Petroleum substitute for miners lamps tested in 77.5 percent alcohol mix
A Spanish lamp fuel using 77.5 percent 96 degree alcohol and 22.5 percent benzol was shown to be inefficient, producing only 77 percent of standard petroleum lamp brightness. A new mix with 62 percent alcohol 16 benzol 7.5 rectified turpentine and 14.6 fusel oil aims to reach the same brilliance. Poachers threaten big game in Pisgah forest prompting warnings from Forest Supervisor Rudolph Diffenbach. Poaching claims deer are driven out at night and killed, alarming authorities.
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Pisgah Forest
United States
Rudolph Diffenbach
Red Cross
Children’s Bureau
Deblon I
Arn
Practical Romance and Quotations on Life and Beauty
A collage of light dialogue and guidance spans romance wit and practical tips. It cites direct current electricity lessons and cheeky ad copy for Cuticura products as well as a gentle exchange about going to the movies for rest of the ears. The piece blends humor with everyday wisdom and consumer notices.
Women and the New World Role in Food Production
Miss Jane Addams urges American women to plan distinct duties in rebuilding after war. She cites women’s education, clubs, and suffrage as tools to foster international cooperation, food production, and social reform, stressing household experience and collective action.
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Jane Addams
America
Supreme Court
Europe
Congress
United States
New England
Women In Industry
Department of Labor
Federal Employment Bureaus
Red Cross
Mesopotamia
World Organization
New World
Monkeys Die of Flu in South Africa
A letter from a South African banker reports Spanish influenza killing thousands of monkeys in South Africa forests. The note also states the plague is widespread among both white and black populations with high mortality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Ore
South Africa
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Reprint
An old advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root claiming kidney liver and bladder benefits and urges readers to send ten cents for a sample bottle with address to Kilmer Co. It includes testimonials and mentions drug stores selling bottles. It ends with a short moral quote about kindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pareela
Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
FOR BALE AND LAND OFFERS INDIANA ARKANSAS CHICAGO
Auction style classified notices advertise 676 acre Louisiana plantation money making terms to buyer Probst Strode Land Co Gillett Ark 810000 Home in Chicago offers 75 to 125 per acre Northern Indiana farmland 160 240 byp owner William C Myers Francenville Hed Ulcers Fistulas Bella cured with testimonials W N U Chicago No 1 Abycanes Send or bale.
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Louisiana
Lasalle St
Chicago
Varms
Indiana
Wiliam C. Myers
Francenville
Hed
Boren
Send
Baie
Wha
Kker
Acid Stomach Pain Relief Promises Quick Aftertaste Cure
A 1920s style ad touts EATONIC as a quick remedy for acid stomach and indigestion. It claims tablets absorb excess acid, relieve belching and bloating, and improve nourishment absorption, with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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Swift & Company
Swift & Company Union Stock Yards
Mlinois
U.S. A
Miss Cute
Western
Canada
HM. Ochs
Mother Gray
Oipr
Mother Grat
Mother
Gray
Rev. A. K. H. Boyd
OIL Times
North Central
Texas
Conway
Ile
Liberty
H. M. Howe
S. Western Ave
Minnepolis
Jan Partie Viarg
Ford Aelinr
Probst
Strode Land Co
Gillett, Ark
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