A Painless Extraction Scene At Dentist Office
A dentist narrator Dr Yankum prescribes stimulants after a tooth extraction. Mr Wetmore mentions a plate showing eight teeth and requests eight prescriptions, reflecting a humorously exaggerated dental procedure.
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Yankum
Wetmore
Echoes of a child’s prayer and a father’s jest
A Columbus Dispatch anecdote recalls a five year old being urged to be better. The father jokingly says it can’t be did as the boy ends his night prayer asking for guidance to become a better boy and to make daddy a good man.
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Columbus Dispatch
Sea Otter Saga of Hunt and Loss Across the Pacific
The article recounts the dark fate of the sea otter hunted to near disappearance along California shores and beyond. It links the creature to greed that drove explorers like Vitus Bering into peril, and notes mariners longed to seek riches from even a single skin.
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California
Venice
London
East
Vitus Bering
The Secret: Build Our Own Business Mindset
A reflective note urges focusing on one’s own business and treating every external matter as separate from personal success. It highlights duplicating discipline used for internal ventures onto public concerns and social expectations.
Guest-I notice hat boy brushes clothes before handing hat
The exchange shows the hat boy meticulously brushing clothes prior to handing over the hat. The head confirms this routine to ensure any remaining change is noted.
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Walter
Not Guilty Belief About Women in the United States
A Chicago professor challenges the claim that 90 percent of American women are homemakers. He argues against the assertion and says the public would be hard pressed to find a woman who does not secretly think she belongs to the ten percent.
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Chicago
United States
Earthquake Distorts Tall Indian Obelisk Effectively
An Indian earthquake produced striking distortions of a brick obelisk over sixty feet tall. About sixty feet of the top broke off and fell south, nine feet shifted east, and a 20 foot section twisted 23 feet high in a counterclockwise direction without toppling.
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India
Chatak
Practical Poultry Farming Emphasizes Frugal Foundations
The article from the United States Department of Agriculture urges poultry raisers to favor simple, cost effective buildings and routines over extravagant setups. It warns against overbuilding and costly ventilating systems, stresses sturdy yet economical materials, and offers a rule of thumb that flock maintenance costs equal about two thirds of grain costs. It also covers market observations and price trends for grains, feeds, livestock, and dairy products.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Farm Bureau
Santa Cruz
Bureau of Markets
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Sterling Exchange
Seaboard
Chicago
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Winnipeg
Iowa
North Dakota
Kansas
Memphis
St. Louis
New York
Boston
New York City
Baldwins
Maine
Pittsburg
Northwestern
Jonathans
Denmark
Ireland
Canada
Argentina
New Zealand
Philadelphia
Wisconsin
Twins
Atlanta
Timothy
Cincinnati
Treatment of Children's Colds Heard Advice from Past Medical Column
A historical home remedy prescribes purgatives like castor oil, bed rest, and Nash's Salve for colds and croup. It instructs hot water towels on throat and chest, then thick salve application, nasal salve use, and a flannel wrap to aid vapor inhalation with the claim of rapid recovery for children and adults.
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Nash
Nash Croup Pneumonia Salve touted for sneezes
An advertisement extols Nash Croup Pneumonia Salve as a natural warning against sneezing and cold. It claims the product is pleasant for children and endorsed by doctors and hospitals for preventing pneumonia in cases of cold.
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Nash
A Person Of Spirit Rejects Being Anyone's Idol
A person of spirit resists becoming others’ idol due to the burdens and posing it entails and prefers authenticity over fame.
Danderine Ad Promises Thick Long Hair Growth
An old ad touts Danderine a 35 cent bottle that claims to stop dandruff itching and hair loss. It promises rapid sheen and eventually new hair growth becoming long thick and luxuriant with continued use. It ends with a cheeky line about cheerful men.
Indications Point To Public Awakening
Indications point to a public awakening as parents and authorities respond to the seriousness of colds. Nash's Salve is sold in local drug stores for home use. Teachers urge children to inform parents of cold dangers and early relief steps.
Nash's Croup Pneumonia Salve Ad Warns of Winter Dangers
An old advertisement urges parents to buy Nash's Croup Pneumonia Salve from a drugstore, claiming the product can save a child's life by mitigating cold related dangers when a doctor may not be reachable. The copy stresses early use and the perceived benefits of having the salve at home.
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Nash
Green's August Flower Advertised Remedy
Green's August Flower is promoted as a remedy for nervous dyspepsia sour stomach constipation indigestion torpid liver dizziness head aches and related digestive disorders. The ad claims fifty five years of use in millions of households worldwide and notes its availability wherever medicines are sold. One line adds a quip about wealth and inclusiveness.
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Dyeing For All Fabrics
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple to use for dyeing or tinting faded wardrobes and home textiles. It claims no streaking or fading and guarantees even first timers can achieve even results on wool silk linen cotton or blends.
Film Fun Debates Labeling for Education
A quarrel over classifying a controversial film as educational surfaces in Film Fun. Proponents argue the content has instructional value, while opponents deem it inappropriate for students.
Cascarets Advertised as Gentle Laxative for Night Use
A vintage ad touts Cascarets as the pleasant laxative that fits headaches biliousness colds indigestion and dizziness. One or two at night supposedly empty the bowels by morning and leave you feeling splendid. The claim they work while you sleep and cost ten cents a box is made with child friendly wording.
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