Chronic Bronchitis Patient Praises Peru-Na Remedy
A LaCrosse man with twenty six years of chronic bronchitis reports relief after using Peru-Na. He notes hoarseness and fatigue vanished after three quarters of a bottle and plans to keep Peru-Na in his home. The ad claims Peru-Na helps catarrh and related digestive and rheumatic ailments with both tablet and liquid forms.
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EB. J. Touspalit
Rose Street
LaCrosse
Isconsin
Peru-Na
How It Occured and the Skimpy Mr Meek Secret
A Kansas City Star item notes a playful exchange about meeting a wife. Mr Meek, described as small, offers a shy confidential remark that she headed him off, reflecting light social banter.
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Mr. Meek
Kansas City Star
Get Ready For Flu
Physicians urge purification to guard against influenza. Take one Balotab at bedtime with water to shorten a cold, avoid side effects, and wake refreshed. Galotabs sold in sealed packages for thirty five cents. druggists refund if not satisfied. A closing quip notes appetite after words.
Mother! California Syrup of Figs Warned Ady Advice
Public notice highlights using California on fig syrup packaging as a sign of safe child laxative. Warns parents to follow full directions on each bottle and avoid misleading labels.
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California
Ady
Lift off Corns With Your Fingers Ad
An advertisement promotes Freezone as a cheap, painless corn and callous remover. It claims quick relief and complete removal with a few drops applied to the affected area. The message ends with a cash-honest slogan and assertion of no humbug.
Preferred a Sure Thing
A quoted exchange notes love and money as criteria in choosing a partner. May asserts interest lies in accumulated wealth before considering any man’s earnings, while Ethel dismisses the concern and agrees with the sentiment.
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Ethel
Bayer Aspirin Ad Warns Of Safe Effective Pain Relief
An old advertisement extols Bayer tablets for headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism and colds. It notes a Bayer package with directions and small tin boxes of 12 tablets costing a few cents and mentions larger packages sold by druggists. Also references a political quote about favorite sons and a senator.
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Bayer
Swamp Root Yields Hope for Hidden Kidney Trouble
Drugstore reports reveal many Americans suffer kidney issues without knowing it. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is praised for its mild healing effect and high success rate, with Life Insurance doctors noting kidney disease as a common reason for policy denial. Sample bottles offered by mail in advertisement form.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Ady
Mirror Smile Reveals Snob’s Comical Keen Sense
A humorous exchange unfolds as a Young Lady notes the Snob’s smile in a mirror and compliments his knack for humor. The Snob, visibly flattered, asks how the observation was made, prompting a witty admission from the Young Lady.
Queer Animal Author Sparks Offbeat Tale
A playful author known for queer animal themes crafts a hig tale. The piece blends whimsy with bold language, turning heady ideas into a quirky narrative that challenges norms and invites curiosity.
Texas highway contracts for 553 miles approved in 1920
The Texas state highway commission, led by R. M. Hubbard, reports 553 additional miles approved for construction this year at an estimated cost of about 8 million dollars, with 3 million from state and federal aid. Projects span concrete, bituminous, crushed rock, shell surfaces and grading across numerous counties.
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Austin
Rollen
Polk County
Harrison County
Bee County
Kleberg County
Parker County
Montague County
Gillespie County
Bexar County
Kimble
Raine County
Lamar
Gonzales
Erath
Tom Green
Culberson
Schleicher
Montague
Webb
Orange
Bexar
National Labor Leader and Kansas Executive Debate
A Friday Carnegie Hall debate between Samuel Gompers and Governor Henry J. Allen covered capital and labor, the right to strike, the Kansas Industrial Court Law, and its impact on workers. Gompers called the law an unAmerican slave law while Allen argued the government can protect the public during harmful strikes.
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New York
Kansas
Carnegie Hall
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Henry J. Allen
Kan- Brs
Allen
Gompers
Coal Mine Walkout Averted in Texas
Texas miners and operators signed a final settlement after six weeks of talks. About 3000 workers will remain at work as wages and the price of explosives were resolved. A subcommittee finalized the issues and the full committee approved the agreement.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Texas
Death of Lt General Frince Belossel at Neuilly
Announcement from Paris notes the death of Lieutenant General Frince Constantin Belossel sky-Beloserski at Neuilly. He was 73, a former aide de camp to the late Czar Nicholas, and a grand officer of the Legion of Honor.
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Paris
Neuilly
Frince Constantin Belosselsky-Beloserski
Czar
Nicholas
Russia
Legion of Honor
President nominates Dallas man for U. S. consul post
Washington date: Edgar C. goule of Dallas was Saturday nominated by the president to be a United States consul in class 7. The nomination places him in the diplomatic service with a posting to a seventh class consulate.
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Dallas
Washington
Edgar C. ‘Goule
United States
Cuticura Toilet Trio Promises Skin Care
Ad advertises Cuticura Soap for complexion, Cuticura Ointment for occasional use, and Cuticura Talcum for fragrance. It claims daily use clears complexion, cleans scalp, and keeps hands soft and white.
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Ady
Great Fixer Was Lardner Admires Chauncey M Dépew
Anecdote from a Philadelphia club features sport writer humorist D H Lardner telling how he persuaded a man’s wife to let him stay out. He claimed the husband was roaring drunk and should be brought home, prompting the wife to approve the plan.
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Chauncey M. Dépew
Blug Lardner
Philadelphia
Lardner
Wind and Words Echoed in Scotsman Opinion
A fragment from the Edinburgh Scotsman quotes a poet noting that a person must be anvil or hammer in life while wryly remarking many are only bellows. The piece ends with a quip on free speech and responsibility for feelings.
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Edinburgh Scotsman
Antiquarian quip on rapid aging of antiques
A dealer exposes a buyer’s doubt by pointing to a mark that proves the piece was made only twenty years ago. The exchange highlights how the modern era speeds up what counts as an antique.
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Pete
State Commission
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Prince Dias
Thacher
B. J. Hatcher
Shell Blutt
Dir. Thacher
Alice
DR. Thachers
Martin Martin
Chauncey Depaw
Thea
Moat
Oliver Iver
Mary Ellen
Mary Biler
Hig
Theresa
Postum Cereal
Battle Creek
Michigan
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