Medical Discovery Tablets and Catarrh Pills Ad
An old advertisement touts Medical Discovery Tablets and Catarrh Tablets as blood helpers. It claims they aid in influenza, catarrh, and scrofula, and invites readers to request a trial packet from Dr. Pierce at the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo New York Fargo 1919.
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Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo
N.Y
Fragmentary Pastiche of 19th Century Notices
A jumbled OCR page fragment mentions marriage pressures and advice from a sister, a caution about education, references to Cuticura advertisements, a story about a bootlegger caper on a train with a lean ancient hound, and stray quips about medicine and giving versus receiving. The scattered items read like a miscellany column with voices from Indianapolis News and Kansas City Times.
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Quilty
Sikeston Herald
Charleston
Kansas City Times
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Promoted For Kidney Health
An advertisement warns that kidneys and bladder problems worsen over time and urges early treatment. It promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules, claiming a long Holland heritage and a money back guarantee if not satisfied. The copy mentions sealed boxes in three sizes and instructs to look for the Gold Medal label.
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Holland
Haarlem
Gold Dal
Tribute to Yankee fighter George Pattulli praises American soldiers
The magazine writer praises U S soldiers in France, calling them rough and ready, stubborn and brave, with a mix of fierce fighting resolve and gentleness. He says France and England recognize their valor, and even Germany has a hazy view of the doughboy as both angel and devil. Exchange quotes accompany the tribute.
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George Pattulli
General Pershing
France
United States
Mr. Pattulli
Hell
England
Germany
Married life truth clears humbug and bed bug illusions
After marriage a man pursues his own plan but his wife can dispel false impressions. A humbug is bad but a bed bug is worse, foiling pretenses and exposing reality in domestic life.
Noted British Advice on Child Discipline and Morality
A 19th century extract discusses childhood naughtiness and moral imbecility, urging end to severe corporal punishment, nonreaction to misdeeds, and positive reinforcement for good behavior, as recommended by the British Journal of Children's Diseases.
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Thomson
British Journal of
Poison Bottle Band For Dark Identification
A salidpaper band designed to encircle poison bottles in the dark to distinguish them without an opening for labels. The device aims to prevent accidental poisoning by making poisonous containers instantly recognizable by touch or color.
Easter Morning Breakfast And Customs Across Time
A nostalgic piece describes a sunlit dining room set with blue and yellow china and a breakfast glowing with yellow tones from egg yolks and grapefruit. It recalls Easter eggs hidden by the family bunny lore, symbols of resurrection, and old beliefs about fashion, luck, and Easter winds.
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Fortude Vane
Easter Offerings and Frugal Flower Arrangements
The notice outlines Easter decorations using cut grass in silver rimmed pots filled with lilies, or economical alternatives with a single potted spring flower like jonquil or hyacinth. It suggests weeding or trimming to fit a dainty display.
Fragmentary Historic Line Dismissed as Obscure Verse
A damaged OCR snippet presents a terse, archaic verse fragment about divine craft and celestial order. The readable phrases hint at a religious or poetic text, but no clear event or identity emerges.
One Great Lesson From War and Immortality Faith
The piece argues immortality is a present possession seen through Easter’s practicality. It cites Paul and New Testament thought that rising with Christ changes life now, urging focus on heavenly things and defeating earthly desires as central to enduring righteousness.
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Christ
Paul
Fife
Easter Song Sohn Dolsen Prininn Peten
Fragmentary OCR reads as a mix of names and phrases with unclear context. The readable items include Easter related terms and possible artist or group references such as Song Sohn and Dolsen. No coherent event or story emerges from the legible text.
Lily Farm Leader Grows Vast Lily Bed in New York
The Lily King of America A B Burts Jr operates a vast Lily farm in Spring Valley New York. He plants about a half million bulbs annually and harvests around 60 000 bulbs over two days. In a year he cuts over two million wax lilies with sandy soil and deep drainage. Across the United States more than 50 million lilies are grown yearly. Bulbs are imported from Japan.
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New York
Burts, Jr
Burne
United States
Japan
Easter Mourning Turned to Joy for Resurrection Day
The text describes a shift from mourning to rejoicing as Easter celebrates the Resurrection of Christ, symbolizing life everlasting. It notes the period of mourning ending, altars and crucifixes set for Easter, and the festive tone of the anniversary.
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Christ
Fragmented Early Conversation On Domestic Friction And Math
fragmentary dialogue shows Askett Tellum and Tellam debating a wife's irritation and a cone geometry pun. The pupil claims rhyming rhythm and a teacher explains a triangle while a cone is described as a vessel for ice cream.
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Hobby Jones
Wine Smith
Boschee's Syrup Promises Sleep and Cough Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Boschee's Syrup as a remedy to quiet coughs soothe throat and lung inflammation aid bronchial comfort and improve rest. It claims fifty two years of American production and usefulness in lung trouble asthma croup and bronchitis sold in civilized countries.
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America
Adv
Mystifying City Ads Describe Odd Household Needs
An old advertising section shows quirky notices in which two sisters seek washing and many brothers offer chores. Another line seeks a boy to sandpaper, reflecting strange classified requests from the period.
All Man's Best and Worst Attributed to Influence of Woman
Fragmentary lines suggest a discussion of gender influence on virtue and fault. The text questions whether meek men inherit the earth and how a scornful man might be affected by women. No clear events, names, or places are identifiable.
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Wiffe
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