Wife Takes Husband's Advice on Vegetable Compound
Springfield letter from Mrs. M Natale of Enfield Massachusetts credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health after a difficult pregnancy and long illness. She describes four months of weakness and nervousness followed by an easier birth of her last child and urges other sickly women to try the remedy.
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Springfield
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
M. Natale
Fremont St
Enefeld
Masa
Ee Natale
Witty Rogue Inkpen Meets Village Stereotype
Inkpen, a new resident in a small suburb, becomes the subject of local gossip. Wimple jokes that he pushes a pencil for a living, adding that a pencil should be lead. The exchange reveals Wimple’s hidden role as the village guide.
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Inkpen
Wimple
Snooks
When Singleness is Bliss I is Folly to Have Wives
The verse quips on cars with red and black trim and the comic clash of pride. It muses that the last match often favors Ignite as humor hints at companionship and the folly of marriage.
Pretty House of Oriental Design Dwelling with Pagoda Roof
A stylish stucco and brick bungalow reflects Far East influence with pagoda porch and dormer roofs. The design emphasizes distinctive street appeal, practical layout including kitchen and dining flow, a two-car garage, attic expansion potential, and cost efficiency for modern homes.
Youre Not a Hen Advertising Merchant Tip
You must advertise to attract public patronage. The message urges merchants to promote their buying opportunities, arguing that only an active advertiser can succeed and that the buyer now learns of goods through ads rather than hunting for them. The piece cites the hen as a monopoly and stresses continual advertising as essential.
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Messenger
Josh Billings on Laffter in playful description
A quotation from Josh Billings describes a kind of laffter that begins with a merry twinkle in the eye and travels through the face, cheeks, and dimples, lifting the mood like a mellow bloom and a cheerful bell. The passage ends with an airy retreat, comparing laughter to an angel resting among violets.
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Josh Billings
Plea for the Eagles in Alaska
A historical plea argues against removing bald eagles in Alaska noting past trouble but praising the bird as a symbol of American character. The writer urges respite for the remaining eagles as their numbers decline.
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Alaska
Noted author quip on stenographer's fate in Louisville Journal
A Louisville Quarler Journal excerpt records a cynical quip about Plubdub dismissing his stenographer for incompetence, followed by a witty mishearing that she was fired and then jokingly married, reflecting era humor.
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Plubdub
Louisville
Quarler Journal
Old and Pleasant Custom of Kissing and Rouges
A Baltimore Evening Sun piece discusses kissing as a cross cultural habit among white people, noting mutual enthusiasm as essential and critiquing how modern kisses may taste of rouge. It jokes about future flavored rouges and the role of technique in romance.
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Baltimore Evening Sun
Russian Musician Makes a Noise
Charles Henry Meltzer in Forum assesses Igor Stravinsky as the most discussed and debated musician. He notes Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring shocks with disruptive tonalities, comparing it to a boiler factory and Bolshevik brutality, while acknowledging both praise and abuse from European audiences.
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Charles Henry Meltzer
Europe
Forum Magazine
Igor Stravinsky
Bach
Berlioz
London
Paris
Stravinsky
American life versus Japanese life in social patterns
Atsushi Matsugawa argues in the Japan Advertiser that American life is realistic and practical, with humor and common sense, while Japanese life is sentimental, insular, and provincial. He notes visible regional differences among rural visitors and the persistent fourfold class society in Japan, shaping individual identity.
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America
Japan
Atsushi Matsugawa
Japan Advertiser
Sunflower Silage: Mixed results for palatability and yield
U S Department of Agriculture reports sunflowers yield 25 to 30 tons per acre in some areas but silage is less palatable than corn. In Northern Great Plains districts where sunflowers grow rank and succulent, silage often lacks appeal. Huntley Montana experiment farm notes corn silage yields less than half per acre but is favored by livestock.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Great Plains
Huntley
Montana
Starved Child Seeks Living From Free Cookies
A parent rushed from home with daughter Jane to the library, leaving lunch behind. Jane, hungry and loud, exclaimed she was starving and asked if she could make a living from free cookies, triggering laughter in the library.
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Jane
Chicago Tribune
Trials of Temperament and Golf Blame
Mrs Penfield married a poet whose sensitive soul he claims is jarred by everything. Mm Niblick laments that her husband’s golf habit leads to blame and disruption of his game. New York Sun report reflects domestic tensions in brief remarks.
Edgeworth Tobacco Ad Promotes Plug Slice and Ready Rubbed
An Edgeworth tobacco advertisement extols Edgeworth Plug Slice and Ready Rubbed as ideal pipe tobaccos. It urges smokers seeking satisfaction to sample, request free samples, and contact Larus & Brother Co for local dealers or prepaid shipments to retailers.
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Edgeworth
Wost
Larus & Brother Co
South 21St Street
Richmond
Edgeworth, Larus & Brother Company
Not So Bad for a Novice in a Detective Trial
A detective agency head offers a trial to a clever novice. The multimillionaire asks him to tail his wife. The novice stets a cautious plan and jokes that the wife might offer a better deal to tail. The boss approves, setting up a morally edgy assignment.
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Dyeing For All Fabrics
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple for any woman to dye faded skirts waists coats sweaters stockings draperies and hangings. It claims no streaking fading or running and advises telling the druggist the fabric type wool silk linen cotton or blends.
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Daymond
Animal Superiority Quote Sparks Activity
A Birmingham Age-Herald quote ponders theatrical affectations with a humorous jab. It suggests a dog stands above humans in a movie star context, prompting light commentary on celebrity personas.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Vegetable crop now nearly as big as silver
Denver reports vegetable and seed crops in Colorado have grown rapidly, with annual value approaching that of silver output. Leading crops include cantaloupes, cabbage, cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce, celery, onions, beans and sweet corn. Colorado ranks second in cantaloupes, behind California, and produces most cantaloupe seed in the nation. About 7,200 acres grown this year, with ~1,000 acres for seed.
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Denver
Colorado
California
United State
State Immigration Department
School Children Greatest Asset in Kentucky Campaign
Washington reports the Kentucky governor addressing a Louisville audience across political lines to back two amendments. The measures aim to remove politics from selecting the state school superintendent and to enable more generous funding for poorer counties, under the banner that Kentucky's greatest asset is its childhood.
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Washington
Govenor
Kentucky
Louisville
Turks Sell Armenian Girls Reported to League of Nations
A report to the League of Nations by Mademoiselle Averesco of Romania claims that at least 1000 Armenian girls seized by Turks were eventually sold into white slavery worldwide. The document says Armenian women were drugged with opium in Turkish harems to weaken will and deter return home.
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Geneva
League of Nations Assembly
Mademoiselle Averesco
Romania
Airman Killed in Tryout at Etampes France
Capt Bernard de Romanet a renowned French aviator and holder of the one kilometer speed record was killed instantly in Etampes during eliminations for the Deutsch de la Meurthe cup. The incident occurred while he participated in the tryout races.
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Tryout
Etampes
France
Bernard de Romanet
British disperse Indians at Sulllod Mala near Karavarakunda
A British column inflicted a severe defeat on the rebellious Indians at Sulllod Mala near Karavarakunda. An official statement says the rebels were dispersed by the British.
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Calicut
British India
Sulllod Mala
Karavarakunda
Record Tonnage Through Canal Washington
During fiscal year 1921 a record tonnage passed the Panama Canal. Total ships 2,892 with 1,212 American vessels excluding government owned and chartered. Great Britain ranked second with 970 ships carrying 5,170,000 tons, while American ships carried 8,722,000 tons.
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Canal
Washington
Panama Canal
United States
Great Britain
Urge Tax Cut on Small Incomes
Washington Democrats on the Senate finance committee proposed amendments to the Republican tax revision bill. They called for reduced normal rates for individual incomes of 15000 dollars or less and a 10 to 20 percent graduated tax on corporate incomes, replacing a 1 percent fiat rate. Additionally, agents allegedly posing as government officers were reported selling Army motor vehicles through the Midwest, with deposits collected and delivery promised after full payment to Camp Lewin authorities.
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Washington
Senate
Walsh
Massachusetts
Gerry
Rhode Island
Cara
Tacoma
Wash
George A. Hunt
Military Intelligence
Camp Lewin
Middle West
Camp Lewis
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