Medical Adviser and Dr Pierce Tonics Promote Home Nursing
An advertisement urges women to read the 1008 page Medical Adviser covering First Aid Bandaging care of the sick physiology hygiene and more available for 50 cents at Buffalo New York publishers. It promotes Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription a temperance herbal tonic and invites free confidential correspondence from Dr Pierce's Invalides Hotel Buffalo New York with trial packages and home health guidance.
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Main St
Buffalo
N.Y
Dr. Pierce
Invalid
Senator Benet Antisuffrage Quip In Axiom Proof
The article notes Senator Benet of South Carolina used an anti suffrage argument claiming ingenuity allows proving anything. He cites a beggar who allegedly proves that the whole does not equal the sum of its parts while wearing mismatched garments and a king's hat, yet appearing a tramp.
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Benet
South Carolina
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claim
An old catalog-style claim extols Hall's Catarrh Medicine at $100 per case of catarrh, asserting it cures via internal action on mucous surfaces. It notes forty years of sales and offers testimonials, with H J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as sellers.
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H. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Lost joke references Algerian brother and language
The item notes a Stars and Stripes in France joke about an American Negro meeting an Algerian brother and accusing him of forgetting his language. It preserves a dated wartime humor framing without graphic detail.
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A. B. FB
Stars and Stripes
France
Do you prefer biondes or Qro wmettes
He hesitates with a cryptic prompt about biondes and Qro wmettes and questions a change dag, yielding a fragmentary dialogue. The text presents two speakers discussing unclear terms and possible changes.
Bananas Grow Across Regions Amid War Efforts
A wartime report notes 176 banana varieties cultivated in diverse locales to support food supplies and agricultural resilience. The piece highlights regional adaptation and the role of fruit crops in sustaining communities during conflict.
Bert and Bertha Spring a Surprise on the Police
In St Louis Bert Schmidt, 23, posing as a Hungarian man, is arrested as a suspected German spy. An informal court reveals Bert is actually Bertha Schmidt, married to Mary As Hate, both Bulgarians and cousins. Mary is released. Bertha is turned over to federal authorities for false registration.
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T. Louis
Bert Schmidt
Bert
St. Louis
Bertha Schmidt
Mary
Hate
Bertha
Boy Scout Duty Ends in Tragedy and Heroism
Gordon Seytried a twelve year old Boy Scout tried to save his mother’s maid from a self inflicted pistol shot. The revolver discharged striking Gordon and the maid with fatal wounds. The incident is set against the Boy Scout creed of loyalty helpful and brave while serving communities and upholding cleanliness and good conduct.
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N. T
Boy Scouts of America
Gordon ‘Seytried
Gordon
Big Mother
Pauline
Boy Scout Movement
Boy Scouts
Jeng Reo
Gordon Seytried
Fur Coat and a Stingy Motorist on Gates Avenue
Two close friends trade amusing news on a Gates Avenue car ride about a damaged fur coat. A limousine grazes the wearer, the coat is dropped, and a handsome driver returns it with a tiny five dollar tip, sparking talk of furrier repairs and nerve bills.
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Rooklyn
Gates Avenue
Tack Robinson
Come Across Boys for a New Police Flivver
The Chicago police bureau seeks a replacement for the aging 11 year old flivver nicknamed Unser Fritz Mary Ann Chicago Red and Dis orderly Conduct. The car has nearly 200000 miles and has participated in numerous high profile cases but is now rusting with a broken windshield top missing and wrapping paper used to keep out the cold. A junk dealer offered seven dollars but backed out after inspection. Chief Garrity faces pressure to step aside as the department debates a new pursuit vehicle.
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Detective Bureau
Busse
Waser Fritz
Mooney
Chicago
Unser Fritz
Chief Garrity
Raign
Ang
Federal aid outlined for tuberculosis slaughter payments
The 1919 agricultural appropriation bill provides that the federal government will pay one third of the difference between appraised value and salvage value for cattle slaughtered due to tuberculosis, with caps of 25 for grade and 50 for purebred animals. States must match funds and enforce quarantines. The move aims to ease opposition and share losses, while nationwide accreditation of tuberculin-tested purebred herds progresses.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Department
Ust
United States
Milk Testing to Judge Profitable Dairy Cows
Farmers will use milk scales and the Babcock test to identify profitable dairy cows. The article urges dairy owners to set a standard and cull cows that do not meet it, aiming for consistent milk quality and efficiency.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Wood hauler uses glass rig to spot danger on road
Herman Wright of Woolwich, Maine, who makes multiple trips daily hauling wood to Bath, rigs a locking glass on a tall rod to watch behind him and uses a horn to alert drivers, warning readers that wartime price boosts for cotton and linen affect laundering supplies like Red Cross Ball Blue.
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Herman Wright
Woolwich
Bath
Unicorn confusion in Santa Monica classroom stirs giggles
A Santa Monica primary school zoology class misidentifies a mounted animal as a unicorn after a teacher asks to name the creature with armored hide. The dialogue includes a playful student response and a lenient ad jingle for Dr. Pierce's Remedy.
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Santa Monica
Johnony
God One Riffs On Dress Fit In Courier Journal
A brief Louisville Courier Journal item quotes a mother prompting her daughter to reflect on dress fit. The cook answers with a cautious acknowledgement, framing a domestic moment within the family dialogue.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Pop and Son Exchange Classic Salad Day Banter
A playful exchange centers on ages and wisdom as a father and son joke about salad days and dressing down. The line hints at generations sharing humor about growing up.
It’s Hard to Succeed at Unliked Tech Work
A sparse quote notes that taking on work one dislikes makes success in tech difficult. It emphasizes personal motivation and persistence as key factors.
Ruth’s Credibility Question Sparks Family Doubt
A fragment recalls Ruth’s claim to a grandmother about a matter uncertain to both. The grandmother probes the truth while Ruth hedges between memory and dream, leaving doubt unresolved.
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