Cuticura Pimples Ad And Childs Ducks Joke
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment and Soap for pimples and blackheads with daily use. A humorous child Janet asks where her sweater went, joking about turkish outrages by confusing Turks with ducks, reflecting early 20th century misunderstanding.
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Janet
Near East
Brings It On Himself in London Answers
A satirical column notes that some girls marry for money while others for love and laments the harm caused by hasty marriage decisions. The piece defines a crank as someone who assumes all others are cranks.
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Mabel
Harold
London
Shirtwaist Material Remarks From Pressing Issue
A fragment notes that a girl's shirtwaist is creased from excessive pressing. The brief describes garment care and seeks remedy or critique of laundry practices.
Diamond Dyes Advertises Easy Wool Silk Dye Kits
An old newspaper piece touts Diamond Dyes for dyeing wool silk cotton linen and blends with simple directions. It warns of potential dye failures and urges buying only Diamond Dyes via a druggist color card.
Cauliflower and Tomato Soup and Roasted Mutton Recipes
A collection of kitchen guidance including Cauliflower and Tomato Soup with coriander, tomato, stock, and garnishes, plus a complex pickled roast mutton method with garlic, spices, and vinegar, followed by Date Bran Muffins and Rhubarb Soup recipes and a concluding Miss Besant quotation on happiness through selflessness.
Household Hints from Old Paper Provide Simple Home Fixes
A column offers practical tips such as treating leather with shoe polish to restore cushions, using pancake scraps in scrambled eggs, and roasting lamb with rice and vegetables. Advice includes repairing caster wheels with hot paraffin, steaming ferns to encourage new shoots, and renewing old hair brushes with alum solution.
Farmer Confronted By Seedy Stranger Over Pig Mixup
A farmer meets a vagrant who asks if the pork on the round down is his. The farmer replies about a pig, while the tramp adds a motorcar had just passed, suggesting a mistaken claim or sly diversion. The exchange unfolds as a curious roadside encounter.
Swamp-Root Kidney Remedy Featured in Ad
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as the top remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims quick mild healing effects from a vegetable compound and offers samples for ten cents plus a mail order option.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Genuine Bayer Aspirin Warning Prompts Guarded Purchase
An old warning urges buyers to look for Bayer on all Aspirin packaging or tablets to ensure genuine product. It notes aspirin treats colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism and more, markets small tins of twelve, and mentions druggists sell larger packages.
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Bayer
Local Oddities and Pondering Pitfalls in a Humorous Column
A quirky note mentions Near Bait and Knicker-Doves Smith still fishing. Bocker describes a cellar pond and Dr. Peery's Dead Shot as an old fashioned medicine for worms or tapeworms. The piece jokes about wealth and pride and ends with a wry question on riches and humility.
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Bocker
Dr. Peery
Dear Back Relief with Dr Paerce’s Anare
An ad claims Anare clears sluggish kidneys causing backache headaches dizziness and sleep disruption. A testimonial from Mrs. S. J. Anderson of Elkhart Indiana says kidney excretion thick and cloudy and after one package sleep is uninterrupted and health improves.
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