Pershing Urges Fight on Illiteracy Nationwide
Gen. John J. Pershing denounces illiteracy as a crime and disgrace and urges communities to act. He calls for federal support for education while state systems retain course and method control. The Washington Post editorial highlights the need for a federal Department of Education and federal aid without dictating schooling.
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Pershing
Washington
John J. Pershing
Walter Reed Army Hospital
United States
Gen. Pershing
Department of Education
The
Washington Post
House
Fess
Congress
American Call to Increase Efficiency to Meet European Costs
Secretary of Commerce Hoover says Americans must raise national efficiency to compete with Europe. He warns a lower standard of living abroad will persist for years as European production costs stay lower, urging harder work, waste elimination, and process improvements.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Europe
Japa Attack Armament Plan Leaders Osaka Meeting
In Osaka thousands attended two meetings where resolutions urged cutting armaments as a national burden and contrary to public opinion. Messages were to be sent to House of Peers to back the disarmament drive with speeches by prominent business leaders supporting the cause.
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Osaka
Japan
House of Peers
Tanlac gives Portland man renewed health and appetite
Joseph A. York of Portland Maine says after four bottles he feels twenty years younger gained sixteen pounds and now can eat three square meals daily. He suffered two years with indigestioncramps and nerves and credits Tanlac with restoring his health and vigor. Tanine is sold by leading druggists everywhere.
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Foseph A. York
Porthind, Me
Ll Uw
Joseph A. York
Portland
Maine
Tanlac
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Healing Power
An old advertisement describes catarrh as an acute head cold and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine, claim ing it builds up the system and purifies the blood to prevent colds. It asserts internal action through the blood reduces inflammation and restores normal mucous surfaces, with druggists and F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo listed. A stray line about a forty year old woman contrasts fat and attractive.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Diamond Dyes Promised Easy Wool Silk and Cotton Dye
An advertisement urges women to use Diamond Dyes for wool silk cotton and linen with simple directions. It warns of possible poor dye streaks fades and blotches from inferior materials and notes the druggist carries a Color Card.
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Ady
The Cuticura Toilet Trio Ad Copy
An old advertisement urges daily use of Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum to cleanse soothe and perfume the skin. It emphasizes three products as a complete toilet set priced at 25 cents each and ends with a note about hops brands used for brewing trouble.
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Ady
Need of Child Food Guides Packed Lunches
A United States Department of Agriculture guide explains how to pack nutritious appealing lunches for children. It covers bread variety, safe packing materials, use of parchment and paraffin paper, and reduces monotony with different bread types while emphasizing clean safe handling in hot or dusty conditions.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Jane
Jack
Bread Rising Box From Dry Goods Box
A United States Department of Agriculture guide shows how to convert a dry goods packing box into a bread sponge box. It uses a kerosene lamp or a 16 candlepower light for heat, a shallow water pan for humidity, and two shelves to control temperature around 86 degrees Fahrenheit for quick bread making.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers’ Bulletin
Good Test of Child's Diet and Health
The health and appearance of children reflect their diet. Strong, well developed kids with energy support good feeding, while listless or underdeveloped ones prompt mothers to seek diet changes after ruling out disease.
Household Questions Prunes and Cooking Tips
Household questions discuss how prunes are richer when cooked in the oven and note a teaspoon of ticking powder improves fudge texture. The piece suggests baking onions in their skins and offers a recipe for quick potato baking by preboiling in water. It also mentions an aluminum polish recipe using borax, ammonia, and water.
Detained Man On A Shaving Delay
A playful exchange shows a meek clerk delayed by a barber's story. The boss asks why, the clerk explains he waited for the barber to finish. In a second quip, a landlord recalls dreaming of owning the earth while tenants move out, noting a rule about taking in babies would not work.
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Boston
Transscript
Blood Purifier S S S Advertises Skin Disease Cure
An old advertisement touts S S S as a blood purifier claimed to cleanse the blood of impurities and relieve itching from skin diseases. It offers free medical advice after the reader sends a case history to the Chief Medical Adviser at 158 Swiss Laboratory, Atlanta.
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S.S.S
Atlan
Swiss Laboratory
Atlana
St Jacobs Oil Claim Ad Slips Pain in Joints
An old advertisement urges readers to rub St Jacobs Oil on tender spots to relieve rheumatic pain. It markets the liniment as harmless and effective for pain in joints muscles bones and nerves, promising quick relief and urging a trial bottle from any drug store.
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St. Jacobs Oil
St. Jacobs
Oil from pine stumps aids silver recovery in ore
A newly found oil derived from red pine stump material shows promise for extracting silver from pulverized ore via flotation. The report notes rapid financial interest and attention to the potential economic impact.
Entonle Batonic claims for stomach relief
A. Perchfield reports ten months of stomach pains ended after Entonle use. The ad touts Batonic as quickly easing acidity and gas, restoring digestion and vitality. It recommends carrying Batonics, taking one after meals, and guarantees satisfaction with a low price.
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A. Perchfield
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