Quaker Minister Credits Tanlac For Health Recovery
A Southwest Missouri Quaker minister, Rev. Parker Moon, testifies that Tanlac restored his health after five years of nervous indigestion headaches insomnia and heart concerns. He details improved appetite sleep and digestion and urges others to try Tanlac as a system builder. Tanlac is sold by leading druggists everywhere.
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Missouri
Parker Moon
Society of Friends
Quakers
Parker
Tanlac
Texas
Taniac
Tanlae
Stomach on Strike 20 Years Eatonie Settled Fé
"Eatonie is wonderful," says C. W. Burton. A 20 year stomach trouble sufferer reports relief after using Tam well and Watonic tablets. The ad claims acidity and gases are removed by the product, with big box offered at a trifling price under a druggist guarantee.
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Eatonie
C. W. Burton
The Likeness and the Beauty Doctor Quip
A wry line compares a beauty doctor peeling skin to a sexton ringing church chimes. The speaker laments not seeing the Nicefess and asks if he is peeling the belles.
The Night Before Christmas Parody
A playful verse picture shows Lily the cook waking for a 10 am holiday surprise while Uncle Horace discovers holly between sheets. The boys plot sabotaging presents and Maybelle reshuffles old gifts as mother pursues a risky tree topper, all amid bills and a tipsy Florence the cat.
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Lily
Uncle Horace
Maybelle
Mother
Father
Florence
The Writer and the Reader
A compact reflection on clear communication urging authors to ensure readers grasp meaning whether they wish to or not. The piece emphasizes the duty of writers to structure ideas so understanding is inevitable.
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Quintilian
Diamond That Scratches Every Other Stone Quote
The line notes a character described as a diamond capable of scratching any other stone, attributed to Bartol. It conveys a metaphor of exceptional resilience or value.
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Bartol
Plan for a Simple Backyard Poultry House
USDA provides a shed type 8 by 8 foot poultry house for a small flock of about 20 hens. It includes roosts and nesting boxes, with floor options, ventilation notes, and elevation to prevent rot and deter rats, plus yearly floor refresh and run upkeep.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Marketing Apples Market Stabilization and Grading Laws
Information from USDA investigations shows low prices in large early crops drive quick movement and faster consumption leading to better season averages. Marketing inferior grades with good fruit in large crop years is not profitable and grade and package laws help stabilize apple markets.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Canada
Western Canada
Department of Gamieres Gon
Ottawa
Appearance matters more than product in sales
A New York farmer found that grading and wrapping baking potatoes in paper increased their sale price and drew other products into circulation, boosting overall profits.
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New York
Hall's Catarrh Medicine and Financial Statistics Highlighted
Ad recounts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a tonic and blood purifier and notes a census bureau report showing 31 states had revenue surpluses in 1919 while 17 ran deficits, with per capita figures. It also mentions soft coal increasing laundry work and Red Cross Ball Blue as a cleaner at grocers.
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Hall
Circulara
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohia
Sam L. Rogers
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
Red Cross
Seeds Tested and Seed Entry Under Importation Act
The USDA tested 29 638 seed samples for farmers during the year ending June 30 1920 with 16 442 in Washington and 13 196 at five branches. Under the seed importation act 69 000 000 pounds were allowed entry, more than the total for the prior three years. About 5 000 000 pounds were held at port. over half was reclaimed and the rest destroyed or exported. Reading seeds included red clover alfalfa crimson clover tape seed and alseke.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Boy Returns Home After Arthur's Father Warning
Billy went to Arthur's house but came back quickly. His mother asks why and Billy explains Arthur's father told the boy to go home. The exchange reveals a tense moment as a parent intervenes.
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Billy
Arthur
England’s 3000 Mile Canal System in Use
England operates more than 3000 miles of canals. Cypress and walnut timber touching each other cause rapid rot and decay.
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England
Youngest Vice President Debate Sparks Early History Note
The sketch recalls John C. Breckinridge elected vice president with James Buchanan in 1856 at age thirty six. He became a candidate for President as a slaveholding advocate but lost to Lincoln. Later he joined the Confederate army and served as secretary of war in Jeff Davis’s cabinet before dying in Lexington Kentucky on May 17 1875.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
John Cabell Breckenridge
James Buchanan
Breckenridge
Little Mary Eats Big Mouthful Scene Prompt
A brief comic caption shows Little Mary taking a large bite of orange fruit and her mother reacting with horror asking her not to swallow it whole. The punchline has a playful misinterpretation of a common phrase.
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Mary
Penn State
Millionaire’s Steam Laundry Auction Twist
A wealthy man, famed for optimism, reveals he bought a steam laundry by mistake at auction. He explains he misheard steam launch as steam laundry and laughed off the error. The anecdote ends with the conviction that the venture will pay.
The Day After Christmas Joke With Everett
A neighbor praises a mother after an amateur performance. Six year old Everett retorts that she wore everything new she got for Christmas except her percolator. The lighthearted cartoon caption mirrors holiday humor.
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Everett
Mamma
Papa
Cartoons Magazine
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