No Two Good Roads Alike Said Speeding Advice Traveler
Archie Baker a veteran motor tourist warns drivers to study road types before speeding. He recalls crashes from Indiana to New York and California, argues roads vary greatly, and urges speeds under 20 miles per hour on strange roads to avoid tales of disaster.
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Hia
Little Falls
N. Y
Archie Baker
Archie
Small Gulf
Herkimer
Mohawk Valley
Baker
Mr. Baker
New York State
Lake Erie
Indiana
United States
East Lake City
New York
San Francisco
Ohio
California
Nevada
Sierra Divide
Berthoud Pass
Salton Sink
Buffalo
Buffalo County Club
Rocky Mountains
Rockies
Sierras
Eli
Honeymoon bungalow offers charm and economy for newlyweds
The piece extols small cozy bungalows as ideal homes for brides and young couples. It highlights a 36 by 89 foot plan with rear rooms 17 by 10 feet 6 inches, space saving closets, and affordable payments to help couples avoid rooming houses and rent burdens.
Dutch Church of Austin Friars Refuses Half Million Offer
The Dutch Church of Austin Friars in London refused a 500000 pound offer, preserving a historic site with origins in a 13th century friary. The article notes the nave survived dissolution, the Dutch colony’s grant, and the churchs rich records and almshouse at Chariton along with a tradition of generous income from nearby properties.
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Austin Friars
London
Ornsby Hall
Humphrey Bolton
Hereford
Essex
Edward I
Henry VII
William Paulet
Winchester
Exeter Cathedral
Edward VI
Elizabeth
Church of Austin Friars
Fabric Fur Debate: Silks Imitate Real Pelt
The article argues silk fabric imitating real fur, using tussur silk from wild cocoons, provides air circulation unlike tanned animal hides. It claims health benefits in apparel such as cloaks, reducing perspiration and cold risk, per Dry Goods Economist.
Record Sugar Crop Achieves New Peak Year
The Department of Agriculture reports last year’s sugar crop totaled 1 206 148 tons, up 12 percent from the prior record. Most sugar arises from Lotshina, while beet sugar is produced across Michigan Ohio California and other states.
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Department of Agriculture
Sane
Michigan
Ohio
Callefornia
Beaded Bags Bargain Mentioned in Casual Market Talk
A fragment notes beaded bags described as easy to obtain with a few notes. The names Marie-Oh and Oswald appear in a casual exchange, suggesting shopping chatter about inexpensive trinkets.
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Marie
Oswald
Man Credits Tanlac For Restoring Health In Knoxville
Captain Geo W Womble of 105 Jennings St Knoxville Tenn testifies that after months of stomach and intestinal troubles he gained relief from Tanlac after two bottles. He describes severe pain sleeplessness and constipation before using Tanlac and says he now feels like a sixteen year old. Tanlac sold by leading druggists.
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Geo. W. Womble
Jennings St
Knoxville
Tenn
Captain Womble
Tanlac
Dan M. Chambliss
Kuhlman & Chambliss
Plane crash survivor trapped in dark cellar
A pilot, after a plane crash through planking and plaster, ends up on a concrete floor in darkness. A menacing voice declares, You’re in my cellar, but I’m watching you, as reported by a line from the American Legion Weekly.
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American Legion Weekly
Fifty Years of Dentifrice and Foot Ease Habit
A nostalgia piece notes that in 1060 no one used dentifrices or tooth brushes and many today still rely on Allen's Foot Ease. It cites WWI usage of over 1.5 million pounds of Foot Powder by the Army and Navy to reduce friction, after which it promotes Allen's Foot Ease as a cleansing antiseptic powder to prevent foot problems like friction, blisters, and corns.
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Allen
Passing of the Dream First Year Candy Gift
A Buffalo Commercial item recalls a wife praising her husband in the first year for bringing home a five pound box of candy this afternoon. In the third year she questions what he has been doing, noting again the five pound candy gift.
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Buffalo
Open Letter to Women From Philadelphia Reader
A Philadelphia reader recounts severe menstrual irregularities and fatigue worsened by housework. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she improved in two days and continued for seven months, regaining ability to manage her household. The letter promotes the product as a long used health remedy for women.
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Philadelphia
Bere Manes
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Mia
Sirrom
Livingston St
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Stratford-on-Avon
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Kithen
Aberdeen
Palestine
Chariton
William of Orange
Christian Science Monitor
Ling AM
Itraiso
Kirentn Doki
Mrs. Little
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