Where Most Sickness Begins and Ends
Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery is promoted as a safe tonic and blood purifier. The ad asserts most illnesses start in the stomach and claims the product improves digestion and health. It cites testimonials from Henry Simmons and Mrs. G B Beeson endorsing its toning and purifying effects.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Frankfort
Ind
Henry Simmons
W. Morrison St
Indianapolis
Peterson's Ointment Promises Cure for Sores and Eczema
Testimonial from William J. Nichol of Rochester states ulcers on his legs healed after doctors urged amputation. The advertisement promotes Peterson’s Ointment from Buffalo, selling a large box for 38 cents with a money back guarantee if not the best ever used. It claims relief for itching eczema and piles and urges keeping the product in every home.
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Peterson
Wm. J. Nichol
Wilder Street
Rochester
M. Y
Buffalo
A Quip on Directors and an Ouija Board
Mr Cassius Chex asks about dummy directors and gets a joke about a ouija board. Dustin Stux cites a hard meeting as the reason. A final remark notes rivals knocking a man is a sign of his early success.
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Cassius Chex
Dustin Stux
Woman Expresses Gratitude After Chance to Refuse
A woman reflects on the social dynamic of reclaiming agency in romantic advances. She notes gratitude for the opportunity to decline a suitor, highlighting the value of choice in courtship.
Merchant Marine trainee sues for estate share in Chicago magnate
Poegey Marsh a former London chorus girl sues to claim a share of the estate of Tite Marshall Field of Chicago. She asserts Henry Field, grandson of the multimillionaire, is the father of her three year old child Plenary Anthony Marsh. A photograph shows her in Norfolk England posing with the child near a barn.
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Poegey Marsh
London
Tite Marshall Field
Chcago
Hlenry Field
Merehae
Plenary
Anthony Marsh
Thinking and Character in Freshmen Development
The article argues that Pew people should be well rounded as characters rather than prideful. It notes freshmen often suffer a swollen head but few persist for years. It warns against magnifying weaknesses and encourages replacing them with aspirational ideals and self discipline.
Danderine Claims to Stop Hair Loss and Improve Shine
An old advertisement touts Danderine as a tonic that cools and cleanses the scalp, penetrates hair roots, revitalizes each hair and halts shedding. It promises fewer fallen hairs and dandruff, with brighter, thicker hair after several applications and a bottle sold cheaply at drug or toilet counters.
Its Present Use. What’s a ment pur
A fragment describes a printed paper listing food prices to show consumers what they cannot obtain. The tone suggests a wartime ration or scarcity era and reflects an informational note about available rations.
Cuticura Soothes Baby Rashes Ad Claims
Advertisement touts Cuticura as relief for baby rashes and irritation with hot baths, Cuticura Ointment, and Cuticura Talcum. Claims the trio leaves skin purer and sweeter with fragrance. Priced at 25 cents each.
Town long without bank in San Luis to get first lender
San Luis, county seat of Castilla county, near the lower valley, will open its first bank as State Bank of San Luis announces operations. The town, over a century old, grew from early Spanish settlement and later frontier American movement. today its residents are Spanish-speaking and prosperous, with wealth among local families.
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San Luis
Castilla County
Cole
State Bank of
Santa Fe
Frank Baldwin
Denver
la Veta
Picking the Bones in a House Dining Room Scene
The narrator recalls a stark meal where a lone emaciated man eats a leftover chop while another guest cheekily seizes the discarded bone. The scene underscores hunger and rough amusement in a crowded eating space.
Response to Mrs Aliensh Over Refined Apartment Visit
The speaker describes visiting the wealthy Mrs Aliensh at her upscale apartment and receiving a reply via maid that she would not be in such surroundings. The exchange shows social snobbery and politeness in witty satire.
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Aliensh
Consolation for Mother and Odd Bathing Tale
A fragment recalls Jack joining his parents after bathing with other boys. He recounts a tale of fat and a distant sight of a large fat entity causing laughter. He then mutters a garbled line about someone being his meter and a vow.
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Jack
Duumbs Deans
Nothing Left Wart Removal At Juvenile Hall
A juvenile named Tom Brown was admitted to juvenile hall where staff bathed him gave clean clothes and cut his hair. His adenoids were removed due to breathing issues and a large wart on his thumb was scheduled for removal, prompting the boy to react with disgust at the idea of keeping it there.
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Tom Brown
Juvenile Hall
Tom
Starper’s
Promoter’s Arrest Spurs Chiggersville Date Line
The Birmingham Age-Herald recalls how an East promoter promised to put Chiggersville on the map. Uncle Hiram Witherbee notes detectives tracked him to the town and his arrest made the Chiggersville date line famous in national papers.
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Chiggersville
Hiram Witherbee
Birmingham Age-Herald
Watch face memo tag for patient bills echoes Sweden system
A French inventor creates a celluloid memorandum tag to snap over a watch face so patients in Sweden can pay what they deem fair. The article notes doctors rarely bill directly and patients choose payments themselves as a royal Persian crown described as a flower pot with an enormous ruby is mentioned, along with a Pittsburgh auction where a wagon horse and harness sold separately for 13 9.50 and 9 dollars.
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Sweden
Pittsburgh
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Kaippettate
Althoarth
Eatonic
Bellans
Warwick Castle
Texas Angers
Alexico Press
Rio Grande
Company B
Texas Rangers
Peggy Marsh
Tres
States Shipping Board
Uncle Sam
MT. Lassen
California
United States
Colorado
Hill's
Mr. Hill
Mother Gray
Mother Gray CO
le Roy
Absorbine, JR
W. F.young
Temple St
Springfield
Mase
the Desk Company
Nashville
Tennessee
W.N. Y
Pastum Cereal Co
Battle Creekts Mich
Persia
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