Fresh Paint Causes Waiter Delay and Gossip
A restaurant anecdote from Tit-Bits recalls a waiter delaying orders due to the smell of fresh paint. Two young ladies are said to be served after the delay, while a witticism about the goose at dinner surfaces in the tale.
Soldier’s Return Sparks Tense exchanged words in Minneapolis
A dramatic caption from the Minneapolis Tribune shows a wife accusing her returned soldier of infidelity with French girls. He questions the charge while she asserts his changed behavior.
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Minneapolis Tribune
Unfortunate Delay in Royal Marriage Proposal
A terse exchange quoted in the Sydney Bulletin reveals a suitor offering enlistment if marriage is refused, and a counter remark noting the missed proposal four years earlier. The brief exchange highlights social expectations and pressures surrounding marriage in the period.
Advertisement for Foley trial package with Honey and Tar Compound
A cut out slip offers a trial package from Foley & Co. for coughs colds and croup. Enclose 5c and name and address to 2835 Sheffield Ave Chicago IL NL. Includes Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. Adv-1m.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Potts
Doesn't Like Dark Meat. Wanted A White Girl For Cook
An old Pittsburgh Gazette Times advertisment seeks a white woman for a cook position with the note Doesn't like dark meat. The short notice reflects hiring attitudes of the era and lists no further details about employer or location beyond Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh Gazette- Times
Gets-It-2 Drops Then to the Dance
A vintage ad touts Gets-It as a painless corn remover for corns and calluses. It claims easy banana-peel like removal after application and promises dancing without limp. The ad cites Middy E. Lawrence & Co. Chicago as distributors and labels Gets-It a guaranteed money back product.
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Middy E.lawrence & Co
Chicago
Too Long a Reach Bligging Risk in Daily Work
A Washington Star exchange compares Bligging's habit of turning ideas into life work with neglect of current tasks. The debate centers on balancing ambition and daily duties.
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Bligging
Washington Star
Foley's Honey and Tar Advertised By Mrs Efaw
Mrs Efaw of Bennett Wisconsin writes that Foley's Honey and Tar is trusted for children. The note claims no opiates and praises quick relief for coughs colds croup and whooping cough with safe harmless use.
Shipwreck Plan Revealed By Captain To Visitors
The captain described actions in a mid ocean shipwreck scenario. He said they would burn red fire and launch rockets, then questioned aloud if the timing would be an odd moment for celebration as a young visitor asked.
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Boston Transcript
Proposals Lead to Quiet Routine in London Opinion
A fragment from London Opinion recalls a couple’s engagement followed by everyday life. The narrator reports the woman crying out the proposal and the man visiting his father, then returning to their routine as cards are played and nightly visits continue.
Why Colds Are Dangerous and How to Treat Them
The piece explains that colds weaken lungs and vitality and pave the way for serious diseases such as pneumonia consumption diphtheria scarlet fever and whooping cough. It promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy from City Drug Co as a dependable cure to shorten a cold and reduce risk.
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City Drug Co
Bombproof exchange in street confrontation prompts author insult
A terse street exchange shows a testy old woman chiding a reporter for meddling. The reporter retorts that experts have insulted him before, reflecting urban tension and pride in a public setting.
Kidney Pills Help Daisy Bell Endure Eight Years
Daisy Bell of Savannah Georgia reports eight years of back pain and limited work until using Foley Kidney Pills. The testimonial notes relief enabling her to resume all tasks, endorsed by a local druggist.
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Daisy Bell
Box
Savannah
Foley
Potts
Ady
O Mally Arrested For Shoplifting
A Denver Post snippet notes Mrs O Mally was arrested on shoplifting charges. The fragment focuses on the accusation and a quoted reaction, reflecting on the incident with regional tone.
Stomach Trouble Ends After Using Chamberlain's Tablets
Theodore Sanford of Fenmore Michigan suffered seven years of stomach trouble and could not eat vegetables or fruit without pain or sleepless nights. After taking Chamberlain's Tablets he can eat normally and sleep without distress. If indigestion or constipation troubles you these tablets may help. City Drug Co.
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Theodore Sanford
Fenmore
Mich
Chamberlain
City Drug Co
Peace at Any Price and a Teacher’s Simple Round Answer
A Columbia Jester quip questions whether the earth is round or flat. The teacher answers with a pragmatic joke that avoids ongoing argument, highlighting a light scholarly tone.
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Columbia
They’re Coming Back From the Trenches Beatrice Barry
Beatrice Barry notes a public call after WWI for veterans returning from No Man's Land to receive work and debt relief. She recalls cheering as troops left and now urges support for those who bled and fought. The poem honors soldiers and asks who will help them rejoin civilian life.
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Death
No Man’s Land
Beatrice Barry
New York Times
Spring Health Promise With Blood Purifier Rocky Mountain Tea
An advertisement urges families to take a 3 to 4 dose spring medicine to purify blood and cleanse stomach and bowels. It claims improved health, happiness, color, and wellbeing, endorsing Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a top choice. The note is signed by A Potts.
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Hollister’s
Not a Complete Success and Family Echoes
An excerpt quotes the Louisville Courier Journal with lines about mistaken kinship, noting remarks on a woman and her daughter, and a statement about affection for the mother but a personal misfire with the daughter. The fragment reflects social gossip and personal sentiment.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Laxative Endorsed by Inn Proprietor in New England Ad
George F. Daniels of Hardwick Vermont praises Chamberlain's Tablets as the best laxative after trying many. He runs the Hardwick Inn, described as a model hotel of New England, in an advertisement placed by City Drug Co.
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Chamberlain
George F. Daniels
Hardwick
Daniels
Hardwick Inn
New England
City Drug Co
Adyim
A War Dilemma Belle Faces Many Suitors
A Baltimore American item notes Belle is in a tough spot as every army man she has engaged to wed risks injury and returns home soon to marry her, highlighting a comic war-time dilemma.
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Baltimore
Prince Albert
P.A
Spring Cleaning Time for Body Ailments Ad
An old advertisement urges spring cleaning of the body after indoor living and heavy foods. Foley Cathartic Tablets are pitched to clean stomach and bowels and tone the liver, promising relief from indigestion billiousness bad breath bloating gas or constipation.
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Potts
Miss Swift Learns Bicycle Riding Again
A reader notes Miss Swift is learning to ride a bicycle, explaining she rode last year but now needs to relearn with a new teacher. The brief item captures a small neighborhood curiosity about her ongoing training.
Foley's Honey and Tar Cough Remedy Praised After Influenza
E B McDowell of Arlington Tennessee recounts influenza with severe cough and credits Foley's Honey and Tar for quick relief. A Potts The Druggist Ady Im confirms patient success and recommends the product for lingering coughs after flu.
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Foley
E. B. McDowell
Arlington, Tenn
Potts
Sort Beautiful Ernestine Sobs Over Hidden Heartbreak
The excerpt depicts Ernestine in tears as she sobs and asks her friend what is wrong, revealing a moment of emotional distress and interpersonal concern between two women. The brief dialogue centers on concern and an implied personal issue.
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Ernestine
A Timely Suggestion for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
A City Drug Co. advertisement urges readers to try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs and colds. It notes the medicine is pleasant to take and provides relief, praising its wide reputation for cures. The ad is labeled Adv-1m.
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Chamberlain’s
City Drug Co
German President Harness Maker Hopes for Policy Balance
A Washington Post briefing notes a new German president described as a harness maker. The remark suggests he may steer economic and political ties to keep Prussian pressures in check.
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Germany
Washington Post
Afterwards Heroic Khaki Marching Feet Cheer
Poetic wartime verse celebrates soldiers in khaki and marching feet with three cheers for the fighting men and a victorious procession.
Friend Recommends Foley Kidney Pills Relief
A note from J. N. Tohill of the Lottie Hotel Evansville Indiana says six weeks of constant thigh muscle pains eased after using Foley Kidney Pills. The ad claims relief from back ache rheumatic pains and stiffness as advised by The Druggist Potts.
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J. N. Tohill
Cerk
Lottie Hotel
Evansville
Ind
Foley
Potts
Beaverhead Abstract Company Title List for Week Ending March 1 1919
The Beaverhead Abstract Company releases its week ending March 1 1919 update with brief entries detailing recorded titles and transfers. The list reflects local property actions and trusted documentation of land ownership events in the Beaverhead region.
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Beaverhead Abstract’ Company
Land and deed notices scroll through Dillon area records
Patent notices for heirs of Mary C Blair and Daniel Tovey Jr 160 acres each in Big Hole Basin. Transfers include Luella Hobson to Syrene Sprinkle 8 Washington St lots and Poindexter to Clare Poindexter 3 Washington St lots. Quitclaim and mining deeds plus decrees of settlement and water appropriation noted with various lots, acreages, and nominal considerations. Also notarial commissions and abstracts authority tied to Beaverhead Abstract Co and Granite Lode mining interests.
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Mary C. Blair
Big Hole Basin
Daniel Tovey
Luella Hobson
Syrene M. Sprinkle
Washington St
Philip E. Poindexter
Clare Poindexter
Robert
T. ‘Boatman
E. B. Roe
Boatman
Bee Valley
Clarence
Fred K. Gillam
Della Ayres
Clarence N. Holloway
Dillon
Railroad Avenue
John Tessier
Martha E. Sapp
Barnett
John W. Ewing
Mike Rebich
Ewing Ranch
Ollie Moss
Lewis J. Campbell
Jay Y. MacCarthy
Grasshopper
John Gravely
Giovanni Springs
Agnes C. Sage
Wadams Cr
Henry G. Rogers
Clair W. Robison
State of Montana
Beaverhead Abstract Company
Beaver Mining Company
Woman Credits Adler-Ka for Relief and Quick Action
A Dillon woman asserts Adler-Ka eased her sour stomach and bloating after tried remedies failed. She says hot water and olive oil did not help until Adler-Ka's buckthorn bark glycerine mix flushed her bowels, relieving gas and constipation and preventing appendicitis. A druggist advertises the product.
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Dillon
Ribbons and Paper for Adding Machines at Tribune Book Store
Ribbons and paper supplied for adding machines advertised at Tribune Book Store. Ad text notes accessories and checkout aids for office work.
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Tribune Book Store
Evidently No Classicist Jazz Concert Wisdom
A Washington Star quote features Mr. Comrox noting the appeal of jazz where formal attire isn’t required and there’s no pressure to identify authors or pretend understanding. The exchange highlights casual enjoyment over scholarly pretense in music appreciation.
Walls and Wells of History Highlighted in Two Nations
A Louisville Courier-Journal quote contrasts the United States and Germany by noting Americans display mansions where Washington rested while Germans show the gaps where the Kaiser hid, reflecting differing historic commemorations.
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Washington
Germany
Louisville Courier-Journal
Dr George Brownback Moves Office to Phillips Apartments
Osteopath Dr George Brownback relocates from 13 South Washington Street to Phillips Apartments North 43 Street suite 11. Adv 48 tf.
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George Brownback
Washington Street
Phillips Apartments
Ae Street
Building The West advertisement circa 1910
The New West Magazine promotes development across Western industries agriculture mining oil and scenic attractions. It targets investors farmers and travelers with subscription details and multiple regional offices in Salt Lake City Seattle and Detroit.
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New West
Wash
Detroit
Mich
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