Woman avoids operation after herbal remedy helps
Mrs. Joan A. Korenic of Astoria New York credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relieving years of illness and back pain, avoiding surgery. She reports rapid improvement after one bottle and full recovery without an operation. The Pinkham Laboratory receives letters about operations avoided or ineffective, urging readers to seek confidential advice from Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Astoria
N. Y
Lydia FE
Joan A. Korenic
Flushing Avenue
Pinkham Laboratory
Lydia
Pinkham
Finkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Punny sea lesson lands boy in trouble
A boy asks his father about port and starboard. He then says Tommy Jones got fresh and the boy landed a pot on his starboard eye, sparking a harmless family moment with a naval joke.
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Tommy Jones
Danderine Promise: Dandruff-Free Hair With Immediate Effect
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Dandeline as a remedy for dandruff and hair loss. It claims instant results, including shinier, fuller hair, and minimal itching after use. A 25 cent bottle is marketed as affordable proof of improved hair health.
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Knowlton
Adv
Blunt Remark Sparks Witty Roast Exchange
In a quick exchange, a speaker teases Miss Flatter about her complexion, prompting a clever retort that contrasts cream with peaches. The banter showcases a sharp, period flavored humor between acquaintances.
Laxative Quinine Tablets Promote Cold Relief
An advertisement urges use of Laxative Quinine Tablets for coughs colds la grippe and headache with prompt relief. It notes a 25 cent price and claims California mining properties last year totaled 658 with 277 gold mines.
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California
Making Corn Farms Profitable in Texas
An outline of Farmers' Bulletin 704 by Carl Vrooman urging integrated farming in Texas and the corn belt. Emphasizes soil health, lime and phosphorus, manure use, proper tillage, silage, and livestock integration to boost profitability and community welfare. Encourages saving manure, test seed, and cooperative marketing to maximize returns.
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Washington
Middle West
Texas
Carl Vrooman
Curfew Law Passed at Seguin Texas
Seguin city council approved an ordinance require all youths under 15 to stay off streets after 9 PM unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. The measure targets minors and seeks to curb late night activity in Seguin Texas.
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Seguin
Tex
Road Bonds Approved in Hallettsville Precinct Plan
Hallettsville Texas county commissioners in special session approved a $50,000 bond issue for good roads in Yoakum and Sweet Home precincts.
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Hallettsville
Tex
County Commissioners Court
Yoakum and
Sweet Home
Cascarets Claim Quick Liver and Bowel Relief
An advertisement hawks Cascarets as a cheap 10 cent remedy for constipation indigestion biliousness and headaches. It promises complete cleansing of stomach liver and bowels and asserts improved health mood and mental clarity for months with regular use and states all stores carry the product and even children need it.
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Adv
Tompkins Seeks Money Then Learns Widow’s Hold
A fragment notes Tompkins attempting to borrow funds today and recounts a widow he married who possessed four million dollars she planned to keep, leading to his perceived sorrow. The excerpt reflects a sharp, ironic tone about financial entanglements and marriage.
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Tompkins
Cardus Named Woman's Tonic in Asheville Letter
A Mrs Delia Bukner of Asheville North Carolina writes about severe fatigue backache headaches and abdominal pains that left her near death. After one bottle she improved and after several bottles she became well claiming Cardus saved her health. She urges others to try Cardus the woman’s tonic sold by all druggists.
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Asheville
N. C
Delia Buckner
Cardus
Folly in Fashion Dispute Among Men and Women
The remark suggests men and women clash over clothes with both sides mockingly dismissive. Men are accused of being equally fashion minded, while women wear costly attire the speaker condemns as foolish.
Sage Tea and Sulphur Hair Remedy Advertisement
An old home remedy for darkening gray hair is promoted as Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy. The ad claims natural darkening without detection, dandruff relief, and stronger hair, available in a drugstore bottle for about 50 cents.
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Wyeth
Bread for Blind Woman Sparks Simple Baker Choice
A boy asks for any loaf of bread for a blind woman, with the baker offering white or brown options. The exchange focuses on the care and practicality of providing food.
Americans Return Unharmed After Rio Grande Rescue Attempt
Four U S soldiers swam the Rio Grande to help two captured privates near Progreso Texas. A later rescue mission by Lieutenant Mort and others ended with three artillerymen and one cavalryman drowning on the American side amid cross fire. Brigades coordinated with Mexican authorities and Carranza forces. four Americans were recovered unharmed.
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Brownsville
Tex
Rio Grande
William P. Wheeler
Progreso
Texas
Biggo Pederson
Matamoros
United States
Mexico
United States Army
Progresso
William C. Wheeler
Fourth Field Artillery
J. E. Mort
Payton
Waldron
Frederick Funston
E. H. Plummer
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Mission
Funston
J. R. Quintinilla
Alfredo Ricaut
Quintinilla
Carranza
Rio Bravo
Progre
Income Tax Declared Constitutional by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision led by Chief Justice White, upheld the income tax against all challenges. The ruling, affecting Brushaber and the Southern Pacific case, states the Sixteenth Amendment relieves income taxes from consideration of source and does not authorize a direct tax without apportionment.
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Washington
Supreme Court
White
Frank R. Brushaber
New York Federal Court
Southern Pacific
Brushaber
Whitefeld
United States
Road bond issue passes in Luling precinct
Voter approval recorded for a $50,000 road bond measure in Luling Texas after a Saturday election to fund road construction and improvements in the precinct.
Citrus Fruit Rate Cut by Southern Pacific
The Southern Pacific Company announced a rate reduction for pre cooling shipments of citrus fruits from 47.50 to 35 a car, effective March 1, in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Southern Pacific Company
When a Couple Shares One Mind They Share One Owner
A wry observation notes that a husband and wife who think alike effectively show a single shared mind. The line suggests harmony in joint thinking and shared perspectives within marriage.
Capucine and Commerce Meet in a Curious Exchange
An enterprising draper and milliner owner advertises Capucine as a non narcotic remedy for aches pains and nervousness. He comments on a new minister to his saleswoman Miss Williams and orders new hats placed in the shop window.
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Williams
New Year Calls Fall From Fashion
A dialogue notes that New Year's calls are out of fashion and jokes that bill collectors should stop calling on January second, highlighting changes in social customs and an ironic jab at debt collection.
Opinion on bridge club membership discussed
The remark questions Wells about a card club and asks if a wife joined a progressive bridge club. Dells responds that the club is not very wealthy.
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Wells
Dells
History Repeats Its Cycle With Private Histories Shared
A reflective note contrasts public memory with private histories, noting how personal recollections resurface through neighbors. The author hints at recurring patterns across generations and social circles, implying shared understandings and misalignments.
Energetic Wife Keeps Worthless Man’s Spirit Up
A wry remark notes a worthless man’s spouse remains energetic because she must be. The line suggests resilience or stubborn optimism in a strained domestic dynamic.
Mansfield Cough Balsam Heals Infected Membranes
Mansfield Cough Balsam is advertised as soothing inflamed membranes and quieting tickling nerves in the throat. It is promoted as valuable for babies with prices 25c and 50c.
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Mansfield
Ten Year Sentence Requested For Boy In Court
An elder in the justice court presents a plea for the state to provide meals for a boy, claiming the youth’s insatiable appetite warrants ten years in confinement until the state can feed him. The court questions the boy’s alleged actions and the appropriateness of the punishment.
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Jedge
Innocent Merriment About Suffrage Echoed by Relatives
Two of Dr. Anna Howard Shaw's nieces discuss votes for women in a light exchange. The older hides being a suffragist while the younger is candid, noting that Aunt Anna has faced laughter for centuries. The piece ends with a wry remark on long tongued critics and breathless gossip.
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Anna Howard Shaw
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