Kidney Medicine Ad Claims Five and Twenty Years
An old advertisement for a kidney medicine from Kilmer and Co promotes Stramp-Root, claiming long history and effectiveness. The notice urges readers to prove its benefits and to request a sample bottle, mentioning a fifty cent size and general sale at drug stores. It lists E. Britton as a local druggist in Jonesboro Tennessee dated 1916.
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E. Britton
Druggidt
Jonesboro
Tenn
Kilmer B Co
Binghamto
Not a Butcher. Admiral’s Wife’s Reminiscence Tells a Royal Tale
Lady Poore recalls Lieut Thrupp from her husband Sir Richard Poore’s era as retiree. A telephone prank reveals Thrupp’s vanity when asked about beef mutton veal or lamb. He insists he is Thrupp of the Royal Artillery and ends the call.
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Lady Poore
Richard Poore
Thrupp
Mr. Thrupp
The
Royal Artillery
Freezone corn remover promises painless lift out
A Cincinnati authority touts Freezone as a painless treatment for all corns and calluses. A small bottle, sold at drug stores or obtainable via wholesalers, dries on contact and causes no irritation or infection risk. An unrelated joke from Indianapolis notes a professor puzzled by an elevator sign.
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Cincinnati
Freckles New Tone Promises Clear Skin With Guarantee
An advertisement proclaims Freckles New Toner as a guaranteed skin cleanser that removes blemishes. It claims minimal use, often under an ounce, for a clear complexion with a money back promise if not effective. The ad ends with a humorous exchange about saving rather than spending.
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Nlce
Canada Maintains Financial Strength During War
A Western daily correspondent reports Canada shows no financial low mood since the war began. Bank clearings rise across cities, farmers prosper, and the savings banks report robust growth from 2013 to 1918 ̶ with prohibition aiding steady money circulation. Banks refuse to borrow trouble, taxes remain manageable, and Canadians face only modest direct tax increases while prices rise similarly to the United States.
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Canada
Dominion
Tts
Winnipeg
Savings Bank
Timaly Joke About Unison Music Len't
A humorous exchange mocks imperfect harmony as Gun Dial notes the piece is a four piece orchestra. The dialog playful banter centers on musical misalignment and mutual teasing.
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M Foumpiece
Review Ideas for John Lessons in Six Month Study
Instruction notes for church class review of John six month quarter with methods. Suggests one minute talks, selecting key verses such as Behold the Lamb of God and Born again, and presenting present day emphases. Includes lesson list and 40 notable events from Jesus life to aid outlines.
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Christ
Earth
Jesus the Good Shepherd
Jesus
Jesus la Beren
Lazarus
Bartiimneus
Jericho
Zaceheus
Mary
Gethsemane
Judas
Peter
Ananias
Calphas
Sanhedrin
Pilate
Herod
John
God
Surprise by Woman Lawyer Anna Moscowicz in New York
A profile of Anna Moscowicz, a pioneering New York woman lawyer, describing her courtroom experiences. Opponents teased her as a feminine opponent, then grew respectful as she won case after case. Judges, witnesses, and clerks watched her closely, and some questioned whether men would hire her.
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Anna Moscowicz
New York City
Han
Miss Moscowits
New York Sawyers
Miss Moscowlca
Meg
Advert for Cuticura Ointment and Soap Safety
A vintage ad promotes Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap for facial care with a free sample offer by mail. It also mentions a metal ladder with wheels for silo walls, noting standard ladders often fail when reused on cylindrical silo walls.
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Cutieura
Dept. L
Boston
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Brightens Old Clothes
An old advertisement notes millions use Red Cross Ball Blue and that sales rise yearly. It claims the product makes old clothes look like new and urges readers to ask their grocer for the item.
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RED Cross
A Lean Day Luncheon Menu Note
A luncheon hostess tells Mrs. Stoker that Wednesdays feature meat only at luncheon while the dinner hostess confirms meat only at dinner in a brief line from the London Punch column.
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Mrs. Stoker
London
Appropriate Action: How to Take Good Paper from Hops
A brief remark notes a suggestion to extract paper from hops and dismisses the idea. The exchange hints at a playful or editorial aside rather than a full report, reflecting a casual, truncated line from a larger piece.
Richmond woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's remedy story
Mrs M O Johnston of Route D Box 190 Richmond Indiana recounts long illness and weakness from age that made stairs hard to climb. After taking Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound she gained strength, moved into a new home, did manual labor, built and cemented, and raised chickens and ducks.
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Richmond
Ind
Lydia
Pinkham
Water-Wagon Revolutionists in Petrograd Hotel Scene
In Petrograd two or three significant figures met at a hotel housing the revolutionary party headquarters. A naval vessel reportedly seized at dawn, and a wine-laden merchant ship, the Clotel Asteria, was drained and its contents spilled into the street gutters amid the coup atmosphere.
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Petrograd
Thre
Mie
Revolutionary Party
Weatinineater Gazette
Trorpa
Asteria, Three Bows Off, Hail Served Nae Mest For the Renantionarles
Fragmentary moral reflections on living and thinking
A terse 19th century style reflection questions what becomes of the oldest for play living and high thinking. It suggests those forced to plain living are doing tall thinking, implying resilience and philosophical resolve amid hardship.
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Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
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Golden
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Ufe
Firet
Boon
Cuticurn
Beare
Fletcher
Lydia E. Pinkham
Green Mountain Asthma
Nies
H. Diniid
New York Medical
Calogo
New York Chemical Lab
Beljerue
New York
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Kemple
J. 1. Guild Co
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Daisy Fly Killer
Kaldave
Brookltn
Watson B.coleman
Wash
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W.N. U
Kansas City
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Ottewa
G. A. Cook
Malin St
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MFG. Co
Pittsburgh
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