Father John's Medicine Cited By Mothers For Child Health
Mrs Miller from White Plains and Mrs Borg of Philadelphia praise Father John's Medicine for their daughters improving health. Ad claims the product is alcohol free and wholesome for all ages, with over 60 years of claimed success for colds throat troubles and as a body builder.
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Alice Pauline
Father John
Theresa Maria
C. J. Borg
17Th St. Phila
John
Mother Cray
Mother Gray Co
le Roy
Mother Gray
Definition of an effective blockade
A witty definition explains an effective blockade as the act of not tipping the waiter. The gag contrasts a political term with a common social behavior, highlighting humor about tipping as a nonviolent constraint on service.
Exalted Stage Beauty Toasted by Self-Made Pair
A brief London Answers quip features a Stage beauty proclaiming “My face is my fortune” while a soup king replies with “to extend the compliments of a self made man to a self-made woman” in witty banter about social ascent.
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London
Danderine Hair Product Promises Dandruff Cure
An advertisement extols Danderine as a remedy for dandruff and thinning hair. It claims immediate shine and fullness after application, with new fine hair appearing over weeks, and urges readers to buy a 25 cent bottle from any store to prove the benefits.
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Knowlton
Adv
Heard on the Train Coal Inquiry
A fragmentary exchange notes questions about coal type and procurement, with a slangy line about buying by the dozen. The terse quote hints at travel chat or industry chatter printed in a Boston paper’s snippet.
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Boston
Free Cuticura Samples By Mail Now Offered
Publicity ad announces free Cuticura Ointment samples and Cuticura Soap samples with a book by mail. Readers are invited to request samples via postcard to Cuticura Dept. Ly Boston and notes availability everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. Ly Boston
Milly’s Secret Story Teases Milly
Milly’s idea recurs as a good story told as a secret in the Tutfala Post. Milly emphasizes repetition to keep the tale alive and engaging for readers.
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Milly
Tutfala
Time to Eliminate Freckles with Ethine-Double Strength
A vintage advertisement touts Ethine-Double Strength cream to remove freckles and blemishes. It promises quick results with an ounce or less, guaranteed money back if no improvement, and urges customers to buy from their druggist.
Decision of Lawn Tennis Association on Amateur Status
The United States National Lawn Tennis Association voted down a rule to expose McLoughlin John ston and others as amateurs. Reformers were upset while conservative tennis thinkers deem the move wise noting the risk to national and Intersections tournaments. They caution against capitalizing fame and harming the sport though acknowledge players entering the sporting goods field.
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United States National Lawn Tennis Association
McLoughlin
Johnston
Big 717 Shoot Events Announced Across North America
A listing of trapshooting tournaments with dates and venues including Roanoke Virginia Pacific coast San Jose California Hartford Connecticut St Joseph Missouri and Chicago Illinois. Events span May to August with major Grand American meet on the South Shore Country Club in Chicago.
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Roanoke
San Jose
Cal
Hartford
Kid Williams Still Happy After Title Loss
A traveler returning from New Orleans says former champion Kid Williams remains content after losing his crown. Williams calmed critics calling Rocap thieves and thieves and said he is glad it is over, now plain Johnny Williams, unworried and able to earn money with offers for five fights.
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Kid Williams
Williams
New Orleans
Johnny Williams
Shooters Spend Big Money Amateur Meet in St Louis
In 1916 737 new gun clubs formed, now over 4500 in the US and Canada with $40 million invested. Trap shooters spend $4 million yearly on targets and $2 million on travel. This year the Amateur Athletic Union track and field championships for junior and senior classes will be held in St Louis in September. Rivalry already forms for 1918 events with likely entrants from Los Angeles New Orleans and Cleveland.
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ST. Louis
United States
Canada
Amateur Athletic Union
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Cleveland
Berlin to host days of horse racing this season
Berlin will stage numerous horse races this season. Several bi league players would fit into a Midnight Sun league. Arthur Susskind known as Young Otto continues boxing in New York after 15 years in the ring. Eastern intercollegiate soccer starts Oct 20 and ends Nov 24. University of Pennsylvania champion. Lincoln highway now 3,300 miles from New York to San Francisco. The long war between National and American leagues remains unsettled. Connie Mack plans no wall strengthening for his ballpark against fans.
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W. L. Douglas
San Francisco
New York
America
Brockton
Mass
W.yt
Douglas
Arthur Susskind
Young Otto
University of Pennsylvania
Made $5000 Out of Hogs in Alberta Farm Story
A. B. Merriam of Dalroy Alberta recounts his 1917 success in Western Canada trading hogs. He arrived from Devil’s Lake North Dakota in 1909 with livestock and capital and now reports a four room home, modern farm implements, and hogs yielding about five thousand dollars in the last year. He notes land values rising and asserts livestock farming beats grain farming for long-term profits. The piece promotes farm labor demand in Western Canada with government conscription protection.
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A. E. Merriam
Devil's Lake
Western Canada
Devil’s Lake
North Dakota
Dalroy
Dakota
Alberta
A. BE. Merriam
Tan
Canada
Price of the Times Long Run Price Shifts
The Times in London raised its price to four cents due to paper scarcity. A century ago after Waterloo it stood at 14 cents, mirroring 40 cents today. Men largely did not read, consoled by public houses and the wealthy. taxes lowered then removed the tax, dropping to six cents in 1861, with a 52 year plateau. The price changes mirror English history and the price of consols.
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Times
London Times
Waterloo
New York World
California Syrup of Figs Ad Urges Constipation Cure
An old advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children and adults. It warns of counterfeit syrups and asks shoppers to buy 50 cent bottles with full dosage directions. The notice is followed by a comic dialogue from the Boston Evening Transcript.
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BES
Ise
California
Adv
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