Doctor Cripps and Pierce Case Remarked in Newspapers
Notes discuss a Buffalo doctor and Doctor Pierce with references to a “Vist” and a costly secret ingredient. The text implies public interest and accessibility issues in newspaper reporting about medical figures and products.
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Buffalo
America
Danderine Promises Dandruff-Free Hair Growth Wonder
An advertisement extols Knowlton's Dandeline and Danderine as a quick inexpensive solution to dandruff and itchy scalp. It promises shinier, fuller hair in minutes and two weeks to see new hair sprouting, claiming the product grows and improves hair texture.
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Knowlton’s
Adv
Soldier in France Confirms Receiving Parcel Cooties Joke
A brief wartime note recounts a soldier in France and his sweetheart Dolly sending a box of fruit and nuts, followed by a missing letter and a quirky reply. Dolly learns the punch line that soldiers say every man gets the cooties, prompting a lighthearted exchange.
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France
Dolly
Green's August Flower Cure Claim for Digestive Ailments
An advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a remedy for disordered stomach liver issues and related symptoms. It claims the product acts as a laxative, aids digestion, cleanses the stomach, and stimulates bile production to purify the blood, urging readers to try it.
Hygienic: Teacher Reading on Water Scarcity
A teacher reads aloud lines about water everywhere yet not a drop fit to drink, contemplating why 186 and Bobby matter in this hygienic crisis.
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Bobby
Dream of Sahara Kingdom by Denver Boys Declared Foolish
A Cleveland Plain Dealer reprint mocks two Denver youths planning a Sahara kingdom with 7,000,000 soldiers and artesian lakes. They aimed to coerce Portugal and seize territories, valuing $14.5 million each, a fanciful romance likened to German dreams and moon missions.
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Stevenson
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Sahara
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Niles
Portugal
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Africa
America
Cleveland Plain
Animals Fear Airships in Early Flight Observations
The passage reports widespread animal fear of airships. Partridge and quail crouch, domestic fowl alarm loudly, while elk foxes and hares flee from approaching airships. Varying accounts note dogs howling in houses and horses and cattle galloping when the Zeppelin II flies from Dusseldorf toward Essen.
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van Hoffken
Dusseldorf
Essen
Servnauts
Private at Camp Hancock Forced to Mules Work
A private at Camp Hancock was ordered to harness a mule team and trek several miles for day labor he had no experience in. He reportedly succeeded until night when the mules kicked and tore a government harness to pieces, as described in a letter exchange.
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Hancock
Hopeful Godspur enjoys brighter days again
A friend notes Godspur looks more cheerful than in a long time. Another says he avoids him to prevent disillusionment as Godspur believes war costs will fall and allow him to live on his salary.
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Godspur
Western Canada lands offer vast farming opportunities
The article argues that thousands seek farms as hundreds of thousands of acres are available within Canada’s dominion, though land is held by railways, companies and individuals. It urges prospective settlers to inspect Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta, promising government assistance, low rail rates, and options from raw prairie to mixed farming, with practical guidance on location, price and access to schools and markets.
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Dominion of Canada
Dominion
Canada
Western
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Western Canada
Fire Disrupts Baltimore Home as Occupants Escape Flames
A Baltimore house fire trapped residents as flames gutted a stairwell and forced quick exits. The next day an elderly reader questioned a newspaper account claiming a servant escaped via a water pipe, wondering how the doorman fit the scene.
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Baltimore
Pers
Recipe for Gray Hair Dye Promises Quick Darkening
A historical recipe claims to darken gray hair using Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine mixed with water. It asserts easy home preparation, non staining results, and glossy, non greasy finish. An unrelated line notes a political candidate running ahead of his ticket.
Persistence in politics sparks cautious hopes
A fragmentary note suggests hope that Wilhelm will avoid entering politics. The text mentions Senator Sorghuin and Taused Sena tor, indicating a debated decision and lingering uncertainty about public role. Further context is unclear but the theme centers on political involvement and restraint.
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Wilhelm
Sorghuin
Catarrh Remedy Adverts $100 Reward
An old ad promotes a catarrh cure claiming to treat a local disease worsened by constitutional factors. It touts internal medicine that works through the bloodstream to the mucous surfaces and promises to restore strength, with Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio listed as sellers.
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Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Dean
Garfield Tea Advertises Relief from Ailments
An old advertisement touts Garfield Tea as remedy for coated tongue vertigo and constipation. It frames failure as spoiled by success and warns borrowed trouble as burdensome.
Husband Saves Wife Amid Health Struggles in Pittsburgh
Mrs. Jas. Rohrberg of 620 St. N. 8 Pittsburgh credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after months of weakness caused backache and headaches. She says two bottles improved her breathing and general condition and encourages others with similar symptoms to try the remedy and consult Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Mass.
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Pittsburgh
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jas. Rohr
Vice
Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Mass
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