No Mystery Between Smithers and Jost Cigar Tactics
A colorful exchange contrasts Smithers who never bites his cigar with Jost who chews the end. The speaker questions why anyone would be puzzled by their different habits, suggesting a familiarity with their idiosyncrasies and banter.
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Lift Your Corns Off With Fingers
A Cincinnati authority advises using freezone directly on a tender corn or callus to relieve pain instantly and lift the entire corn from the skin. The drug dries quickly and shrivels the corn, root and all, with minimal irritation. A small bottle buys cheap at any drug store, and if not stocked, ask your druggist to obtain it.
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Gest Seller in a Stanford Chaparral Quip
A brief dialogue shows a clerk replying that publishers no longer print books for good young girls, reflecting a humorous exchange in the Stanford Chaparral about literature and era norms.
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Skinner's Macaroni Ad Promotes Nutritious Recipes
An Omaha Neb advertisement urges readers to eat less meat and try Skinner's Macaroni and Opatheti as the most delicious and rich in nutrimeat. It promises hundreds of inexpensive preparations and offers a free cook book from Skinner Mfg. Co.
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Cannot sever your diplomatic relations
A Kansas City Star quip notes the speaker’s two able bodied brothers in law have lived with him for a year and are so suave and deferential that he cannot find an excuse to force them off the place, a humorous jab at diplomacy.
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Kansas City Star
Danderine Promise: Hair Health and Dandruff Vanish
A vintage advertisement touts Danderine claiming dandruff and hair loss vanish within ten minutes after application. It promises new hair growth after weeks, with hair appearing light, fluffy, wavy and lustrous. The ad urges purchase of a 25 cent bottle from any store and notes waterproofing matches with paraffin.
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French Working Woman Urges War Solidarity in Peace Debate
A Paris wife of a French worker writes to La Victoire editor describing why peaceful talks fail amid Belgium’s violation and German aggression. She urges that even with hardship and fear, peace is unacceptable as it would condemn their children to future fighting and Germany’s punishment, praising mothers for steadfast resolve.
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Court case upholds widow’s claim in factory accident
In a New York appellate ruling, the state Industrial Commission awarded compensation to a widow. The court finds the carpenter, hired to repair a building, was not an employee in the macaroni production, and parts of the action relate to a separate task rather than hazardous employment.
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Be It Enacted. Prohibition push through cigaret crackdown
The piece discusses the rise of anti tobacco laws from state bills toward federal action. It notes Oklahoma’s House passage to punish makers sellers or distributors and ponders similar moves in Washington. The writer condemns smoking as weakening and costly, calling for its removal.
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Prejudice in Art Debate Over Damnation of Faust
In Paris, Camille Saint-Saëns urged cutting the Makocay march from Berlioz’s Damnation of Faust at a Trocadero performance. Victor Charpentier presented the Hungarian march to about 2000 listeners, who declined to echo the change and signaled with finger applause. The crowd has long pressed for an encore.
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Forgetful Nuns and Lost Love Echoes
Fragmented verse laments forgotten love and distress as narrator recalls a bond that faded. Repeated phrases Morse through feelings of absence and regret, implying a separative ache and plea for recall. The text blends garbled lines with recognizable emotion, suggesting a damaged historical poem fragment.
Chipmunk helps children by saving hidden nuts
A kindly chipmunk overhears two fruit trees lamenting a cold spring and aims to aid poor children by gathering a stash of nuts from a wall pit. The trees approve and vow to protect the hoard for the youngsters. Separate note reports Prof Hodgdon creating a doll nicknamed Fraudulent Miss dyed from candy extracts.
Candy Dyes Beautify a Doll in Warned Exhibit
A brief feature notes how colorful candy dyes color a doll to illustrate the dangers of cheap imported pigments. The piece warns parents about toxic elements and urges caution in toy selections.
Wilsons Stand on Submarine Warfare Endorsed by Boston Monitor
The Boston Christian Science Monitor editorializes that President Wilson must act against German submarine violations to protect life and international law. It argues restraint and controversial wartime actions have led to a necessary shift, asserting the United States cannot endure further loss of ships and citizens.
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Boston Christian Science Monitor
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Patriotic Demonstration Plan Sparks Sabbath Law Clash
West's Docket note recalls Puritan era as a monster Liberty day event was planned at Sheep’s Head Bay speedway to benefit chastity. A grand show of races and patriotism aimed to prove Americanism by aliens, drawing police opposition under Sunday Sabbath law. Judge Callaghan urged strict enforcement, calling the statute clear despite calls for broader reading.
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Noon in the Park Observed in Elias Lieberman’s Outlook
A vivid scene in a public park at noon shows a man resting on a wooden seat his face blotched and puffy sweat dripping while flies swarm a beard a quiet club shade cools the heat and a man with cognac shifts feet as the town seems empty Elias Lieberman notes the moment in the Outlook.
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California Syrup of Figs advertised as child laxative
An old advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a harmless stomach and bowels cleanser for children. It promises quick relief from constipation and related symptoms, with claims of universal use for all ages and adults, plus directions on the bottle. The snippet also mentions Dr. Pierce and Garfield Tea as other products and includes a Finland forest income figure.
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Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound praised in letters
Readers from Ridgway Pennsylvania and Tennille Georgia report relief from female troubles and backaches after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. One woman says it restored her health allowing housework and child care. A second credits life saving improvement and recommends the remedy.
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Cuticura Soothing Treatment Promises Quick Relief
Bathe the affected surface with Cuticura Soap and hot water, dry gently, and apply Cuticura Ointment. Repeat morning and night. This method affords immediate relief and points to speedy healing. Free sample by mail with Book. Address postcard to Cuticura, Dept by Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Ady
Phrase fragment hints at marital tension within marriage
A quoted exchange asks if the husband enjoys dancing and the response implies dissatisfaction or distance in the marriage. The brevity and ambiguity suggest a domestic or social vignette without broader context.
What Is Uric Acid and the Anuric Treatment
Uric acid exists in everyone but excess from rich foods harms kidneys. Weak kidneys fail to filter poisons, causing backache and fatigue. A three daily treatment with Anuric, a Dr. Pierce discovery from Buffalo, N Y, is suggested as a remedy.
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Garfield Tea and Patent Medicines Ad Fragment
A damaged ad fragment urges Garfield Tea for digestion and health, touts Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery as a blood cleanser and remedy for lingering coughs and lung issues, and muses on personal care and machinery of the body with scattered garbled lines and oblique musings.
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