Martha Jane a Diplomat Defies Candy Ban
A four year old, Martha Jane, secretly eats a third piece of candy despite her mother’s order. The child defends her act by saying she took it while the mother was away, highlighting a witty moral about obedience. Health and observation themes appear in a separate note on nature study and pupil reports. Reverend Rhys Price Jones’s son refuses to sing America citing his father’s line as false.
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Martha Jane
Mortland Jones
Rhys Price Jones
First Presbyterian Church
Franklin
America
Indianapolis News
Middleburg
Lydia E. Pinkham
Car
Fall River
Mass
Pinkham
Thomas Wilkinson
Columbia Street
Diamond Dyes Promise Fadeless Color For All Fabrics
An advertisement promotes Diamond Dyes guaranteeing rich, fadeless color on wool, silk, linen, cotton, or blends for dresses, blouses, stockings, skirts, coats, and even feathers. A color card helps match materials and a Direction Book explains how to dye over any base color. It notes ads acknowledge that words fail a man, but a wife eases matters.
Kidney health plea urges reduced meals and Salts use
The article warns Americans to guard against kidney trouble from rich foods and uric acid buildup. It advises four ounces of Jad Salts daily, made from grape and lemon acids with lithia, to flush kidneys, ease bladder disorders, and improve overall health, claiming it is inexpensive and safe for home use.
Cascarets promise gentle relief and improved mood
A vintage advertisement touts Cascarets as the nicest gentlest laxative cathartic. It claims they remove liver and bowel poison, brighten cloudy minds, and work while you sleep. Marriage is advertised as a gamble when money back is offered.
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Cascarets
Rumor of Bolshevik Bolshevik Quip and Odd Advert Brims
A collage of quirky quotes and advertisements appears from a historical page. Notable lines include a joked exchange about bolsheviks and a bum, a roman eye treatment ad, a gunman head remark, diamond pricing, and a Toledo Ohio testimonial for hall's catarrh medicine. References to F J Cheney & Co and a 1856 oath appear among miscellaneous items.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Ohio
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Mari
Alabastine Company
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Theo
Weste
Western Canada
Toba
Saskatchewan
Perm
Canada
Q. G. Rutledge
E. Genesee St
Syracuse, N. Y
Close Ole Students OF Nature
Sir Kingsley Wood
Nature Study
Nature
Aenea Eee
Auty
Sane
State
Penn
Western Hennery
Ae State
Hennery
Ee State
Gath
Baltimore
Win & Pr
Ines
Pia Wen
Kale
Bermuda
Maine
Jersey
Tepary
California
Lima
Cal
Thaseneweld
Wee Eas
Northern Spy
Reeves
Westry
Rio
Bover
Wvise
Dinkham
Philadelphia Bulletin
Royal
The
New
Royal Cook Book
New Royal Cook Book
Royal Baking Powder OO
Fulton Street
New York City
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