A Few Grins From Two Striking Encounters
A pale-faced stranger explains he was released from prison that morning and faces old friends as he travels by car. Another man reveals he has just returned from Congress, sharing a quiet reflection on hardship. A baby’s cry follows, answered by a simple, poignant truth.
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Pardner
Congress
Argonaut
Forerunners of Sickness Advertisement
Forerunners of sickness include indigestion and constipation leading to many ills. Proper digestion brings relief from biliousness gas bloating and sour stomach. Foley Cathartic Tab claims to cleanse bowels sweeten stomach and invigorate the liver promoted by Potts the Druggist.
Encircling Movements Cartoon Dialogue
A brief cartoon panel features He offering his coat to She as a gesture of warmth. She questions the action, prompting a quiet exchange about comfort and care. The vignette uses a simple, intimate moment to portray concern between two figures.
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Cartoons Magazine
Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound for Child Croup Ad
Advertises Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound as the best remedy for croup coughs and colds. Claims to cut mucus clear phlegm open airways ease hoarseness and bring peaceful sleep for children after gasping breaths subside. Gist from Potts the Drug. Adv. 1m.
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Potts
Baby Knows Yells from the Nursery Scene
A mother enters a nursery and discovers her baby gleefully pulling Billy's curls, creating a playful domestic moment.
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Billy
London
Baby
Gets-It the World’s Best Corn Remover Ad
An old style advertisement touts Uses Gets-It for corn removal as easy painless and guaranteed with money back offer. It claims simple operation avoids bandages salves and knives and asserts widespread customer satisfaction with BE Lawrence & Co Chicago as maker and Dillon dealer and local druggists as retailers.
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BE. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Petunia Palladium editor teased by angry subscriber
An aging editorial remark from the Petunia Palladium and Faithful Guardian of the Home and Fireside is cited as the editor faces threats from a disgruntled subscriber. An advertisement for Chamberlain's Tablets claims relief from indigestion biliousness and constipation with a City Drug Co. endorsement.
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Petunia Palladium
The Bride's Device Churns Up Fresh Butter Plan
Mrs Youngbride declares she will make butter at home after buying a churn and arranging regular buttermilk deliveries. Her husband responds with mild surprise as the idea unfolds in a light daily-life exchange from the Boston Transcript.
Foley Kidney Pills Advertises Kidney Relief
Mrs. O. J. Ellis of Sioux Falls writes of relief from kidney trouble after using Foley Kidney Pills. She reports back pains and fatigue improved, praising the product as invigorating and healing for weak kidneys and bladder.
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O. J. Ellis
Sioux Falls
S. D
Potts
Adv
Prevailing Fumes Dialogue From Kansas City Journal
A Kansas City Journal excerpt presents a physician patient exchange about breathing practices. The patient refuses deep breathing due to fear of inhaling gasoline fumes, highlighting health anxieties and caution in medical guidance.
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Kansas City Journal
Cut This Out It Is Worth Money Offer Ad
An advertisement invites readers to mail in their name and address with a 5 cent stamp to Foley & Co. in Chicago for a trial package of Foley products including Honey and Tar Compound Kidney Pills and Cathartic Tablets. The notice urges immediate participation.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Potts
P. A
Prince Albert
Lifeguard quips sharks save lives by fear of deep water
A Washington Star quip has a lifeguard saying sharks have saved many by deterring people from deep water. The remark highlights a blunt take on beach safety and wildlife fear.
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Washington Star
Chamberlains Tablets Promote Gentle Bowels
An urging advertisement claims constipation starts many illnesses and urges regular diet and exercise. when medicine is needed Chamberlains Tablets are mild, pleasant to take, and effective. A City Drug Co. ad notes they cost a quarter.
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Chamberlain
City Drug Co. Advim
Notable clash over wording fuels temperance politics
A Southern country counselor scolds a reporter for harming his image by describing him as drinking coffee with gusto. The counselor recalls his temperance platform and laments constituents misreading gusto as an alcoholic drink, illustrating political tensions in Prohibition era media.
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Philadelphia Ledger
German officer helmet traded for souvenir joke
A World War II era quip from the Birmingham Age Herald describes a German officer helmet passed around as a souvenir. A doughboy recalls earning it in exchange for an uppercut to a Prussian’s jaw.
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France
Birmingham Age- Herald
Fifty Fifty on Gold Bricks and Swamp Land Trade
Local quip in a Louisville Courier Journal exchange frames a joke about farmers buying gold bricks and city sellers purchasing swamp land. The banter suggests a balance of speculative business between rural and urban interests.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
The Citizen's Budget Knicker What becomes of Smith's money
Booker says Smith spends his fortune paying his children to be good and his wife to forgive while the cook stays and labor does not strike, according to a judge's quip.
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Smith
Booker
A Message For The Middle Aged Kidney Pills Ad
Foley Kidney Pills claim quick relief for kidney and bladder troubles not yet chronic. They claim to stop bladder irregularities strengthen the kidneys and tone the liver reducing backache lameness rheumatic pains and stiff joints as advertised by Potts the Druggist.
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Mra
J. D. Miller
Syracuse
N. Y
Overdrawn Bank Joke in Vanity Fair Dialogue
A humorous exchange notes one character being overdrawn and receiving a bank notice. The other suggests trying another bank, implying universal overdraft woes. The line captures early satirical tone and common banking frustrations.
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Vanity Fair
Chamberlain Cough Remedy Extends Nationwide
An advertisement touts Chamberlain cough remedy for coughs colds croup and whooping cough. From a small start its sale and use spread across the United States and abroad, claiming notable merit. City Drug Co. endorses the product and invites trial.
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Chamberlain’s
United States
City Drug Co
Misquoted remark prompts patient and doctor vanity talk
A Baltimore American fragment records a conversation about a beauty clinic visit. The exchange hints at altered appearance and purpose of the visit, reflecting social emphasis on self image.
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Beauty Doctor
Baltimore
An Agreeable Surprise
Mrs James Brown of Clark Mills New York recounts coughing relief after using Chamberlains Cough Remedy during a severe lung cold. The advertisement claims many others have also found prompt relief from the remedy in City Drug Co. promotions.
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James Brown
Clark Mills
N. Y
City Drug Co. Adv
Not The Captain Says Henpeck On Soul Question
A brief exchange from the Kansas City Journal shows Mr Henpeck doubting his own leadership role as to whether he is the captain of his soul, describing himself as a sort of second lieutenant.
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Mr. Henpeck
Kansas City Journal
Easier Now Than Later Says Reader Warns of Colds
A reader from Detroit Michigan urges early treatment for lingering winter coughs to prevent throat and lung diseases. The letter notes Foley's Honey and Tar provides quick bronchitis relief, endorsed by a local pharmacist.
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L. W. Day
Campbell Av
Detroit
Mich
Foley
Potts
Feller From Rumpus Ridge Offers Occasional Shots
Judge quotes Mr. Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge Arkansas who says the man is known to speak seldom and to shoot at times. The remark frames a local sense of humor about a quiet resident.
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Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Ark
Gotorox Boy Echoed in Muttered Family Exchange
A mother presses for achievements as a dutiful daughter recalls Gotorox boy. The exchange reveals a father with a million dollars and a mother's blessing for a marriage to an industrious man, as reported in the Richmond Times-Despatch.
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Richmond Times-Despatch
Astute Patient Doctor Exchange Humor on Life's Timing
A brief exchange shows a patient prompting the doctor about finances with a wry remark. The doctor replies that timely care matters, underscoring the theme of life’s unpredictable costs and value of prompt attention.
Phrase from Judge on Soldiers and War Song Writers
A judge comments on soldiers held as AWOL while war song writers are free, labeling the situation unjust. The exchange centers on accountability and differing consequences for war participants and creators.
Greatest Mother in the World pamphlet promotes Red Cross drive
The Northern Division launches a postwar Red Cross effort titled In Peace As In War the Greatest Mother in the World to recruit members November 2 to Armistice Day. It details Nursing Home Service First Aid and Junior programs and calls for renewed memberships from Minnesota Montana North and South Dakota totaling over nine hundred thousand.
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Red Cross
Department of Nursing
Home Service
Northern Division
First Aid Bureau
Minnesota
Montana
North
South Dakota
Nothing Private About Private in the Army
A West Recall correspondent argues against calling soldiers private arguing there is no privacy in military life. He says extensive medical checks, public admissions, shared living spaces, uniforms, and constant supervision negate any notion of privacy for a private.
Man In Sing Sing Refuses Parole After Overstay
A man sentenced to Sing Sing in May 1917 has already overstayed his sentence by over seven months and refuses parole. He works with a construction gang building the new prison, with wardens noting he does as much work as four men. Prison pay is 1 1 2 cents daily, and authorities will not suspend his pay to force parole.
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Sing Sing
Widow Credits Mayr Remedy For Relief From Illness
A widow describes severe stomach illness and lifelong weakness before using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. She says the treatment restored her health and enabled her to eat again, expressing gratitude for the recovery and relief from prior suffering.
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Mayr
Ty R. Ranck and a Courageous American Spirit
A fragmented tribute recalls Ty R. as a multi facet leader described as a many sided man of might who fought in the van of right with unwavering courage. The piece hails his all American soul and star bound gaze, referencing Edwin Carty Ranck in a reverent tone.
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Ty” R
Edwin Carty Ranck
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