Zam-Buk Claims Heals Frost Damaged Skin
An advertisement extols Zam-Buk as a remedy for cold sores, chapped and cracked hands, frostbite and related skin injuries. It includes a testimonial from Mrs. Yellen of Portland praising rapid relief and healing after trying Zam-Buk when other remedies failed. The copy lists further uses and promises delivery from Toronto price list.
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Zam-Buk
Preparedness and Luxury Shoes Stir Conversation in NYC
In New York an interview with San Francisco detective H. K. Adair recalls a tale of a cautious young lady who bought shoes downtown and found a hole in her stocking. The piece blends light gossip with a note on health remedies and a quip about reading habits.
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New York
Unfriendly airship hovers over city with dynamite load
An anxious citizen asks what would happen if a hostile airship loomed above the city carrying dynamite. The information man at Tinien Station calls the day the busiest of his life.
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Tinien Station
Washington Star
Extra Charge for Thermometer Use at City Hotel
A humorous note from Youth's Companion tells of a hotel guest who faced an extra charge. The landlord asks clerk Charles to bill the man in room No 7 for the daily use of the plaza thermometer, as the traveler checked it ten times each morning on hot days.
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New York Divorce Critique Touches On Domestic Bliss
English novelist Mrs Desmond Humphries condemns rising American divorce rates saying Americans lack the secret of matrimonial happiness. A city clerk anecdote reveals the secret is daily affection for the cook, who is the wife.
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America
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Witty retorts and odd anecdotes across history
A garbled collage recounts sharp replies by John Wesley and Lord Kitchener to rude challengers, then shifts to a comic note about Silas Begosh and a supposed newfangled scientific potato bug, ending with a quip from Chicago News.
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Chicago News
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Claims Universal Cure
An old classified style notice promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy claiming to cure constitutional catarrh by direct action on blood and mucous surfaces. It offers a $1000 reward for failures and cites testimonials, with the Toledo firm F. J. Cheney & Co as suppliers and urging readers to also take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Montreal Woman Cured of Stubborn Itching Eczema
Montreal woman Mary A. Bentley describes seven years of severe eczema on her hands, resisting medical care until Cuticura Soap and Ointment gave relief. After months of treatment she states her hands are clear and urges others to try the Cuticura remedies.
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Anonymity Praised and Quotation from Nation Convention
A report recalls Booker T. Washington praising anonymous donors at the National Negro Business League Convention in New York. It recounts a Loachapoka Deacon reading a subscriber list including anonymous gifts and other local details.
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New York
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Do You Think Lightning Strikes Twice In The Same Place
Quips, jokes, and small anecdotes from newspapers and magazines recount amusing exchanges and witty lines. A waiter contemplates luck after a dining room tip while residents ponder anticipation, seasons, and fortunes in light humor.
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They Do and Learn From a Labor Conversation
A sociologist converses with a Midwestern practical worker about labor problems. When asked about unemployed men, the woman says many are out of work, and the critic asks what they do. She answers, nothing, highlighting the idle gap in the labor market.
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Middle West
Dodd’s Kidney Pills Claimed Cure for Gravel and Diabetes
A Canadian testimonial from Seraphin Carpentier of Portneuf Que praising Dodd’s Kidney Pills as curing gravel rheumatism and diabetes after ten years of suffering. The ad urges early treatment to avoid Bright’s disease and guarantees cure, noting similar living proofs across Canada.
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Tanning Fur Dressing Recipes From An Old Hand
A guide describing methods to tan and dress light fur skins such as mink muskrat and fox and other hides for mats robes and coats. It outlines dyeing techniques grease removal without wetting skins whitening furs and readying hides for sale with pricing and mailing details to receive individual recipes or the complete booklet.
Home breeders urged as key to improved livestock quality
The article argues scrub sires are outdated in the Northwest and urges farmers to buy pure bred sires from local home breeders or reliable breeders. It notes rising prices for boars, growing demand, and the benefits of buying near home to strengthen community stock and profits. It cites Minnesota hog breeders achieving better prices and quality, encouraging farmers to seek proven local stock before distant purchases.
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Care of Farm Machinery During Idle Winter Months
Farmers waste profits by neglecting machinery in winter. Cleaning implements and applying grease and a coat of paint protect wood and metal, extending life and reducing rust. Storing in a barn or shed keeps gear dry and ready for the busy season, yielding long term savings.
Poultry Care Tips From Farm Notes
Poultry guidance advises feeding milk to mature fowls and chicks in any form, ensuring good air flow in henhouses and dry ground or sand for dry bedding. Dress market birds dry and nicked, home birds may be scalded if rushed, and birds need a varied diet to support early winter laying.
Food Nonsense From Old Papers and Quips
A fragment from a vintage column mixes practical tips about feeding poultry during scarce bug season with construction advice to weather-proof homes. It also includes humorous exchanges about a new baby’s supposed aristocratic roots and a courtroom alimony exchange.
Canary and cross remarks drive Buffalo Express quip
A witty Buffalo Express quip ponders domestic tension without children, suggesting the husband’s cross talk about a canary sparks a chase. The exchange frames a humorous take on miscommunication and household discord.
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Buffalo Express
Microbe-T Come of a Very Powerful Reece
Fragmentary OCR mentions a judge from Chicago and a jurist who golfed. It references a grandfather seen by the naked eye and a criminal interrogation of a Bala boy witness asking about the oath. The boy replies with a quip about caddying at a country club.
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Chicago News
Bala
Rey Tad
Prisoner Claims Loaded Gun Urged Arrest
A quoted exchange reports the prisoner saying the weapon used in the arrest was loaded to the nozzle. The judge responds with a severe remark as the Philadelphia Record prints the exchange.
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Philadelphian Record
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