Shocking but Efficient Language Trends in America
A selection of informal American slang and observations on language shows how term usage reflects national character. The piece notes phrases like tangle foot for whisky and comments on vernacular, with a tongue in cheek tone about print paper shortages and marketing remedies such as Prickly Ash Bitters for bowel tone and overall health.
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Belgium
Lancaster N. Y. Enterprise
Menard Messenger
Ransom & McInnis
Home Hygiene Course Offered Free by Llano AR C Auxiliaries
The nursing service committee of the Llano Chapter AR C urges all auxiliaries to offer a free Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick course to local women. The chapter covers expenses. students pay about 50 cents for the textbook. Women interested should contact their local chairman and Mrs M M Moss, publicity chair.
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Liano
M. M. Moss
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Llano Rancher
T G Ricketson, a Llano ranchman, testifies he used Doan's Kidney Pills for back pain and frequent kidney secretions and found relief after obtaining them at Bruhis Drug Store. He recommends the remedy to kidney trouble sufferers. The ad notes the price and urges asking for Doan's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo.
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Llano
Dean
T. G. Ricketson
Ranchman
River St
Doan
Bruhis Drug Store
Mr. Rison
Foster-Milburn Co
Migrs
Buffalo
Lavoptik eye wash praised for quick relief
Llano residents report fast benefits from Lavoptik eye wash containing witch hazel camphor and hydrastic. A strained reader and inflamed eye case found relief after two and one bottle respectively, with a small bottle guaranteed to help any weak or inflamed eye.
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A. H. Bruhl
Bayer Aspirin for Colds Advertisement Sparks Recognition
An old advertisement touts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin for colds and pains with directions for various conditions. It emphasizes Bayer as a genuine brand prescribed by physicians for nineteen years and notes handy tin boxes of 32 tablets costing a few cents.
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Bayer
Balicyllessié
Uncomfortable Bias Against Women Dentists Cited
A reader comments on distrust of female dentists, claiming a preference to avoid women when dealing with wisdom teeth. The remark highlights ongoing gender bias in professional care choices and customer attitudes toward dentistry.
Velvet Joes 1920 Almanac Presents Wealth of Practical Facts
Velvet Joes 1920 Almanac gathers weather data and city records, Government statistics on World War I, and a poultry of home economy tips. It promises entertainment and instruction with charts, games, handwriting judging, and a guide to laws for motorists. Readers can obtain a free copy by writing Velvet Joe at 4241 Folsom Avenue St Louis Missouri.
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Velvet Joe
Velvet Ioe
United States
Folsom Avenue
St. Louis
Missouri
Modern Mary and the Lamb School Lunch Tale
A modern retelling shows Mary and a lamb dead and taken to school this morning between two slabs of bread. The quirky line blends pastoral image with a stark breakfast scene implying a dramatic shift from nursery rhyme to grim humor.
Frank M Hartman Recalls World Series Press Stand Privileges
Frank M Hartman of the Frankfort Kan Daily Index says he couldn’t buy access to the World Series but received a press pass and royal treatment. He notes meeting sporting editors and baseball magnates and remarks press in stands offers surprising respect at big events.
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Frank M. Hartman
Frankfort Kan
Daily Index
Tried the New Punch
After sampling the newest brands of near beer most of us are apt to admit that we have no kick coming.
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Harvard II Independent
Jupiter Flavius Faces 1920 Election Pressure
A humorous regional line warns that Jupiter Flavius must monitor his water wagon or risk a wet ticket in 1920. The quip links local figure Jupiter Flavius to upcoming voting tensions and political stakes.
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Jupiter Flavius
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