Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Offer Kidney Relief
An advertisement-promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for backache kidney and bladder troubles. It claims quick cleansing of kidneys, purifying blood, and potential relief of related ailments with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
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Haarlem
Labor morals rise as wartime boasting fades
A Los Angeles Times remark questions postwar labor self-importance. It recalls a store job where a boy loafed until challenged and retorted that earning five dollars a week was a snap for any store. The piece satirizes inflated labor bravado after wartime effort.
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Los Angeles Times
Fashionable Wedding Alarm in Army Dress
The exchange centers on Gerald and Geraldine discussing a wedding described as fashionable. The groom wore his army uniform, prompting questions about the scale and propriety of the event.
The Modern Method in Treating Willie Mumps
Mrs Patterson jokes about old time cures for mumps after Willie, ten, grows cheeks from the illness. She notes the modern choice of medical care versus salt pork remedies, comparing past and present costs and options.
Imitations Often Surpass Originals in War Talk
An Age-Herald quip notes soldiers debating ranks in slang, joking about officers and pac captains, while reflecting on how imitation can mask prejudice as principle. The piece playfully questions authority and familiarity in military life.
Mysteries Of Indian Rope Trick Baffle English Magicians
In a solemn conclave British magicians debated the Indian rope trick and failed to agree on its illusion. They cited historic references from 1355 and sightings by Lieut Holmes, A Yurif Ali, Major Branson and others while noting skepticism about the trick’s feasibility and persistence of the boy. The meeting ended without a resolution as transport strikes hindered departure.
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Princess Pat Accepts Practical Wedding Gifts From Kin
Princess Patricia of Connaught prepares to marry Commander Ramsay and receives hundreds of gifts. Relatives send practical items for daily use such as linen and dining service, while there are prized antiques and a growing crystal collection from friends and royalty alike.
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Night terrors blamed on mothers and home care
Mothers are told night terrors in children stem from parental factors and home conditions. Experts recommend removing mothers from child care, using trained nurses or hospitals, ensuring good ventilation, and avoiding frightful storytelling or stressful days.
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Pediatrics
Ghosia
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Training of Disabled Men in Diamond Work Gains Britain
The London Times notes the ministry of pensions prioritizes training badly disabled men in diamond cutting and polishing, creating an industry in Britain. Centered in Brighton, Bernard Oppenheimer funded two factories aiding about 600 amputees with plans for further capacity to 1,500, plus centers at Cambridge and Wrexham and Fort William, Scotland. Working conditions are modern and generous pay follows training.
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Great Britain
Brighton
Bernard Oppenheimer
Cambridge
Wrexham
Wales
Fort Wiliam
Scotland
War era reflections and social unity in Yale Review
The passage comments on wartime unity and public service during 1917, noting concerns about loyalty and homogenization. It discusses mobilization, the move toward national cohesion, and the role of Americans in shaping the nation’s fate amid conflict.
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Canby
Yale Review
America
Civilien
Sage and Sulphur Hair Darkening Remedy Popular in Past
A historic home remedy using Sage Tea and Sulphur to darken gray hair is revived in today’s ads. Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound offers ready to use application via comb or brush with no visible roots. Morning results claim gray disappears and hair appears fuller with lasting dark color.
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Have you any avuncular relatives in the family
A fragment from Sound Family features a speaker asking about avuncular kin and another replying that there are none in the lineage. The exchange satirizes inherited traits or illness in a humorous tone. The brief dialogue spotlights family genetics with a punchline.
Hall's Catarrhal Deafness Cure Adverts to Constitutional Remedy
An 19th century advertisement claims catarrhal deafness is due to inflammation of the mucous lining. It promotes Hall's Catarrhal Medicine to restore the Eustachian tube and offer one hundred dollars for any untreatable case, with circulars from J F Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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No Estimate in Inquiry of Foolishness
Fragmentary exchange questions a figure's wisdom or folly with replies denying inferiority and asserting greater guile. The lines suggest a debate on perception and character in a literary or dramatic context.
Boschee's Syrup Promises Relief for Coughs and Colds
Advertisement touts Boschee's Syrup as a fifty one year American remedy for coughs bronchitis and lung troubles. It claims to deliver a good night’s rest easy expeectoration and natural healing paths, noting long standing sales and American manufacture. It ends with a line about dead wood in every family tree.
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Boschee
United States
Nature
America
Warning on Waning Vitality and Spring Tonic Advice
A health notice urges men to assess their physical condition as a financial checkup. It promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a non alcoholic tonic for winter or spring blood and nerve strength, with a trial package offer by sending 10 cents to Buffalo New York, plus recommendations for castor oil or a May-apple pill to aid digestion and detoxification.
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