Change of Life Health Claims from Lydia E Pinkham's Compound
Mrs Elsie Ackerman of Convoy Ohio testifies she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound during the Change of Life and regained strength for farm work. Her daughter-in-law also saw rapid relief after three bottles. Mrs Joseph Mayer of Litchfield Connecticut reports better sleep and digestion, with fewer hot waves and nervousness after use.
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Elsie Ackerman
Ohio
Convo
Lydia E. Pinkham
Joseph Mayer
Litchfield, Connecticut
Absolutely Perfect Ruler Promises Ultra Precise Scale
C Peters of the bureau of standards in Washington unveils a ruler claimed free from mathematical error. The scale features rulings of one hundred thousandth of an inch and spacing accuracy of at least two millionths. It challenges the belief that man-made objects cannot be perfect. The ruler will aid micrometer calibration.
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C. Peters
Bureau of Standards
Washington
Overlooked Recipe Ends With Raw Duck Dinner
Mrs Newlywed, a good cook and keeper, tried to cook a wild duck after consulting a cookbook. She baked it for 20 minutes as a single time, not per pound, leaving her husband hungry. A later reading revealed the instruction to cook 20 minutes for each pound.
The Favorite Order First Stude
The fragment hints at a college setting with dialogue about attending college to study. It shows two speakers agreeing to proceed with studies after a discussion of study plans. No additional names, places, or dates are provided.
Wasted Rev Lawrence Redfern in Liverpool Delighted by Tokens
Rev Lawrence Redfern in this country told friends his colleague Rev John C Ballantyne could not come due to illness. Friends sent many tokens of affection including profuse flowers filling the living room. An English maid remarked with a humorously raised thumb that he is alive.
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Lawrence Redfern
Liverpool
John C. Ballantyne
Christian Register
Red Cross Ball Blue ensures white table linens
Advert says Red Cross Ball Blue keeps linens dazzling white and never disappoints. It is available at all good grocers.
Paradise on Earth and the Happy Isles of Legend
The article recalls the mythical Islands of the Blest in the Atlantic beyond the Pillars of Hercules. Described as a paradise where gods favor and bliss endure, the region embodies idealized beauty and abundance. It notes Greek naming as Happy Isles and Roman as Fortunate Islands.
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Atlantic Ocean
Kansas City Star
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The fragment quotes a humorous remark about a large man attempting a bunker shot, attributed to the Buffalo Evening Times.
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Buffalo Evening Times
Puzzle Clue Exchange Teases Second Issue
A 1926 crossword style prompt lists numbered clues across and down with hints for geography animals and words. The note promises that the solution will appear in the next issue.
How to Solve a Crossword Puzzle Card
Instructions explain placing correct letters in white spaces to form horizontal and vertical words. Each word’s first letter is numbered by the clue. No letters go in black spaces. Definitions include abbreviations slang initials technical terms and obsolete forms.
My Favorite Stories by Irvin S. Cobb
A planter calls a police judge to intervene for his house boy Jim jailed after a row. The judge refuses, insisting the planter pick the right man from the docket, explaining a prior case where many were released to avoid error. The tale unfolds with blunt racial and legal irony.
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Cotton States
Jim
Colonel Talbert
Palmetto
Calaboose
Talbert
Domicile for All Eternity Exposes vaudeville origin tale
A reader recalls a risqué Memphis joke told as true in music halls describing two Black men planning a chitterling supper. The first plans to enter, the second assures a home awaits, revealing a sly punchline about offering a home for the other.
The Made in England Substitute Luncheon Mockery
An American actor at a luncheon hosted by a famous actress watches an English leading man dominate conversation with self praise. From across the table the American whispers that the British man is an ass, and the neighbor replies cautiously that he might do until a better man arrives.
Trifles in a Meuse Argonne Shell Hole
Two doughboys shelter in a shell hole during the Meuse Argonne advance as German fire rakes the area. One talks with his buddy about how wartime changes a man’s feelings, recalling a pistol incident back home.
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Meuse-Argonne
Home preserved foods and recipes from The Kitchen Cabinet
A compendium of 1925 era kitchen guidance covers fried chicken moistening methods, chicken au lait, Jellied Philadelphia Relish, Nantucket Buns, and Filling. Also includes canning time tips for wild fruits like raspberries and plums, and methods for preserving tomatoes grapes and berries in sugar sirups and jars.
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Paul
Philadelphia
Nantucket
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