Prize Rhymes Contest for Dr Price Baking Powder
In 1922 a public contest offers 505 dollars in prizes for rhymes about Dr Price Phosphate Baking Powder. Open to women and girls, entries must use only words from the product label or printed slip. Prizes include 100, 75, 50, 25 dollars plus 65 prizes of 5 dollars. entries due by May 1 at 1000 Independence Blvd Chicago Illinois.
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Dr. Pride
Poyiler
Dr. Price
Price
Price Baking Powder Factory
Independence Blvd
Chicago
Ill
Know His Daddy Harold Football Call
Harold was playing football when she heard his father calling. The boys ideling scene hints at a family moment during a game.
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Harold
Small Boy Sees Board of Health as Chance to Eat
A quirky line from an ad describes a boy’s view of health rules as a chance to eat whenever hungry. The fragment mentions a trio of products and prices, hinting at a wartime or early 20th century consumer scene with advertised remedies.
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Board of Health
The Easter Lily Story and Its Global Journey
A detailed look at how Easter lilies reach American tables from Bermuda, Formosa, and Japan, highlighting labor, costs, and international trade. It explains bulb production, risks like disease, Japanese government support, voyage to Yokohama, shipments to the United States, and the careful care florists and shoppers must give the flowers to ensure bloom and longevity.
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New York
Chicago
Denver
United States
Seadamen
Bermuda
Formosa Islands
Japan
Pacific
Formosa
Yokohama
San Francisco
Bester
Tell Arl
Dead European Towns and the Rise and Fall of Cities
The passage notes once great riverport cities like Bruges Seville Florence and Nuremberg faded after Turkish control of trade routes and river limits on ships. It cites Antioch Pisidia near Colosnae Lystra and Caesarea as ancient seats of power with only ruins remaining to mark their former glory.
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Europe
Constantinope
America
Bruges
Doea
Seville
Wach
Plas
Florence
Turka
Ike
Nuremberg
Sevilla
Mea
Bethenburg
Bavaria
Ragusa
Dalmatia
Antioch
St. Paul
Pisidia
Colonsa
Lystra
St Paul
Caesarea
Caesarean
Mediterranean
Jerusalem
Palestine
Aylit Over Ancient Antioch Site Settlement
Aylit rises over the site of ancient Antioch now occupied by the modern city of Antakya Ae Antakieh with about 26,000 residents, a population roughly one tenth the ancient city’s size.
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Aylit
Antioch
Antiochs
Ae Antakieh
Government Acted to End Coal Strike With No Excuses
Attorney General Daugherty states there is no excuse for coal operators delaying wage talks as miners push for settlement. He notes government watchfully waits on canal price changes while Bland and Nolan press for a meeting to break the stalemate. The letter is read to the House labor committee, urging prompt, united action.
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Washington
Daugherty
Bland
House
Tuber Committee
Nolati
House Labor Committee
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Eratokesman
Nolan
Department of Justice
Department
Subsidy Bill Details Against Government Ship Aid
Ulittoman Lasker of the Shipping Board testified at joint hearings on a measure to replace the subsidy with a 52 million dollar annual outlay. He said the treasury would save about 47 million, eliminating a 5 million annual cost for mail transport to foreign countries.
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Washington
Ulittoman Lasker
Shipping Board
Treasury
Farmer on Bank Board Favorable Report in Senate Bill
The House Banking Committee approved a favorable report on a Senate bill to appoint a farmer as a member of the Federal Reserve Board. The vote was 13 to 8.
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Farmer
Washington
Favorabe
Senate
Federal Reserve Board
House Banking Committee
May Tie Up Shipping In Wireless Duty Dispute
London officials warn a grave possibility of a shipping holdup due to a deadlock in the dispute over duties of wireless operators. Companies demand them to assist in loading and discharging cargoes, risking delays at sea ports.
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London
Sad News: Mrs Smith Killed by Motorcar on Way Home
Mrs Perkins reads the paper and blurts out that Mrs Mary Casey, recently hired as cook, has been run down and killed by a motorcar on her way home from the employment office. Mr Perkins notes she had a narrow escape from Mary.
California Fig Syrup Advertisement Assertion
A vintage ad touts "California Fig Syrup" as a trusted remedy for constipated and ill children. It promises gentle bowel cleansing within hours, claiming a single teaspoon saves a sick child for tomorrow. Mothers are urged to ask druggists for genuine product with proper labeling.
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California
Ayrup
Modern Girl Bathing Fashions Draw Otto Kahn's Objections
New York financier Otto Kahn voices disapproval of contemporary bathing attire described as maillot style with no skirt or stockings. He questions whether such attire can convey modesty or a proper appearance, contrasting it with past norms in a morning chat.
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Otto Kahn
New York
Why Druggists Recommend Swamp-Root
For years druggists note Dr Kilner s Swamp Root a kidney liver and bladder medicine sold on merit It is a strengthening machine that helps the kidneys liver and bladder perform nature s work It has many friends and a sample bottle is available by sending ten cents with the paper mention to Dr Kilner Co Hingh a ton New Jersey
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Kilner
Itia
Dr. Kilner & Co
Hinghauton
Litter. Editor and Reader Clash Over Propositions
A terse exchange in the letters page shows the editor defending wit and style while readers sharpen critique of upcoming propositions. The debate centers on whether proposed measures deserve close scrutiny or light treatment.
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Mastin
San Fou
Lasker
Tanlac
Stearns
Alea
Gavtraporta
Wash
D.C
Houde
M. B. Mick
Velopment Bureau
Bay City
Mish
Bor L
Salt
Bovert
Lyenor
Tottane
DODD
Dodips Medicine CO
Buttle
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