Tanlac claims unprecedented nationwide demand and sales
A prospectus excerpt extols Tanlac as a phenomenal national sensation with millions sold across the United States and territories. It cites Lexington Kentucky as origin, lists regional sales figures from Atlanta Memphis Birmingham Nashville Macon Jacksonville and others, and credits neighbor testimony and wide store distribution for the surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
United States
Tanlae
North America
Hawaii
Alaska
Cuba
Porto Rico
Atlanta
Texas
Oklahoma
Memphis
Birmingham
Nashville
Macon
Jacksonville
Montgomery
G. F. Willis
Tanlac
Denver Firm Lands Big Tanlac Carload Order
W A Hover & Co announced a Denver distributor secured an entire carload of Tanlac, 12 720 bottles, the largest Denver order for the remedy. The push will expand sale across Colorado and neighboring states with more agencies planned nationwide. Drugists and dealers were urged to contact G F Willis in Atlanta for arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanlac
Denver
W. A. Hover& Co
B.C. Harris
Mr. Harris
Colorado
New Mexico
Utah
Wyaming
West
G. F. Willis
Fourth National Bank Bldg
Atlanta, Ga
Charts and lumber figures amid wartime Office notices
The article notes security measures in the Washington office over enemy threat, detailing safeguarding of maps and charts including mining targets and the destruction of damaged sheets. It also reports 1916 timber data: 604,920,000 board feet cut, 119,483,000 under free use by 42,055 individuals, with 10,840 timber sales, 97 percent under $100.
His Wish and Other Jokes From a Fishing Trip
A humorous tale recounts three men drinking on a fishing outing. Two fear drowning and reveal their final wishes cremation and return to their wives. The third, waking from inebriation, asks to be poured back into the boat. A secondary quip about marriage and artists follows, then a note on why turkeys are named after Turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astoria
Freezone Corn Remover Claims Instant Relief
A Cincinnati man promotes Freezone as a cheap remedy to remove corns and calluses. A few drops relieve pain and the corn dries and lifts off with the finger. If unavailable, ask a druggist to order a small bottle for you. Also a Alabama health board note stresses citizen health as national asset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
What Counts and the Fairness Question in a Dialogue
A compact dialogue notes a jab about fairness as one speaker claims dominance while the other challenges the idea. The fragment references an African frog underwater sounds carrying for miles, adding a distant natural image to the human exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceal
Reserve in Century: Vamoutlige depicts youths at the eve of battle
The piece comments on British reserve and the use of thin disguises to guard emotions amid great events. It humorously notes various subtleties such as hedges of twigs for cover and nets concealing gun positions, ending with a remark on women masking true feelings from the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanlac
Gulf
Great Lakes
Eack
Ian
Freckles Treated With Ethine Double Strength Claims
A vintage purifier ad promotes ethine double strength to remove freckles. It urges buying an ounce from a druggist and applying at night and morning, promising disappearance of dark spots and light freckles, with a money back guarantee if it fails.
What Gallon of Gasoline Will Do
A short editorial extols a gallon of gasoline for farm use, claiming it can milk cows bale hay mix cement move equipment and power lights for about ten hours, with the line that when a woman says twill the motion is carried unanimously.
Grow More Food and Expand Land Reserves
A wartime appeal urges soldiers sailors and farmers to increase food production. It highlights agricultural enlistment the need to feed troops and allies and notes opportunities in the United States and Western Canada for cultivating grain and cattle. Johns Hopkins will host a coal tar research lab with Philadelphia and Baltimore gas companies to boost antiine dye production.
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United States
Flanders
East
Western Canada
Canada
Johns Hopkins University
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Kidney disorder cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills
Mr Robert W Ferguson of Hingham Massachusetts describes years of kidney trouble and backache and says he nearly died in Vancouver before using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He credits the remedy with a complete cure and notes occasional use to keep kidneys regulated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Ferguson
Hingham
Mass
Vancouver
Dodd
Mr. Ferguson
Comparative Fame from a Painted Roof Outlook
A reader recalls a simple boast about their house’s roof view and a neighbor’s dismissive reply. A painter’s fall from the roof is noted as a recent incident referenced in the exchange.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad for Baby Care
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap as soothing for irritated baby skin followed by Cuticura Ointment. It invites mail order free samples via postcard with Boston Dept. L and notes daily use to prevent trouble, ending with a seasonal proverb about love and optimism.
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Dept. L
Boston
Keeping Honey and Warnings for Young Men
The article advises proper honey storage in a dry warm place to prevent soggy cappings and leakage. It then presents sayings about wealth and risk, noting a twenty year old’s hope for riches and a forty year old’s fear of poverty, followed by a remark on short travel causing lifelong bore.
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Jacobs’ Pharmacy Co
W. A. Hover & CO
Hydrographic Office
Naval
Lvilographic Office
Washington
Cerin
Hinner
Ady
Europe
Turkey
State Board of Health of
Alibama Suuys
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Plaid
Dra
Dae Gentaur Company
NEW _ YORK
Castoria
L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
W L. Douglas
San Francisco
New York
America
Brockton
Boys’ Shoes Ie
W.L. Douglas Shoe Co
Spark St
Brockton, Maas
Spohn Medical Co
Ad Bacteriologists
Goshen, Lad. U
Cheminte
Ave
Skinners
Skinner Mfg.co
Omaha
U.S.A
Tviav
Aoveralls
Trauses &Co
P.pj
D.C
W.N. U
Carter
Aniline
Saxon Motor Car Corporation
John A. Dixon
Seneca, S. D
Detroit, Michigan
Carter Motor Company
Denver, Colo
Beretery
Berkeley
California
S.s Bien
Harold Somers
Enconavn
Grass Creek
Wyoming
Fortune
Coal Creek
Crass Creek Opty
Midwest
Ohio
David Dickey
Coal and Grassreek Oil Company
Thermopolia Wyoming
OU & Square
Prats
Orate Eee Na Serial
H. F. Holdredge
Dale Pickett Gay
Clip — Mail
Coal & Grass Creek Oil Co
Curtis St
Colo
C.gh
Coal and Grass Creek Oil CO
Curtis Street
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