Should Husbands Help With House Work
Mrs Mildred Dyer of Redlands California describes how her ailing health made her husband take on much of the housework. She credits Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with improving her strength and weight. The piece asks how often a husband should perform chores and promotes the remedy.
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Mildred Dyer
Mrs. Dyer
Lydia
Pink
Hham
Dyers
Redlands
Calif
Pinkham
Old Order Changed Rotary Dinner Tale From Ambassador Houghton
Ambassador Houghton spoke at a Washington dinner about shifting power and manners in England and elsewhere. He recalled the late Duke of Sutherland as the world’s largest landowner who ran a private railway at Dunrobin Castle and once bumped an old woman with his engine. She asked if the duke was angry and recovered quickly, illustrating the era’s cautious optimism.
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Houghton
Washington
England
Duke of Sutherland
Dunrobin Castle
Fastest Cable to Span Ocean
A Dutch cable ship Colonia begins laying a 3,800 nautical mile copper strand to connect New York and London, wrapped in permalloy to boost speed. The new line will relay up to 2,000 letters per minute, eight times faster than existing cross Atlantic links, with shore ends protected against underwater threats and ready splicing teams poised for repairs with precise record keeping.
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New York
Colonia
London
Azores
New York-Azores
Hugged Wrong One At New York Theater Arrest Made
Edward Pugh aged twenty nine embraced a blonde woman in a city movie house and was seized by Edith Frey a jujutsu expert with the police department who arrested him on the scene.
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New York
Edward Pugh
Edith Frey
Ferry Rules Violated by Virginia Barnes and 14 Men
Virginia Barnes twenty four and fourteen men were fined for smoking on a city ferryboat. Each man paid three dollars while Barnes paid five.
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Virginia
New York
Odd Jobs in New York: Dusting Gold and Salvage Schemes
In New York City Bill Smith dusts billions in gold bullion for the Federal Reserve’s underground vaults, a monthly or less frequent task depending on government spending. Walter Baugh, a one‑eyed fishing tackle dealer, trudges Battery Park with bait each dawn. Nearby salvagers extract value from street waste, dock spills, and harbor driftwood, some feeding luxury fires in New Haven homes.
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New York
New York City
Bill Smith
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Bill
Sam
Walter Baugh
Baugh
Battery Park
Izaak Walton
City Strat Cleaning Department
Teek
Death-noise sound waves kill aquatic life at high frequency
Prof. R A Wood and Alfred Loomis of Johns Hopkins described a death-noise, inaudible to humans, produced by electrical equipment at 100000 to 400000 cycles per second. When directed at water, the surface forms a mound as vibrations heat the water, with a recorded rise of nearly 10 degrees Fahrenheit in one minute.
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National Academy of Science
R. A. Wood
Alfred L. Loomis
Johns Hopkins University
Wood
Women and Business Proverb on Money and Loyalty
A Boone quote notes that a man earning well will not run away with a woman if it means quitting a lucrative job or business. It frames money as a deterrent to adventurous relationships and suggests wealth anchors commitment.
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I. W. Boone
Bayer Pain Relief Packaging and Pricing Mentioned
An old advertisement notes that Bayer pain relief tablets address colds headache neuritis lumbago toothache rheumatism and neuralgia. It highlights unbroken Bayer packages with proven directions and lists handy twelve tablet boxes priced at a few cents, with bottles of 24 and 10 tablets also sold.
School of experience graduates another class
A quip about market drops and experience is attributed to the Detroit News, while London Punch contains a remark about god parents and a casual nod to cuckoo as a joke. The exchange shows dated humor and social commentary on family roles.
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School of Experience
The
Detroit News
This Is Something Wonderful Watch Offer
Bold ad promises a watch that shows time date day month and moon phase with long lasting accuracy. It touts a 20 year guarantee and a $16 value, offered for $9.75 plus free chain knife and compass, with pay-on-delivery and no advance payment required. Address orders to Exion Made Order Company with multiple city cites and a 1926 date.
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Exion Mad
Nelson St. Dept. A
New Cancer Theory by Leyden Professor Van Calar
Leyden University professor T P Van Calar announces a cancer origin theory claiming discovery of a cancer parasite, a protozoan isolated from cancer cells. Cultured protozoa allegedly induce cancer in dogs, supporting his view that cancer cells spread by sending out offshoots to devour other cells.
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T. P. van Calar
Leyden University
van Calcar
Thien
Evidence of Pettition and Temper in Louisville Courier Journal
A fragmentary quote from the Louisville Courier Journal notes a husband filing a crass petition about a bill. The dialogue suggests acknowledged temper and domestic tension surrounding legal or legislative matters reported in the paper.
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Louisville
Journel
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for Constipation Relief
A Monticello physician extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative for children. He argues against harsh purges and claims the syrup promotes natural bowel regularity without griping or upsetting delicate systems. A 60 cent bottle is available at drug stores.
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W. B. Caldwell
Monticello
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Scholl
Mip. Co
Chicago
DJ Scholls Zinopa
Belsicelus, Chemists
Dept. W
Memphis
Ars
Harold Somers Brookiva
Chesebrough Mfg
Company
BraveStreet Mad
Vaseline
Old England
Philadelphia
Chester
Rocky Mountains
Dover
Calais
France
Park Avenue
New Haven, Conn
Monarch
RED, Murdoch & CO
Boston
Pittsburgh
Women and Business
BAYER
Cuckoo
London Punch
Dr. Caldwell
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