Dodson's Liver Tone Offered As Harmless Calomel Substitute
An old advertisement warns against calomel a dangerous mercury product that sickens users. It promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable-based laxative that cleanses the liver without salivation or side effects and suggests refunds if it fails.
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Professional snow shoveler jokes spark summer question
A Detroit Free Press quip ponders what the professional snow shoveler does in summer. The lighthearted remark plays on seasonal work patterns and playful occupational humor.
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Detroit Free Press
California Fig Syrup advertisement for children
A vintage ad touts California Fig Syrup as a remedy to cleanse the liver and bowels. It claims a teaspoonful cures constipa tion and toxin buildup, easing feverish or colicky children and restoring playfulness. Mothers are urged to buy genuine California Fig Syrup from druggists to avoid imitations.
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Livestock Losses 25 to 45 Percent Across Texas
An 1922 Texas livestock report by EM Johnston, USDA statistician in Houston, notes nominal increases in animal numbers and 26 to 45 percent price declines. Horses up 120 percent in number but prices down sharply. cattle and sheep show large price drops with modest gains in counts. Milch cows lead gains, range cattle little changed, hogs diverted to California markets. The year felt favorable for some calves but overall market weakness persists.
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EM Johnston
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Hormal
Enthusiasm's Exit Brings Star to Marriage and Retirement
A veteran judge condemns the idea of a popular actress marrying Lord Blank and quitting acting as an ill advised course. The speaker labels the star as a stage robber while predicting dramatic personal choices.
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Papes Diapepsin Quick Relief Ad Teaser
A vintage advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as the fastest relief for indigestion gas and stomach distress caused by acidity. A few tablets yield immediate comfort and allow eating favorite foods again. Large case costs only a few cents at drug stores.
Corn Remedy Promises Quick Pain-Free Corn Removal
Advertisement promises instant relief from corns with a tiny bottle dropped on the corn. It claims the product removes hard and soft corns and toe corn without soreness or irritation for a few cents.
Austin High Court Opinion Clarifies Bank Note Protections
In an opinion by Associate Justice John W. Brady the Third Court of Civil Appeals holds that a bank purchasing a note before maturity for value and without notice must apply depos ited funds of the indorser to cover the note if defenses against the original payee are known. If the bank neglects this duty it cannot claim innocent holder status or shield the maker in a foreign jurisdiction.
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Incomes Rise in 1919 Tax Returns in U S
Washington reports 1919 taxable incomes up by almost four billion dollars with 5,332,760 individual returns totaling 19.859 billion. Taxes collected reach 1.27 billion, up 141.9 million from 1918. total returns rose from 4.425 million to 5.333 million.
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Law Extends 3 Percent Immigration Restriction to June 30 1923
The House on Monday passed and sent to the Senate a resolution extending the 3 percent restrictive immigration law until June 30 1923. Rules were suspended to permit action at this time.
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Extradition Treaty Ratified Between U S and Costa Rica
Washington reports the extradition treaty between the United States and Costa Rica, signed in San Jose on January 21, was ratified Friday. The agreement outlines legal cooperation for surrender of fugitives between the two nations.
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Cuticura Trio Ad Promoting Complexion and Care
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment for clear skin and soft hands, plus Cuticura Talcum as a toilet trio. A humorous street scene follows with Constable Slackputter scolding a first time car owner for blocking streets, suggesting a long detour to turn around.
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Four new Amazon fruits sent for study
A biological expedition in the Amazon has introduced four new fruits the pepina tumbo acchoeta and rhacache. The team hopes some may be cultivated for future markets.
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That Pie Is Burning Says Mrs Youngbride Mercy
According to Her Cookbook, Mrs Youngbride Mercy warns that the pie is in danger and cannot be removed for ten more minutes, revealing a tense kitchen moment and culinary tension.
A Better Plan Amid Rooshy Starvation Talk
An acquaintance and Tobe Sagg discuss a claim that four million people in Rooshy will starve this winter without aid. One man vows to move his family to Oklahoma when conditions worsen, showing a pragmatic response to dire news.
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Fiddle Creek
Rooshy
Oklahoma
Kansas City Star
Missionary Meets Skeptical King in Cannibal Isles
A newly arrived missionary proclaims readiness to serve to King Oola J Boola of the Cannibal isles. The king to the lanky figure responds he is not yet ready to serve, as printed in American Legion Weekly.
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American Legion Weekly
The after effect of experience counts
A brief wiseword notes that experience shapes outcomes more than time alone. The quote suggests that living through lessons extends one’s influence beyond mere years.
Flapjacks and the Art of Honest Baking
A man bakes and calls them flapjacks asserting the flap lends interest to the work. The remark emphasizes how simple batter and skill create distinctive baked treats.
Guard Against Colds and Influenza Ad
An advertisement for Vacher Balm from E. W. Vacher Inc. of New Orleans urges use to prevent germs entering the system and ease cold symptoms. Promotes jars or tubes at 30 cents, claiming relief for aches and pains and urging purchase through druggists.
Veracity Question Echoes Ananias and Naphpiry Tale
A reporter seeks truth about a sensational rural tale and asks if the source is trustworthy. A neighbor responds that the events of Ananias and Naphphiry never affected the man, implying continued reliability despite prior sensationalism.
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Waal
Ananias
American Legion Weekly
Window Cleaning Boosts Factory Worker Efficiency
English tests showed factory hands gained from five to fifteen percent in efficiency after factory windows were cleaned according to Scientific American.
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Scientific American
The Loudest Applause Goes to the Truth Teller
A terse observation notes that public applause often greets speakers who tell listeners what they want to hear. The remark frames popularity in terms of audience craving and rhetorical alignment.
Churchill’s painting hobby highlights a London critic’s remark
Sir Auckland Geddes cited Winston Churchill’s art prints and minting hobby at an art show. The envoy recounted Churchill’s stay at Dunrobin Castle with the Sutherland dukes and a duchess quip praising his original tower painting.
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Winston Churchill
Dunrobin Castle
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Irish Blarney Adds Flair to Garden Compliment
A reader recalls a humorous exchange with her Irish gardener. She notes a photograph on the center table and questions the compliment. The gardener responds with playful flattery, saying the photo would have to flatter greatly to rival her in his eyes.
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Harvard to establish school of public health with Rockefeller fund
Harvard University will create a school of public health supported by a $2,000,000 foundation grant from Rockefeller interests. The program will offer both instruction and research in the field, enhancing public health work.
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Harvard University
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