California Fig Syrup Ad Promotes Laxative for Children
A vintage advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children. It claims the product cleanses stomach, liver, and bowels with a fruity taste parents should trust and instructs mothers to give the proper dose.
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California
Byrup of Fige
Good Reason for College Career
Jud Tinkins says his son must go to college because the boy has become so smart that only a college can provide someone with brains to argue with him.
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Jud Tinkins
Torpedoes and Cascarets Advertise Sleep Aids
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a nightly cleanse for the stomach and bowels, claiming they remove sour undigested food and foul gases while avoiding sickness. It contrasts with harsh Calomel and violent laxatives and includes a betting-style anecdote about a sleeping soldier.
Swamp Root Advert Claims Kidney Relief for Women
A vintage ad urges women to try Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp Root for kidney trouble and related symptoms. It promotes purchasing a bottle at drug stores or sending ten cents for a sample, noting to mention the paper. It ends with a motivational adage about bearing burdens.
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Kilmer
Dr. ‘Imer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Cure Deafness by Blood Medicine for Catarrh
An old advertisement extols a constitutional remedy to treat catarrh and deafness. It claims catarrhal inflammation of the Eustachian tube causes rumbling sounds and hearing loss, and asserts the medicine purges mucous surfaces through the blood to restore normal function.
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Cheney & Co
Overhead Trolley and Patent Medicine Ad Fragment
Fragmentary ad text notes an 1880s Kansas City trolley stunt and mentions patent medicines Cutleura Soap and Ointment. It references a tale about a proposed opera and includes a dismissive remark about the plan as “monkey business.”
Happenings of the Week in Global Radical Affairs
Summary of multiple incidents: alleged I W W murder in Chehalis Washington involving ten defendants. unrest in Colorado coal fields with strike threats. radical plots and arrests in Seattle and Chicago. train robberies near Medicine Bow Wyoming. federal actions on beer and prohibition cases. political and international developments across the United States and Europe including strikes, assassinations, and wartime policy shifts.
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Wash
Industrial Workers of the World
Warren O. Grimm
Colomado Conl
Denver
Frank J. Morley
Seattle
William Carliste
Los Angeles Limited
Medicine Row
Wyo
Bert Bland
John Berry
Centralia
Pendleton
Ore
Joe Martin
Salt Lake City
Colorado
George O. Johnson
United Mine Workers
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Chicago
John ©. Pollock
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St. Louis
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McAdoo
Franz Roeteke
the World
Oakland
American Legion
Zion City
W. H. Clendenin
Bottie
Oliet
Theodore Beeker
We Wdes
All of Ireland an Armed Camp
An English correspondent reports Ireland under arms with pill boxes on railways and guards patrolling streets. He describes tanks in Dublin, trains of officers, and military precautions including restricted access to rifles. Civilians face ostracism for interactions with soldiers, while republican sentiments and wartime paraphernalia circulate openly.
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All Ireland
The
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Ireland
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Dublin
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Arras
Coventry
England
Old Glory Circles Globe Marines Flying Flag Worldwide
Washington reports United States Marines are stationed worldwide. General Barnett reviews Marine Corps activity noting about 7000 Marines at land stations around the globe. The march of the Marines replaces the Bugle drum beat once heard globally.
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Washington
United States
Marine Corps
Navy Department
United States Marine
Barnett
Fight of Lift Effect on Household Living Costs
Government data show October grocery costs in fifty cities nearly unchanged from September. A two tenths of one percent rise is reported in the average price of twenty two staple food items, despite broader living-cost pressures.
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Wah Intoington
Labor Bureau
League to Enforce Peace outlines goals after Taft meeting
The executive committee of the League to Enforce Peace states the people want peace and a league to guard it. The note follows a special meeting chaired by William Howard Taft, president of the league.
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League
Spesdy
New York
Wiliam Howard ‘Taft
The
Loagué
Governor Allen Heads to Pittsburg For Resumption Plans
Governor H J Allen leaves Sunday night to attend Pittsburg fields to map plans for resuming cowling under the receiver arrangement devised by the supreme court last week.
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Topeka
Kane
H. J. Allen
Pittsburg
Plateaupreme Court
Predicta Pasaing of Old Debbin
An oblique briefing notes a changing city mood ten years hence with ghosts of a past civilization. It mentions a torso museum and changing cultural cues as Gasoline influences shift daily life. The fragment cites Roberts of the Anti Cruelty society.
Fragmentary OCR shows garbled period text and names
The readable lines show distorted phrases and scattered quotes about plans progress and equality. No clear people places or events emerge, leaving only fragmented strings.
Quote duel erupts over dictionary insults in Louisville
A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal shows a confrontation about words and insults as a young woman and a man exchange taunts over dictionary terms. The wording hints at literary humor amid a social clash.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Untitled Cold Remedy AdVERTISEMENT Fragment
Fragment of an advertisement for Papa's Cold Compound claiming quick relief from cold symptoms. The text promotes dosages and mentions nasal congestion and headaches, with emphasis on availability at drug stores.
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Bendeche
Dulleses
Labnees
Pepe
Old Age Banter at Wenkington Banquet
Two elderly friends reminisce at a Wenkington banquet. Norman Davis jokes about hair and looks, while one friend teases about youth and aging, exchanging light roasts and nods to their long friendship.
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Norman Davis
Wenkington
Nonnenaes
Fragmented Weathered Note on a Troubled Household
A garbled excerpt describes a wife upset about a partner’s absence and concerns over weight and a pet. The text hints at mood, a missing person, and an unsettled household tomorrow near an unspecified location.
Sult and Jewett Debate Prompt Speech
A fragment shows loud discussion as a sultan and Jewett exchange terse lines about whether 44 is correct. The unreadable OCR yields sparse names and unclear context.
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Jewett
Aspirin for Colds and Bayer Tablet History
An old ad style piece discusses genuine Bayer Aspirin and related products with price notes and trademarks. It then shifts to painter Sir William Orpen reflecting on beauty and classical sculpture, describing his focus on antiquity to master painting and his regrets over a year spent copying The Dancing Faun rather than the Venus de Milo.
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Wi- Yam Orpen
Substitute for Amen Found by Fort Saw Houston Choir
A Doughbay double quartet member at Bare Hospital Fort Saw Houston Texas discovers a substitute for Amen. The singer with a deep base voice champions the tune Roll Dem Bones and cites Roll Dem Bears as a playful substitute. The choir director fears memory lapses during Sunday service.
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Bare Hospital
Fort Saw Houston
Tex
Directur
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