Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Restores Health
Mrs. Verbena Carpenter of Evanston Wyoming reports months of illness easing after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound She married after a year and after childbirth recovered fully now caring for five children and praising the remedy’s effect on her health.
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Evanston
Wyoming
Lydia
E. Pinkham
Verbena Carpenter
2Nd Avenue, Evanston, Wyoming
Astonished garbage collector surprises resident
A Chicago Tribune anecdote describes a resident shouting at stray dogs tipping a garbage pail, only to confront the garbage collector at the back door after the dogs scatter contents on the walk and eat what they find.
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Chicago Tribune
Urquhart Shares Free Mop Reward Scheme
Omaha housewives urged to join a mass offer from the Liquid Veneer Company. A Mrs. Urquhart recounts receiving a free 2.00 Liquid Veneer Mop after requesting a 10c bottle and recommending the product to friends. Twenty thousand mops to be distributed. readers invited to request a free bottle and a descriptive circular.
Montreal Port Sets Wheat Shipments Record
Montreal led all North American ports last year in wheat shipments handling more than 165 million bushels, a new record that surpassed traffic reported by any other seaboard city.
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Montreal
Crossword Puzzle Clues Preview From Next Issue
Readers get a dense list of horizontal and vertical clue groups with numerous numbers and garbled letters. The page promises the solution in the following issue, including references to oceans, places, and mathematical terms.
Danger of Poorly Fitting Glasses
Dr Frederick R Green cautions on ill fitting spectacles raising headaches nausea and sleeplessness. He notes frames can irritate skin especially in old people, with bridge and ear contact causing ulcers and even skin cancer if worn improperly. Proper fit prevents harm and preserves sight.
Fasting for Health: Ancient Practice Under Scientific Review
The article surveys fasting across cultures and history, noting religious roles from Assyria to Islam. It cites Dr A J Carlson of the University of Chicago, whose assistants report increased metabolism and younger, more active cells during a reasonable fasting period. The piece weighs spiritual aims against potential health benefits.
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A. J. Carlson
University of Chicago
How to Solve a Crossword Puzzle
Instructions explain placing correct letters in white spaces to form words horizontally and vertically. Numbers mark the first letters for each direction. Definitions below the puzzle describe each word. letters occupy white squares only, with black spaces left empty.
Amusing Sea Tale of a Storm Bound Voyage
An old lady booked passage on a tramp steamer from an East African port to Karachi. During a fierce storm the ship reeled while the captain explained the chart shows rocks or dirt dots. If dirt, all right. if rocks, they face disaster at sea.
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Karachi
Indian Ocean
Kingdom Come
Cave Pictures Seen as Early Fashion Plates
Ethbert Brand, curator at the Rotherham museum, argues cave wall illustrations of ancient Spanish dancers are the earliest fashion plates. He notes resemblance to modern styles with high hats, chignons, tight waists, and bell skirts dated about 20,000 years ago. Another Spain drawing resembles the flapper era.
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Ethbert Brand
Rotherham
Iing
Mr. Brand
Spain
British Hunter Slays Man-Eating Tiger of Kodu Burma
Cupper's Weekly reports a British hunter killed the famed tiger known as Tiger with Man's Brain in Kodu Burma after years of terror. The beast, reported ten feet long and blamed for many deaths, was tracked as natives fled villages and built defensive shelves.
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Kodu
Burma
Cupper
Fearful Prospect of Censorship in Fashion Speech
The late Lew Dockstader opposed censorship and told a New York audience that fashion’s scantness creates demand for a censor of girls clothes. He warned a censor's duty is to remove not add and argued dresses pose a moral menace.
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Lew Dockstader
New York
Trade Winds Shape Weather and Deserts, Says Nature
The trade winds drive westward sailors and are described as the pulse of atmospheric circulation. Their fluctuations relate to distant weather events and their dry breath fuels many of the world’s major deserts.
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Nature Magazine
Stencil Designs for Children’s Rooms and Playful Motifs
The article suggests using stencils in children's rooms, even non nursery spaces, with frolicking children animals windmills clowns flowers and domestic fowls. It advises light cheerful backgrounds and decorations in primary or strong contrasting colors for best effect.
Flour Yields From Wheat Time Honored Estimates
Flour from wheat varies with kernel size and weight from 65 to 80 percent. An average yields 4.7 bushels of wheat per barrel of flour weighing 190 pounds, or one bushel of wheat yields 41 pounds of flour. Shorts and middlings run 11 to 12 percent and bran 13 percent.
Pigeons Highlight Suburb Pride in University Heights
A Town Booster extols University Heights cleanliness and its white pigeons while noting downtown pigeons appear colored by smoke. The anecdote ends with a sweeping claim about pigeons and a resident complimenting the suburb’s purity.
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University Heights
Henry
University Helenus
Indianapolis News
Swamp Root Promises Wellness Despite Many Ad Claims
An ad praising Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cureall for kidney liver and bladder issues cites testimonials and sworn statements. It claims relief from uric acid related rheumatism and offers sample bottles by parcel post with ten cents and newspaper mention.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Wale
Love Letters From the American Legion Weekly
A fragment from the American Legion Weekly features a playful exchange between Rose and Ruth about names. The light dialogue showcases intimate banter framed as a humorous note in a veteran publication.
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Rose
Ruth
American Legion Weekly
Golden wedding sparks talk of capitalists in town
A casual remark about a “golden weddin” hints at local envy of capitalists amid social chatter. Bill comments on events as neighbors speculate about wealth and marriage in the community.
Monks of Banz Plan Mountain Retreat in Bavaria
A Munich report states the Trappist monks of Banz near Bamberg will withdraw from their monastery seeking seclusion atop Bavarian mountains. Several sites are under study for the retreat as modern life overwhelms their silence.
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Banz
Munich
Bavaria
Bamberg
Handkerchief care tips from a laundry ad
A vintage advertisement advises washing children’s handkerchiefs with good soap and rinsing in water blued with Red Cross Ball Blue to brighten whites.
Countess of Covenby Celebrates Diamond Wedding Parade
The countess of Coven try marks her diamond anniversary with a village ride in Croome England aboard a tricycle. Nine children and eighteen grandchildren accompany her.
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Countess of Coventry
Croome
England
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