A Few Grins And Jimmie S Clever Bribe
A humorous exchange shows a boy Jimmie trading two cents for silence about his good day, while another quip has Uncle Bill Bottletop joking he will sing prohibition era songs rather than tavern tunes. The items reflect light humorous humor from the period.
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Jimmie
Mountain States Monitor
Foley’s Honey and Tar Cures Child’s Ticking Cough
Mrs Amanda Flint of Route 4 New Philadelphia Ohio writes Foley’s Honey and Tar cured my little girl of the worst tickling cough. It gives immediate relief from distressing coughing and soothes and heals.
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Amanda Flint
Route 4
New Philadelphia
Peace Hath Virtues and Domestic Labor Discussed
A Judge and Gillis exchange views on home duties and quiet victories. The dialogue notes that peace has its own rewards while chores like washing dishes and caring for a baby receive little public praise.
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Willis
Gillis
Gets-It corn remover touted as painless remedy
Ad claims Gets-It is the only guaranteed corn remover that quickly frees the toe from painful corns without grease salves plasters or razors. It promises immediate relief with a money back guarantee and is sold by E Lawrence & Co Chicago with local Dillon recommendation by Kupfer Drug Co.
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Las Stroma
E. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Sota
Dillon
Kupfer- Drug CO
Kidney pills praised by reader Samuel L. Kramer
A reader from Sellersville, Pa., Samuel L. Kramer, reports two years of kidney trouble and back ache vanished after using Foley Kidney Pills. The ad testifies to quick results and a tonic healing effect cited by Potts, The Druggist.
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Samuel L. Kramer
Sellersville
Potts
None
A quoted exchange from the Louisville Courier Journal contrasts a girl’s longing for a passionate husband with a cynical view that such men lack time for work. The dialogue reflects social attitudes about romance and labor expectations.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Foley Kidney Pills Give Mrs Dyer Relief and Strength
Middle aged and older people often suffer from weak kidneys and bladder. Mrs Warren Dyer of Arkport New York writes that Foley Kidney Pills eased her back pains and she feels younger and stronger after taking them.
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Warren Dyer
Arkport
N. Y
Foley
Potts
Solid baby feels firmer this morning in Tit Bits
A playful exchange shows fond parents noting their infant's firmer feel by morning. The line captures domestic warmth as the papa remarks the baby was noisier at night and is calmer now.
Wisler Credits Tablets for Curing Indigestion
In 1909 William B. Wisler of Douglasville Pa reports he received a free sample of Chamberlain's Tablets by mail during an indigestion attack. He tried them, bought a package, and says he has not had a similar attack since. The testimonial appears in an Adv.im notice through City Drug Co.
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Mr. Wisler
Chamberlain
Wm. B. Wisler
Douglasville
City Drug Co._ Adv
Housekeeper praised for heat from curling iron
A humorous Kansas City Journal quip asks if a wife keeps house well and answers that she excels at heating coffers with an electric curling iron, illustrating a playful domestic joke.
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Kansas City Journal
Cut This Out and Take It With You Ad
A man forgets the exact article and uses a substitute, finding it unsatisfactory. The ad promotes taking the cutout to buy Chamberlain's Tablets for constipation and indigestion from City Drug Co. Ady.im.
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City Drug Co
Ady
Remark Amid Odd Chore Offer Sparks City Dialogue
In a Birmingham Age-Herald snippet a rare inquiry asks if a reader will attend events this year. A character named Dubhwaite is described as hopeful after a recent revelation about an old fashioned colored gentleman willing to perform odd chores for a discarded suit.
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Jay
Dubhwaite
Birmingham Age-Herald
Doubtful Nations League Prompted by Daughter Essay
A Washington Evening Star remark recalls a parent questioning a league of nations plan to settle matters without regard to a daughter's commencement essay. An unrelated ad touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for cleansing the stomach and improving breath and disposition.
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League of Nations
Washington Evening
Star
Hollister
A. Potts
Adv
Washington Evening Star
Tattoo. She views the flagship and wonders about the bugle call
A fragmentary exchange notes a sailor’s tattoo and a soldierly pride as one woman recalls seeing flag insignia on arms while asking about the significance of a bugle call aboard the flagship.
Foley Cathartic Tablets Advertisement
A drugstore ad promotes Foley Cathartic tablets as a common sense cure for biliousness sick headache sour stomach gas and indigestion. The text claims the tablets clear the stomach and bowels enliven the liver and tonify the intestinal tract relieving the heavy feeling felt by stout persons.
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Potts
Marriage Proposal Sparks Quiet Debate In Courier Journal
A brief exchange quoted from the Louisville Courier Journal shows a woman noting scarce eligible men and a man offering an explanation, reflecting a social moment captured in a column.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
Patient Cures Crutches With Foley Kidney Pills
August Strandell of Sister Bay Wisconsin recalls six years of rheumatism that left him using crutches. After trying multiple medicines and doctors he reports relief from Foley Kidney Pills and declares he threw away his crutches. The ad asserts no equal for weak aching backs muscles or joints.
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August Strandell
Sister Bay
Wis
Foley
Potts
No fool like an old fool, warns a Post quip
A Houston Post quotation notes two kinds of fools, contrasting an old fool with a young fool who marries one. The brief reflects the newspaper’s terse humor on foolish choices.
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Houston Post
Cough Remedy Endorsed After Torpedoed Ship Experience
Thomas A Breslin of Albany New York reports he suffered a lingering cold after a torpedoed voyage from England and says Foley s Honey and Tar cured him. Potts the druggist advertises the product with confidence urging readers to stop a lingering cough or cold.
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Thomas A. Breslin
Broadway
Albany
N. Y
England
Foley
Potts
Adv
Socialist quote on labor and society’s uplift
A brief satirical remark features a Socialist responding to a question about uplifting society. The quote contrasts ideal aims with perceived shortcomings, noting that progress has produced more disruption than advancement.
Booze Not a Cure Advised in Ames Notice
A historical Ames Iowa Intelligencer advertisement warns against using whiskey for pain or colic. It endorses seeking a doctor or using Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea remedy instead. The City Drug Co. promotes this medical advice as a safer remedy option.
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Ames Iowa Intelligencer
Chamberlain
City Drug Co
Would Qualify for Job Test at New York Times
A brief exchange quotes a job applicant and interviewer in the New York Times style. The applicant asserts willingness to learn while denying lying, prompting a cautious assessment of qualification.
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New York Times
Relief of Rheumatic Pains Liniment Advertisement
When stiffness and soreness of the muscles and aching joints hinder movement Chamberlains Liniment offers relief. It will ease the pain and make rest and sleep possible. City Drug Co. Adv. Am.
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Chamberlain
City Drug Co.—Adv. Am
State to distribute war surplus road vehicles from Helena
The document notes the state will distribute wartime surplus road equipment from Helena and Deer Lodge. It lists 3 ton heavy aviation trucks, 2 ton and 3 ton trucks, 2 ton quadruple drive trucks, 80 autos, and large 20 ton caterpillar tractors suited for highway work. Packard built 3 ton heavy aviation trucks valued at about 6000 each.
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Helena
Deer Lodge
State Bacteriologist McCray Dies in Helena
Dr. Arthur J. McCray state bacteriologist died Saturday night from spotted fever after a ten day illness. He contracted the disease while examining infected specimens in the state laboratory. He was 38, a native of Ohio, and a graduate of Ohio University and George Washington University. He did bacteriological work in Washington, D. C. He leaves a widow.
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Helena
Arthur J. McCray
State Laboratory
Ohio
University of Ohio
George Washington University
McCray
Washington, D. C
Dog Causes Cream Truck Crash in Columbia Falls
A small dog ran in front of a Berg Ice Cream cream bus near Columbia Falls. The driver swerved and left the road, the Ford delivery truck overturned and ended 40 feet from the road in plowed ground. About 40 gallons of cream spilled. two young men escaped injury.
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Columbia Falls
Berg Ice Cream Factory
New Coal Company Formed at Fromberg
Bridger equity coal firm Equity Coal Mining organized with $50 000 capital. Stockholders are J J McCarthy L M Johnson Frank Johnson and W E Pinkey. Initial operations planned at Fromberg where a six foot vein of coal is in sight and aims to produce 250 to 300 tons of No 1 coal daily by fall.
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New Coal Company
Bridger
Equity Coal Mining Company
J. J. McCarthy
L. M. Johnson
Frank Johnson
W. E. Pinkey
Fromberg
Local traveler dies after tick bite on Hamilton trail
A traveler bitten by a tick while walking the trail near Hamilton developed a sudden illness eight days later and died shortly after being rushed to the hospital. No immediate fears were felt in the so called dangerous district.
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Hamilton
Miners Vote to Return at Eight on New Schedule
About 600 coal miners at Number Two mine vote to resume work at 7 AM but ask for an 8 AM start on the new schedule until October. They request reverting to sun time in October.
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Number Two
Willow Creek water rights suit ends after two years
After two years of litigation and more than 4000 in fees Judge Jones announced a settlement in the Willow Creek water rights case. Several suits and cross suits had been filed and gathering all parties proved difficult, delaying final action.
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Willow Creek
Jones
War Savings Stamps Sales Reach 2.8 Million in Ninth District
Butte reports the ninth federal reserve district has sold 2 839 217 dollars in the 1919 war savings stamps through May 31, according to Minneapolis.
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Butte
Ninth
Federal Reserve District
Minneapolis
Optimism Prize Goes to Wales Resident in Flood Story
A Welsh resident amid a flood watch sits on his roof when a neighbor in a boat calls him Ted and Dave across the water. They joke about ducks swimming and window washing as crops and trees wash away, reflecting hopeful wit during a disaster.
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Wales
Halloa
Ted
Dave
Hail Insurance Policy Paper Promises Long-Standing Reliability
An insurance firm's appeal touts affordable hail coverage backed by a company that has met all obligations promptly for over a century. The notice invites resident agents to request figures.
Fatality at Anaconda Smelter Claims 26-Year-Old Nebraskan
Butter Raymond D. Burnside was fatally injured at the Anaconda smelter on Friday when struck by an airline train. He died six hours after the accident. The Nebraska native, 26, is survived by his wife and baby.
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Anaconda
Raymond D. Burnside
Airlne
Nebraska
Montana Grand Army elects J P McClain department commander
J P McClain of LoLo was elected department commander of the Grand Army in Montana at the Deer Lodge encampment last week. Livingston was chosen as the site for next year’s meeting.
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Anaconda
J. P. McClain
LoLo
Grand Army
Montana
Deer Lodge
Livingston
The New West Magazine Building The Wear Ad Prospectus
The New West Magazine announces its periodical established 1910 for western industry agriculture mining oil and tourism. It offers subscriptions with pricing and sample copies and lists mailing addresses in Salt Lake City Seattle Detroit for western investor farmers and sightseers.
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NEW West Magazine
New West Magnesine
Walker Bank
Salt Lake City
Utah
White
Seattle
Wash
Detroit
Mich
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