Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Aid
An ad claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helps with organic trouble and chicken-raising issues. It cites Mrs Alters who reports restoration after using the remedy, inviting readers to write for advice to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Leominster Mass.
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Oregon
Lydia E. Pinkham
Co Wea
Had Not Departed Alone
Virginia representative Edward W Saunders uses a social tale to illustrate that schemes may backfire The anecdote centers on a tramp who robs a house after the householder uses a staged police call to scare him Another note mentions a call for cooks for navy and army with a $60000 fund under the New York Cooking School officers seeking thrift and variety in meals.
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Edward W. Saunders
Virginia
Williow Jay
Iselin
Alfred
C. B. Mitchell
New York
Cnly
Navy
Army
New York Cooking School
Marital Ameniics In Rushed Exchange Over Home
A terse quarrel highlights a marital dispute as a husband demands a flat and the wife retorts she already chose home upon marriage. The exchange underscores domestic tensions and the couple’s differing expectations.
Daylight saving plan hailed by multiple nations
The article notes Germany England France and other nations adoption of daylight saving to shift clocks forward one hour in spring and back in autumn. It cites savings of fuel in several countries and reports a British commission praising daylight hours. U.S. bills aim to extend daylight saving from late March to late October for seven months and potential benefits to food production.
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Germany
Austria
Australia
Bermuda
Denmark
France
Great Britain
Holland
Iceland
Italy
Norway
Portugal
Sweden
United States
England
Congress
Senate
House
Our Valuable Peat Supply Seeks Industrial Fuel Role
A 1910s analysis argues vast U S peat deposits could ease fuel shortages. Europe uses peat heavily, while U S attempts failed due to capital and engineering. air dried peat offers competitive costs 75 cents to 2.50 per ton. Peat beds mainly in New England Cheat Lake region and Atlantic coastal plain could yield over 12 billion tons, powering the nation for years. Sphagnum peat aids antiseptic uses in Europe and Minnesota estimates show 6 billion tons available there alone.
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United States
Europe
United States Commerce Reports
Norway
Cccur
New England
Cheat Lakes
Atlantic Coastal Plain
New Jersey
Florida
Pacific Coast
E. K. Soper
Minnesota
Minnesota Geological Survey
Maine
New York
Pennsylvania
Tommie Pets the Fritzies in War Time
Lieut Coningaby Dawson writes of soldiers showing kindness to animals and enemies alike in the trenches. The piece portrays the habit of sharing food and moments of humanity between Tommies and captured Fritzs, emphasizing mercy amid war and the value of compassion.
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Tommie
Fritzies
Coningaby Dawson
Good Housekeeping
Tommy
Lincoln and the Kittens From Manford's Magazine
Lincoln as sensitive to external impressions. he felt battle results as if personally affected. The scene at City Point shows Grant’s army on the move, with Lincoln in an office, pondering the wounded and the loss of brave—reflecting his deep empathy for both humans and animals.
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Lincoln
Manford's
Grant
City Point
Vs Notion
President consoles orphans in wartime camp scene conclusion
In a wartime camp, a president consoles starving orphans whose mother died, bids the colonel to provide milk and ease their suffering, and notes the broader hunger afflicting the land. He expresses compassion despite the war’s dire crisis, reflecting on mercy amid battle.
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Kitches
Admiral Porter
Scotland’s Bit in the War Highlighted by Minneapolis Journal
The piece honors Scotland for its wartime sacrifice noting thousands of Scots serve under arms or wounded. It praises the Scots in trenches, their kilts and mettle, and recalls poetry and history that frame their dedication. Nearly 1,000 Scots have answered the call for liberty and humanity.
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Minneapolis Journal
Scotland
Geotland
Hell
Beotch
Speotland
Why Mr Lott Didn’t Enlist on the Prospect Line
The Kansas City Star recounts Joshua Lott clinging to the rear platform aboard a 60 passenger car on the Prospect line as conductor Josh Moore heckles him to move forward. Lott finally surges to the front only when a transfer point lets on eighty more riders, amid jokes about enlistment and bravery.
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Joshua Lott
Prospect Line
Josh Moore
Lott
Kansas City Star
August Flower A Household Remedy for Digestive Ailments
Green's August Flower touted as a universal cure for constipation intestinal troubles low spirits and nervous indigestion with liver troubles. It claims relief after a few doses and markets itself as a gentle laxative sold worldwide. Also notes humorous geography quip about Beef Hameldinger and a French ace asking about the world series between New York and Chicago.
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Beef Hameldinger
Harvard
France
Lieut
Cochin de Lait
Rulnart Brut Escadrille
Beef
New York
Chicago
Cuticura Soap Ad Claims Gentle Shave Aid
An old Cuticura advertisement touts a new way to shave tender skin twice daily without irritation using Cuticura Soap. Free samples offered by mail or at druggists with prices 25 cents for soap and 25 or 50 cents for ointment, followed by a humorous jab about a blanket injunction and weather fears.
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Cuticura
Dept. X
Boston
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claims Internal Cure
A historical ad claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh by affecting the blood and mucous surfaces. It asserts 40 years of testimonials and offers free samples, crediting J. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. The text includes a price note of $100 for uncurable cases.
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Hall
SCINE
J. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Olio
Rugs Made From Tissue Paper
Rugs are now made entirely from fine tissue paper and blends of paper and wool. The tissue paper is twisted into threads and woven into a compact heavy mat or fabric.
Allen's Foot-Ease Sold For Troops In War Hospitals
War era ads report Allen's Foot-Ease an antiseptic powder issued to troops for use in shoes and foot baths. The copy promises rest and comfort, claiming it boosts morale and comfort in service. A humorous exchange about separate peace is included, alongside a rhetorical line on beauty of the soul.
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Allen
Waning
Adv
As She Understood It and Witty Bits From Then
A collage of brief quotes and ads from a bygone page includes Mary asking if silk is changeable so she can return it tomorrow, Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets ad claiming liver and bowels regulation, a witty exchange about sterling worth and silversmith, a tactful retort about witches, a party scene with a literate guest out of place, hostess humor about sense, white clothes being whitened by Red Cheer Pall Blue, and a closing grocer ad.
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Mary
Mamma
Does It Strike You Heese Pleasures Of The Table
A quirky aside ponders whether the joys of dining prompt quick eating. The fragment hints at appetite and social habit without a clear event or named person. The piece reads like a light column remark on culinary pleasure.
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