The Turk and His Taxes
A satirical note on taxation describes a Turkish trader facing multiple levies from land, hens, feed, transport, and city entry. It suggests bribes help evade taxes and criticizes road taxes as unused by residents.
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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1923
Page
2
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promotion Claim
An advertisement asserts Hall's Catarrh Medicine relieves catarrh and deafness caused by catarrh. It explains an ointment reduces inflammation and an internal tonic acts on the blood to restore mucous membranes, from F. S. Cheney Co. in Toledo, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Silent pool at Albury dries after 1921 drought
The famed silent pool near Albury Surrey once linked to legend and mystery has dried up. Local lore of death pacts dates back to King John's era but the recent drought of 1921 is blamed for exhausting the springs feeding the pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albury
Surrey
England
Congress may take long vacation amid farming and archives debate
Washington dispatch notes lawmakers may skip an extra session as farming interests seek relief while Congress weighs ship subsidy, agricultural credits, and an archives building to protect priceless documents. The pace shifts amid tensions over Harbord retirement pay and potential presidential intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
United States
National Archives
Tual
Washington Mall
Uncle Sam
War Weeks
Harbord
House of Representatives
James G. Harbord
Radio Corporation of America
Bits From an English Play Lines
Dialogue extracts comment on marriage and gender roles with wry humor. The Boston Evening Transcript notes cheeky lines about remarriage and selfish men, playful banter on social expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Evening Transcript
Indian Rhinoceros speaks of life in the zoo
Mary Graham Bonner presents the Indian Rhinoceros reflecting on origin from India, one horn, thick skin, love of swamps, and pride in being kingly and beautifully ugly. The animal notes its comfort with the keeper, contrasts with wild Bison and Water Buffalo, and asserts courage and independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Most Wonderful Thing in Class Question
A primary teacher asks children to name the most wonderful man made creation. A little girl replies with quiet gravity that a living for a family is the most wonderful thing. Her parents, described as harassed by finances, frame the context.
Tanlac credited by St Paul resident as best of all
Mrs Albert Kaping of 201B 10th St St Paul Minn says Tanlac restored health and happiness after she was run down with headaches nervousness weight loss and indigestion. She claims she gained ten pounds and no longer suffers from gas or heartburn and urges others to try Tanlac. Ad notes over 85 million bottles sold and Tanlac available at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanlac
Albert Kaping
10Th St
St. Paul
Minn
Taniac
Delightful Location Miss Bute
A brief humorous exchange features Jack Softleigh and Miss Bute discussing a stubborn cold sore on the lip with light banter and self deprecation. The tone is casual and wry reflecting social chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Bute
Jack Softleigh
Teethina Trusted by Mother Over Twenty Years
Mrs L D Powell of Barbersville Florida recalls using Teethina for twenty years after her baby suffered colic from six days old. She says after giving Teethina the infant cried less, grew healthy and weighed 25 pounds by five months. Teethina claimed to relieve indigestion linked colic and promote growth. Sold by druggists or 30 cents to Moffett Laboratories for a package and free booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Powell
Barbersville
Fla
Teethina
Moffett Laboratories
The Lowbrows Exchange Witty Lines in Quiet Scene
In a brief, domestic vignette two speakers trade quips about reading Bacon and choosing wine. The exchange turns on a humorous line about beauty and marriage, revealing character through casual banter in a grocery line.
Women urged to avoid surgery with Lydia E Pinkham remedy
A public notice touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a preventive and restorative treatment for common female ailments. Readers from Wilson North Carolina and Akron Ohio share testimonials claiming avoidance of operations after using the product, and a free booklet on women’s health is offered by the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co of Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Akron
Ohio
Lydia F. Pinkham
R. G. Westover
Grant Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Orcie
Gude
Grove’s
Chill Tonic
Hunt
Price Tsc
A.B. Richards Medicine Co
Sherman, Tex
Edward B. Clark
Republican Party
Congressional Library
War Department
Navy Department
State, War and Navy
General Harbord
France
Mary.graham, Bonner
Tanlag
Foley
Honey Star
Chesebrough, Manufacturing CO
New Yeu
State Street
Vaseline
Ruscox Chem
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
Alley Ay Chemists
Memphis
Texan
Houston
Harvey Bruce Lemon
University of Chicago
Department of Physics
Lydia E.pinkham
Lydia E. Binkham
LiLiz Epwards
Wilson, N. C
Dr.kings
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