Brimming with Grins and Witty Exchanges
A collection of quips and jokes features Binks clashing with a hosier over a bathing suit color fastness and a sly rejoinder about removing stripes. Another item shows a pawnbroker stymying a specialist with a legal twist on pursuing business.
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Binks
London
Woman Finds Relief From Kidney and Back Ailments
Mrs. G. Hyde of Homestead Michigan writes that persistent backache and fatigue kept her from working. After using Foley Kidney Pills she feels like a new person and regained energy, as advertised by Potts, the druggist.
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G. Hyde
Homestead
Mich
Foley
Potts
Freedom of the sea as etiquette at bathing beaches
A quirky exchange from the Youngstown Telegram frames freedom of the sea as a matter of bathing beach etiquette. The humorous dialogue contrasts a father's explanation with a son's puzzled question about public access and manners by the shore.
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Youngstown
Mail-in Foleys Trade Offer for Cough and Colds
A cutout advert asks readers to mail 5c to Foley & Co in Chicago to receive a trial package including Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. The ad is signed by Potts the Druggist and notes an 1m advertisement.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Potts
Magistrate with dyed whiskers angers man fined for coloring matter
A man recalls being fined $200 for adding coloring to artificial butter and resents the magistrate who imposed the penalty because the judge had dyed whiskers. The exchange questions fairness and the judge’s appearance.
Gets-It Banana Peel Corn Remover Ad Slogan
An old advertisement promotes Gets-It corn remover with a humorous banana peel metaphor. It claims the product peels off corn or callus easily and leaves the palm smooth, presenting the item as the perfect solution. The playful pitch emphasizes ease and reliability.
Use of Everything and Jealous Wives Quip
A San Francisco Chronicle quotation notes a witty exchange about uses for everything in the world. It references a jealous wife and suggests homely stenographers would struggle without such jealousy as a job incentive.
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Sol
San Francisco Chronicle
Foley's Honey and Tar Ad for Cold Prevention
An old drug advertisement urges early use of Foley's Honey and Tar to stop a cold. It claims the product loosens phlegm clears air passages eases hoarseness and stops tickling throat citing Potts the Druggist. It warns neglect of a cold may lead to influenza or pneumonia after an prior nationwide outbreak.
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Foley
Fifty Fifty on Alienists at Trial Provokes Banter
A witty exchange in the Philadelphia Evening Ledger questions the skill of alienists at trials. The remark suggests one alienist is notably capable of bluffing a lawyer, reflecting newspaper humor on courtroom experts.
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Philadelphia Evening Ledger
Foley Kidney Pills Helped James McCrery at Berrien Center
James McCrery of Berrien Center Michigan suffered two years from kidney and bladder trouble and failed to find relief with various medicines. He reports Foley Kidney Pills eased his aches and pains and stopped sleep disturbing bladder symptoms. The ad notes backache and rheumatic pains ease and lameness reduction, with Potts the druggist promoting the product.
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James McCrery
Berrien Center
Mich
Potts
Brew Worth Looking Into In Kansas City
A remark from the Kansas City Journal features a colonel noting a potential interest in brewing, highlighting a curious exchange about capabilities in baking and brewing. The brief line underlines a local newspaper voice and period tone.
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Kansas City Journal
Chamberlain's Tablets Ad Promises Digestion Help
An advertisement urges readers to take Chamberlain's Tablets for a troublesome taste upon waking, dull fatigue, loss of appetite and constipation. It claims the tablets smooth the bowels, cleanse and invigorate the stomach, and improve digestion.
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City Drug Co
Adv
Has our client a good case
A brief note quotes the Boston Transcript on a legal matter describing a potential value in the thousands of dollars and discussing the prospects of the client’s case.
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Boston Transcript
Chamberlain's Tablets Offer Permanent Relief for Constipation
Advert says most laxatives give only temporary relief and should be used for that purpose. For permanent relief, take Chamberlain's Tablets and follow package directions. These tablets move the bowels improve appetite and strengthen digestion. City Drag Co. Abv. 1m.
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Chamberlain
City Drag Co
Reminder of a Passenger Bag Sparks Toronto Sat Night Banter
A brief exchange on a Toronto Saturday Night page shows a conductor asking to move a bag and a traveller insisting it stay. Busyness and a near collision highlight crowding as people enter.
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Toronto
Host Visits Hospitable Man Then Thumbs Down
An exchange describes a visitor being hosted by a man who bids them away with a thumb signal after a short ten minute stay, implying a reference to his cellar. The Birmingham Age-Herald quotes the odd remark as a curious anecdote.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Teaching a Boy the Value of Money Becomes a Lesson
A dialogue shows a parent praising teaching money value. The boy shifts from ten cents to a quarter, illustrating rising expectations and cost awareness. The exchange appears in the Boston Transcript.
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Boston Transcript
Cough remedy praised for children's relief in ad
A Mrs J W Phillips of Redon Ga praised Chamberlain's Cough Remedy via J M Floyd for her children. The ad claims the medicine loosens coughs, eases expectoration, and speeds cold recovery, urging continued use for both children and adults.
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J. W. Phillips
Redon
J. M. Floyd
Chamberlain
City Drug Co
American Doll Squeaks Votes for Women in Toy Store
In Cincinnati a shopper questions an allegedly American doll from a toy store. The clerk lets her test it, and the doll proclaims Votes for women, sparking dialogue about suffrage era consumer items.
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Germany
Cincinnati Enquirer
When a Cold Starts a Cough Remedy Rush
Early signs of a cold signal potential serious illness. Take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at the first hint to shorten the cold and reduce danger, as advised by City Drug Co. This ad stresses prompt treatment to prevent complications.
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Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Dillon
Kupfer Drug CO
City
Chamberlain’s
City Drug Co. Adv.Jm
Dancing Lessons Amid Anarchy School Debate
An instructor at the school of anarchy announces dancing lessons to teach precise footwork. The pupil asks the purpose and the instructor replies it will prevent stumbles while carrying a TNT laden suitcase.
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School of Anarchy
Washington
Foley's Honey and Tar Ad Copy Endorsement
Mrs. Heck of Louisville Kentucky recommends Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds noting her son slept better after use. The ad claims benefits for coughs croup whooping cough and notes no opiates. Potts the Druggist endorses the product.
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Heck
Fehr Ave
Louisville
Foley
Potts
Provident Man Yeast and Crimsonbeak Folklore Exchange
A witty exchange from the Yon kers Statesman highlights two figures, Provident Man and Crimsonbeak, discussing prudence and saving for both rainy and dry days in a humorous, period tone. The line conveys thrift as a common trait.
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Crimsonbeak
Yonkers Statesman
Foley Cathartic Tablets Praised in San Antonio Ad
They should be in every traveling man's grip says Geo Jenner of San Antonio Texas. The tablet laxative is recommended for constipation biliousness and cleansing bowels and aiding the stomach and liver. Adv. Im.
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Geo. Jenner
Labor St
San Antonio
Tex
No Loss of Animation in Crimson Gulch Bar
Quotable exchange from the Washington Star notes tension in Crimson Gulch after a bar closure rumor. Cactus Joe counters claims that prohibition would silence debate as residents argue loudly about the bar's fate and law enforcement.
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Crimson Gulch
Cactus Joe
Washington Star
Servicemen urged to obtain War Risk Insurance certificate
The Bureau of War Risk Insurance stresses a key provision. No compensation is payable for death or disability unless it occurs before or within one year after discharge unless a medical certificate at discharge shows injury likely to cause death or disability. Requests should go to the Chief Medical Advisor, Bureau of War Risk Insurance, Washington, D. C.
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Bureau of ‘War Risk Insurance
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Washington, D. C
Unceasing misery from kidney trouble prompts cure claim
An advertisement extols Dean's Kidney Pills for kidney backache and urinary disorders. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. M A Robison of 328 Glendale Ave and notes the product costs 60 cents at dealers, produced by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
Dillon
M A. Robison
Glendale Ave
Notices of Survey Plats for Beaverhead National Forest Lands
Plats of Survey for T 9 S R 9 W T 6 S R 10 W and T 2 S R 12 W Beaverhead National Forest entries received at Helena Land Office Montana and will open to entry on December 18 1919 except land within the forest Jos Oker Register
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Department of the Interior
United States Land Office
Helena
Mont
Beaverhead National Forest
Montana
Jos. Oker
Register
Wealthy Widow Seeks Second Marriage After Remedy Relief
A testimonial claims stomach troubles vanished after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. The widow asserts the preparation clears catarrhal mucus and inflammation of the stomach liver and intestines, including appendicitis. One dose convinces. money refunded. Adv from Potts The Druggist and Druggists Everywhere.
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Mayr
National Heroes of France Marshal Foch Honors Lazare Hoche
Marshal Foch recalls Lazare Hoche famed young general who led the army of the Somme and Meuse to a seven month campaign. Weissenthurm monument to Hoche and his memory stands as a tribute to French arms. Hoche reportedly wrote Je suis la patrie to the minister of war.
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Marshal Foch
Lazare Hoche
Sambre-et-Meuse
Rhine
Weissenthurm
Hoche
Wages for wives sparks a draft on romance
The Birmingham Age-Herald notes a Philadelphia Evening Bulletin discussion on whether husbands should pay wives wages. A speaker warned of a future where wives earn and charge for late nights, while others urged women not to be treated as mere employees.
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Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Toney
John Brown
Mary Smith
Russell H. Conwell
Logan
Augustus Tolliver Seizes Blimp Porter Over London Schedule
Augustus Tolliver the soap king storms from a blimp stateroom and berates a porter for not waking him for a 9 a.m. directors’ meeting in London. The pair discuss travel, with the craft over St. Louis and due in New York at 12:05 as Tolliver plans a 12:30 soap powder meeting and watches the 1:80 blimp for London.
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Augustus Tolliver
London
St. Louis
N’yawk
Tolliver
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