Planting for a profitable home with Illinois style
The article argues homes gain value from permanent trees and shrubs rather than temporary flower beds. It urges Illinois style planting with hardy native species, favors elms and oaks for framing views, warns against quick growers and messy flowering borders, and links landscape choice to lasting salability and character.
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Landladies Reluctant to House Soldiers Returning From Front
London landladies near Victoria and Waterloo stations refuse many soldiers back from Loos due to wartime nightmares. Soldiers wake in fits, scream, and lash out in sleep, causing nervous breakdowns among lodgers. Even officers report tremors from recent combat sights deemed too terrible to recount.
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Victoria
Waterloo
Loos
Souvenir Grenade Kills Boy on Homecoming
A French homecoming near Boulogne sur Seine ended in tragedy when a five year old boy died and his grandmother was severely injured after a German grenade from trench souvenirs exploded. A soldier was involved in the incident.
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Boulogne sur-Seine
France
Degrees of Insanity in a Clever Exchange
An exchange ponders the line between a futurist painter and a post impressionist. The quip notes the speaker is not an expert alienist, offering a tongue in cheek diagnostic joke.
How Can Her Social Worker
A Cornell Widow quips about faith and law in a brief dialogue. A freshman laments his mentor’s control over his conduct while the widow questions obedience to the Bible’s command to love one’s neighbor.
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Cornell
Rough Goods Reckoning a Handy Scratch Tale
A fragmented note hints at rough and smooth goods with a dialogue about scratching a handier method. The lines imply a practical craftsman’s preference and a rough handcraft ethic in a sparse, period voice.
Maud Refuses Marriage for Money in Mercenary Claim
A fragmented note questions Maud about a mercenary appeal to marry for wealth. The readable text hints at a personal stance against marrying for money and presses the issue of financial motivation.
Resinol Ointment Promises Instant Itch Relief
The ad claims itching and burning skin trouble can be stopped instantly by Resinol Ointment, with physicians having prescribed it for over 20 years. It promises prompt healing, easy use, and economy, sold by all druggists.
Castoria Reminder for Mothers Checks Bottles
Mothers urged to examine every bottle of Castoria for safety and the signature indicating use for over 30 years. The notice notes children cry for Fletcher's Castoria and emphasizes trusted remedy status.
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Fletcher
Sudden Death Linked to Kidney Disease and Uremia
The piece explains the heart kidney link, noting how kidney disease raises arterial tension and leads to uremic poisoning and death. It promotes Dr. Pierce's "Anuric" as a preventive treatment available by mailing 10 cents for a trial package.
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Pierce
Wrecked Steamship Dunholme Sells for $850,000
The Dunholme wreck, burned at a New Jersey pier three years ago, was bought for $30,000 by a wrecking firm. Last month it was sold again for $850,000 despite not yet being seaworthy, illustrating the potential value of salvageable cargo flotation.
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Atlantic
Dunholme
New Jersey
Stop Eating Meat If Kidney or Back Hurt
A traditional health ad promotes stopping meat to prevent kidney trouble and recommends Jad Salts as a kidney cleanser. It claims uric acid from meat overworks kidneys and offers four ounces daily in water as a remedy to flush kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and prevent bladder issues. The ad touts Jad Salts as safe and widely used.
Egotistic Exchange Sparks Quiet Tease
A brief stage dialogue shows an egotistic speaker claiming only two genuinely lovely women, prompting a surprised retort about the other. The line reflects social banter and female presence in a light, witty exchange.
After Grip Then Spring Fever Purges Impure Blood
Advertises Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for "cold" symptoms and fatigue. Claims to purify blood, eradicate poisons, and boost blood-making glands for better health.
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Dr. Pierce
Untold Wisdom and a Rebellious Woman
A sharp remark about how language strengthens perceived bravery in men while recalling a legendary woman who defied confinement in an asylum and kept speaking despite suppression.
Vap-O-Rub Advertisement Letters From Missouri Women
A long advertisement series features Missouri women reporting Vap-O-Rub benefits for throat and cold relief. Mrs. Sam House of St Joseph shares a personal testimonial and urges fresh air and throat application at first signs of a cold, promoting the product as a remedy.
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Sam
Prospect Ave
St. Joseph
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