California Syrup of Figs promotes health and cures
An old warning from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer extols California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children and adults. It advises mothers to note a coated tongue and other symptoms as signs to use the product, warns against counterfeit syrups, and claims quick relief and “inside cleansing” with printed directions on the bottle. The piece also includes unrelated quotes about ambition and a London Answers joke.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Jock
London
Local Real Estate and Advertisements in Comanche
Property buyers seek Comanche homes with a broker note from C W Innes at South Side Square. Local merchants Todd Randall Jennings Co advertise fresh groceries. Slider Lacy promotes merchandise and feed offerings with Slider Laew’s as a feed supplier.
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Todd-Randall-Jennings Co
Comanche
C. W. Innes
Side Square
Todd- Randall-Jennings Co
Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days Claim
Unclear readable text promises cure for piles in six to fourteen days with money refund. Mentions druggist and a product name resembling PA BAZO QINTMENT. Vague claim about sleep after first use. No verifiable details or credible sources.
Hardware and rentals offered by local merchants
A reader advertises rental interest by claiming a dozen potential tenants and invites visits to South Side Square. Separate ads promote Slider and Lacey paying top prices for butter and eggs and direct customers to Lacy's Hardware. Todd Randals Jennings Co. is pitched as the source for hardware with a big line of stock.
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Big Line Hardware
Todd-Randals-Jennings Co
Canada Time Bombs and War Bonds in Wartime Letter
A Philadelphia Letter highlights Canada’s wartime efforts with war savings certificates and a large enlistment. It notes Canada’s 50th anniversary as a dominion and contrasts Canadian and U S political structures, recalling Benedict Arnold’s Quebec raid and the long shared border with no armed frontiers for 102 years.
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Montreal
Canada
England
France
Russia
Germany
Benedict Arnold
Maine
Quebec
West Philadelphia
United States
Shell shock tied to nonwounded soldiers in WWI
A physician explains shell shock occurs in unwounded soldiers after near blasts. Symptoms include shakiness, insomnia, headaches, and sensitivity to sound. The letter notes no shell shock among wounded soldiers, suggesting flesh wounds divert the force from the nervous system.
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London
Searchlights for Firemen Shine on Cincinnati Rescue Crews
The Cincinnati fire department adopts back strapped searchlights for night operations in smoke filled scenes. Each 80 pound unit yields a 3000 candle power beam and runs five hours, with the battery on the back and the headlight projecting ahead of the helmet.
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Cincinnati
Sable fish aims for wider market through outreach
The United States Bureau of Fisheries promotes sable fish or black cod found off Northwestern states and Alaska. Once neglected as a food, it is of high quality and was largely stored in cold storage after autumn catches. Bureau prepares printed material to boost dealer interest and consumer demand.
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United States Bureau of Fisheries
Northwestern States
Alaska
Fisheries Bureau
Prize essay on love from New Orleans entry beat twenty three thousand readers
The Springfield Republican reports a New Orleans paper held a prize answer contest on what love is. The winning entry declares love as the doorway from selfishness to service and from solitude to human kinship, while a tongue in cheek Southerner joke follows.
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New Orleans
Springfield Republican
Origin of the Locomotive Whistle Accident at Bagworth Thorton crossing
May 4 1833 a Stephenson steam whistle idea arose after Stephenson's Samson crashed into a cart carrying 50 pounds of butter and 80 dozen eggs at a two level crossing in England. Directors met and Stephenson proposed a steam whistle to warn of approaching trains.
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Bagworth
Thorton
England
Stephenson
Samson
Popular Science Monthly
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Ross
Seattle Post-Intellingencer
Slider & Lacy
Slider & Laew’s
South Side Square
Slider
Slider & Lacy’s
Slider & Lacey
Baker-Wheeler Mfg. Co
Dallas Tex
Comanche, Texas
Brin
Fort Worth
Central
Mance
Uncle Sam
Percales
Warner
Higginbotham’s
Higginbotham Brothers & Co
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