Cardus claim to cure bedbound woman in 1920s ad
Mrs J W Veach of Thomasville North Carolina writes that after years of bedridden agony Cardus restored her health and flesh after one bottle and then six more at five dollars and nine cents total. The letter is used to advertise Cardus as a beneficial medicine with druggists selling it. A separate Civic Rivalry item jokes about a cyclone and a blown county courthouse, calling it a hencoop.
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Thomasville
N. C
J. W. Veach
Cardus
Cardut
Adv
Kansas
Galesburg
Gaisville
Gaiaville
Gall Stones Elimination and Swamp Root Endorsement
A testimonial claims gall stones were eliminated after eight bottles of Swamp Root from Dr. Kilmer. The letter, sworn before a Georgia notary, promotes Swamp Root samples and a booklet, with drugs sold in drug stores and instructions to mention the paper.
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Swamp Root
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Quarreling Behind Locked Doors Referenced in Interview
A fragment from an interview recalls a mistress and master arguing behind locked doors. Katie notes the two argued so often that even a keyhole did not reveal calm, as the master and missus clashed in secrecy.
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Mamie
Katie
Missus
Free sample offer for Bond's Liver Pills in Arkansas ad
An advertisement from Bond's Pharmacy Co in Little Rock Arkansas offers free mineral samples of Bond's Liver Pills to readers who mention this paper. The call lists ailments including headaches biliousness constipation indigestion and malaria conditions and asks for a postal note with name and paper.
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Bond
Bond's Pharmacy CO
Little Rock
Ark
Adv
Fooled He Bit Peppermint Tab Could Mislead Father
An odd dialogue fragment shows a boy saying he told his father a white poker chip he dropped was a peppermint tablet and asking if he swallowed it. The terse exchange hints at a prank or misunderstanding in an informal setting.
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Hobart Herold
Falling Sickness Cure Claim Attested by Rhine’s Medicine
Fifty years of uninterrupted comfort, critics say, as Rhine's Kollepsr Medicine insures renewed health. A large trial noted at Dr see Company in Red Bank New Jersey outlines claims and results for the remedy.
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Tulekiv
Largy Trial Hoottle Fuse
See Company
Red Bank
N. J
Aady
By Compulsion dialogue on summer plans and family
A meek man replies that he will go away for the summer despite expecting to be miserably burdened by expenses. He cites having two marriageable daughters and a strong minded wife as the reason to escape for the season.
Regular Attendant Exchange Sparks Church Attendance Banter
A terse dialogue contrasts regular church attendance with a joking claim of attending once a year. The exchange highlights attitudes toward devotion and routine religious practice in a social setting.
Moosters Refuse Lodge as Compromise Candidate
The piece notes opposition to Senator Lodge of Massachusetts as a compromise candidate. It states Fairbanks and Parker of Louisiana named as running mates. It references the Republican ticket for president Charles E. Hughes of New York and vice president Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana.
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Senator Lodge of
Massachusetts
Fairbanks and
Parker
Louisiana
Story
Chicago
Charles E. Hughes
New York
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indiana
Roosevelt and Hughes Lead Party Conventions in City
Theodore Roosevelt and John M Parker were named for president and vice president by the Progressive and Republican delegates in separate conventions. Hughes and Fairbanks were chosen on the GOP slate after multiple ballots. The Coliseum and Auditorium cheered as names were announced on third ballot and amid tense preconvention maneuvering.
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Chicago
Charles FE. Hughes
New York
Charles Warren Fairbanks
Indiana
Naughes
Fairbanks
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Theodore Roosevelt
George W. Perkins
Hughes
John M. Parker
Louisiana
Supreme Court of the United States
Nomination battle at convention over Hughes and Lodge names
At the noon Saturday meeting delegates favored New York’s Hughes with overwhelming votes while Roosevelt and Lodge proposals sparked a compromise clash. The Progressives and Republicans discussed a joint candidate, with Lodge as a suggested unifier, as Harding opened the Coliseum session.
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New York
Hiughesa
Alabama
Roosevelt
DuPont
Weeks
Lodge
LaFollette
Hughes
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Harding
Senator Lodge
Hosien
States Vote on First Ballot For President
Missouri awarded Frank B Willis 8 votes with one missouri vote marked absent for Pennsylvania. Tennessee had absent votes. Texas gave McGall 1, Willis 1, Taft 14. Alabama allocated Borah 1 and Taft 14.
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Missouri
Frank B. Willis
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Career of Hughes in Public Service and Reforms
Born April 1862 Hughes entered public life as a lawyer in 1884. He became New York governor in 1906 and won a second term in 1908. In 1910 he was appointed to the Supreme Court. His record includes gas monopoly investigations and a major life insurance inquiry begun in 1905, plus reforms in utilities, insurance, banking, lobbying, liability laws, race track gambling suppression, the 80 cent gas bill and a graduated inheritance tax.
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New York
Supreme Court
Equitable Life
Social progress and common welfare as supreme law
A historical quotation asserting that human society requires progress for stability and that the common welfare should be the highest legal principle. The phrases emphasize forward movement and collective well being as foundational guides for governance.
Couple at Ohio fair argue over lunch basket
A New Yorker recalls a married couple at an Ohio country fair. They move into a crowded area near an amusement booth and the husband addresses his wife with a direct request to surrender the lunch basket.
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Ohio
Hughes Accepts Presidential Nomination and Leaves Bench
Justice Charles Evans Hughes resigns from the Supreme Court to accept the Republican nomination for president. He pledges Americanism, strong national defense, diplomatic reform, and steadfast rights of citizens while urging preparedness and unity beyond partisan aims.
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Washington
Charles Evans Hugaca
Supreme Court of the United States
Sam
Charles E. Hughes
Hughes
Warren G. Harding
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Ill
Mexico
Progressives and Republicans clash at Chicago fusion talk
A Chicago club meeting reports no progress toward party fusion as Republican and Progressive camps hold separate conventions. Notable figures include Reed Smoot and Hiram Johnson. Progressives push for Teddy Roosevelt, with loud cheering and radical debate dominating the scene.
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Chicago
Reed Smoot
Utah
W. Murray Crane
Massachusetts
William E. Borah
Idaho
Nicholas Murray Butler
New York
Columbia University
A. R. Johnson
Ohio
Hiram Johnson
California
Horace S. Wilkinson
Charles J. Bonaparte
Maryland
Raymond Robins
William Allen White
Victor Murdock
George W. Perking
Roosevelt
Teddy
See We Are Apt to Lose Each Other in This Crowd
A fragment from a crowd scene questions staying together amid a surge of people. The line hints at concerns about visibility and connection in a busy public space.
Germ definition in school exam text
A historical school answer defines a germ as a very small unseen entity and claims the only way to kill it is to hold dioxygen under its nose. The excerpt shows anecdotal language about microscopic life and oxygen.
Remarkable statement on Lydia E. Pinkham remedy
Englewood Illinois resident Mrs E Sheldon recounts long illness and failed medical care before praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from hot flashes nervousness and pain. She urges others to consider the medicine and notes contact for free advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.
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Sheldon
Lydia E. Pinkham
Englewood
Ill
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Mrs. E. Sheldon
Halsted St
E. Pinkham
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Irrefutable Evidence Dialogue Highlights Family Ties
A staged exchange notes a social claim about heredity and status. The woman is said to belong to a fine old family, with a sly reference that she is related to several well known people who never acknowledge the connection.
Magic Washing Stick advertised for easy home laundry
A Texan advertisement touts the Magic Washing Stick as a simple preparation that cuts laundry time in half without machines. It claims safe use on white, colored, woolen fabrics and household items with no acids or harmful ingredients. Sold by druggists and grocers for 25 cents per 15 washings.
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B. Richards CO
Herman, Texas
Have You Finished Your Shopping Trip Mystery
An odd fragment discusses a tonic named Grove Hill Tonic claiming liver and blood benefits and malaria relief. The text rambles about a portable trip finish and “the old standard” tonic with iron, promising full-system enrichment amid surreal phrasing.
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Grovehill
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