Cascarets Pledge Clean Livers and Bowels for 10 Cents
Advertisement promises Cascarets will cleanse and regulate the stomach remove sour food and bile from the liver and carry out wastes while you sleep. It claims to prevent headaches biliousness coated tongue indigestion sour stomach and constipation with a 10 cent box.
Rare presence of mind in tale from The Sunday Magazine
A humorous anecdote recalls ex President Taft hearing of a young woman who kissed a man at a railway station to save face. The mother gasps then learns the girl kissed back to give the crowd the impression they were relatives. The excerpt ends with a wry note on rope and misused language.
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Taft
Mexico
United States
Bat- bin Garrett
Kerr
Gilbert
Belmont
David Kerr
Sol J
New Street Railway Company
Water Company
Electric Light Company
Amos
Mr. Kerr
Gloria
Perpetual Motion and the Limits of Machines
The article argues that perpetual motion is impossible, citing historical attempts and the work of Newton and De la Hire. It notes that even the solar system will run down eventually, with some predicting about 11 million years from now.
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Isaac Newton
de la Hire
America
Russia
Heated debate echoes with hot air exchange
In a sharp exchange, participants traded jabs and counterpoints as opinions clashed. The discussion highlighted strong beliefs, tactical pointing, and a show of passion, leaving observers noting the intensity and energy of the confrontation.
Postum Endorsed By Coffee Quitter In Testimonial
A Florida reader credits Postum with clearing nerves and ending morning mouth taste after coffee caused bilious headaches. He praises strong boiled Regular Postum and Instant Postum, claiming they taste better and lack caffeine effects. The ad notes Postum by the Postum Co. and invites requests for The Road to Wellville.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Belmont Boss Reveals Hidden Past and Plans for Gloria
Gloria Kerr returns to Belmont unannounced and learns her father David Kerr's public image hides a secret. Kerr confesses the truth of his past, defends his daughter, and proposes a political payoff to lawyer Amos Gilbert to secure a franchise for Gloria’s future.
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Gloria Kerr
Belmont
David Kerr
Kendall
Chicago Packers
Judge Gilbert
Kerr
Joe Wright
Reform
Kerry
Gilbert
Gloria
East
Tate
Julia
Amos Gilbert
Heeler
Miss Kerr
Amos
Maple Avenue
Chicago
Mr. Kerr
Little Herbert Delivers Long Speech at Party
Five year old Herbert was invited to a party. He was told to thank the hostess and say he enjoyed himself. He left: Thank you very much I had a nice time and your supper was good enough.
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Judge Gilbert
Mr. Kerr
Gilbert
Amos
Kerr
Kerry
Kendall
Belmont
Herbert
Corruption in Russia and a Rousseau quip at an exhibition
An English observer calls Russia’s police the most corrupt in the world with bribe-pricing for thieves and officials, saying reform would invite assassination. At a Futurist exhibit, a Rousseau painting prompts a witty, if morbid, quip about the painter’s death.
Peruna Credited With Restoring Health By Patient Note
Miss Clara Lohr of Grand Rapids writes that doctors diagnosed consumption and she weighed 90 pounds. After starting Peruna she gained to 1365 pounds and feels well. She notes friends thought she could not recover and mentions Peruna Tablets as an alternative for those who object to liquid medicines.
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Clara Lohr
North Gold St
Grand Rapids, Mich
Judge Latshaw Defends Modesty in Skirt Debate
In Kansas City Judge Ralph S Latshaw dismisses a budding movement against close fitting skirts. He notes fashion has advanced but jokes at women’s attire persist. The exchange includes a joke about a doctor and vaccination.
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Ralph S. Latshaw
Kansas City
Latshaw
Cuticura Hand Care Promises Velvet Softness Overnight
Red rough hands turn soft and white with a one night Cuticura treatment. Soak in hot water, dry, then apply Cuticura Ointment and bandage at night. Soap and Ointment praised for preventing redness and chapping and leaving velvety skin. Free samples with 32-page Skin Book from Cuticura Dept L Boston.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Must Wait a Bit at the Roadside Tariff Debate
The Htle group waits as Stealthly Stggins returns from a farmhouse. Poor pickings are muttered over by the group as Muggsy Jones questions promised handouts. Happy Higgin urges patience until the public adjusts to the new tariff.
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