Stamps Proposed as Change to Counter Penny Shortage
Minneapolis stores begin using postage stamps as change due to a penny shortage. Banks in the Northwest report copper embargoes as a result while Chicago sub treasury requests see little response, per the Minneapolis Tribune.
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Castoria Denial Confuses Family Dinner Tale
A scrambled clipping references an old remedy CABTORIA Castoria and a family scene where Mary is questioned about a man with arms around nails and a mysterious gus, revealing a confusing dinner room moment and a child’s denial.
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Cuticura Soap and Ointment Advertises Comfort for Babies
Free address for Cuticura soap and ointment ad promises relief for red rough itching skin on babies. Claims hot baths and topical care bring sleep for baby and rest for mother. Mentions Life magazine and a quip about York digging for money.
Pierce's Anuric Tablets Ad Across Pain Relief
Pain relief ad targets rheumatic pains and backache with a suggested remedy via Pierce's Anuric Tablets. Promotes water intake and exercise, claims several endorsers nearby and offers a 10 cent trial through Pascoe M. in Buffalo New York.
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N.Y
Jewish Battalion In Training To Fight For John Bull
London reports the new Jewish battalion of the British army in its final training on a hillside west of England. Commanded by Col. J H Patterson the unit includes British born and Jewish refugees from Palestine, with many from Russian and other nations. The battalion emphasizes temperance and kosher reliance with Yiddish commands and a diverse mix of trades including artisans and a sculptor.
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Anton Kalkov
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Kerenskhy
Romance of Madame Tussaud's Wax Works in England
The London Graphic recalls Marie Tussaud and her uncle John Christopher Curtis shaping wax figures from Paris revolutionaries to world figures. It notes the Chamber of Horrors for war visitors, with reactions to figures like Charley Peace, the Kaiser, and Emperor Francis Joseph, alongside living and dead celebrities.
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Marie Gresholtz
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Strand
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Marylebone Road
Chamber of Horrors
Charley Peace
Francis Joseph
Edith Cavell
Captain Fryatt
Lenine Interview During Kerensky Crisis
A Matin special reports Lenine's late night interview at his Petrograd headquarters as Kerensky's march on the capital unfolds. Lenine warns of serious danger to democratic liberty, vows to resist by any means, cites example of the Commune, and threatens drastic actions against banks, insurers, and business owners if troops are not withdrawn.
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Kerenay
The Teeth of the Tiger Chapter One Continuation
In a tense office scene the prefect of police, M Desmalions, awaits five visitors including an American envoy and a famed criminal Arsene Lupin link. Inspector Verot disappears amid blank letters, while a double murder threat hangs over the night. The discussion hints at past crimes and a looming catastrophe.
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Archibald Bright
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Parson Receives Tenth Child In Legal Twist Tale
In a quirk of law a parishioner visits the parson with a baby and claims the law obliges him to give one tenth of all tithes to the church. The man places the infant on the parson's knee and leaves without further words.
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Tetla
Parsons
New York
France
Birthday Banter At Home Joyful Bit
A humorous exchange shows a wife announcing a birthday as the man calls it his birthing day with light kitchen table wit. The snippet captures everyday domestic humor from the People’s Home Journal.
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People’s Home Journal
Easy Proved Is Point A Misread Army Leave Tale
A joke from Pearson’s Weekly features a North Carolina Central Corps soldier seeking leave to visit his wife. The officer rejects the plea until the soldier cites musketry regulations, claiming a better reason exists. The gag hinges on a mistaken paragraph about revising impressions of the human figure at known distances.
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Tommy
Pearson's Weekly
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE PROMISES DEAFNESS CURE
An 19th century notice claims Hall’s Catarrh Medicine cures catarrhal deafness by acting through the blood. It explains deafness arises from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and promises restoration of hearing if inflammation is reduced. The ad offers money back and names J Jney & Co of Toledo, Ohio.
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HALLS
P Jney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Fragmented Readings On Ball Blue And Jokes
A garbled collection of ad lines and quips includes mentions of Red Cross Ball Blue sold by grocers and silly postman letters. The text also parodies sayings about trouble, employment, and character shaped by mothers.
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Red Cross
Gray Hair Remedy Promoted In This Advertisement
An old remedy mixes water with rum glycerine and a small box of barber’s dye to darken gray hair without coloring the scalp. The preparation claims no stickiness or rubbing off and promises soft glossy hair at low cost.
Fragmentary Proverb Notes on Hope and Sadness
Readable fragments discuss happiness and sorrow in song and life. A traditional saying links living by hope with a harsh fate, suggesting a cautionary view on reliance on optimistic dreams.
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