Ruth’s Calculation Captures Childlike Conversation
A short, humorous exchange features Ruth answering a visitor’s questions about her children ages nine eleven and fourteen. Ruth jokingly notes she has been married thirty four years as the visitor admires her appearance. Also includes a quip from Uncle Mose about discomfort from rough terrain and tractors.
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Ruth
Youngstown
Foley’s Honey and Tar Trial Package Offer
Advertisement urging readers to cut out the slip and mail five cents to Foley & Co. in Chicago to receive a trial package of Foley remedies including Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds and croup Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. The ad identifies Potts The Druggist and Ady-1m.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Potts
Too Much For Mose In Georgia Piney Woods Hunt
A group of New Yorkers hunters roamed the Georgia piney woods with an old African attendant known for his fondness for big words. One hunter teased the man, exploiting his speech patterns in a risky exchange.
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Mose
Piney Woods
Georgia
Gets-It corn remover promises painless relief
Joy-Walker touts Gets-It as the only sure corn remover. The ad claims 2 or 3 drops loosen corns quickly, avoids pain and bleeding, and offers a money-back guarantee. Manufactured by E. Lawrence & Co. in Chicago.
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E. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Foley's Honey and Tar Ad Claims Safe Cough Relief
An advertisement from Bennett Wisconsin features Mrs Efaw promoting Foley's Honey and Tar for children’s colds and coughs. It claims no opiates and quick relief from coughs croup and whooping cough with a trusted family use.
Promptness in filling a vital post tested by a veteran
A returned soldier departs saying his training focused on compiling United States casualty lists, highlighting urgency in timely duty. The exchange underscores the pressure to fill a critical position promptly.
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United States
Spring Cleaning Time for Body with Foley Cathartic
A Potts The Druggist advertisement touts Foley Cathartic Tablets to clean stomach and bowels and tone the liver after winter indoors and heavy eating. It promises relief from indigestion billiousness bad breath bloating gas and constipation.
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Potts
Darwin Was Right in a Quip by Mrs Pickett
The Buffalo Express notes Mrs Pickett remarking Darwin's rightness apocryphally. Mr Pickett answers in startled fashion asking what he has done. The item captures a playful, unnamed exchange quoted from the paper.
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Darwin
Mrs. Pickett
Mr. Pickett
Buffalo Express
Foley's Honey and Tar Cures Flu Cough in Two Days
A Tennessee reader praises Foley's Honey and Tar for stopping a severe influenza cough in two days. E. B. McDowell of Arlington reports trying many remedies before finding relief, igniting a testimonial cited by The Druggist Potts.
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Foley
E. B. McDowell
Arlington, Tenn
Potts
Ady-Im
Ensign Tests Rank Quiz In Military Courtesy Class
A classroom scene shows an Ensign asking what rank bears one star while a former inmate answers Sheriff, sir, in a terse exchange highlighting military etiquette and labels from Ark light.
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Arklight
A Timely Suggestion For Cough Relief
A Timely Suggestion. The next time you have a cough or cold try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It is pleasant to take and you are sure to be pleased with the relief which it affords. This remedy has a wide reputation for its Cures of coughs and colds. City Drug Co. Advy-Im.
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Chamberlain’s
City Drug Co
Advy-Im
Wilson Stars in French Frontline Anthem Refrain
A patriotic verse extols J. Woodrow Wilson guiding American troops in France. The chant declares his stay until victory, urging crowds to shout support as the world turns and the conflict endures.
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Mnak
France
Wilson
J. Woodrow Wilson
How the Lynch Name Originated in a Family Tale
In a discussion among friends Mr. Lynch and companions explore the origin of family names. A friend asks how his surname began, and the tale suggests an ancestor labeled by others as grasping, with a punchline about being given the name Lynch and adopting it as a surname.
Why Colds are Dangerous
Public health note explains that a cold weakens the lungs and raises risk of serious illnesses like pneumonia consumption diphtheria scarlet fever and whooping cough. It warns the longer a cold lasts the greater the danger and recommends Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a trusted cure.
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Chamberlain’s
City Drug Co
Adylm
Colored veteran explains iron cross as Kaiser sent it
A colored veteran back from the front says the iron cross he wore was a special decoration sent by the Kaiser himself via a messenger who delivered it just after the veteran dropped dead. The claim comes from the New York Globe.
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de Kaiser Hisself
N. Y. Globe
Spring family health dose with Hollister's Tea ad
A promotional notice urges families to take multiple doses of Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea this spring to purify blood and cleanse stomach and bowels. It claims healthier color and better mood, describing the tea as a reliable spring medicine recommended by A Potts.
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Hollister
The Universal Desire
A mother reads a letter from her son at a cantonment describing his good food and comforts. He longs to dine at home with a thick steak, cream gravy, well-browned potatoes, and lemon pie with thick frosting. The husband reacts with a hushed exclamation.
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Elmer
Globe and Anchor
Kidney Pills Help Daisy Bell End Eight-Year Suffering
Daisy Bell of Savannah Georgia reports eight years of back pain and inability to work but after taking Foley Kidney Pills she can do all her work. The testimonial appears in a drug advertisement by Potts The Druggist.
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Daisy Bell
Box
Savannah
Foley
Potts
What He Required Son Responds with Saturdays Happiness
An eight year old boy declares that flowers birds and skies would not make him happy. His teacher asks what would, and he answers Saturdays. The line captures a child’s simple longing for the weekend.
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William
Fenmore man finds relief from seven year stomach trouble
Theodore Sanford of Fenmore Michigan suffered seven years of stomach pain and sleepless nights when eating vegetables or fruit. After taking Chamberlain's Tablets he can now eat these foods without pain or unrest. If indigestion or constipation troubles you try these tablets. Beneficial says City Drug Co. Adv lm.
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Theodore Sanford
Fenmore
Mich
Chamberlain
City Drug Co
Adv Lm
Tribune Book Store Adds Machines With Ribbons and Paper
Tribune Book Store introduces new adding machines along with ribbons and paper supplies. The display promotes efficiency and organized checkout options for customers.
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Tribune Book Store
Advid
Boston Transcript Quote on Mother's Objection to Marriage
An excerpt from the Boston Transcript notes a character recalling a mother's opposition to a marriage. The dialogue reveals guilt and regret over the past actions toward the woman involved.
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Pia
Boston Transcript
Pane Might Do New Bishop Address T
A Liverpool Post item notes a humorous interjection during a bishop’s address to a large audience. The witticism imagines a pane in the stomach to reveal inner emotions, reflecting local humor of the crowd.
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Liverpool Post
Chamberlains Tablets Endorsement from Hardwick Inn Proprietor
George F. Daniels of Hardwick VI, proprietor of the Hardwick Inn, endorses Chamberlains Tablets as the best laxative he has found after trying many. The ad from City Drug Co. appears as a promotional notice issued in January.
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Chamberlain
George F. Daniels
Hardwick
Daniels
Hardwick Inn
New England
City Drug Co
Ady
Beginning at the Bottom That Won Three-Finger Sam's Rise
In Crimson Gulch the old saying holds true as Three-Finger Sam builds wealth from the bottom. Cactus Joe notes Sam’s luck and cautionary style, while the Washington Star quotes the tale of his early misdeal and rapid ascent.
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Botton
Three
Sam
Cactus Joe
Crimson Gulch
Washington Star
French Aid to America Highlighted by Remedy
French aid extends beyond blood and funds as a stomach and liver remedy gains attention. Mayr's Wonderful Remedy, imported ingredients marketed by Geo H Mayr, claims to remove intestinal mucus and inflammation for ailments including appendicitis. Potts drugstore and other chemists sell the product with a money back guarantee.
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France
America
Geo. H. Mayr
Chicago
Mayr
Potts
Friend recommends Foley Kidney Pills relieve thigh muscle pains
A customer from Evansville Indiana reports six weeks of constant thigh muscle pains eased almost immediately after using Foley Kidney Pills. The testimonial cites relief from back ache rheumatic pains and stiffness with the product recommended by a friend and sold by Lottie Hotel clerk J N Tohill.
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J. N. Tohill
Lottie Hotel
Evansville
Ind
Foley
Potts
Adv. Lm
Automobile Honker Complaint Sparks Local Action
A resident asks to return a troublesome car horn device, raising safety and nuisance concerns to city officials. The request prompts review of noise rules and possible remedies for vehicle horn complaints.
Fragmentary Religious Rhetoric Resists Full Interpretation
The readable text shows isolated phrases and a stray syllable about a noise resembling amit for cheatin gram. The fragmentary lines hint at misheard speech or archival garble with unclear context or attribution.
Beauty With A Blemish
Mrs Brown faces comments on her appearance focusing on her nose. A public exchange questions whether a beauty can have flaws. The dialogue highlights social scrutiny and personal judgment in a humorous tone.
Remembering Presidents’ Odd Jobs and Blizzards
A Richmond Dispatch exchange recalls presidents as plain workers, noting Garfield driving mules on a towpath and Lincoln splitting rails, while humorously asking if any president ever cranked a cold motor in a blizzard before running out of gasoline.
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Theo
Garfield
Lincoln
Richmond Dispatch
Pleasing Speed and a Spad Fall
A widow recalls a young aviator who fell ten thousand feet in a Spad declaring the descent was not harsh though the crash left him lame. The remark frames the tragedy with grim humor as he faces recovery.
Doctor Questions Prescription As Patient Relates Escape
The sick man reveals he never followed a prescription saying he would have broken his neck if he had stayed in bed, explaining he fell from the window instead. The doctor notes the admission as part of the incident.
Doctor moves office to Phillips Apartments
Dr. George Brownback osteopath relocates from 13 South Washington to Phillips Apartments North Idaho Street suite LI. Ady 48 tf.
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George Brownback
South
Washington Street
Phillips Apartments
North
Idaho Street
Suite li
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