Indiana Man Escapes Knife Using Mayr's Remedy
Hartford City resident Charles Inman reports dramatic recovery after taking Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy. He had suffered seven years with digestive sickness and avoided surgery costing hundreds of dollars. The ad claims the remedy cleanses the digestive tract, relieves stomach liver and bowels issues, and has been widely sold nationwide. Mayr's is sold by druggists nationwide.
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Mayr
Charles Inman
East Chestnut Street
Hartford City
Ind
Fort Wayne
United States
Art Failure as a Fatal Disease Joke
A young painter who just finished a picture asks a friend to view it. The friend replies humorously that the scene seems to be a case of art failure, implying the work failed to impress despite the artist's enthusiasm.
Mrs Austin's Bag Pencate Delights Breakfast Cakes
An advertisement extols Mrs Austin's Bag Pencate light cakes as ideal for breakfast. It notes hope is good yet a meal ticket helps one eat, suggesting the product as a practical choice for daily sustenance.
Mixture of Many Tongues Confounds Allied Speech
A humorous wartime anecdote describes British soldiers puzzled by mixed languages among allied forces. A corporal asks a Hungarian for nationality, then jokes about the ambiguity of dialects as French Flemish Russian Servian Indian and various English varieties cause mishearing and confusion.
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Tommy Atkins
Ungarian
Cuticura Ointment Ad Promotes Pimples Relief
To Get Big of Pimples. Smear the affected surface with Cuticura Ointment. Let it remain five minutes, then wash off with Cuticura Soap and hot water and continue bathing a few minutes. These fragrant emollients quickly clear the skin of pimples, blackheads, redness and roughness, the scalp of dandruff and itching and the hands of chaps and irritations. For free sample address Cuticura, Dept. X, Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. X
Boston
Saved by Gold Chain in Cambridgeport Shooting
A Cambridgeport girl wearing a gold chain escaped serious injury when a bullet struck her neck near a trolley car wheel during a Sunday school outing. The chain was cut and the bullet recovered, with police noting exploded cartridges on the tracks and suspecting a link to a recently stolen freight car shipment.
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Cambridgeport
England
Castoria Warning Prompted for Mothers to Check Bottles
Readers urged to carefully examine each bottle of Castoria for the signature as a trusted remedy for infants and children. The ad notes Castoria has been in use for over 30 years and remains a product sought by mothers and children alike.
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JCC
Fletcher
Take it or Leave It Remains a Curious Exchange
A traveler in a Southern hotel asks for food and is met with a playful reply from Sambo saying there is “such as it is.” The dialogue preserves regional vernacular and humor in a brief social exchange.
Quotations and Ads from a Washington Visit Include Sloths and Cocktails
A fragment highlights a visit to the navy yard and landing on a battleship. It mentions a cast-iron digestion comment and promotes Red Cross Ball Blue detergent. Another line notes a rooster ordering a drink and a remark about a cocktail. Mrs. Austin's Bag Pancake is praised as delicious.
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Washington
Navy Yard
Russian Cossack Coat Styles Mentioned in Washington Star
The Washington Star notes a fur-bordered tan Cossack style coat with otter fur trim, double breasted front, empire waist, wide sleeves, and a four yard hem circumference. It highlights fashion influence from Russia amid wartime interest in warm, stylish outerwear.
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Russia
Embroidery Revival Blends Wool With Silk Luster
Old fashioned wool embroidery gains life with silk highlights. Leaves and flowers gain sheen through silk edging and veining. Works on cotton linen dark fabrics. silk and wool fabrics preferred. Velvet is too heavy. table runners cushions and portieres suit wool embroidery with a lined back.
Convenience for the Muff
The article describes a handmade muff accessory: sew a small bone ring inside the muff about three quarters of an inch in diameter. Attach it to a short piece of ribbon. A handkerchief can be drawn through the ring, gloves can be toned into it, and it will hold a veil or a small parcel securely.
Square Train Frock Neckline Trends Mentioned In Importations
The square train is highlighted as versatile in new importations. It pairs well with frocks featuring a square-cut neck back and front, contrasting with the long pointed train suited to V shaped necks.
Neutral Tones Rise As Spring Fashion Notes
Neutral shades emerge as the season’s novelty, with Paris already embracing putty and mastic as key fabrics. The war influences fashion by popularizing earth tones that blend with landscapes, examples including Holland’s muddy canal water hue, Russia’s earth tones, and Britain’s khaki.
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Paris
Earth
Air
Nea
Holland
Great Britain
Impossible to Please All Moral Tale From Mexico
A father and son Juan travel with a burro and face endless criticism as they switch riding duties to please everyone. Each town condemns their choices prompting the father to seek a wiser path about pleasing others. The tale ends with a blunt caution against trying to satisfy all.
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Mexico
Juan
Sensible Hands and Feet Fashions of the 80s
An old cartoon depicts 80s girls with wasp waists and tiny heels horrified by Venus de Milo. It notes contemporary women, young and middle aged, shaping hands and feet with graceful, properly sized gloves and shoes. The piece mocks the proverb that beauty requires suffering and highlights evolving fashion norms.
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Venus de Milo
Venus
Samothrace
Darling Hat Saves Day After Baby Carriage Trench Incident
A Chicago scene shows Mrs Bargainhunter strolling with her two children in a baby carriage when it rolls into an open trench. A workman shouts a warning as the hole is filled, ending the danger with a quick action.
No clear article headline available
The fragmentary text presents a philosophical remark about proving superiority over a neighbor through modest self-improvement and personal conviction. It lacks concrete events, persons, or organizations to anchor a newspaper-style item.
Making an Even Skirt Hem
A practical guide for girls sewing at home explains how to mark a skirt for an even hem using a yardstick. Wear the skirt, mark around the hips one yard from the floor, then fold up to meet the mark for a straight hem. Adjust by two or four inches less than a full yard if a shorter hem is desired.
Extraordinary Brooklands escape from fatal speed crash
At Brooklands English speed course a car traveling about 119 mph skidded when a tire exploded. It tore up the track for 80 yards, then flipped twice backward. Strips from the burst tire tangled in the chain locked a wheel. The car plunged down embankment and turned another loop before stopping on plowed ground.
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Brooklands
Black Filet Ceilings in Fashion Trends
The piece notes black filet ceilings as a leading fashion item with plain black filets and bold vel vet square borders. It highlights hexagon and hairline novelties, rising demand for tete de negre brown taupe and myrtle novelties, and new sand colored ceilings pairing with sand colored hats along with moderate white ceiling demand for white hats.
Origin of Onyx from carbonate-saturated waters
United States Geological Survey explains how waters rich in calcium carbonate evaporate to form sedimentary deposits known as tufa and stalactites stalagmites in caverns. The process yields ornamental onyx marbles such as the Mexican onyx, with color and texture variations from impurities like iron oxide mud or clay.
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United States Geological Survey
Cleaning Milk Utensils On Dairy Farms
On dairy farms with many milk utensils, clean by scouring each dish with ashes then rinse twice. Wash in cold or tepid water to keep them sweet and bright. This treatment prevents rust spots without injuring the utensils.
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Sparks Laundry Claim
Ad touts Red Cross Ball Blue as a laundry aid making clothes whiter than snow for grocers and shoppers. The playful copy highlights cleaning power and broad appeal.
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Adv
A Too Popular Song
A quip about fatigue from constant asks by musical comedy primadonnas after a line about remembering California in September.
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California
Child laments war games and seeks universal peace
A serious child, Willie, tells his mother he will work for universal peace when grown. He refuses to cultivate a martial spirit and to play warlike games.
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Willie
Plaint of the Pessimist in a Bite Sized Wit
A brief humorous exchange contrasts two halves of society. One side declares ignorance of the other’s life while the other admits it suspects that disparity. The quip reflects a cynical view of social awareness and class division.
Jet fabrics in fashion trends of vogue
Jet cloths are in vogue for tunics and bodice trims. Jet glitters appear on Jace and on thin fabrics set along the side opening of bodices, gathered into the shoulder pieces, then reappearing on the tunic.
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Jace
Variations on the Cape Fashion Note
A description of capes worn by all ages, cut in circular fashion for full folds. Describes cape styles from delicate colors for younger girls to black satin with rich linings for older women. Mentions cape waistcoats as sleeveless jackets and striped materials for warmth without extra lining.
The More Children, The Fewer Her Original Ties
A brief note suggests that increasing number of children correlates with reduced ownership or connection. The fragmentary text mentions motherhood and diminishing ties without clear data or context.
Saved From Disgrace Over Torn Trousers
Little Bob disobeyed a motherly charge and faced school attire disgrace. He bravely endured, then learned he would not wear torn trousers, expressing relief that peers would not label him a protected child.
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Little Bob
What Causes Sleep According to Early Theories
The text discusses hypotheses that sleep results from cerebral anaemia due to blood flow changes when lying down. It notes observations of blood pressure shifting to the extremities during sleep and questions the idea that sleep follows a simple blood flow increase to the brain.
Climate and Consumption A Smithsonian View
Dr. Guy Hinsdale argues no specific climate cures tuberculosis. Emphasis is on pure air and sunshine, avoiding highly variable humidity. Best conditions are low humidity with moderately cool temperatures to support health.
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Smithsonian Institution
Guy Hinsdale
Travel De Luxe. No Mountains Fit for an Auto Drive Abroad
A light exchange notes that travel abroad yielded no climbable mountains encountered en route. The speaker remarks they did not find mountains suitable for automobile access and ascent during the trip.
Circumstantial Evidence Prompts War Wariness
The article notes circumstantial evidence of Turkish preparations, with phrases indicating a blanket war proclamation and signals of a coming winter campaign by the Turks. It reflects concern over imminent hostilities and strategic moves in a volatile regional context.
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North Harpswell
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Popham
Mall
Williams Mfg. CO
Prope Cleveland
Sea Shore
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T St., Doetok, Mans
ON & Baker
Sebring
Rare Bi
Keaberms
NASA
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Indianapolis
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New York
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Standard Oil
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Chicago, Ill
ESS & Ess Game CO
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Cincinnati
N. D
F. H. Young
Altoola
Canada
Sesson
Ottawa
GEO. W. Aiid
Traction Terminal
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L. E. Waterman Company
Broadway
CH Haim Co
N. State St
Chicago
Circle Tours
Rock Island
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