Gude's Pepto Mangan Advertisement Claims Health Boost
A vintage ad touts Gude's Pepto Mangan as a remedy for dyspepsia headaches and fatigue. It promises stronger blood with meals over weeks, improved appetite and color, and renewed strength for daily tasks. The copy urges asking for the product in liquid and tablet forms.
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Castoria reminder bears over 30 years use label
Advert text urges careful checking of Castoria bottles for infants and children, cites usage label of over three decades, and promotes Cuticura products for pimples and skin care including Ointment Soap and Talcum. The page also features a courtroom joke about supporters and a definition dialogue between Johnny Pa and his father.
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Magazines of All Kinds Free Catalog Offer
Free catalog listing various magazines and unit offers. Address shown is 507 New Kimbell Building North Adams Alabama.
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New
Kimbell Bldg
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Ghost Girl in Haunting Report Tied to Changed Consciousness
Halifax scientist Dr Walter Franklin Prince declares Mary Ellen MacDonald, adopted daughter of Mr and Mrs Alexander MacDonald, was the ghost behind fires in the Caledonia Mills home. He attributes altered states of consciousness and possible discarnate influence while noting the flames were set by human hands and the girl was not morally culpable.
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Mary Ellen MacDonald
Alexander MacDonald
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Walter Franklin Prince
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Mary Ellen
Signor Marconi
De Valera Warns of Civil War If Treaty Wins in Ireland
In a St Patrick's Day campaign stop at Waterford, Hammon de Valera, republican leader, threatened civil conflict if the Anglo Irish Treaty is accepted at the polls. He said the republican army will defend the republic against troops of the Free State provisional government, a warning voiced at several Irish campaign meetings.
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Malden Judge Warns Police on Federal Warrant Action
Malden District Court Judge Bruce told patrolmen in his jurisdiction not to act with federal prohibition agents. He warned that warrants issued to federal officers could expose officers to civil suits if they assist in serving papers.
Flapper Is Girl Freed Says Dr Stone Chicago
Dr Lee A Stone head of the Chicago Department of Health declares flappers are simply females who have shed hypocrisy and become human beings. He calls wrapperism or modern feminism a revolt of youth.
Rhine Army Loan Plan on Reparations and Cash Grants
Paris reports that the Reparations Commission will study an international loan to Germany to cover Allied costs and possible future U S claims. The plan proposes initial borrowing up to 6 billion marks with 7 percent interest guaranteed by German mines and factories, plus a 20 percent retention for stabilization.
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Germany
Commission
Boulogne
Brussels
United States
Reparations Commission
Berlin
The Leatherneck Uniform Banter
A Marine memoir passage has three uniforms, winterfield blue and khaki, trading back and forth in a humorous exchange about color and mood. The khaki calls the others green and blue while the winterfield defends itself, ending with the khaki quieting.
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Winterfield
California Fig Syrup Adverts Friendly to Mothers
Classic midcentury ad touts California Fig Syrup as a safe bowels remedy for children. It promises quick relief from constipation, claims to purge poison and bile, and urges mothers to buy the genuine product with clear age guidelines on the bottle.
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California
Why Some Men Leave Home in Daily Life Satire
A short humor piece from London Tit-Bits contrasts domestic life with a yawned moral call, showing a husband claimed to be tied to chores while his wife questions his late work. A second excerpt laments unnamed Paris streets with house numbers misassigned by residents, stressing postman difficulties and civic omens.
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George
Wifey
London
Dogs given Victoria Cross reward for bravery
The New York Tribune notes dogs have received the Victoria Cross, an army medal usually reserved for soldiers. It cites Bob of the Royal Berkshire for Afghanistan, Jack at Alma, and Jerry of Crimea who received a Dublin medal and dinner, while the queen’s example prompts the idea of awarding a cat for heroism.
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Bob
Royal Berkshire
Jack
The
Alma
Jerry
Dublin
New York Tribune
Washington updates on troops, bonuses, and political protests
The Harding administration defends reimbursement for American troops in Germany while the House debates a soldiers bonus bill. Fordney clashes with Mellon over funding and taxes. Gillett opposes delaying passage. Protests urge intervention over Fox Hills base hospital. labor groups organize campaign activity in Washington.
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Germany
Fordney
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Gillett
Ways and Means
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Robinson
Fox Hillis
Francis L. Leman
Staten Island Civic League
Fox Hills
American Federation of Labor
Washington
Deaf to Entreaty on Bobbed Hair in Burtonwood Parish Magazine
In the Excelsior Burtonwood parish magazine Rev. A. M. Mitchell questions if bobbed hair harms the ear’s function and calls the fashion a sin against the body and a crime against society. He laments the ear’s beauty but stresses usefulness and notes a Bodley-like quote from Ben Jonson.
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Burtonwood
Lanshire
England
the Excelsior
His Deduction from a Letter About Eighteen Sets
Mrs Hornbeak reads a letter claiming Niece Geraldine will visit and has had eighteen love affairs. Farmer Hornbeak jokes about eighteen imitation ivory toilet sets. The scene mixes family intrigue with a sly joke amid a quiet household.
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Geraldine
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Farmer Hornbeak
Kansas City
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