Tobacco Train Load Marks Finest Raised Tose
A report notes a train load of tobacco to be the finest raised, highlighting quality and progress in Peoria during January 1909. The item reflects local agriculture and market optimism as reported by the Peoria Star.
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Patert
Peoria
Irreverent Bits in a Parlor Panel and Ads
A collage of quips and patter from a vintage page features comic exchanges about a famous coach’s wife, a butcher’s henpecked customer, and old time remedies. It includes eye salves, teething syrups, and housekeeping tips with brand names and snappy lines, reflecting early 20th century advertising and social whimsy.
Vanishing Fleets Opens War Scare in Washington
In a dramatic narrative set in Washington and the Pacific, Inventor Roberts and his daughter Norma unveil a flying machine that could make warships obsolete. The president, admiral, and Brockton witness a test above the capital and on a Florida coast institute a mass mobilization as Japan and Britain loom in a world at war.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Guy Hillier
Norma Roberts
Inventor Roberts
Philippines
Guy Huller
England
Norman Roberts
Florida
Tokyo
Roberts
Norma
Mene
Tekel
Orient
Chemulpo
Pacific Seaboard
Secretary of the Navy
Brockton
Miami
White House
Jenkins
Paul
Dr. Roberts
Columbia
The
Constipation remedy promoted with free trial offer
An old advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a cure for constipation noting that daily bowel movement is essential. It claims many satisfied users from various towns and offers a free trial bottle and medical advice by mailing to Dr W T Caldwell, 201 Caldwell Building Nelson, Illinois.
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Ity
Lemuel Lanterdale
Quincy
Elmer McMillan
Speed
Mrs. Monahan
Stonewall
Miss
Dr. Caldwell
Dr. W. Towell
Caldwell
Bidg Ncelio
Bath Test Rejected Applicant for Porter Job
A dirty applicant seeks work as a porter at a large firm. The manager, doubtful, gives him a half dollar and sends him upstairs to bathe. As he leaves, the manager adds that if any change remains he should take another bath, highlighting the man’s repulsiveness and the odd test.
After Doctors Failed Lydia Pinkham's Compound Cures
Willimantic Connecticut woman suffers five years from backache irregularities dizziness and nervous prostration after three doctors failed to help she finds relief with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts the product as standard remedy for female ills and claims thousands cured with confidence in its roots and herbs.
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Dia E. Pinkham
Willimantic
Conn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ezra Donovax
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