Oakland Stone Bowl Stadium Carved From Mountain
Oakland plans a vast arena hewn from a mountain in the lakefront quarry, forming a 125000-seat stadium with a Greek entrance, a stage and pool reflecting the surroundings, acoustics that carry whispers across the bowl, and room for outdoor sports and public meetings.
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T .He Ines Ation
Oakland
Cal
Announche
United States
Lake Merritt
San Francisco Bay
Golden Gate
Protect your children as school starts with Foley's Honey and Tar
As your children start school common colds spread. Protect them and other youngsters with Foley's Honey and Tar. This safe family remedy relieves coughs and colds, loosens phlegm and mucus, and coats irritated membranes with a healing soothing medicine. The genuine product contains no opiates. Jericho and Easton advertisement.
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Jericho & Easton
Hygroscopic Salt Draws Moisture From Air
Salt is described as hygroscopic, eagerly absorbing moisture from air. The text notes both air and salt absorb moisture, with outcomes depending on conditions. warm air holds more water vapor, while salt draws moisture from air and releases it when the air dries.
Kidney Pills Relieve Chester Man's Back Pain
J. W. Seabock of Chester Pas says kidney pills eased his morning back ache. He could hardly straighten up or button his shoes before using the product, and he notes no soreness since taking ate Kidney Pills. Jericho Easton.
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J. W. Seabock
Chester
Pas
Jericho & Easton
Adv
Guatemalan nut exports tied to coast labor and roads
On the north coast 60 000 tons of cohane nuts are said to be available for export annually and with a $10 000 highway outlay this could rise to 100 000 tons per year. On the Pacific coast coroz o nuts could be increased to 300 000 tons annually aided by cheap southern labor.
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Guatemala
Pacific
Foleys Honey and Tar Endorsed by Minnesota Family
Miss Hedwig Kowalski of 423 A Street South Moorhead Minnesota says Folley's Honey and Tar helped her cough and that the family always uses it. The ad notes the product as a household standby for coughs colds croup whooping cough branching coughs and tickling throat. Jeri cho Easton.
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Familly
Hedwig Kowalski
South Moorhead
Minn
Foley
Jericho & Easton
Adv
Child’s Missing Book Sparks Whispered Confession
A boy reports to his mother that a girl took his weekly bank book and kept it. He adds in a hushed tone that she seemed to want to weigh the book, explaining the disappearance after returning from the bank.
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Wright
Boys Make Money Special Offer for Young Producers
Advertisement invites boys to mail their names to Sunset Magazine in San Francisco to receive details of a vacation and after school money making offer. The promo promises attractive prizes for young producers and appears as a circulation blurb from the period.
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Sunset Magazine
San Francisco
Cal
The Sowers. While young men sow wild oats older men grow sage
The saying contrasts youth and age relating to behavior and wisdom as men mature from impulsive actions to prudent conduct. It frames aging as a shift toward restraint and sage advice.
Indiane Have Curious Numeration System in Guiana
The Indians of Guiana use a unique counting system based on the hand and its four fingers. They say five as a hand, six as a hand and first finger, seven as a hand and second finger, and ten as two hands. Twenty becomes a man, forty two men, and forty six as two men a hand and first finger.
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Guiana
West CBRQ Time Table Shows Denver and Chicago Limiteds
The schedule lists West to East and East to West trains with times for Chicago Denver limited trains at 11 44 p m 6 47 a m 4 48 p m and 9 28 a m plus fast mails and locals between Omaha Des Moines and Des Moines Peoria with Nos 17 179 5 and 178 not running on Sundays All trains daily except those numbered trains do not run Sundays
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Chicago-Denver Limited
Chicago-McCook Limited
Burl
Ottumwa
Peoria
Denver-Chicago Limited
McCook-Chicago Limited
Ottumwa-Burl
Des Moines
Suny
Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to cure catarrh
Hall's Catarrh Medicine is advertised as a blood distributing internal liquid that cures catarrh and deafness caused by catarrh. The claim is specific to catarrh related conditions and states no other diseases are cured. Advertising circulars are offered free by F J Cheney and Co Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
DE. Shallenberger
Shallenberger
J. F. Shallenberger
Oakwood Blvd
Chicago
Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound Hair Darkener Wonder
Advert says Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound darkens gray hair quickly. It claims millions of bottles sold yearly and promises natural even coverage so gray hair vanishes after one or two applications. It notes the product is a toilet preparation not a disease cure.
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Wyeth
Old Age Not A Remedy For Kidney Troubles
"Old age" or tiredness and aches may mask kidney or bladder trouble. Foley Kidney Pills help the kidneys remove the cause of trouble. Jeri-Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y. Adv.
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Jeri- Co
Mfrs
Buffalo
N. Y
Adv
Consoling Landlady Laughs Through Jilted Tales
A London Tit-Bits item shows a landlady comforting a jilted maiden with humor about her own heartbreaks. She recalls being jilted by three men and winning breach of promise cases, then notes she has lived to bury two husbands.
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London
Foley Kidney Pills credited by Ohio couple
Prominent testimonial from Mrs. Anna Morrow of Piqua Ohio praising Foley Kidney Pills for banishing backache rheumatic pains stiff joints sore muscles and kidney trouble symptoms. She says Mr Morrow and I have used Foley Kidney Pills many years. Jericho Easton selling through a local dealer.
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Foley
Anna Morrow
Piqua, O
Italy invention blocks ships smoke with water spray
A device developed in Italy uses water spray to prevent smoke from rising from ships funnels. Featured apparatus emits mist to reduce visible smoke and improve air cleanliness around naval and commercial vessels.
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Italy
Salts Relieve Backache and Kidney Ailments
A health notice advises readers suffering backache and dull kidney discomfort after heavy meat intake to use Jad Salts or Four ounces of radical salts daily. It describes kidney sluggishness, urinary issues, and suggests a glass of water with breakfast to restore kidney function and neutralize bladder irritation.
Shady Advertisement in Southern Paper Promotes Store Stock Sale
Notices a death leading to the sale of stock and fixtures of a store, with a surrounding note on druggists and a testimonial style claim about Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy. The item reflects 19th century newspaper advertising and consumer health claims.
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Southern Paper
Boston Transcript
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