A Few Grins about Bolshevik Orators in Washington Park
Senator Hotchkiss notes a Bolshevik orator in a Washington park shouting about progress and Bolshevism. A heckler replies that the grandfather must have been wiser than the fathers. The Detroit Free Press reports the quip as a light political aside.
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Hotchkiss
Washington Park
Detroit Free Press
Foley Cathartic Tab Adv by Potts the Druggist
Indigestion and constipation seen as forerunners of many illnesses. Proper digestion relieves biliousness gas bloating headaches sour stomach and coated tongue. Foley Cathartic Tab promises to cleanse bowels sweeten stomach and invigorate the liver in this medicinal advertisement.
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Potts
Truthful reply in Yale Record humor
A witty exchange about age reveals privacy and blunt honesty. The student paper records a playful moment where one asks about age and the other fires back that it is none of my business.
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Yale Record
Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound Croup Remedy Ad
Many mothers praise Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound as the best cure for croup coughs and colds. It cuts thick mucus and clears air passages easing hoarseness so children sleep peacefully after the choking spell subsides. Potts the Druggist endorses the product.
Woman outwits man in clever exchange
In a brief quotation, Miss Forward declares women superior in intelligence, countering the notion that men are equal or superior. The Boston Transcript captures the light exchange highlighting wit and gender dynamics.
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Boston Transcript
Curate-Well and Good Man Discuss Wages Low
In a terse exchange the curate notes a wage increase, while the good man counters that it applies only to the family. The brief dialogue centers on economic strain and departmental voices. The humor rests on the misunderstanding and social satire of the era.
Indirect Quips and Remedies Feature in Old Washington Star Page
A publication snippet contrasts social etiquette with a telephone misdial exchange while promoting Chamberlain's Tablets for indigestion biliousness and constipation. The ad asserts health benefits from use and cites City Drug Co. as distributor. A separate Life magazine jab about the President's travel funds contrasts income with expenses.
Foley Kidney Pills Claim Quick Kidney Relief
Mrs QO J Ellis of Sioux Falls writes that Foley Kidney Pills invigorate and heal inactive kidneys and bladder после suffering severe back pains and fatigue. Druggist Potts endorses the remedy in an 1m advertisement urging readers to try Foley Kidney Pills for kidney trouble.
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QO. J. Ellis
Sioux Falls
Music Serves Stirring Vibes in Campus Eatery
A campus cafe scene depicts a waiter offering coffee and a joking exchange about service. The dialogue highlights the lively atmosphere of student life at Stanford, captured in the Chaparral.
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Gar
Stanford
Woman’s nightcaps spark customs mix up
A Detroit to Windsor crossing woman claimed only wearing apparel in her trunks yet twelve whiskey bottles were found under the largest trunk. The customs officer quipped about the bottles while she retorted those were her husband’s nightcaps, revealing a humorous misunderstanding.
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Detroit
Windsor
Canada
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
A Message For The Middle Aged Foley Kidney Pills Ad
An old advertisement promotes Foley Kidney Pills for quick relief from non chronic kidney and bladder troubles. It claims to stop bladder irregularities strengthen kidneys and tone the liver and to relieve backache lameness rheumatic pains and stiff joints from Potts the Druggist with an 1m advertisement tag.
Hat etiquette at the cinema sparks a sly seat swap
At a film showing a small man asks a lady to remove her hat. She refuses briefly and he replies with a wry plan to change seats, noting he isn’t disappointed and had already picked a different seat. Birmingham Age Herald style humorous exchange.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Cough Remedies Advised to Prevent Winter Ills
A reader from Detroit advises Foley's Honey and Tar for bronchitis relief, noting that persistent winter coughs may lead to throat and lung diseases. Druggist Potts endorses the product in the advertisement.
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L. W. Day
Campbell Av
Detroit
Mich
Foley
Potts
Rail passengers urged to thank rail line after smooth trip
A reader asks about a cinder in the eye and whether to complain. The response suggests, if travel was uneventful and timely, to express thanks to the railroad administration rather than file a complaint.
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Railroad Administration
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praised for Quick Relief
Mrs James Brown of Clark Mills New York reports severe lung cold with constant coughing and finds Chamberlains Cough Remedy gives prompt relief. City Drug Co notes many others have experienced same relief from the remedy.
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James Brown
Clark Mills
N. Y
City Drug Co
Cut This Out It Is Worth Money
Advert promising money for a cut-out slip sent with 5 cents to Foley and Co. in Chicago for a trial package of Foley products including Honey and Tar Compound Kidney Pills and Cathartic Tablets.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Potts
Scandalous Secret Hub Quips From Boston Transcript
A humorous exchange features Hub noting a dollar recalls a scandalous secret, while Wife urges disclosure. Hub smiles that the memory is hard to keep, pairing playful dialogue with a newspaper quip tone.
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Hub
John
Boston Transcript
Politician’s Tire Incident Sparks Heated Remarks
In a Birmingham Age-Herald clipping, Ty overhears a politician’s remarks during a heated exchange about a punctured tire. The incident is described with vivid nautical and colonial flavor, likening the speaker to a Kentucky colonel in the heat of debate. The fragment hints at sharp rhetoric and political tension.
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Kentucky
Birmingham Age-Herald
The Price You Pay for an Hour of Harmful Fun
A poem fragment condemns harmful amusement and its long term costs to conscience. It contrasts ephemeral cheap thrill with lasting guilt and endurance, urging restraint and consideration of consequences beyond immediate entertainment.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Ad
An advertisement extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs colds croup and whooping cough. It notes rapid nationwide and international sales proving its merit and urges readers to try the medicine, from a City Drug Co. endorsement.
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Chamberlain’s
United States
City Drug Co. Adv
Revenue Officer Foil Shakes Up Car Toons Story
A cryptic note hints a revenue officer interrupted a native photographer’s efforts to film. The clash centers on the claim of still images and the magazine Car Toons as the scene of the dispute.
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Cartoons Magazine
Constipation Remedy Promoted by City Drug Co
The ad asserts that regular bowel habits stem from diet and exercise but Chamberlain's Tablets offer gentle relief when needed. They are mild in action, easy to take, and cost a quarter.
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City Drug Co
Isolde Menges Praised as Brilliant Violinist in Chicago
Henriette Weber of the Chicago Herald and Examiner lauds Isolde Menges as one of the best violinists to visit, noting her brilliance, positive forceful presence and unanimous applause that echoed with each final note.
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Isolde Menges
Henriette Weber
Chicago Herald and Examiner
Isolde Menges Debuts in Chicago Violin Recital
English violinist Isolde Menges debuted at Kimball Hall in Chicago performing Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole. The andante movement impressed with dramatic depth and warmth, while Menges demonstrated tone, emotion, and technical control across two of the three movements. The audience rewarded her with applause for a promising start to her recital.
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Lalo
Isolde Menges
Chicago
Kimball Hall
Miss Menges
Man Saves Wife in Nick of Time
A husband credits a miracle remedy with saving his wife from severe illness. He describes her as a living skeleton unable to eat or keep medicine down before using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. The ad claims the product removes catarrhal mucus and inflammation in the digestive tract and promises a full refund if not convinced. Potts drugstore and others advertise.
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Mayr
Potts
Menges Appears With Virtuoso Piano Program
The review notes Miss Menges as a performer of high order with a strong presence and businesslike manner. Her program includes the Lalo, Handel sonata, and pieces by Back, Kreisler, Brahms, Joachim, Wagner, Wilhelmj, Debussy, and Weiniawski, with Eileen Beattie praised as an admirable Australian accompanist.
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Miss Menges
Handel
Back-Kreisler
Brahms- Joachim
Wagner-Wilhelmj
Debussy
Weiniawski
Eileen Beattié
Maurice Rosenfield
Daily News
Deserve More Than Praise for Heroic Action at Mülheim Yard
Col L Read urged General Liggett to praise Private Oscar Zwald of Fort Dodge Iowa for rushing into a burning freight car with live shells and extinguishing the fire risking his life. The act saved lives and possibly nearly a million dollars in munition stores near Coblenz.
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Col
A. C. Read
General Liggett
Oscar Zwald
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Uncle Sam
Mulheim
Coblenz
Arthur Woods
Secretary of War
War Department
One Frenchman's Sacrifice at War's Toll: Family Losses
A French farmer from Reninghe near Ypres endured immense wartime cost with 86 children and 20 of 22 sons serving on fronts. In 1917 his son’s widow died at Dunkirk from a German shell. The farmer and one daughter were killed after a 1914 Lille birthday trip ended with a German patrol shooting.
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Reninghe
Ypres
Dunkirk
Lille
Making Mother of Pearl Discovery In German Industry
J W H Dew a Royal Society of Arts fellow developed a method to manufacture artificial mother of pearl after extensive experiments. He worked throughout the war to reconstruct the process, enabling production for buttons dress trimmings and other items previously sourced from Germany.
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J. W. H. Dew
Royal Society of Arts
Doctor Dew
Germany
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