Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root Promises Kidney Cure
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It claims wide testing in hospitals and private practice and offers a free sample bottle by mail with a booklet to readers of the paper. The notice repeats the product name and Binghamton New York address and urges readers to buy the bottled remedy.
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Umer
Kilmer
Bright
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Bing- Eshamton
N. Y
Trustees' Notices in K of P Building Office
Trustee notice states weekly office hours for township business at the first front office room in the K of P building on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Official notice form includes signatures of the trustees and authority for public access to records.
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K. of P
Kennedy's Luxative Cough Syrup Endorsed by Mothers
Advertises Kennedy's Luxative Cough Syrup as opiate free and compliant with the National Pure Food and Drug Law. Claims it safely moves the bowels and is favored by mothers. Product sold by M. C VanDorn with children liking its pleasant taste.
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Kennedy
M.C VanDorn
Business Diplomacy. A Racist Barber Shop Scene
A poem by T. A. Baly depicts a barber serving white patrons while a Black bootblack arrives. The narrator pretends not to notice, smiling as the Black man is overlooked, then feigns politeness to avoid conflict and to protect the white customer’s trade. The piece ends with the white customer offered a prize for enmity, while the Black man endures denial.
Free sample offer for Dr Shoop Rheumatic Remedy
Rheumatic sufferers may obtain a free trial sample of Dr Shoop's Rheumatic Remedy and a book explaining rheumatism from Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin. The booklet claims to purge rheumatic poisons from the blood and promises stronger health. Dealers are urged to respond.
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Seddly Ali
Carcasweet Ad Boosts Baby Stomach Health
An old advertisement features Carcasweet claiming to cure infant stomach issues. It touts a happy baby with a brighter face and urges buyers to purchase 50 doses for 25 cents from M C Vaudorn. The text includes odd dialogue about legal costs and a herd of unrelated city decisions.
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M.C. VauDorn
Not the Weather
Dialogue shows Tom and Dick discussing Miss Houtton and a misunderstanding about an invitation. The New Orleans Times-Democrat reference appears as a sourcing note.
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Tom
Comedy or Tragedy at the Box Office
A light exchange from Chicago News notes Knight questions a new show’s tone Wright jokes it’s a tragedy until the box office receipts reveal the outcome. The quip highlights how audience response defined the show as comedy or tragedy.
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Knight
Wright
Chicago News
Preventics Cold Prevention Candy Publicity Note
An advertisement promotes Preventics cold cure tablets saying they check early colds and prevent pneumonia. Dr. Shoop of Racine Wisconsin offers free samples and a book on colds in exchange for a letter. Sold in 5¢ and 25¢ boxes by Al Dealers.
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Shoop
Racine
Wis
al Dealera
Leader's A starting shopping riddle game
A playful leader boasts of shopping with items starting with A. The grocer’s clue points to a player, the druggist and others follow. Responses must be quick, and the loyalty shifts to whoever answers first, replacing the leader.
Disconcerted Scholar Seeks Clarity in Muddled Text
A fragmentary, confused narration follows Arabella Keupp as she encounters garbled phrases and scrambled words. The piece hints at confusion in reading a complex page, with names and details obscured by misprint and jumbled syntax.
HeWitUs Kidney and Shadder Pils Advertisement
An old advertisement touts HeWitUs Kidney and Shadder Pils as best for kidney and bladder troubles, rheumatism, and general cleansing. Claims include purging the system and improving health, with sales by MM. Var Lonit.
Don Quixote pronunciation and tree puzzles revive
A playful dialogue explores how to pronounce Don Quixote with both Spanish and English styles, noting authorities favor Kwiks-ot with stress on the first syllable. The piece also advertises Dr Shoop's Catarrh Remedy with a free trial offer and price.
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Don Quixote
Dewitt's Carbized Witch Hazel Salve Promise Relief
The advertisement touts Dewitt's Carbized Witch Hazel Salve as safe for rough chapped skin. It claims quick warming relief for cracked skin and is promoted as useful for boils and burns with guaranteed efficacy.
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Dewitt
Moe VaDorn
The Engineer's Gate
A successful engineer renowned for perfect integration of parts has a gate linked to his waterworks. A visitor complains the gate leaks and is hard to move, but the engineer claims the gate is essential to his system as every passerby pumps four gallons into his roof tank.
Soap Suds Quiet Waves Similar to Oil Film
The text notes that oil on water dampens waves by forming a protective film reducing wind friction. It adds that soap suds also quiet waves by increasing cohesive forces, creating a thin film that limits wave motion.
Notice of Application for Liquor License in Covington Indiana
Walter Hunter of Covington Indiana announces he will apply before the Fountain County Board of Commissioners for a license to sell spirituous malt vinous and other intoxicating liquors not in excess of a quart and to permit on premises drinking at a location described as a one story frame building on the south end of the lot in Covington Second Ward. He also seeks permission to sell tobacco cigars and soft drinks.
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Troy Township
Covington
Fountain County
Indiana
I. Walter
Board of Commissioners' Court
Board of Commissioners
City of
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