Peruna Health Ad Promotes Faithful Wife Testimony
An advertisement recounts Louis Young of Rochester New York praising Peruna for chronic bowel and stomach issues. It urges readers with ailments to try Peruna in liquid or tablet form and to request Dr Hartman’s Health Book from The Peruna Company, Columbus Ohio.
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Louis Young
Berrimag
Rochester
Young
Edtarrh
Haa
Peruna Company
Columbus
Ohio
Hartman
Peruna Alinanuc
Resourcefulness in Austasian Tale of Survival
A speaker recalls Austrasian resourcefulness during a dog and man’s famine. They were starving after a fall and a Waeh was sent. The man refused to eat his dog, but later devised a plan to keep them both alive by cooking a dog’s tail and sharing the meat with the dow.
An Easy Promise
A couple prompts a vow about remarriage and fidelity amid a fragile domestic moment. The wife gently asks if her husband will marry Nancy if she is taken away, and he promises never to replace her. The exchange hints at past rejections and the notion that the successful man is always busy even when not inclined to work.
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John
Maria
Lawyer Guernsey mocks age rule in court scene
Los Angeles lawyer Lou Guernsey argued against proving a woman witness age, joking about a matron’s 24 years and a quip about turning 24 to 42. The moment drew mixed reactions from the jury in Los Angeles. Meanwhile Popular Mechanics notes early substitutes for glass using cellulose films and resins as imperfect yet advancing alternatives.
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Lou Guernsey
Los Angeles
Guernsey
Los Angeles Times
Palpably Fake Puzzle In Town Confuses Farmer Riddle
A garbled exchange features Doomrod, Gap Johnson’s son, presenting a riddle about a farmer with thirty dogs killed over five days and odd numbers each day. The farmer Ned is supposedly the answer, but the elder doubts the tale. The piece resembles a Kansas City Star humor snippet from Washday 1919 with spoof dialogue about leftovers and company.
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Doomrod
Gap Johnson
Bampus Tidge
Ned
Kansas City Star
Kanaaa City
He Thought of Father in a Twilight Refusal
A terse dialogue reveals a tense moment as a woman urges perception of the desolate landscape. The man responds with a candid, uncertain remark about Father and the surroundings hinting at inner conflict and doubt.
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Father
Handle with care Latin gag stumps baggage handler
A witty exchange between a merchant and a college graduate airs in the Boston Transcript. The merchant questions the mark Handle with care while the grad explains the Latin origin, noting the baggage man will not understand and thus will not react badly.
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Sid
Boston Transcript
No, Mr Smith. I Cannot Marry You
A man pleads for marriage to the beautiful Mrs Smith but she resists then yields as his hopes seem dashed. He asks to be known as her husband, while she answers she can never be his wife.
Just Beginning Between Mrs Finebrod And Mr Newpop
Dialogue reads as Mrs Finebrod calling their family old and Mr Newpop correcting that they have only been married a year. The fragment suggests domestic conversation in a serialized piece.
The Beginning of Economy Dialogue Fragment
A dated dialogue speaks of thrift and irony as a husband and wife debate saving money and smoking. An old proverbs style remark compares a hammer used to break iron with welding two pieces together.
The Most Dangerous of All Diseases Found in Fragments
Fragmentary OCR text notes a dangerous disease claim and a medal mention. entities are unclear. The readable bits hint at a historical health event but lack clear facts, dates, or names to confirm a full report.
Peage Treaty Details Dictate German Demands at Versailles
The draft treaty presented at Versailles outlines Germany paying 20 billion marks initial damages plus bonds, ceding Alsace Lorraine to France, and territorial changes to Poland Belgium and Denmark. It sets army limits to 100000 and bans conscription, with continued Allied occupation until reparations are met. The pact creates the League of Nations and an international court to try offenses under wartime laws.
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Paria
Versailles
League of Nations
Germany
Europe
Alsace-Lorraine
France
Sarre Basin
Donwig
Belgium
Denmark
East Prussia
Upper Silesia
Poland
Morocco
Egypt
Siam
Siberia
Shantung
Czecho Slovakia
Oiecers
Rhine
Baltic
Heligoland
Kielennal
Holland
Fragmentary OCR Note on Special Pledge and Currency
Fragmentary text references a special pledge and currency measures tied to France and domestic policy. Mentions Washington and American reactions, with unclear details about a plan or site and the role of a retailer or institution in currency distribution.
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Mattin
France
Maciel
Swamp Root Ad Promotes Kidney Liver Bladder Remedy
An old drug advertisement touts Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant herbal medicine for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It claims purity strength and a money back sample offer via ten cent request to Dr Kilmer & Co in Binghamton New York.
Garden Missteps In Indianapolis Woman Learned The Hard Way
An Indianapolis woman described her first year gardening mixing up seeds and potatoes. She spaded, planted, and kept guard over smooth potatoes all peeled as if to cook them. None of the tubers sprouted, leading to a humorous tale of failed crops and a friend’s amused exclamation.
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Scott
Indianapolis
Nate
Rejects Title of Hon in Formal Letter Post
The Kansas City Star reports a letter in which the author rejects being called Hon. He notes a stranger addressed him as the Hon and says he lacks typical traits, joking that he may be a bore but denies other qualities. He criticizes flattery and defends his character with humor.
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Foxstus
Kansas City Star
He Loved the Khaki and a Baby’s Reunion
An officer father recently discharged from service sees his eighteen‑month‑old son fail to recognize him in civvies The child cries Papa all gone repeating the phrase while the father notes the baby’s conditioning to khaki The family quips that the child is not a pacifist.
Beatem Sponge Quip Sparks Boston Evening Transcript Debate
A line from the Boston Evening Transcript mocks Beatem as a sponge and contrasts squeezing him for a million with extracting value. The dialogue hints at broader disputes over libel limits and public perception of a controversial figure.
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Beatem
Boston Evening Transcript
Vain Escape in Debate over Contributions
A brief exchange centers on funding for a cause. A speaker rejects a large contribution as unaffordable, while another framing calls the excuse inadequate. The dialogue hints at a disagreement over fundraising expectations and personal wealth.
Slender Returns
A brief overheard exchange features a sarcastic remark about a promise to pay. One party asks if anything was raised and the reply is a smile as the light moment concludes the encounter.
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Slender
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