Mothers Praise Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription
Texas women from Beasley San Antonio and Beattie share positive experiences with Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a tonic for pregnancy postpartum and general weakness. They commend its non alcoholic herb based formula and advise other mothers to use it.
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Texas
Houston
Ter
Dr. Pierce
Willie McNeely
Beasley
San Antonio
Mia
Lee
Reddle
Invalids
Buffalo
BN. Y
Flu control ad touts Calotabs efficacy for quick relief
Physicians urge Purified systems to guard against influenza with Calotabs one tab at bedtime. The ad claims a single dose purifies the system and liver, prevents complications, and ends a cold by morning. Sold in sealed packs for 35 cents with money-back refund if not delighted.
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Bedtima
Prohibition Story Told At Dinner By Elihu Root
Elihu Root recounted a prohibition era tale at a dinner noting the high value on whisky since prohibition. Two Florida sailors capsize their boat. Tom clings to the hull while Jim, hampered by a bottle, tires and sinks. Jim pleads for help as Tom urges him to throw away the bottle.
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Elihu Root
Florida
Jim
Tom
Cascarets Ad Claims Quick Relief for Constipation
An old ad touts Cascarets as a gentle overnight laxative. It promises rapid relief from biliousness headaches and sour stomach, claiming the product works while you sleep without harsh effects.
Postmaster in Town Resigns Cited by County Paper
Farmer Horable and his wife discuss a startling line about the end of the world while perusing the county seat newspaper. The Kansas City Star notes the town postmaster has resigned and hints at further county developments.
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Horobeak
Tennyrate
Kansas City Star
Freckles Advertised as Removable by Othine Double Strength
An advertisement claims Othine double strength can remove freckles with nightly and morning applications. It assures most blemishes fade, lighter freckles vanish, and a money back guarantee if it fails to remove spots.
Diamond Dyes Promise Rich Fadeless Color for All Fabrics
Advertisement urges use of Diamond Dyes to color wool silk linen cotton and blends with a guaranteed rich fadeless result. It notes the included direction book and Diamond Dye Color Card to match any material.
Texas highway projects mark steady road expansion gains
The Texas state highway association approved a $50 000 federal aid grant for Galveston causeway paving and Calhoun county received $30 000 for 10 miles of highway No 29 between Port Lavaca and Seadrift. R M Hubbard hailed Texas road building as a historic expansion, while local protests in Kleberg county over highway routing prompt county and state review.
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The
State Highway Association
Galveston County
Galveston Causeway
Calhoun County
Port Lavaca
Seadrift
R. M. Hubbard
New Boston
State Highway Commission
Texas
Fifteen Years of Black Draught
Singerton Illinois man praised Thedford's Black-Draught for fifteen years of use aiding indigestion sour stomach and constipation. He reports relief from a torpid liver dizziness and recommends it to others. The ad notes the product has helped thousands over 70 years and urges readers to buy today.
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Illinois
Singerton
Thedford
W. F. Rister
Mr. Rister
Makes a Difference in Pin Money Debate Draws Laughs
A humorous exchange centers on pin money with a wife urging funds and a husband reluctant to give it. The wife jokes about a diamond pin, prompting a wordplay moment that elicits laughter and lighthearted commentary.
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Scott
Milka Emulsion Brings Quick Stomach Relief and Sleep
Stomach troubles and constipation eased after using Milka Emulsion, with a testimonial from C. E. Helricks of Indianapolis. The ad promotes Milka Emulsion as a pleasant nutritive remedy aiding digestion, appetite, and general strength, offering a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. Sold by druggists. prices 50 cents and 1.20 dollars.
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C. E. Helricks
Alabama
Indianapolis
Ind
Milky Emulsion Co
Terre Haute
Wild Dogs Devour Sheep In New South Wales
Reports to the minister of public lands in New South Wales show 60 000 sheep lost to packs of wild dogs in a few months. Stockmen request aid to build a dogproof fence guarding a district of about 40 000 square miles.
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Washington
Minister of Public Lands of
New South Wales
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claims Cure and Reward
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh by acting through the blood on mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 reward for any case not cured and lists Druggists 76c and testimonials from J. Chaney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
Ingita
J. Chaney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Nature Vacation Sparks Long Sleep Across Myriad Years
A fragment speaks of nature taking a rare vacation spanning a million years and notes that she isn’t waking, suggesting a prolonged slumber of a grand natural cycle.
Quotations on beauty and physical culture in old paper
The Birmingham Age-Herald quote defends beauty standards and professional fitness. It contrasts superficial judgment with human nature and notes that a physical culture professor must display muscular development to attract clients.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Roman Fys Balsam Anticeptic Ointment Relief Ady
Roman Fys Balsam is an antiseptic ointment applied externally to inflamed surfaces for prompt relief. The product emphasizes external use and quick soothing effects.
House hunting joke crosses state line in blustery tale
In Kansas a local notes the weather shifts as a stranger hunts for a house. The stranger asks, Good morning, sir, House hunting The reply ponders whether the wind could have blown this far, reflecting a lighthearted regional quip from the Boston Transcript.
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Kansas
Boston Transcript
Recipe for gray hair tonic
An old advertisement describes a hair darkening tonic to ease gray hair. It claims to halt water add-ons and uses Bay Ri amall box of Barbo Compound glycerine with weekly applications. The formula supposedly darkens streaked hair gradually without coloring the scalp and can be mixed at home or bought from a druggist.
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Bay Ri & Amall
Wise Indla Generation and the Sunday School Exchange
A brief, humorous exchange from a Boston Transcript page shows a boy wishing for a thrashing while another cites faith to cope with needs. The dialogue satirizes parental discipline and religious reassurance in a light, newspaper-voiced tone.
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Indla
Tohnny
Boston Transcript
Class Not Out for Business Laments Lack of Courtesy
A fragment quotes Mar lon Lawrance stating that the class not out for business has no huginess to be out. The remark reflects a quirky, unclear observation about manners and purpose.
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Texas
Marlon Lawrance
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