Mothers praise Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for expectant mothers
Mrs V Rowley of Route 1 Bushong Kansas testifies to relief from severe pains during her four pregnancies using Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. She claims it eased suffering, comforted her, and plans to rely on it in future pregnancies. She encourages other women to obtain the product from Buffalo or by mail order.
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Eanes City
Kane
Soares
W. Rowley
Dr. Ans
Pers
Bright
Doan
Maneuvering Out
A terse dialogue depicts a wife confronting her husband about being treated as a mere talking machine while he asserts control over when she speaks, revealing marital tension and power dynamics.
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Tungsmith
Bayer Aspirin Ad Echoes Early 20th Century Claims
An advertisement touts Genuine Bayer Aspirin tablets with bold claims to purity and physician approval for nineteen years. It notes a Bayer package with directions for colds pain headache neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism and mentions 12 tablet tins costing a few cents.
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Bayer
Minneapolis Babies Program Works To Save Newborns
The University of Minnesota with Public Health Association and city health department document a citywide clinic aiding mothers to breast feed and monitor 6000 yearly births. Tracking shows 646 babies accounted by June 1 with 346 on exclusive breast milk and 48 artificial feeds, while 180 cases were lost or moved.
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University of Minnesota
Public Health Association
City Health Department
Minneapolis
Minneota
New York Milk Committee
Edinburgh Scotsman Snippet Shows Courtship Banter
The fragment depicts a playful exchange between Edgar and Miss Wirm Nod about marriage and future employment. He jokes that her father would decide if she suits an office or porter role, highlighting social expectations and humor in a domestic scene.
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The
Edinburgh Scotsman
Edgar
Two plus two debate stalls in playful misnaming
Judge and Professor Tate argue that 2 and 2 make 4, but amid comic corrections J Fuller Gloom fixes the misnaming Medes and Persians. The professor hesitates and then forgets his next remark, ending with a self admit.
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Professor Tate
J. Fuller
Willing to Oblige in Edinburgh Spirit
The magistrate orders the talkative prisoner six months to show restraint as he must speak and present his case. The prisoner offers more to say if given time, highlighting a tense exchange in a courtroom scene.
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Edinburgh
Guy
Question on a High School Girl’s Pocket Money Costs
From the Dallas News the quotation questions how a high school girl can manage on pocket money during fia week and compares that to the burden of surviving on three cents a month after marriage. It reflects concerns about finances and social expectations for young women.
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The
Dallas News
Muzzle Joke From Yonkers Statesman
A humorous exchange about a wife muzzle her dog and a husband ends with a twist as he says she muzzled him. The joke reflects light domestic satire and newspaper humor style of the period.
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Yonkers Statesman
Styles
Myles
Fragmentary Scotsman excerpt with scattered verse lines
An excerpt from the Edinburgh Scotsman and London Daily Chronicle features fragmented lines of verse and garbled dialogue. The text includes childish speech about pie at a back door and scattered nature imagery such as larch birch eagle fern granite and a reference to Dartmoor.
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Edinburgh Scotsman
Willie
Dartmoor Way
Get Right or Get Out from the Seattle Times
A lumber mill in this state announced that all aliens in its employ must take out their first naturalization papers or lose their positions. The policy suggests that if a man is not interested enough in America to become a citizen, America is not interested enough in him to provide employment.
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Batonic
Katonic
Fatonic
America
Pittsburg Gazette Times
Executive Commission of the
Presbyterian Church
New York Evening Sun
Seaboard Air Line
Mississippi
Utrikeg
Ikea
Princeton proposes $915 million endowment for 137 memorial scholarships
The Princeton University plan allocates the first $1,000,000 to endow 137 scholarships, each a war memorial to a Princeton graduate. Observers believe this set as a model for other colleges, with the memorial’s example shaping the college and nation through its enduring legacy.
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Christian Science Monitor
Princeton University
Ralke
Princeton
Such & Memorial
The Craze For Houses on Long Island
A moving picture company built fake stucco houses at Kimhurat on Long Island. Dozens of New Yorkers seeking homes mobbed the site to rent or seize the structures. When the crew returned the town was crowded with families who had moved into the vacant houses, requiring police to clear them out.
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Kimhurat
Long Island
Moving Picture Company
Training Little Children Suggestions by Mothers
A mothers group argues for child independence and initiative through extended periods of self reliance. They describe moving from city apartments to a 100 acre Catskills valley with a rough summer cabin. Children fetch milk, cook over campfires, and roam freely with dogs, learning responsibility from consequences. They urge summer wilderness experience for city children.
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New York
Ifn
Catskills
Scientific Loafing Excellent From Jay Hawk
A doctor counsels moderation, comparing busy people to high strung horses. Rest before fatigue to boost daily output, avoid overwork, and conserve energy. A balanced approach leads to more work, more money, and a longer, happier life.
Why Life Is Worth Living in a Turbulent World
An opinion piece argues people now crave extra years to witness the world’s unfolding crises and changes. It contrasts old fatigue with modern curiosity about the future, noting wealth, luxury, and labor disputes, and ends with stubborn optimism that society will eventually reset.
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
The ad touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast remedy for severe colds and grippe misery. A dose every two hours up to three doses clears nasal congestion, eases headaches and fever, stops sneezing and sore throat, and costs only a few cents at drug stores.
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Pape
Acrobat at the door sparks tense exchange
A tramp asks for food while a stern feminist refuses, directing him to the woodpile to perform a split for his dinner. The brief dialogue highlights class tension and gendered power dynamics in a stark street scene.
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Pmn
California Fig Syrup Ad Pitches Child Laxative
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children, urging mothers to look for the California label and promising a tasty fruit flavor with dosing directions on each bottle. The snippet includes a dialogue about taking a nap, reflecting period ad copy.
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California
Purifying Cuticura Regimen Adverts Skin Care
An advertisement for Cuticura products recommends touching pimples redness or itching with Cuticura Ointment then bathing with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Rinse dry gently and dust on Cuticura Talcum for fragrance. Price listed as 25c each.
Advertising in churches meets national push for newspaper outreach
Presbyterians urge official funding for broad newspaper advertising to reach a wide public audience. The method, once scorned as undignified, gains traction as churches note bulletins reach far fewer people and ads in papers can inform thousands.
Scarce labor drives cautious push for resumed service
The text hints at labor scarcity shaping plans to restart progressive, paying service after government control ends. It suggests that the revival hinges on available workers and financial viability, amid broader pressures to resume normal operations and restore economic activity.
France’s Highways Key To War Victory, Says Kalia Chry Times
In a perceptive note from the Kalia Chry Times, France’s road network is credited with enabling large troop movements that helped turn the war in favor of Joffre at Meaux. The article emphasizes the strategic role of highways in moving forces and sustaining advances against the German lines.
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France
Marne
Joffre
Meaux
Weathered trains echo through rain drenched yards
In a stormy scene a switch engine sounds in the railroad yards amid pouring rain and howling wind, offering a sense of relief and work resuming as crews keep moving despite the foul weather.
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Torrente
Horseless Age Not Yet in the United States
The Wall Street Journal reports that since 1902 America produced over 7,7000 automobiles with plans to roll out more than 1,000,000. Horses and mules rise in number and value, totaling about 9.9 billion, while Europe sees rising American horse exports as mechanization cannot replace the animal’s role.
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Wall Street Journal
United States
Bronx
Europe
Yeu Indeed Helps Dr Boast Hear Far Watch Ticking
A playful Dallas News piece shows Yeu, Indeed aiding Dr. Boast with exceptionally acute hearing. Von Broke taunts by asking if a ticking watch from six streets away is audible, prompting a quip about a pawn broker’s shop nearby.
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Dallas News
Yeu
It's Not Your Heart It's Your Kidneys Health Ad
An old health advertisement promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a kidney remedy. It warns kidney disease endangers health, lists symptoms, and promises relief within a day with continued use to prevent future issues. The ad guarantees money back if ineffective.
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Nature
Haarlem
Fragmented and faded notes mix in odd dialogue and ads
The passage blends bemused quotes about hiring and notary oath with lines about insurance and a ship christening. It also references a Red Cross Ball Blue laundry ad and whimsical quips from volunteers and workers. The text reads like a collage of items from a 19th or early 20th century Ohio newspaper page.
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