Ace Petroleum Company expands holdings in oil fields
The Ace Petroleum Company buys ten shares and adds 600 acres of properties across Texas and Louisiana. A Burkburmett Gueher well at 1000 feet is drilled and near a field of 20000 barrel gushers. Investors are offered a free booklet with full information on Texas and Louisiana oil resources.
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Ace Peroleum Company
Etock
Burkburmett Gueher
Burkburten
Homer
Louisiana
AYKES
Ace Petroleum Company
Texas
Ace P
Gam Mousten
Swede Servant Gag Delights Imagination Playhouse Crowd
In the farce Imagination a Swedish servant delivers a gag line about a conundrum provoking chuckles from the audience. The eloping bride and groom arrive in riding habit after a twenty mile gallop, while the rector's wife prompts the bride to sit, prompting a quip in the gallery.
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St. Louis Stur
Clever youth learns quick with new dance steps
A young man appears capable and quick to learn as he picks up a dance step in moments, impressing observers with his agility and wit.
Feason Critics Burglar-Proof Safe Dubbed Joke
The Feason notes that the so called burglar proof safe bought at a bargain is a joke. He suggests the cheap device may be why a crook cracked it.
Cuticura Ad Claims Hand Care Routine
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment for sore hands and dry skin. It urges washing with the soap then rubbing in the ointment and removing excess with tissue paper. The ad claims Cuticura can handle all toilet needs.
Mahogany Lookalikes Enter Cabinet Wood Market
More than twenty woods resembling mahogany are sold as true mahogany while others are stained to imitate it. Arlanin and Colombian mahogany are noted for color and grain similarity and good workability though not true mahogany. Properly seasoned they resist warping and shrinkage and polish well with attractive figures.
Seamless boats molded from thin steel press form
Seamless boats are molded from thin steel using a hydraulic press that stamps a plate into a boat shape, producing a vessel ready for the sea. An extemporaneous speaker is noted for talking fluently about nothing.
Cape to Cairo Air Route Opens Along Cecil Rhodes Dream
British surveyors mapped an Egypt to Cape Town air corridor with aerodromes every 200 miles. 700 natives cleared soil for an aerodrome in northern Rhodesia, jungles felled, and ant hills removed. The 6200 mile aerial line could take 2 hours per leg under ideal conditions, with weekly trips possible. rail and steamer links remain but air poses speed advantages despite jungle perils.
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Cecil Rhode
Cape-to-Cairo
Egypt
Cape Town
Northern
Rhodesia
London
Australia
Dee Mhodes
Belgian Congo
Catroe
Rejaf
Cairo
Sone
America's Way. toorevelt's Letters (Scribner's)
The passage praises the American belief that a private citizen can be elected to a high office and wield immense power briefly, then return to private life with no pension, earning only what his individual merit justifies.
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Toorevelt
Scribner’s
Cwar
India and Bolshevism in a Calm imperial view
The author argues Bolshevism would harm India's religiously rooted society and ceding rule to lower classes would devastate the population. Native princes educated in Oxford and backed by British governance seek stability, with ten years of peace claimed as assurance against tribal conflict, making Bolshevism intolerable.
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India
Oxford
Getting Down to Tacks Fryn the Newborn Port
A reflective piece uses literary and scientific allusions to question perception and reality. It parodies Hamlet and Einstein to suggest that matter is not solid and that people misunderstand who drives whom as ideas propel actions beyond control.
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Hamlet
Sir Oliver Lodge
Prince
Sir Oliver
Einstein
Simon Newcomb
Lodge
Hamiet
Chesterton
Emerson
Western diplomacy keeps China unsafe for democracy, authors argue
An analysis argues that northern Chinese militarists and western powers drive China's fate. It claims southern regions resist foreign exploitation but face tariffs and sovereignty limits. The piece critiques Pekin diplomacy and suggests Western states support militarists for market access.
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University of Michigan
J. A. Muller
China
Standard Oil Company
From Hand to Mouth. Kansas City Star
In China and elsewhere the essay argues that saving is essential for building labor saving machinery and national progress. It warns that without annual saving to fund industrial expansion, workers lack security and nations cannot raise living standards.
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The
Kansas City Star
China
Rose By Another Name From Journal Medical Association
A Boston mother questions Penelope about a kiss. Penelope describes a brief labial juxtaposition with Charles as he leaves, insisting the act was momentary and innocuous.
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Journal Edical Association
Charles
Penelope
Boston
Cabinet Changes Under Wilson Highlight Turnover
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes fewer cabinet changes under Wilson than predecessor administrations, yet only half of the 1912 appointees remain. Houston’s move from agriculture to treasury marks the fourth secretary of Wilson’s term, with Palmer as third attorney general and state war commerce heads serving as the second holders.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Wilson
Houston
Thes Treasury
Palmer
State
War and Commerce
Ouija boards persist as toy spiteful to nerves and minds
A discussion questions the harmlessness of ouija boards once marketed as a toy. Critics warn they invade sacred realms, unsettled by believed unseen presences and ancestral views on divination woven into broader folklore and art.
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Oliver Lodge
Conan Doyle
Britain
America
Witeh
Eve's Grave at Mecca Linking Pilgrims with First Mother
Westminster Gazette notes Jeddah as a major landing for pilgrims to Mecca and Medina. It claims Eve's traditional grave lies just outside the city walls, described in grand terms by Sir Richard Burton as vast, with measurements and an unlikely appearance to evoke pity and filial sentiment.
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Westminster Gazette
Jeddah
Lord Allenby
Mecca
Medina
Eve
Witer
Moecca
Want Ads from the Muxical Times of 1700 London
A fragment from HIT era notices recounts a curious paper edited by John Houghton mixing apothecary and tea trades. It features 18th century musical recruitment ads seeking carpenters singers clerks and waiters with payments up to £29 a year and positions for violin players countertenors and ornate livery-wearers.
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Muxical Times
London
William
John
Houghton
Politeness and Duty Highlighted in London Times Ad
An advertisement snippet stresses politeness as elevating those addressed and condemns rude behavior. It notes a fault in discipline and praises gentle conduct by ladies ready to undertake duties of comfort in a modern home near London. The ad mentions a basementless house fitted with modern appliances and associates these ideas with refined standards.
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London Times
Diamond Dye Promises Rich Fadeless Color for All Fabrics
An advertisement touts Vee Diamond Dees diamond dye as suitable for wool silk linen cotton and blends. It claims the product revives color on any fabric and coats including dresses blouses stockings skirts and even feathers. A direction book and Color Card are included with the package.
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Denier
Advy
Masque Ball Aide Sparks A Blurred Night Of Gossip
A fragmentary note describes a masque ball scene with idle chatter and a socialite inviting a favored guest among younger revelers. The text hints at flirtation and laughter, with partners and onlookers lost in the crowd.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertisement Item
An old advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh taken internally and acts on mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists for over forty years. Price one dollar. Testimonials free. F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Roses of pleasure fade for those who rest on laurels
Quote rich trench of aphorisms from Professor Pate and J Fuller Gloom notes that roses of pleasure seldom last long enough to adorn the brow of the plucker or to serve as a bed for those who rest on laurels.
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Pate
J. Fuller
Kansas City
Sta
Jad Salts Kidney Remedy Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement claims backache and kidney pain from meat overwork the kidneys. It urges taking four ounces of Jad Salts daily in water to flush and stimulate sluggish kidneys, claiming it neutralizes urine acids and ends bladder weakness.
Natural Persuasion in a Playful Exchange
A witty exchange questions who egged the man on to conduct with a joking reply that implies his wife, described as the old hen, influenced him. The banter hinges on wordplay about eggs and marriage.
No Room to Turn and Odd Ad Snippets
A clipped newspaper passage notes a witty exchange about no new lews, remarks on a fat city, and claims no right way to do wrong. It shifts to praise for fall sentences and wartime table linen value. An advertisement promotes Red Cross Ball Blue for wear and a grocer price of 5c. It ends with an odd remark on the house fly maturing in four weeks.
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Red Cross
Bayer Aspirin Tablets Marketed For Safe Use
The Bayer name identifies genuine Aspirin prescribed for over eighteen years. Each unbroken package of Bayer Tablets of Aspirin explains safe use for colds and headaches as taught by physicians and backed by millions of safe uses.
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Bayer
Man Seeks Mashed Potato Seed Amid Odd Request
In a curious note from Dearson's Weekly a reader recalls Mr. Greenby shopping for vegetable seeds. He dislikes most potato varieties and privately confesses a strange preference for non opposite teeth, asking for mashed potato seed.
Men Succeed Despite Themselves Theme Focus
A compact study notes how certain individuals overcome personal flaws to achieve success. It emphasizes resilience, determination, and the paradox of self-sabotage, highlighting examples of perseverance in everyday life.
Recipe for Gray Hair Treatment Advertisement
A home remedy combines Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine in water to darken gray hair gradually. Applied twice weekly the solution softens and glosses hair without drying or greasing, and druggists can prepare it if preferred.
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