Man Overcomes Stomach Ills with Tanlac Testimony
Capt Geo W Womble of Knoxville Tennessee declares a severe stomach and intestinal ailment left him unable to eat sleep or function. After two bottles of Tanlac his condition improves dramatically with renewed energy and appetite. He credits Dr Dan M Chambliss and the Tanlac relief common among Knoxville residents and urges others to try the medicine.
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Geo. W. Womble
Jennings St
Knoxville
Tenn
Captain Womble
Tanlac
Dan M. Chambliss
Kuhlman & Chambliss
The Wifely Training
A Wifely training quip from the Leetroit Free Press notes that despite college degrees and parental training a man must still be taught by his wife after marriage. The humorous exchange contrasts education with domestic instruction.
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Leetroit Free Press
Allen's Foot Ease Antiseptic Powder Ad Forty Years On
A vintage promotional piece celebrates Allen's Foot Ease after decades of use in Army and Navy during the war. It argues most people once avoided dentifrices and brushes, urging readers to shake into their shoes to reduce friction, heal, and freshen feet with the antiseptic powder.
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Allen
Oh Heavens No A Banter On Sleep And Kiss
A playful exchange unfolds as a woman replies she would not kiss with her eyes open, sparking Barry's complaint. The piece appears in American Legion Weekly with a humorous flirtation tone. Also a brief Cuticura skin care promotion appears, touting ointment and soap for facial skin and itchy hands.
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Barry
American Legion Weekly
As It Impressed Her Mr Bohr
A witty exchange contrasts claims about the world being flat with a flirtatious remark. The Girl asserts belief in a round world, while noting it feels flat in Mr Bohr’s presence. The dialogue reflects playful social banter.
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Mr. Bohr
Red Cross Ball Blue Boosts Linen Durability
War drives up linen value and grocers offer Red Cross Ball Blue to improve wear. The product promises nicer tables and longer lasting tablecloths, advising shoppers to try it now.
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Red Cross
Discriminating Lightning Strikes Dickinson College Dormitory
Baltimore News reports Charles Markel a Millhall freshman was hurled seven feet across a dorm room when struck by a bolt of lightning amid a group of five students. Others in the room did not feel the shock.
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Dickinson College
Charles Markel
Millhall
Carliste
Baltimore News
Stylish black satin wrap mirrors summer millinery trend
A fashion outlook notes burnished lisere straw hats with minimal trimming and velvet ribbons. Black satin wraps, wide brims, and bright horse hair hats are highlighted with simple, drooping trims. Paris influence and American makers push a growing four season approach to hats, though the U.S. has long had two seasons in millinery.
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Paris
America
Aspirin Bayer Tablets Adverts Caruso Joke Narrative
An old Bayer aspirin advertisement urges taking Bayer Tablets with the Cross logo and lists uses from colds to toothache. It notes small tin boxes and larger packages, branding as Monoacetic acid ester of Salicylic acid. A New York anecdote about Enrico Caruso recovery follows with a child correcting a remark about him being a phonograph record, not a man.
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Bayer
New York
Enrico Caruso
Keep Sewing Basket Ready for Quick Repairs
Maintain fully stocked sewing baskets in the bedroom sewing room and sitting room to enable fast stitches without hunting for tools. A sitting room basket with pickup work and a ready sewing bag for outings speeds projects and discourages wasted time. initial cost is four pairs of scissors and four thimbles, but benefits include more work completed.
Complexion Brushes Care and Cleaning
The article warns that facial brushes must be kept clean to avoid skin blemishes. Thorough washing, sun drying, and storing in a dust-free place are advised to prevent long healing times.
Green summer craze sweeps fashion on Boardwalk
A fashion column notes a green summer with hats, frocks, and hosiery in vivid hues. It observes a shift to brimless hats, waistless frocks with linked girdles, and broader shoe color trends. Crepe de chine dominates fabrics, with new blouses and bold embroidery cues shaping the season.
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Philadelphia
Dame Fashion
Were Safer on the Logs and Red Cross Bluing Ad
A northern traveler learns from a Florida Everglades guide why locals walk log routes to avoid snakes chiefly moccasins. The tale ends with a laundry tip praising Red Cross Ball Blue for eliminating rust spots from fabric.
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Florida Everglades
It Cured Her Not a Hundred Miles From Folke Stone
A sick wife near Folke stone told a clever orphan girl she wished her and the husband to marry after her death. The young woman cried and replied that they had just discussed it. The wife recovered. Edinburgh Scotsman.
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Folkestone
Simple Elegant Gowns Highlight Quiet Afternoon Style
The best afternoon gowns are somber and smartly cut with plain lines. A true expert makes a plain frock look elegant, as dress cutting is an art.
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Caruso
Atlantic City
Everglades
Doan
Indiana
Alonzo Harbert
Fifth &I
Mt. Vernon
Ind
Dean
Rus Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Tolgl
W. F. Young, Inc
Temple St
Springfield
Macs
Fletcher
Nessus
Oes
Gohol
Cove
Se Fay
Ite Gentaur
Ato
Chas. H.fletcher
Fletcher’s
Castoria
the Centaur Company
New York City
Blackman
Blackman Stock Remedy CO
Chattanooga, Tense
Colorado
Western Land CO
Denver
General Sue Rue CO
Huntington
Ea. J. Quinn
van Pelt
Philo
Marvel Chemical
Standard Mfg. Co. Dept
Battle Creek
Mic
Gatlon
Weatherproof Products Co
Colburn Ave
Cleveland
Aavertis
Saben Initial O Bridge
Newark, ON
Indianapolis
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