Inside bathing with hot water and limestone phosphate health ad
An old advertisement urges a daily pre breakfast drink of hot water with a teaspoonful of limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It promises clearer skin better appetite and renewed energy after one week, targeting those with constipation indigestion or dull complexions.
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Puts Patriotism First Invention Withholds War Time Receiver
Prof. Michael Pupin of Columbia University says he will not publish a new wireless receiver design until after the war. As honorary Serbian consul general to the United States and a world famed inventor, he claims the apparatus will eliminate erotic interference and let operators hear only desired sound waves.
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Serbia
Michael Pupin
Columbia University
United States
Cascarets Ad Promises Quick Relief for Digestive Distress
An old advertising snippet touts Cascarets as a 10 cent remedy for constipation indigestion and biliousness. It claims to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels and promises relief from headaches dizziness and backache with nightly use. The ad urges parents to treat children as well and notes availability in all stores.
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Adv
Household Budget Plea Over Unsold Groceries
A husband pleads to cut costs as the wife explains she cannot pay months of butcher and grocer bills, avoid credit for matinee tickets, and cover bridge losses, seeking a practical solution to tighten household finances.
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Hubby
Bridge
Take a Glass of Salts for Bladder Troubles
An old remedy claims jad salts neutralize urine acids to relieve bladder irritation. Four ounces of Jad salts with a tablespoonful in water before breakfast for several days supposedly clears uric acid and restores normal urinary function. The ad also notes Jad salts as inexpensive and harmless, an effervescent lithia water aiding kidneys.
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Ady
Murder Mystery Drama Continues in Elmhurst
In a tense continuation, Godfrey and Lester dissect motives and fingerprints linked to Swain and the Hindus as Vaughan's death probes deepen. Miss Vaughan resists leaving Elmhurst, awaiting a likely confrontation, while Swain fears Silva's influence and urges vigilance at the house.
Natalie’s First Church Visit Sparks Curiosity
From lurper's Magazine Natalie recalls a church visit at age four. She watches the clergyman in a long white robe rise behind the pulpit and whispers to her mother asking if it is God. Her mother denies and Natalie asks again, seeking certainty.
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Lurper's
Natalie
Sleigh From West Pittsfield Aged 184, Says Owner
Edward Herry of West Pittsfield touts a sleigh claimed to be 184 years old. He says it was bought in 1781 from the West Pittsfield Sinker and was 30 at that time. Now owned by Irving Weller, it has been in his family for 45 years.
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Edward Herry
West Pittsfield
Wan
Pittfield
Irving Weller
Laughing as a measure of the soul's resilience
The fragment argues laughter reveals inner strength, contrasting hearty, full laughter with faint, husky chuckles. It suggests true mirth comes from deep within, not mere breathy sounds, and ties humor to character and life’s trials.
Surprise Birthday Picnic For Nellie Stewart
Nellie is promised a surprise party and breakfast with friends. At eight, twenty children gather as a wagon brings lunch and a grove picnic unfolds. A man leads a large bear that dances for the party while Nellie’s mother feeds it and a pipe plays.
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Nellie
Stewart
Mather
Walt
Nellie and party enjoy a spring wagon ride and animal show
A child named Nellie and friends travel by wagon to a grove for a picnic. A dancing bear entertains the crowd while a cage of birds appears, delivering slips that foretell long life. After games and lunch the party ends with ice cream and a fond recounting of a surprise visit.
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Bear
Nellie
Grove
White Woman in Africa excerpt by Jean Kenyon Mackengle
A fragment from White Woman in Africa describes two women at a door laughing as the narrator lies on a cot. One woman mocks the narrator’s eating difficulty while another notes the speaker’s six siblings, remarking that none would be Black, suggesting a racial judgment from the observer.
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Africa
Jean Kenyon Mackengle
Atlantic
The Turk Fights Fair in Atlantic Voyage Reflections
A British transport officer recalls meeting Turkish peasants and Lancashire fusiliers during a Redoubt assault at sea. He praises Turk honesty amid press reports of cruelty and notes no cruelty among 20 000 wounded aboard. Copper production in the United States last year set a new record.
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Atlantic
Lancashire Fusiliers
United States
Young Brooklyn Girl Launches Battle Ship Fund
Thirteen year old Marjorie Sterrett has started a children’s movement in Brooklyn to raise a patriotic fund to build an American battleship. She earned the first dime for the fund with a small amount of money a New York newspaper helped publicize.
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Marjorie Sterrett
Brooklyn
Rg Aor 8
New York
Athol and Olaf The Wolf Hound Heroic Bond
In an estate in Ruselan, young Athol defends a stray puppy named Olaf from attacking farm boys. After a cruel stepmother drives Olaf out, the dog returns to bravely protect Athol from wolves, guiding rescuers by tracks in snow. The dog dies in old age, his skin taxidermied in the hall.
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McClure
Athol
Olaf
Ruselan
Ivan
Evidence from Canadian exodus fibered in farm yields
A compilation from farmers and settlers recounts German heritage and Canadian homesteading in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Letters from Willmont and Piapot detail crops, including oats and wheat yields, and notes on climate, schools, and progress of settlers from South Dakota and nearby regions. Strong entities include Effingham, Willmont, Sask, Miller Alta, Water town SD, Piapot,Golden Prairie, Horace Blake, and Marquis wheat. The letters praise good yields, favorable climate, growing infrastructure, and active community development by settlers and their families.
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Hen. Lohmann
Effingham
Mr. Lohmann
Canela
Willmont
Sask
Sam Morrow
Miller
Alta
J. 4. MacLachlan
Watertown
S. D
Jacob Goetz
Piapot
Golden Prairie
South
Our National Duty by Henry J. Fletcher
Henry J. Fletcher argues in the Atlantic that American citizenship should be earned by fit individuals who appreciate and will uphold its obligations. He criticizes past broad conferral and urges restoration of citizenship as a precious, protected privilege recognized by the world.
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Henry J. Fletcher
Atlantic
Why You Sneeze From Buffalo Times
In a fragmentary feature the Buffalo Times notes multiple sneeze triggers. It cites nasal and throat irritation from dust and pollen and cold induced sneezing as a whole body reaction. It states sneezing acts to generate heat and ward off further cold.
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Buffalo Times
Fragmentary text about Brazil and river trade
The readable lines reference Brazil, Dan Ward, Work and Quileok, a giant republic, Atlantic trade, inland reach from New York, and repeated misspellings. The fragment mentions the Amazon, ships, and a Norwegian government context, but concrete facts are unclear.
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Brazil
Dan Ward
Quileok
Brasil
Republic
New York
Omaha
The Tommy Atkins Name Origin in British Army
The term Tommy Atkins originated with gunner Thomas Atkins, a private in George II's reign who devised a pocket ledger. The ledger's popularity among soldiers led to the nickname Tommy Atkins, and the name spread to all privates as a common designation.
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Tommy Atkins
Gunner Thomas Atkins
Gunner Atkins
George II
Ao Tommy Atkins
Cuticura Ad Claims Dandruff Relief Prayer for Hair Care
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment as effective for dandruff itching and scalp issues. It instructs applying Ointment to spots, then washing with Soap and hot water, offering free samples by mail from Boston.
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Dept. L
Boston
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