Small-town merchants urged to counter catalogues
The article urges rural retailers to boost advertising during dull seasons from January to April. It argues that intelligent local campaigns, price comparisons with mail order catalogs, and maintaining stock will draw trade away from large department stores. Emphasis is on home merchants showing goods and offering good values to compete with mall orders.
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Léidtra
Tim
Ylt
Elcinttle
Carr
Factors shaping life on the Virgin plains and town growth
The piece argues that small stores arise at central points in new colonies, becoming town nuclei as settlers arrive. It asserts trade follows natural economic laws, with citizens and towns anchored by early stores, roads, and banks. Large department stores may grow yet small local shops remain essential across cities and towns.
Driven Out by Pure Food Law
A historical notice notes a broad push for pure food reform over six years, targeting adulterated baking powders spices teas and flavorings. It explains enforcement actions and market withdrawals as pure food laws impact dishonest manufacturers and vendors.
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Pa Ae
Rr Austyala
Reading Fraud Premium Offers From a Bogus Post
A garbled note describes scam letters promising prizes and paid premiums for packing charges. The text cites misleading phrases about 88 cents, postal costs, and a “lucky” recipient, warning of hollow promises and mail fraud related to offered presents.
Reelection bid through water wagon criticized
In Ashington representative Ernest F. Acheson of Penney Wills aims to use the water wagon to win re election to Congress. He touts waterways spending of 50 million dollars a year and beer taxes, while his challenger John Tener of the Be nevolent and Protective Order of Elks has yet to endorse local option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Ernest F. Acheson
Penney
Wills Ie
Congress
Acheson
Walter
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
John Tener
Tener
Penrose
George T. Oliver
Pittsburg Gazette-Times
Hiks
Ray Serene
Quay
Testing Celluloid Collar and False Teeth by U S Bureau
Information from the United States Bureau of Standards describes tests on a celluloid collar and a set of false teeth. The public inquiry sought safety and reliability, including pressure resistance of the teeth and potential explosiveness of the collar. Tests determine if the items meet standards or pose risk to dentists and wearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Bureau of Standards
Bureau of Standards
Bureau
Secret passages used for White House access exposed
Report claims about politicians visiting the president through hidden routes, including doors from a woodshed to the laundry and into the president's office. The tale centers on Frank H Hitchcock and efforts by reporters to catch such arrivals at the east entrance.
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White House
Frank H. Hitchcock
Dewnpapers
Perfidious Modistes Spark Dinner Party Gossip
Readable fragments recount a social scandal at a New York dinner party involving Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt and Mrs Perry Belmont. The ladies, noted for gowns and jewelry, caused chatter as two white silver dinner gowns allegedly circulate among fashion dealers. Belmont appears preferred for a sleeker silhouette, while Vanderbilt’s gown is described as with larger pearls.
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Cornelius Vander
Nicholas Longworth
Perry Belmonk
United States
Richard Townsend
New York
Belmont
Vanderbilt
Agura
Cure While You Walk Foot-Hane Advertisement
A fragmented ad promotes Cure While You Walk Foot-Hane for swollen feet, sold by all Druggists at 25 cents. It includes a quoted Farrar line about daily opportunities for good deeds and an unclear trial note.
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All Druggista
Dever
Farrar
Uncertain Recipes Advertised In Odd Sentences
Fragmentary ad text promotes Try Uncertain Recipes and a Dozen packets from a food company with odd quotes on virtue. Mentions Chef Brearation Lamon chocolate mixes and a generic sales pitch about costs and advertising. Observes references to tobacco and business messages amid scattered phrases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D-Zerta Food Co
Ester
Three Cures of Eczema and a Neighbor Feud
An anecdote touts Cuticura Ointment curing eczema across three summers for a brother and a Indiana mother’s story of a cured child. A Coldwater Michigan note dated 1907 supports the claim. A Harper’s Weekly cartoon vignette recalls a feud between Browns and Perkinses over a dead cat and a misaddressed note.
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Indiana
Sarah EB. Lusk
Mich
Perkinses
Brown
Mr. Perkins
Plainly Expressed Domestic Dispute Evident in Court
Magistrate notes that evidence shows a person threw a flat fry pan at her husband. A witness, Bulligan, recalls the look on his face and admits striking him. The terse report records a domestic incident with a violent act and reflects the court’s handling of the evidence.
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Bulligan
Doctor's Gift Promises Relief via Grape Nuts Food
A Pennsylvania doctor gives a patient a small package of Grape Nuts claiming it will aid digestion. The patient reports rapid improvement from indigestion, increased vitality, and clearer thinking after using the cereal for months. The ad notes Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and promotes The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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