Munyon's Eminent Doctors Offer Free Medical Examination
Old ad copy and snippets describe Munyon's free medical diagnosis service at 53d and Jefferson streets Philadelphia, promising candid outcomes whether curable or not. The text also mentions diamonds in Kimberley, a herbal female remedy, a young court case about kissing, and various unrelated notes on earthquakes and Grape-Nuts anecdotes.
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Munyon's
53D
Jefferson Streets
Philadelphia
Kimberley
South Africa
Mother Gray
Mall
Bother Gray Co
LeRoy, N
Heroes and Scoundrels Amid The Sea And War
A Bayard Taylor verse depicts hardy workers as true heroes tempered by struggle while contrasting them with a shark that drinks the fisher’s blood and a sailor. The sea claims the sailor, the cannon cools the soldier, and the woodman’s toil is crushed by a tree.
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Les
Bayard Taylor
Nicodemus Proposes in Odd Charm at the Gas Log
Nicodemus Swankey reveals to Margherita that he has proposed though he fears her refusal. He laments sleepless nights and loss of appetite while insisting he loves her, and she teases him about propriety and state legislatures before she leaves to await his written answer.
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Jacob
New York Evening Telegram
Jacob Kinsler
Susie Stahl
Susie
Nicodemus
Margherita
Swankey
Percival de Lancey
State Legislatu
Pilkington Bwankey
Wald
Mike
Nick
Chicago News
Cob meal industry mystery shocks Popular Mechanics readers
A Popular Mechanics writer questions cob meal made from ground corn cobs, noting clean cobs, expensive grinders, and the practice of deception. It warns that cob meal costs far less than ground feed, prompting state adulteration concerns and calls for pure food legislation.
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Popular Mechanics
Greeks Dominate Egyptian Cigarette Trade Says Study
The piece explains that Egypt imports many Greek made cigarettes while Greece lacks domestic cigarette production due to a government monopoly. Greek tobacco is used for Egyptian cigarettes with Alexandria as a key hub. England and the United States are major markets for these Greek run brands.
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Avery
Turkey
Egypt
Greece
Alexandria
England
United States
SOME MARRIED MEDITATIONS
A satirical column on marriage habits and female perception. The piece mocks wives controlling husbands at church social events and in private matters, notes on fashion, deception, and claimed intuition, and ends by contrasting male boasting with female mystery.
Caught Bending Class Hears Odd Geometry Lesson
Professor Cube Root conducts a quirky lesson where students grapple with half circles and straight lines. Amid garbled phrases, the class attempts to describe a semicircle and define bending in geometry.
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Cube Root
Root
Professor Root
Teddy
Physicians Endorse Castoria For Children Health
Doctors urge Castoria as a safe vegetable remedy to restore stomach and bowel function in children. They cite patient families like Dr. William McCrain and the Fletcher signature guarantee, noting Castoria aids sleep and reduces fever without narcotics.
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Charles H. Fletcher
William J. McCrain
Omaha
Neb
McCrain
Castorla
Tosa
Hall
Journal of Health
Mra Winston's Soothing Syrup for Children
A vintage advertisement claims Mra Winston's Soothing Syrup relieves teething discomfort. It promises to ease irritability and wind colic and is priced at 25 cents per bottle.
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Mra Winston
Two Explorers Meet As They Descend From Airship
An excerpt describes Alf Stanley climbing from an airship and meeting Commander Peary. The exchange identifies Wellman and a cordial offer of a cup of train oil, reflecting an odd, early 20th century adventure tone from the Chicago Tribune.
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Alf Stanley
North Pole
Commander Peary
Wellman
Walt
Chicago : Tribune
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Tam
Clarence L. Cullen
Vale
Clase
S. Newton
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Eo Medicine ‘Co
Scranton
Haarlem
Holland Medicine Co
Doctor Bill
Dodds
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