Quaker Minister Credits Tanlac for Health Recovery
Reverend Parker Moon known as Uncle Parker in Southwest Missouri shares a long battle with nervous indigestion and poor appetite. After five years of decline including headaches, back pain, and insomnia, Tanlac improved his stomach, sleep, and energy, prompting him to recommend it widely. Tanlac is sold by leading druggists nationwide.
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Missouri
Parker Moon
Society of Friends
Quakers
Parker
Tanlac
Texas
Taniac
Two Loving Hearts in a Little Bungalo Song Quip
A Birmingham Age-Herald exchange notes a fentaine advertisement claiming the song Two Loving Hearts in a Little Bungalo will live forever. The jokey reply asks what that means and answers about six months.
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Fentaine
Birmingham Age-Herald
Castoria Warning Emphasizes Safety and Proven Use
A public notice urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria for infants and children. It stresses ensuring the bottle bears the signature and notes Castoria’s use for over eighty years, endorsing Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
The Likeness Parody Quip on Beauty Queens
A fragmentary humor piece contrasts a beauty doctor removing complexions with a sexton at church chimes. The dialogue jokes about failing to see the likeness and peels the belles, reflecting playful newspaper wit.
Parable of a Branch and a Brass Band Joke
A reflective quip about lasting impact and growth. It notes a boy’s surprise that brass band members aren’t playing for fun, and comments on weight measuring people and finding fault beyond strength or effort. The lines tease humility, resilience, and the limits of perception.
Good Health Promoted by Dr. Pierce's Discovery
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a universal health remedy. It claims to aid digestion, restore sleep, boost energy, and improve mood, urging readers to send 10 cents for a trial package from the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo, New York.
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Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Katonic Helps Sufferer End Longtime Stomach Troubles
C W Burton praises Katonic saying it cured twenty years of stomach trouble. The ad claims Entonic tablets relieve journeys belching indigestion and food repeating by removing the cause, with a big box priced as a small trifle under a druggist guarantee.
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C. W. Burton
Eatonie
Woman Major Is Dean Of U.S. Army Nurses School
Major Julia C. Stimson, superintendent of the Army Nurse Corps and dean of the Army School of Nursing, reports 1,100 nurses enrolled in the corps and 520 students in the training program. The three year curriculum covers all state registration requirements with emphasis on visiting nurse instruction.
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Julia C. Stimson
Army Nurse Corps
Army School of Nursing
A Study in Symptoms of Consumption Signs
The article explains early signs of consumption are not exclusive clues and urges careful examination. It notes blood in sputum is most convincing, but lists 14 alternative causes per Dr Edward O Otis. Many signs like nosebleed or gum bleeding are of little consequence, so any one symptom warrants evaluation to determine risk.
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Edward O. Otis
Otis
Kings A Begging. Royal names and refugees in laughter
The item cites Jim and Huck from Huckleberry Finn noting too many kings on a raft. It then parodies European royalty replacing Constantine in Lausanne, mocking inflated monarchies, currency woes, and a verse excerpt about aging Christina and memory.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Jim
Huck
Switzerland
Art Louis Stevenson
Lausanne
Constantine
Kipling Invades Toyland With European Gifts
A Washington exhibition showcased Szecho Slovak toys inspired by Kipling’s The Elephant Child. The collection, donated by Prague physician Dr Bakule, was crafted entirely by Czech and Slovak children. It will be sent to American schools to educate and entertain.
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Kipling
Toyland
Washington
Bakule
Prague
Wheat storage and timing for North Dakota farmers
A 1910 analysis by banker George U H Johnston examines how farmers in North Dakota and the U S Midwest fare by selling wheat in November December versus waiting to January June. He finds average cash wheat prices in Chicago show little profit for holding, storage costs, and interest offset gains. Grain traders split on market timing as farmers weigh elevator storage and speculation risks.
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George U H. Johnston
Wales
N. D
Chicago
North Wikctam
Johnston
North Dakota
Mehenkwetre’s Theban Tomb Models Reveal Ancient Life
Four thousand years ago in Thebes Mehenkwetre a high official chose a grand tomb chamber and filled it with life sized and miniature funerary models. The wooden plaster figures show daily tasks from boats to baking with fingerprints in varnish. A large burial procession left behind two offering women and a boat, while excavators uncovered Wah’s servitor tomb nearby and signs of food and beer.
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Christ
Thebes
Mehenkwetre
Me-henk-wet-ray
Mehenkwetze
Earth
B. c
Egypt
Metropolitan Museum
Nile Valley
Wah
Methods to prevent seedling damping off in oil and soil
The National Crop Improvement Service advises sterilizing oil used to start seedlings under glass. Methods include heating, boiling water, or treating with formaldehyde. After filling flats, surface water with one fluid ounce of Somalian per quart, let dry, then sow seeds to prevent damping-off.
It's a Lot Different Choosing U S Beautics Tale
A fragment mentions E O Hoppe an English artist photographer who went to America to pick five most comely women among Americans after selecting five beauties in the British Isles. It includes remarks on truth from George Washington and a Manchester Guardian note about a judge's claim.
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E. O. Hoppe
America
British Isles
England
Kansas City Star
George Washington
Alway
Justice Darling
Old Bailey
London
Manchester Guardian
James Beattle
Washington
Washington Biographies and Myths from a 19th Century Bookseller
A bookseller Mason L Weems planned a biography of George Washington written in popular style. He filled gaps with imagination and borrowed from Beatty, including the cherry tree tale. Some details about Washington’s youth were untrustworthy and a Mount Vernon rumor about silver dollars is deemed impossible. At Ashland Oregon a summer water supply uses an ice dam to store water, creating a temporary reservoir to carry residents through dry periods.
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Mason L. Weems
Theas
Washington
Ween
Potomac
Mount Vernon
Ashland
Biography of Breckenridge and historical vice presidency
The fragment recalls James Breckinridge and John Cabell Breckinridge as leading Democratic figures tied to 19th century politics. It notes Breckinridge’s age when vice president was assumed, his later presidential bid, his Confederate service, and his brief tenure as secretary of war in 1865 before dying in Lexington, Kentucky on May 17, 1875.
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Franklin PF. Roosevelt
Blein
United States
Dolin
Cabell Breckenrridge
James Munchinan
Breckenridge
Linccon
United States Senate
Jef Tuivis
Lexington
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Systemic Relief
The advertisement claims catarrh worsens when run down and that Hall's Catarrh Medicine is a tonic and blood purifier. It asserts the remedy acts through the blood to reduce inflammation of mucous surfaces and restore normal conditions. Circulars are free from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Circulara Free
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
States' 1910 finances show revenue surplus nationwide
In 81 of 48 states revenues exceeded expenditures by 50 102 814 dollars or 71 6 cents per capita. Seventeen states ran deficits by 315 378 2460 dollars or 43 8 cents per capita, five of which lacked enough revenue to cover current expenses and interest. Across all states the excess was 34 514 068 dollars or 35 1 cents per capita, per the Financial Statistics of States 1910 by Director Sar L Thogers of the Census Bureau.
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Sar L. Thogers
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
Strength of tee thickness chart shows load capacities
The text lists thicknesses from two to ten inches and their bearing capacities. Two inch shows men, four inch bears men on horseback, six inch supports cattle and teams, eight inch bears teams with heavy loads, ten inch sustains 1000 pounds per square foot.
Mystery Child Anecdote From The Day After
The passage recalls six year old Everett in Everett, with neighbor remarks about his mother’s attire and a humorous Christmas gift list. The overheard exchange highlights a light domestic moment and a quirky line about a percolator.
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Everett
Papa
Strikes Threaten Higher Wages Amid Talks
Workers threaten to strike for higher pay as talks stall. The dispute centers on wage levels and working conditions, with union leaders warning of action if no progress is made.
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Sis-Hull
Considerable money must go into some friendships in order to make them Jayt
A concise note argues that substantial funding is required to sustain certain friendships, implying that financial investment governs the strength or viability of relationships often referred to by the speaker as Jayt.
Chinese Laundry Customer Complains About Damaged Collars
A garbled report describes a Chinese laundry customer upset by ruined collars. The dialogue shows the customer accusing the launders of poor care and threatening action while the cleaner remains unmoved, saying the customer should buy more collars.
Cuticurna Obvious Skin Care Ad Promises Fragrance
An advertisement touts Cuticurna Obvious skin care regimen claiming clear sweet skin with Cuticurn Oblate ment and Cutivuin Soap. It advises bathing with hot water, drying gently, and dusting Cuticurna Talcum for a lasting fragrance at a price of 250 each.
Verdun trench tale misnamed as trench of bayonets
A Continental Edition from the London Mail recounts Breton battalions holding a Verdun line during a June 1910 barrage. The piece describes shellfire ingress, men pinned by bursts, and bayonets kept as protection amid a deadly artillery duel between French and German forces.
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Verdun
Mali
Not Willing to See Them in the Hall
A garbled dialogue fragment suggests a delegation’s request to meet a person, with phrases about telling others and a reluctance to wait. The text hints at a scene with a comedian or performer and a tense exchange about access or permission.
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