California Fig Syrup advertisement
A vintage ad targets mothers to use California Fig Syrup for a child’s constipation and general cleansing. It promises relief for feverish, fretful, or ill children and notes to request genuine California Fig Syrup with age appropriate directions on the bottle.
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California
Winslow
American Drug CO
Fulton Street
New York
Harold F. Ritchis & Co., Inc
Toronto
London
Sydney
Not a Debatable Point in a Quiet Household
A neighbor calls at a home while a maid is out. The girl, Mary Ellen, answers and reports the questioner asks if her mother is engaged. The daughter corrects that her mother has been married for years, revealing a misunderstanding.
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Mary Ellen
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Ad Claims Kidney Liver Remedy
A promotional piece touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a universal cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It cites testimonials from a druggist and customers and offers sample bottles by mail with ten cent postage. Large and medium bottles are sold at drug stores.
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Sayls
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Wealthy man's dream mirrors odd humor in Youngstown tale
A rich man in Youngstown recounts a humorous dream about a flyver climbing a telephone pole and somersaulting on wires, prompting his friend to react. The tale highlights how different people perceive humor and amusement in odd imagery.
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Youngstown
Vader Balm Promotes Versatile First Aid
An early advertisement urges readers to keep Vader Balm for burns, boils, cuts, corns, piles, or soreness anywhere and warns against imitations.
Lawyer Prisoner Confuses Guilty Or Not In Court
A prisoner, asked if he pleads guilty or not, replies Yes and questions the meaning. He asserts he is guilty of both conditions and insists on proceeding, prompting the judge to clarify the jury’s role.
Cuticura Toilet Trio Promises Relief for Baby Skin
Advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for hot baths and Cuticura Ointment to ease red rough itching. It also recommends Cuticura Talcum dusting powder as part of the indispensable trio for soothing baby skin.
Twins Make Marriage A Howling Success
A lighthearted note declares marriage can fail yet twins bring joy and strengthen the union. The remark treats twin arrivals as a defining boost to marital life.
Railroad Cuts Big Freight Rates Across Transcontinental Routes
Southern Pacific Railroad reports major freight reductions since October, up to 60 percent, applied to east and west bound traffic including import export and domestic business. Reductions list copper wire and cable 23 percent, asbestos roofing 50 percent, wrap ping paper and iron and steel barrels 15 to 17 percent, and a new lumber rate 76 cents per unit for export to the West Indies via Gulfport, El Paso, and New Orleans.
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Dallas
Tex
Southern Pacific Railroad
A. R. Atkinson
Chicago
Mississippi River
Atkinson
Pacific Coast
California
Oregon
West Indies
Gulfport
Miss
el Paso
New Orleans
Air Route Planes Crash Over Thieuloy Killing Six
Six people die when two airplanes on the Paris London aerial express collide above Thieuloy, seventy miles north of Paris. Victims include Bruce Yale, his wife, M Bouriez, Mire, his mechanic, and the English cabin boy, with Pilot R E Duke surviving. The crash marks the first fatality on the Paris London air route under new management. Air ministry cites possible collision from air currents.
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Paris
London
Thieulloy
Bruce Yale
New York
England
M. Bouriez
Mire
R. E. Duke
France
Air Ministry
Siamese twins Jo sefa and Rosa Blazek die in Chicago
The Siamese twins Jo sefa and Rosa Blazek died after two weeks of illness in a Chicago hospital. X‑ray photos after death showed a continuous U shaped spine and shared vital organs. Radiographer George W. Brady cited intestinal obstruction as the cause.
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Chicago
Josefa
Rosa Blazek
George W. Brady
Freight rate increase halted by ICC on fruit and vegetable packages
Washington reports Western railroads proposed freight rate hikes from 7 to 9 cents per 100 pounds on fruit and vegetable packages set to take effect April 20. The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended the increases today until August 18 pending investigation into their reasonableness.
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Washington
Western Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
Restored to Duty at Temple Santa Fe Shops
Nearly 100 railway shopmen at the Santa Fe railway shops in Temple Texas were recalled from a temporary layoff in late March and the shops are operating at full capacity again.
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Temple
Tex
Santa Fe Railway
Smithville Census Shows Enrollment Rise in District
Smithville Texas reports 1239 pupils in the independent school district with 870 white and 369 colored students. The census marks a notable gain over last year.
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Smithville
Tex
Temple White Way lighting plan eyed for business section
The Temple chamber of commerce backs a project to install a special lighting system in the citys business district, to be known as the White Way, in Temple Texas.
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Temple, Tex
Temple Chamber of Commerce
Egg Shipments Push From Luling in Spring
Luling Texas farmers are shipping heavy egg supplies to towns this spring with shipments exceptionally large in recent weeks. Local producers report continued strong demand as eggs move through markets across the region.
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Luling
Tex
Southern Pacific Depot Rebuild Plans Near Victoria
Victoria division officials say work on rebuilding and renovating the Southern Pacific passenger depot in Victoria Texas will start in the very near future.
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Victoria, Tex
Southern Pacific
Victoria
Fiesta week and state actions noted in Austin report
State board shows no harm from coal strike to institutions. Counties may issue road warrants with proper contracts. Governor Neff accepts Fiesta San Jacinto invitation but hasn’t set dates. Fiesta begins April 17. State receipts show tax increase to 822 753 for quarter ending December 31 1921. Walter L. Booth appointed to A M College board to replace Wagstaff. Millers pledge compliance with weight and measure laws. B Harvey Carroll dies at Gibraltar while U S Consul at Cadiz. born in Waco.
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San Antonio
Neff
Alamo City
Lon A. Smith
B. Harvey Carroll
Gibraltar
United States
Cadiz
Spain
Waco
B. H. Carroll
South
Texas to Get Judge for District Court
Governor Neff calls a May 12 special election in the Thirteenth District to fill the late Lucian Parrish seat. The vote, set for Saturday May 13, affects 12 counties and faces legal questions on redistricting law amid national budget and highway project updates.
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Texas
Neff
Thirteenth
Lucian W. Parrish
Thirteenth District
Swisher County
School Trustees Elected in Smithville Texas
In the Saturday election W. S. Rabb M. H. Young and C. E. Ragsdale were elected trustees for two years for the Smithville independent school district.
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Smithville
Tex
W. S. Rabb
M. H. Young
C. E. Ragsdale
Re-elected Trustees Named for Edna Independent SD
Edna Texas residents re elected E T Rose George G Gayle and J J Thompson to the Edna independent school district trustees on Saturday.
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Edna, Tex
E. T. Rose
George 8. Gayle
J. J. Thompson
Edna Independent School District
Hail Destroys Crops in Sonora State
A heavy rain Saturday wrecked all crops in Sonora state centered on Hermosillo. Local farmers faced a total crop loss with extensive hail damage reported across the region.
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Hermosillo
Mexico
Sonora
Would Extend Immigration Law Quota Through Two More Years
Washington reports the senate immigration committee favored a bill to extend the current 3 percent quota immigration restriction for two years beyond July 1. The measure aims to continue the present limits on new arrivals pending further action.
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Washington
Senate Immigration Committee
San Benito Elects Brown Mayor In Quiet Vote
San Benito Texas held a low turn election Tuesday with W Scott Brown elected mayor and city commissioners chosen as part of the vote. Brown won the mayoral post in a quiet local election.
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San Benito
Tex
W. Scott Brown
Escapes From Operations Promote Vegetable Compound Cure
Two women recount relief from ailments without surgery using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and related remedies. testimonials from Mrs. Lockman of St Joseph Missouri and Mrs. Hamilton of White Plains describe relief from pain and restored ability to work. The ad urges readers to request the company’s private book on women’s ailments.
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Missouri
WM. Lockman
4Th St
St. Joseph, Mo
White Plains
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Lydia B. Pinkham
Pinkam
Ag Ing
Ad attorney seeks chauffeur. reply highlights self-reliant George
An LA attorney advertising for a chauffeur questions twenty applicants about qualifications and status. He asks a Black candidate, George, if married, who replies that he makes his own living. The judge’s aside notes the humorous and blunt answer.
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Los Angeles
George
Don’t kiss your sister before another girl first
A quirky aphorism about romance and preference contrasts with advice that fiction can be stranger than truth. It suggests choosing novel affection over familiar ties and hints at caution about traditional loyalties in love.
George's Future Home and a Navy Ball at Quantico
A wealthy Washington widow questions if she'll keep her splendid Quantico home while a Marine worries about moving. The scene at Hostess House shows couples dancing to a waltz as social life unfolds. A quip about a man at forty frames a humorous opinion.
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George
Washington
Quantico
Wells Says Prose To Poetry Is Anathema
H G Wells once told an interviewer that prose that could be paraphrased into poetry repelled him. He contrasted his peaceful Amalfi convalescence a year ago with his current state, saying his mind and soul were his own then and now he lives to the tune of a telephone.
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Erbert
H. G. Wells
Amalfi
Solar Energy Device Shown by Jones and Agent Dialogue
A dialogue snippet shows an agent presenting a device that extracts energy from the sun to Mr. Jones who requests a personal version. The exchange captures interest in solar technology and practical use.
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