignoring counsel, and caution against gullibility. Light humor appears with a sleeping shrimp and a fish caught by the mouth.
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Philippine Islands
Javelle Water Stain Remover Mixture Instructions
A historical recipe describes Javelle Water as a stain remover. Mix one pound of salmoda with five cents’ worth of chloride of lime in an earthen bowl, add two quarts of water, stir and let settle. Pour off the liquid, bottle it, soak stained fabric until the stain fades, then wash in warm water.
Curious Kentucky warbler in damp woods of eastern U S
The Kentucky warbler prefers low damp woods and dense thickets. It ranges across the eastern United States and winters in northern South America.
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United States
South America
Origins of the Handkerchief Term Tracing
The term pocket handkerchief evolved from kerchief meaning head covering to handkerchief and finally to pocket handkerchief. The progression traces how a head covering became a hand held, then stored item.
Funnel From Milk Bottle Made For Household Use
A simple funnel can be crafted from an ordinary milk bottle by trimming at a chosen point. Tie an alcohol soaked cord around the bottle and ignite to break evenly, then smooth the edge on an emery wheel for immediate use in food canning and other tasks.
Carnegie Hero Fund Established for Public-spirited Saviors
In April 1904 Andrew Carnegie created a hero fund of 3 million dollars for dependents of heroes who lose their lives saving others or for the heroes themselves if injured. The endowment is placed with a Pittsburgh based 21 member committee.
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Carnegie “Hero Fund
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Hero Fund
Pittsburgh
Only a Shepherd Dog Saves Familie from Fire in Leominster
A shepherd dog owned by a Leominster man awoke the family during a January house fire. The husband, wife, and two children escaped before smoke forced the owner to search for the brave animal. The bed where the dog slept was found by the kitchen door leading to the front hall.
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Leominster
Mass
Unclear Dressing Room Conversation Sparks Temper
In a theater dressing room Tessie Tabas and others discuss a girl named Flow whose temper flared after her date, a so called boy, failed to show for dinner. The tale hints at a grandchild’s illness as the motive behind the misbehavior.
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Flossie
Tessie
Amputation Interrupted by Warehouse Fire
A renowned surgeon completes an operation as a fire breaks out in a nearby warehouse. After finishing, he tells the nurse to draw the blinds so the patient does not suspect the procedure failed. The incident blends dark humor with a perilous distraction in a sudden crisis.
Peach Tree Grown in Pot Enjoys Early Ripening Fruit
Importations of the U S plant industry include a 15 inch pot grown peach tree from Rev George Connell a South China missionary. The tree bears five good sized cling stone peaches and is said to come true to seed. Projections say fruit growers may develop a remarkable new race of dwarf peaches.
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United States
George Cononbell
Kansas high school motto echoes humorous sawbuck line
A Kansas high school class adopted a motto reading Beyond us lies the sawbuck and the washtub, a humorous twist cited in the Boston Transcript as a contrast to continental tales of TM across the Alps to Italy.
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Alps
Italy
Kansas
Boston Transcript
Morality and discipline shape strength in life’s business
The text argues men must learn to discriminate and develop a disciplined will. Without moral sense or obedience to it, they become weak and likely fail in life. History notes many examples of such natures, useful only as instruction in vice.
Medical note on lumbago treatment and recovery
Massaz two for lumbago discussed by Doctor Po Metta head of the medical department at the Swiss Accident Insurance Institute. Likely rheumatic or due to strain or chill when overheated. Massage is the best treatment and recovery should occur in six to eight days at the outside.
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Massaz2
Lumbago
Lumb. Co
Pometta
Swiss
Acedent Insurance Institute
Poetry Demand Mirrors Red Burst in Public Taste
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle notes Americans seek poetry described as red-blooded, luminous, and vital and cites a self proclaimed authority. It argues genuine poetry remains limited while fiction and films offer substitutes amid cultural demand.
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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Buttonholeless collar feature with interlocking slots
A new men’s collar design eliminates buttonholes by using front slots that slip over the buttons and interlock to hold the collar securely in place. This engineering aims to simplify fastening and provide a neat, secure fit.
Old Blue Law Stuck In Pennsylvania After Century
The article notes repeated efforts since 1794 to repeal or amend Pennsylvania’s blue law regulating Sunday activities. It cites rigid enforcement, with fines for offenses as minor as rabbit hunting versus drinking a hot toddy, and details how canals, railways, and even sale of basic goods were constrained on Sundays. The piece reflects on the law’s persistence through centuries of change.
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Pennsylvania
Girard
Philadelphia
Nitrogen crisis and nitrate sources in wartime Europe
The article notes Europe and America depend on Chilean nitrate beds for nitrogen crucial to crops and industry. It cites Chilean deposits as limited and discusses shifts to atmospheric nitrogen recovery and alternative methods after wartime disruptions. It mentions Ostwald and Germany’s prior fears of saltpeter export bans and the looming exhaustion of Chilean beds.
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Europe
America
Pacific
Ostwald
Chile
Germany
The Walter's Mistake
Immigration Commissioner Caminett of New York praises French military genius after Foch’s victory and notes American glory at Chateau Thierry and Bois de Belleau. He recalls a French waiter’s smart salute following a joke about a steak in a Paris restaurant.
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Foch
Caminett
New York
Chateau Thierry
Bois de Belleau
Lonely Telephone Station Near Richardson Lake
An isolated pay station on Richardson lake in the Rangeley region of northern Maine stands over 30 miles from Rumford. It connects 12 miles to Andover and 18 miles to Rumford, forming a critical emergency line used for a decade to save hunters and woodsmen in the north woods.
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Richardson Lake
Rangeley Group
Maine
Rumford
Maine Central Railroad
Andover
Andover Telephone Company
New England Company
Ines
North Woods
Europe Likes American Milk Boosts 1914 1918 Dairy Exports
European demand for American dairy products increased during World War I with condensed milk exports rising from 16 million pounds in 1914 to 538 million pounds in 1918. Other dairy exports also grew, driven by war needs and potential for further expansion if feed crops rise.
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Europe
America
United States Department of Agriculture
His Greatest Terror Fixing an Airplane Aboard
A pilot recalls fear during a mission as ground observers awaited questions once he landed. He reflects on the anxiety of exposing himself to scrutiny from people on earth while preparing to return.
Verdun Whistles of Victorymark Across Dark End of War
In Verdun on armistice night American soldiers moved through silent streets, whistling familiar tunes. The Skies remained quiet with no shelling as McNutt recalls a changed city where Americans’ casual whistling stood out, marking the war’s end.
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Verdun Tong
Williams Slavens McNutt
Collier’s Weekly
Verdun
Annie Laurie
Wieburhupe
Old City
Boy Impersonator Aims Lady's Maid Role In Pawnshop Plan
Detectives trace Bert Baldwin a farmer's boy who bought a full outfit of women's clothes to impersonate a lady's maid. He admitted the plan after being confronted by officers and the pawn broker. Bert confessed he hoped for adventure and job chances as a maid but failed to pawn the items.
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Bert A. Baldwin
Bert
Joseph Lawrence
David Broderick
Joe
Dave
Sioux Falls
Los Angeles Times
Unneeded Explosives Topic Urges Denitration Tests
Professor de Quervain, a Swiss seismologist, proposes controlled detonations of 50 tons of surplus high explosives to study sound transmission in the atmosphere. He urges military and scientific authorities to coordinate timed blasts with observers around the area to record acoustic effects.
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de Quervain
Postage Rates Then and Now
A note recalls early American postage when stamps debuted on March 8, 72 years ago. Initially 5 and 10 cent stamps bore Washington and Franklin. Before stamps, postage was paid in cash by the letter’s recipient, with early rates ranging from 1 to 25 cents.
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United States
England
Washington
Franklin
Poisonous but valuable weed lore from prewar times
Before America entered the war discussions on cultivating and selling medicinal herbs arose but faded as vegetable farming for war effort took priority. The piece notes many poisonous weeds used in medicine, especially jamestown weed also called devil's apple, valued for leaves and seeds despite toxicity.
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America
Jamestown
Father of the Typewriter Born In Pennsylvania
The text notes Christopher Latham Sholes born in Pennsylvania marking him as the Father of the Typewriter. It recalls his early interest in inventing a writing machine, collaboration with two other inventors, funding from a capitalist, and the creation of the first practical typewriter then marketed.
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Christopher Latham Sholes
Pennsylvania
Sholes
Nature's storage method leads to fat and corpulence
Nature stores food as fat in animals and savage peoples during famine. Civilized people still gain fat by fasting, using fasts to restore normalcy without harm.
Had Nothing on Mother Sargent Said to Be Great Artist
A drawing teacher recalls Sargent as a great artist who could transform a smiling face into sorrow with a single stroke. A student responds that his mother does the same to him often, noting a humorous comparison.
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Sargent
Johnny
Bristol Resident Praises Dean's Kidney Pills
C F Card of 112 Union St Bristol testifies he had a weak back from heavy lifting and constant pain until using Dean's Kidney Pills. He reports pain vanished, back became strong, and recommends the remedy priced at 60 cents at all dealers FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Bristol
Dean
C F. Card
Painter
Union St
Card
Foster-Milburn Cee
Msgrs
Buffalo
N. Y
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Lonely Telephone Station
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Nature’s
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Thompson Avenue
Rhode Island
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High Street
W W Perry
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W. C. Talbot
W. S. W. Hopking
Dorchester Natual Fire Ins. Co
Boston
E. L. Watson & CO
Industrial Trust Co
Providence
R. L
G.W. Simmons Undertakers
Belf Colwell
Constitution Street
G. M. Wilbur
Union Street
William W. Franklin & Co
Wood St
Providence Domestic Coke
John C. Trudell
Second ST
Tel
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