Old Folks Say Dr Caldwell Was Right
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin uses simple vegetable laxatives to treat constipation and indigestion. The ad touts a mild safe formula with senna and pepsin, claiming no narcotics, pleasant taste, and long lasting bottles available at drug stores or by mail from Monticello Illinois. Also promotes Red Cross Ball Blue for baby clothes and awards its safety and cleaning power.
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Caldwell
Medical College
Dr. Caldwell
Dept
I Will Do All I Claim, Pratt WV Woman Testifies
A Pratt West Virginia woman, age 30, reports severe weakness and nervousness kept her in bed until Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound treatment restored her. After two bottles she could work again and plans to tell friends about the remedy, answering letters from readers.
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Raa
S. E, Steele
Pratt
W. Va
Speeding Motor Cars Take Toll
Wild animals face serious highway hazards as autos multiply and speeds rise on improved roads. A USDA observer logged highway carcasses on two long motor trips totaling 1 0 2 2 miles, tallying 259 deaths across 29 species, including 44 red headed woodpeckers and 26 domestic fowls, plus mammals, reptiles, birds, and amphibians.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Florida
Forbid Petting While Driving in Skidmore Missouri
Skidmore Missouri town council passed an ordinance prohibiting drivers from placing an arm around another person and requiring both hands free. The Automobile Club of Winds supports the measure, noting it promotes safer driving and expects other municipalities to follow.
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Skidmore
Automobile Club of Winds
Si Mayer
Problems of Commercial Vehicle Differ From Private Cars
Commercial vehicles such as motor trucks and buses pose different problems than individual cars. Trucks parallel freight operations and stage coaches, while their speed has tripled merchandise deliveries since the era of rail and horse-drawn wagons. This shift changed merchandising as local stores keep smaller inventories but access large central warehouses rapidly.
New Rotary Sleeve Valve Engine Trial in England
A novel motor design is being tested in England using a rotary sleeve valve atop the engine. The simplified sleeve valve adapts the principle with intake and exhaust ports under the head for each cylinder. Gears from the main shaft drive the cylinder row, and as it revolves it coordinates port opening and closing to admit fuel and exhaust burned gases from each chamber.
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England
Spark Plug Wear Warns Against Reuse
Spark plugs wear from age and porcelain cracking. The center electrode erodes, widening gaps especially after 10 000 miles, risking misfiring at low speeds. Although points can be neared, uneven wear may spoil correct clearance. Install new plugs for reliability.
Fair motorists urged to speed over new bridge
Patrolman on the James River Bridge in Norfolk warns drivers to step on the gas as a tactic to ease traffic congestion on the 6 million dollar span linking Newport News and Norfolk. He says speeds over 35 mph along the hour and a half mile stretch are urged, with the sky as the limit for speed.
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James River Bridge
Norfolk
Newport News
High Low Confusion At Gas Stations Across Brands
The piece notes mobility and varied open rand calls leading car owners to buy gasoline from many stations. It warns that "high test" differs by brand, so what is labeled high may be lower than a car is used to, requiring precaution when selecting fuel across depots.
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Rand
Automobile notes on highway life and travel pace
A fragmented column critiques Sunday driving norms and highway congestion. It highlights jaywalking, overproduction by oil producers, and a boastful note about an millionaire buying nine automobiles in under three years. The piece also questions stretcher speed and cites Boston police unfamiliarity with handling jaywalkers.
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le Roy
Mrs. Steele
Lydia E. Pinkham
F. Truvee Davison
War Department
Army
Automobile
Boston
Atwater
Kent
RADIO
Poe
Lance I
Awan
Idaho
Daha Chamber of Commerce
Boise
Lambago
Mall
Powers-Sloan & Co
Bloomfield
John Bronte
Fremont Ave
Minneapolis
Minn
HUG
Ames
Aztec Enamel Company
Ft. Worth
Feraa
Farmers Lumber Company
OMABA + NEBR
Writs Cras & Chalfay
Gampornia
Alifornia
Post
Bran
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