Salts for backache and kidney relief
An advertisement touts a kidney remedy called Traous salts made from grapes and lemon juice with Tila to cleanse sluggish kidneys and neutralize bladder irritation. It claims to relieve backache rheumatic twinges and urinary issues by taking a spoonful in water before breakfast for several days, suggesting it is inexpensive and harmless.
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Phiysis
Dad Salles
Cascarets Claim 25 Million Sold Last Year
Advertisement text touts Cas carets as a laxative aiding relief from constipation biliousness indigestion gases and colds. It promises gentle sleep aiding detoxification without griping or shocking the liver and notes a 60 cent price and strong sales.
Diamond Dyes Ad Claims Fadeless Color For All Fabrics
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as guaranteed to color wool silk linen cotton and blends with a rich fadeless shade. It promises a direction book and a color card to tailor the dye to any material and mentions yellow as the sun symbol.
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Ady
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound testimonial
A letter from Mrs. M of Leelee Bessey Appleton Street reports three years of misery with right side pain constipation and anemia but credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health. The ad asserts the product as a standard remedy for female ills and invites confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
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Lydia I. Pinkham
Mra. M
Leeeee
Bessey
Appleton Street
Lydia KE
Lydia EB. Temes Medicine Co
The Rose-Garden Husband Parting at a Hospital Bed
Phyllis becomes engaged to Allan Harrington’s widowed mother’s choice as she navigates a crumbling marriage plan. In a gray sickroom Allan lies pale and detached while Mrs Harrington presses for care and control, and Phyllis steels herself to leave her life for a sudden, final journey.
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Ape
Phyllias
Mra. de Guenther
Angela
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Birth rate and taxes shape future citizens in educated classes
In France and beyond the war era burden falls on the middle and upper classes with children. A modern inheritance tax incentivizes larger families where births were previously low. The state funds hospitals schools and welfare, financed by taxes on the better off. This shifts future citizenry toward wealthier groups as education and maternity support rise.
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France
Franco
Review of German Reparation Talk and Chemistry Notes
In London Professor Francis of Bristol University discusses Germany with limited reparation terms and Europe’s chemical needs. He warns that once a secret is found another nation will discover an antidote, illustrating the fragile balance of wartime science and economics.
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Christian Science Monitor
Germany
London
Francis
Bristol University
Europe
Buysse
Sibiua
Ania
All Doubt Russia in Living Age Report
The article surveys European reactions to reopening trade with Russia and forecasts mixed outcomes. It notes conservative Francog press and German bourgeois thought opposing policy, while Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung hints Bolshevik policy shifts and indirect gains for Germany. It also cites Sweden’s Stockholm Dagblad expressing doubt about peace prospects amid Russian army concerns. A separate note describes 1,000 residents near Manila protesting 10,000 acres of sugar plantations to Japanese capitalists.
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Pth
Hans Vorst
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Joseph Jahn
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Stockholm Dagblad
Sweden
Cold proof house tested in Ohio State Journal excerpt
An Ohio State Journal note describes a cold proof house built on refrigerator principles. The design uses insulated walls to keep interior temperatures stable for long winters, with electrical heating as a power source. The recording mentions Canadian experiences and a family using the home during the winter.
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Ohio
Tate Journal
Canada
Doomed play charms audience then seeks odd remedy
A brief dialogue notes a young author asking if the play pleased the crowd. The manager replies it did this time but fears future success. He jokingly suggests telling the grocer Red Cross Ball Blue when buying bluing, claiming it will repay. The ad ends with a 6 cent price.
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Red Cross
Arise to Work A Kansas City Star Style Parable
A declamatory remark urges the sluggard to rise with the lark and bee. It recalls a schoolboy mispronunciation of double letters and ends with the stubborn reply that nature repairs us in bed, delaying departure for work.
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Lucy
Kansas City Star
Maybe She Wanted a Car and a House Too
A Houston Post snippet notes a man named Jobbles purchasing a rakish remister while intent on showcasing wealth. The piece hints the car funds a bungalow and implies no plans for a second proposal, framed with uncertain intent and local gossip.
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Jobbles
Glt
Yobles
Houston Post
Success Is Glorified Yet Sparks Some Backlash
A commentary notes that the intense celebration of success can provoke a counterreaction among observers who feel overwhelmed or uneasy. The piece analyzes public responses to achievement and the social dynamics of praise and pressure.
Castoria and Dyeing Methods Mentioned in Historic Text
The excerpt discusses a seal of use on a medicinal bottle for infants, Fletcher's Castoria, and shifts to notes on dyeing from Indian sources. It describes plant and mineral dyes, including maidenhair fern stems, willow, unicorn plant claws, yucca roots, and various substances, plus traditional fiber gathering and basket weaving processes requiring soaking and preparation.
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Fletcher
World's Two Big Capitals Compare Megacities
The article weighs New York and London as the largest world cities by population. It notes New York may remain larger than metropolitan London, while Greater London at about eight million likely surpasses Greater New York, pending census reports for 1920 and 1921.
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New York
London
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