Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy Boosted by Local Letter
Charles Inman of Hartford City Indiana credits Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy with rapid recovery after seven years of illness and four doctors recommending surgery. The ad touts many similar testimonials from across the United States and promotes one dose as a quick system cleanser now sold by druggists everywhere.
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Charles Inman
East Chestnut Street
Hartford City
Ind
Fort Wayne
Mayr
United States
Fatal Disease Art Failure
A young painter who finished a new work asks a friend to view it. The friend, bored, replies that he does not know what is wrong but suggests it appears to be art failure.
Mrs Austin's Bag Pancake Ad Headlines Breakfast Cakes
An advertisement touts Mrs Austin's Bag Pancake as delicious light cakes for breakfast. It notes Hope is good but a meal ticket enables one to eat, framing the product as a practical breakfast option.
Mixture of Many Tongues Stirs Allied Forces
A wartime vignette notes how British soldiers find it hard to tell friend from foe as allied troops speak a dozen languages. It recalls a cor poral demanding a new recruit’s nationality and a Hungarian reply that confounds the soldier.
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Tommy Atkins
London
Get Rid of Pimples With Cuticura Ointment and Soap
To remove pimples smear ointment on affected surface for five minutes then wash with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Regular baths help clear skin of pimples and blackheads, scalp dandruff, and hand irritations. Free sample offer via post card to Cuticura, Dept. X, Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. X
Boston
Ady
Saved by Gold Chain on Cambridge Port Street
A girl headed to Sunday school in Cambridgeport England was struck by a bullet as a trolley passed by. Her gold chain absorbed the impact and was sliced, the bullet recovered from her dress. Police think the projectiles may be linked to recently stolen freight-car ammunition.
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Cambridgeport
England
Castoria Safe Remedy for Infants and Children
An old medicine notice urges mothers to examine each bottle of Castoria for the signature 2 Z SCOALA and notes Castoria has been in use for over 30 years. It states children cry for Fletcher's Castoria, emphasizing trusted parental choice.
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DR. Pierce
Dr. RV. Buffalo
N.Y
Fletcher
Take It or Leave It. Traveler and Sambo Dialogue
A brief exchange in a Southern hotel features a traveler asking for food and Sambo replying with brief, evasive phrases. The dialogue centers on access to meals and the tone shows casual negotiation.
Scarce lines reveal Washington visit aboard a battleship
A fragment quotes a traveler recounting a stop in Washington to visit the navy yard and board a battleship. The passage adds a dry remark about needing a cast iron digestion.
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Washington
Navy Yard
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Plea for Slothes
An advertisement promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product urging readers to buy at grocers for "beautiful, clear, white" clothes. The copy emphasizes household use and shopping locally.
That Old Rooster Orders a Drink
A humorous line contrasts an old rooster ordering a drink with a guess that it is a cocktail. The exchange plays on language and tavern imagery.
Fashion Notes On Necklines And Blouse Fastenings
The piece discusses high neck fashion for coats and blouses, advising women to balance styles with collars, guimpes, and fastenings. It highlights high necks, satin collars, and adaptible collars rising to the ears or dropping to the neckbone, plus decorative needlebook details and a pink silk cover.
Hair Lightening Tips and Pepper Recipes from Homemaker Era
A domestic guide offers hair lightening ideas using egg yolk, wine, and rhubarb. notes on using sun, commercial bleaches, and honey mixtures. The piece then shifts to peppers, praising flavor versatility and recipes, including stuffed peppers, pepper salads, relishes, and a method to can peppers with vinegar and sugar.
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California
War era fashions shift toward muslin and lace blouses
A newspaper note describes linen shortages pushing shoppers toward muslin blouses that resist crushing and cost less. Wash blouses with colored designs and embroidered dots rise in popularity, often paired with dark suits, while lace blouses receive color accents in bold military tones reflecting wartime fashion.
New Needle Book and Cotton Holder Design
An illustrated description shows a copper wire frame with cotton reels placed on ends and beads between reels. The wire ends are looped to keep the reels from sliding off, creating a compact needle book and cotton storage device.
Changing fashions for a girl dress and a fish recipe feature
A note suggests design ideas for a young girl's girdle and a neck finish for a serge frock using velvet and plaid ribbons. The passage also presents multiple Norwegian fish dishes including haddock pudding baked salmon and cod casserole with step by step dressing and sauce recommendations.
Train fashions clash with long frocks in velvet gowns
A magazine notes evolving skirt trains and accessory twists in evening wear. It highlights a blue velvet imported gown with an adjoined train cut short by a sable band and a fan-shaped fur gathered section, plus another gown with crossed tunic ends.
Described Fork Called Hirondelle Like a Swallow
A fork named hirondelle resembles a swallow in form and function. The note describes its design as sufficiently similar to a swallow to earn the same name.
One-piece Frocks Dominate Morning Wear Trends
Ready-to-wear frocks in serge cheviot mohair and worsted mixes lead morning wardrobes. One-piece styles feature minimal fastenings at belt and neck, tucked by surplice bodice to stay neat under topcoats. The piece notes the shift from hook and eye ensembles and quips a society view on marrying for love.
Nose Bleed First Aid Instructions Here
A physician outlines nosebleed management. Pinch the nostrils with thumb and index finger near the bridge, apply steady pressure, and tilt the head forward. If bleeding continues, the nose will fill with blood and form a clot in ten to fifteen minutes, then slowly release pressure and avoid disturbing the clot for an hour.
The Path of Duty Wisdom Essay
A quoted moral reflection asserts that duty yields richer rewards than unchecked desire and urges adherence to duty over self indulgence. The author emphasizes practical virtue, noting truer happiness lies along the disciplined path rather than in indiscriminate pleasure.
Never in doubt Wise Guy Grouch quip
A witty exchange features the Wise Guy asking if the wife doubts lateness, the Grouch replying that she never doubts because she knows he is lying. The brief joke hinges on truth and deception in a domestic setting.
Darling hat delights mother as street slides into trench
A mother strolling with her two children in a damaged street spots a fancy hat in a shop window. She is distracted, the baby carriage rolls into a street trench, and a workman warns her they will fill the hole.
Rivalry Drive: Prove You Are Slightly Better Than Neighbor
The statement frames a choice to assert minor superiority over a neighbor to validate self worth. It hints at social comparison and personal motivation without detailing actions or consequences.
Cleaning Milk Utensils With Ash Scrub Method
On dairy farms with many milk utensils the dishwasher can clean them by first scouring each dish with ashes. Rub once, rinse twice, use cold or tepid water to keep them sweet and bright. This method prevents rust spots without harming the utensils.
Red Cross Ball Blue Laundress Cheerful Over White Clothes
A laundress reports happiness from using Red Cross Ball Blue, claiming remarkable whitening of fabrics. The ad line promises clothes as white as snow and satisfied customers in routine wash cycles.
A Too Popular Song Burns Quiet Refrain
A humorous exchange recalls the burden of being pestered by musical comedy prima donnas about California in September. The dialogue hints at fatigue with notoriety and public requests surrounding the showbiz scene.
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California
Child Prefers Peace Over War Games In Gentle Rebuke
A poised young boy confronts his mother with a vow to work for universal peace. He rejects cultivating a martial spirit and warlike play, signaling a mature stance on conflict.
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Willie
Plaints of the Pessimist: Half the world knows not
A wry exchange on social disparity with a remark that half the world is unaware of how the other half lives and a follow up that it still harbors suspicions.
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Sea Shore
Dom
Sendore
Odine Fairview
Tremont BT
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MASE
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Colester
Menberwa
Hass
Indianapolis
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Chicago
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Milady
Mrs. Bargainhunter
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Altoojs, Pa
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Ottawa
Geo. W.aird
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Puanca Help Co
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Ledie
Circle Tours
Rock Island
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