Harney Peak Lookout Prevents Forest Fires in Black Hills
A lookout station on Harney Peak monitors about 400000 acres of forest, using maps and telephone links to Rangers to locate and battle fires early. Since July 12 1911 to Sept 30 1911, 28 fires occurred with 17 reported by the lookout, enabling prompt action and minimal damage, suggesting expansion to other forests.
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Black Hills
New York Tribune
Forest Service
Harney Peak
Harney National Forest
Harney
Black Hills Forest
National Forest
Tarney Forest Lookout
Blackbills Forest
Harney Forest
Uncle Sam
Garfield Ten Laxative: Odd Anecdote Sparks Curiosity
A snippet notes Garfield Ten as an unequalled laxative for both occasional and daily use. The text then shifts to a speculative line about a couple's relationship, asking if their honeymoon is over as the wife ceases sitting up for him when he returns late.
Cure for Insomnia Mentioned by Dibble
A short item notes that Dibble claims he cannot sleep and suggests reading war news from Mexico as a possible cure for his insomnia. The remark frames sleep issues in a wartime context with a humorous edge.
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Dibble
Mexico
Impolite Exchange About Tongue Test With Doctor Karl
A fragment shows Emmy teasing Karl about sticking out his tongue for a morning medical exam. Karl replies he does not know the doctor well enough to comply. The brief exchange captures a light social moment in a medical setting.
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Karl
Emmy
Filegende Blaetter
Fragment from a wedding dialogue in verse
A fragmented dialogue recalls a couple’s wedding day and the minister’s payment. The speaker questions the cost and reception, while the partner claims the minister avoided payment fearing taint.
Doctor fooled by own coffee habit in early years
A physician recounts his experience with coffee and tea causing daily heart palpitations and how stopping them and using Postum changed his health. He describes preparation tips and notes he advised friends and patients to switch, with the Postum Co. cited and a new book referenced.
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Thad
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Leap Year Courtship in New Guinea Traditions
In New Guinea women propose for marriage, sending a string to a man's relative to signal love. If the man agrees, they meet privately and decide to marry, then a betrothal is announced. The couple are marked with charcoal on the man's back and the woman's skin.
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New Guinea
Question of Grammar at Dinner in Kansas City
Eugene V. Were hosts a dinner in Kansas City Kansas with Missourians and Kansans present. The crowd recalls his wit as a Missourian taunts Kansans about brass bands and flags and asks about the hen. Were replies that matter is whether she has said or lied.
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Eugene V. Were
Lippincott
Kansas City
Kan
Washington
Roosevelt
Twin City
Missouri
Ware
Man Reveals Vote Amid Equal Rights Rally
J Henry Peck exits the polling place with a smile and calls the equal rights stunt a great business. He then moves close to a friend and whispers that he voted against his wife.
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J. Henry Peck
Doan s Kidney Pills Relieve Chickasha Woman s Pain
Mrs J S Downs of Chickasha Oklahoma reports kidney pain backache and weakness eased after using Doan s Kidney Pills. She says after four boxes she felt much better and urges others to remember the brand. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York sells the product.
Mrs Selby Praises Cuticura For Prize Baby
Mrs G A Selby of Redondo Beach California says her baby has used Cuticura Soap and Ointment since infancy with no sores or chafing. The five month old won a prize in a baby contest and she urges others to try Cuticura, noting frequent positive outcomes. A free sample offer is listed from Cuticura Dept L Boston.
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G. A. Selby
Redondo Beach
California
Depressed Man Hears Bad News About Town Team
A troubled man, described as greatly depressed, is linked to a town whose baseball team lingers at the bottom of the standings. The exchange hints at communal concern and the weight of local sports performance on residents.
Castoria Checks and Banquet Night Puzzles in Star-I
An old notice urges mothers to verify Castoria bottles bear the LLL mark and claims use for over 30 years. A playful exchange in The Star-I imagines a banquet scene with a hard pressed manager confessing hunger.
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Fletcher
Murine Eye Remedy Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Murine Eye Remedy for red weary eyes and inflamed eyelids. The copy claims rapid relief without smarting and notes the product is prepared by chemists, offered at 25 cents per bottle with aseptic eye gales tubes, from Murine Eye Remedy Co Chicago.
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Murisze
Murine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
We Can and We Do Plays Without Words
It has been demonstrated that we can have plays without words. Yes. Also that we can have plays without actors. Paxtine Antiseptic sprayed into nasal passages is a surprisingly successful remedy for catarrh. At druggists, 25c a box or sent postpaid on receipt of price by The Paxton Toilet Co., Boston, Mass.
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Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
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Grandville Road
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Philadelphia
Garfield
Orville Rock
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia EK. Pinkham
Paw Paw
Ann Arbor
Suro
Orville Roux
R. R. No
Rockport
Ind
Margaret Mercpirs
Bond
B. Chesebrough Manufacturing Company
State Street
Consolidated
New York
Duglas W.L. Douglas
W.l.douglas
W.L. Douglas
Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Brockton, Mass
Daily Fly
Madnofmo
Povery
Harold Somers
DeKalb Ave
Brooklyn
N.Y
Shotwell Floral Co
Wargo, N. D
McLlean CO
N. D
R. Honse
Larson
Abernethy
London
Dr. Pierce
de Pierce
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Vlad
Bookles
Omn
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Fargo
Putnam
Sore
Momros
Compar, Eiaee
Saskatchewan
Western Canada
Lloyd‘minster
Western
Canada
Ottawa
Chas. Pilling
Clifford Stock
W. Oak
Board of Trade
Weyburn
Saskaechewan
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