Vacuum Cleaner with Rear Sweep Brush Promises Dustless Operation
A vintage ad touts a vacuum cleaner with a fixed rear brush that revolves when engaged to sweep strings lint and hair into collection pans. The unit features an adjustable under roller to protect rug nap and a front nozzle that can be raised or lowered for heavy or light cleaning. It calls for live dealers and canvassers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Saffel
Hartman
Dorthy Boyles
Luke
Watman Bron
iMelbert
Bcia
Earn
Thompson
Harvey
Celene Ovo Maradah Vanoy
F. P
Lucile Barnes
Geo
C. W
Virginia Davia
W. C
Thomas Cullens
Thos
Eva Gall
Lester
Baby Miller
Hertis
Kermit Watkins
D. H
Helen Meier
Ebert
West
Frank
Thelma .Putney
Hubert
Baby Bonifield
G. M
Katherine Kinney Thos
Baby Irons
Cereta Watson
BE. W
Charles Hunt
W. B
Pauline Woodfard
A. D
Glenda Moore
Clarence
William Reger
W. F
Helma Sherba
Roscoe
Fred Heatherby
Delbert
Baby Shaffer
R. S
Baby Love
Ernest
Newburg
Lucile Kidwell
J.B
Margaret Nutter
EB. F
Chas, Plymire
C. E
Chas. McGuire
D. R
Clayton Westmont
Crea
James Smoot
J. T
Wm. Patriot
Gladys Shaffer
W. E
Ruth Gilbaugh
D. D
Margaret Shaffer
G. A
George Silcott
Guy
Mannington
Ruth Hanley
D. J
Robert Clarke
H. H
Charlotte Keen
B. B
Margaret Bowers
G. W
Robert Lightner
Howard
Tom Beatty
Carl
Helen Roberts
Jess
John Warder
Bruce
Mary Louise Parrish
D.A.L
Beatriz Holt
Martha Virginia Furbee
Estella Nutter
C.G
Charles Snodgrass
R.M
Helen V. Jones
J. L
Junior Brandley Jr
J.W
Resent Tax in Germany Complaint by Foreigners on Insurance Levy
Foreign workers in Berlin and other German cities protest the new government insurance law that began January 1. It abolishes private sick insurance and makes government coverage mandatory for all residents, with foreigners mainly affected among teachers officials and office staff. Annual costs vary, with lower salaries paying about five dollars yearly and premiums rising with income. The law requires that half the insurance cost be paid by...
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Berlin
Empire
Matt Py
Insuru
Germany
Dét
Domestic Sales Company Catalog Excerpt and Names
Lists of individuals with surnames and initials, mixed with product notes for vacuum cleaners and cleaning tools, including references to German insurance terms and a long catalog of names and figures across several cities. The fragment combines personnel names, sales figures, and equipment details with scattered addresses and organizational hints.
Cardul featured as remedy for women’s ailments and a runaway’s tale
A testimonial touts Cardul as a purely vegetable remedy for women with back pain complexion and other symptoms, claiming relief after two bottles and benefiting family members. The piece then shifts to a Des Moines story about Sheldon, a runaway from reform school, his arrest, and an attempted governor’s pardon arc involving Detective Johnson and Governor Shaforth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardus
Cardul
Des Moines
Sheldon
Benyer
Reform School
Fred L. Paddleford
Industrial School Board
Johnson
Jean Valjean
Bishop
Youthful Jean Valjean Parole Breaker Seeks Pardon in Colorado
An eighteen year old Colorado youth who fled an industrial school near Golden and later married a Des Moines girl seeks a gubernatorial pardon. The tale mirrors Hugo's Valjean with an angling toward reform as he works at a Downie glove factory in Des Moines after escaping Colorado’s system two years ago.
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Denver
Colo
Victor Hugo
Jean Valjean
Colorado
1St
Golden
Des Moines
Iowa
Hugo
Inspector Javer
Rosie E. Sheldon
Glenwood Springs
Industrial School
Sheldon
Downie
Two Women Benefit From Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
Zanesville Ohio and Danville Virginia letters praise Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound with Liver Pills. Mrs Roy Simms reports relief from cramps backaches headaches and irregularity after five bottles. Mrs Martie Haley says ten dollars bought relief from bearing down pains improved sleep and renewed health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Zanesville
Ohio
Roy Simms
Danville
Martie HaLey
Colquhone Street
Danville, Va
School discipline stirs row over married pupil case
Superintendent Paddleford demands Sheldon’s return to the school to preserve order and deter fledgling marriages among boys. The editorial note follows on cases of leather jewelry cases and a suffrage setback as Massachusetts and Maine kill bills removing male voter qualification.
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Syme
Fre L. Paddleford
Sheldon
Boston
Massachusetts
Maine
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Lester Current
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Goldie Demose
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Blaine
Baby Wilson
Sarah Scott
Ralph Vandergrift
Jessie
Simpson Chester Kuhn
Fred
Elizabeth Day
Webster Helen Green
Marion
Lena Sinsel
Curtis
Margaret Launan
John
Edgar Prim
Muhrl
June Senior
Robt
da Duckworth
E. Baby Bennet
Melvin
Cecil Franklin Williamson
J. A
Russel Riley
Jenrietta Martin
Ly D
Caroline Brackett
Joseph White
W. H
John Dillon
T. J
Robert Lynch
Arden
William Martin
W. J
Mary Snider
Harriet ‘Dawson
Vernon Greathouse
Ira
Walter Sherwood
Vivian McGrumphy
Robert Shaffer
Jenkins
Vacuum Cleaser
David Henderson
Emery
End
Leon Wood
A.W
Leroy Kinter
Irvin
Sylvester Boyce
A. J
Albert Yonk
Creed
Rosemont
Mary Bailey
Katherine Hallera
John Nestor
Herbert Moneypenny
Creedmore Hotel
Main Street
Betty
Lawrence Brand
Billy
Daddy
Mother
Lawrence
Lawrence Sugges
Grafton Hardware Co
Lowing
Svrec
Tesesaces
Shaforth
Boy
Hanway
Red Cross
RED Cross Pharmacy
Heo
H. Gerkin
Ethel Street
Jarrett Bldg
Pyg Works
Bell
R. Luzadder
Fred J. Bolliger
John H. Gerkin
Mafton, W. Va
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