Paid Dear for Civilization in Marquesas and Global Campaigns
Frederick OBrien reflects on Marquesan life revealing a clash between native culture and Western modernity. The piece contrasts freedom and decay, noting mission ruins, cloth customs, and the costly toll of industrial progress. It also reports French YWCA campaigns in Mulhouse and other cities funded by American staff, aiming to sustain 1921 budgets.
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Europe
South Pacific
America
Valtahu
Frederick O’brien
Century Magazine
Y. W
France
St. Etienne
Tours
Bourges
Mulhouse
No Singer Among Birds Sired With Song From Company
A description notes a horse sparrow allied to singing finches and, despite natural conditioning, fails to sing unless raised with piping bull finches. The fragment hints at behavioral shaping through social exposure.
Protect Yourself From Coughs and Colds With Grando Pine
Don’t neglect a cough or cold as it can worsen. The Grand-Aid Co. promotes Grando Pine a three ounce remedy mixed with syrup or honey to make a pint. It claims rapid relief by opening air cells strengthening membranes and destroying germs with directions on each bottle. Available from druggists or mailed from Fort Wayne.
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Grand-Aid Co
Fort Wayne
Adv
When a Man Chooses Foolish Flattery and Love
A saying contrasts male folly and female preference. It notes any man can be as foolish as he wishes while a woman may crave praise yet scorn the clumsy flatterer.
Dr Peery's Dead Hhot Worms and War Refunds Note
The passage insists on obtaining Dr Peery's Worms as the only effective single dose remedy. It states Adv Theiler Services are recognized. It notes British subjects who paid their own travel costs to join military forces in the war are entitled to refunds of passage money.
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United States
Germany
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Liver and Bladder Remedy
A traditional advertising notice promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure herbal medicine for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It promises non stimulant relief and a sworn purity statement with every bottle, offering samples by mail from Dr Kilmer Co. Binghamton N Y.
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Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
Poor Pup Draws Crowd In Rain On Fifth Avenue
A limousine halted on Fifth Avenue as a matronly woman and a girl walked a Labrador attached to a leash. The dog wore pink rubber boots and a rainproof blanket, shuffling about to the amusement of pedestrians.
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Fifth Avenue
New York Times
Kisses and Cheese Quip Traces Old Happiness Formula
A witty exchange notes bread and cheese and kisses as an old happiness formula, claiming it predates Umburger and endures as a humorous adage. The dialog hints at simple pleasures defining joy across eras, with a light tone and vintage newspaper voice.
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Orblon
Charles J. Orb Gon
Prohibition
Kokomo
Mr. Orbison
Belears
Grove’s
Beecham
Seleaf
N. Y
Eden Harris
Mne, JR
U.S. A
W. F. Young, Inc
Temple
Sorinefteld
Mats
West Virginia
THE
Hiawatha
Nature
Fort Wayzse
Lincoln Bitters Co
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