Tommy and Hands Wash Question
A brief domestic vignette shows a mother asking Tommy if he washed his hands this morning. Tommy replies he washed one hand, claiming the other did not need cleansing.
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Tommy
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1913
Page
6
Pimples Clear After Using Cuticura Soap and Ointment
A Dayton resident describes a year of pimples, blackheads, and severe itching on face neck arms and back. After trying other creams, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and reports rapid itching relief and complete cure, dated January 13, 1913, with offer of free samples and Skin Book.
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Howard St
Dayton
Ohio
Misa Marguerite E. Jacobs
Cuticura
Dept. L. Doston
Adr
Marked Similarity on Dinner Arrangements
A professor explains that twelve people dining daily in varying orders would require thirteen million years to exhaust all seating permutations. Uncle Pepys balks, comparing it to a mall boy rearranging himself during a long sermon in Judges.
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Uncle Pepys
Mall
First Marriage In 15 Years At Quiet Clannaborough
In the small North Devon parish of Clannaborough with 42 residents, baptisms marriages and burials are rare. Recently the first marriage in 15 years occurred, though the couple were not parishioners the bride from St Austell and the groom from Hx mouth, the rector's brother in law.
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Clannaborough
Devon
England
St. Austell
Hxmouth
Like a Balloon in Divorce Talk by Dr Shisholm
Dr Herbert M Shisholm, Reno statistician, muses on divorce in a quip about hearts and balloons. He opines that the average woman leaves a lighter heart while many men remain tethered to a restless partner, framing divorce as an emotional imbalance.
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Herbert M. Shisholm
Happy Old Age Most Likely to Follow Proper Eating
An advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as ideal aging nutrition, citing easier digestion and balanced muscle and brain development due to whole wheat and barley diastase. It includes testimonials from an Iowa user praising health improvements and mentions Postum as a complementary beverage. The copy ends with a promotional line and an offer to read The Road to Wellville.
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Iowa
Sea Serpents and Hoaxes Across Sea Lore
A historical survey traces sea serpent tales from bishops and missionaries to explorers and journalists. It notes hoaxes exposed by Dr. Oudemans, examples of fraud, and credible sightings from Captain McQuhal and Meade-Waldo though many sightings remain unverified, leaving a cautious claim that a prehistoric monster could still lurk.
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Anthony Oudemans
Dr. Oudemans
Samuel L. Mitchell
American Journal of Arts and Sciences
Oudemans
Mr. Michell
Hare
Britannica
McQuhal
H. M. S. Daedalus
W. H. Gage
Mesars
Meade-Waldo
Nicail
Royal Zoologies] Society
Earl of Crawford
Valhalla
Brazil
Claus Egede
Holder
Motherarth
Tree as universal provider a marvel of the palm
The Carnahuba palm of Brazil yields wide uses from medicinal roots to food for cattle and thatching materials. Its fibers aid construction, its fruit, saccharine substance and starch, wood makes instruments and pumps, and a coconutlike milk from the stem is described.
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Brazil
Saltan and Alkaii Referenced in Soap Making
Extracted from the tree saltan and an alkaii used in the manufacture of common soap appear in the text. The fragment notes their mention alongside other materials, indicating utility in industrial processes.
Silk origin and spread through ancient times
The first silk is traced to 2000 B C by a Chinese emperor's wife, with early Greeks mentioning silk in 360 B C. Silk production flourished in Sicily in the twelfth century, spreading to Italy, Spain, and southern France, and England began manufacture in 1604.
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Aristotle
Sicily
Italy
Spain
France
England
Pretty Titles of Old English Religious Books
A list of curious early English book titles from Cromwellian London on the Strand, including humorous or devotional names like A Most Delectable Sweat Perfumed Nosegay for God's Sanita to Smell At and Tha Spiritual Mastard Pot to Make the Soul Sneeze With Devotion. It notes these works were published in Cromwell era London.
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Biseult
Zion
Samuel Tish
London Strand
Wrights Indian Vegetable Pill ad and divorce quip
Fragmentary clippings show an advertisement for Wrights Indian Vegetable Pill claiming 70 years of value and an anecdotal divorce petition remark from a Springfield man criticizing his wife’s nagging and mood changes. A faded medical ad suggests Roman eye balsam for soothing symptoms.
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Springfield
Kansas City Star
Last Day of Vacation Leads to Promise at Beach
A man on the final day of a vacation carves his and his beloved's initials into a beach tree. He asks her to wait for him until next summer, and she agrees with a hopeful, dove eyed nod. He vows to return and add his initials beside hers.
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Henry
Castoria Endures as Trusted Infant Remedy
An old testimonial notes Fletcher's Castoria as a safe remedy used for over 30 years for infants and children. It highlights a familiar old slogan and cites a humorous line from Puck about a military figure, reflecting period advertisement voice.
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Imipot
Mathere
Fletcher
Woman Feels Ten Years Younger After Pinkham Remedy
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound lauded by Mrs Lydia BE from Louisville for relief from weakness and fatigue restoring daily energy. In Romayor Texas Mrs Viola Jasper reports displacement and bladder relief after use and urges others to consult the company for guidance.
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Loulaville, Ky
Lydia
Pinkham
Inite
Bank St
Remayor
Texas
Lydia E.pinkehania
Mia Viola Jaspen
Romayor
Lydia E. Pinkham
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