Do You Eat Rice An Early 20th Century Promo Item
An efficiency pitch offers a Rice Desk Book with 200 receipts for rice preparation. It urges sending ten cents to S F Morse at Southern Pacific in Houston for a copy. The text also notes Great Salt Lake level drop since 1865 freeing 60 000 acres and shoreline changes. It reports 261 mills built so far this year and New York Central plans to spend seven million dollars on electric suburban lines.
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S. F. RB. Morse
Southern Pacific
Houston
Southern Pacific Rice Desk
Department of Agriculture
Great Salt Lake
Utah
Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound testimonial and literary note
A testimonial from Mrs. Kate Bere praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing five years of painful menstruation and restoring health. The article then discusses non France read in France and a New York Press summary on Who's Who in America with counts by state.
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Kate Berg
Knights of Pythias
Commercial Hotel
Minneapolis
Minn
Lydia I. Pinkham
Kate Bere
Lydia E. Pinkham
France
Flammarion
Marie Corelli
Hall Caine
S. R. Crockett
Pierre Louys
Jean Lombard
Dickens
Scott
le Figaro
England
Paul Bourget
New York Press
Ribbon Makers on Continent Suffer From Bicycle Trend
European ribbon producers report a downturn as bicycles become popular. Women cyclists favor plain hats with minimal trimming, while picture hats gain with feather decorations, reducing demand for ribbons.
Garfield Tea Herb Medicine Promoted as Liver and Kidney Remedy
Brooklyn report outlines Garfield Tea as a cure for liver and kidney diseases and digestive issues. It claims blood purification and a foundation for health.
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Brooklyn
Mally the man seems small beside his wife
A succinct saying notes that a man named Mally appears diminished in presence of his wife, implying social or psychological impact of being with a strong partner.
When You Buy Starch Defiance Offers 16 Oz At Low Price
An old advertisement promotes Defiance starch offering 16 ounce packages for a nominal cent price, claiming high quality and repeat use. The slogan stresses loyalty once tried.
Pottery Metaphor and Democracy Jibe in Quip Verse
Wry couplet contrasts a potter warning to clay with a transformation to ware and then mocks statesmen who hide democracy in their trunks. The fragment evokes political satire through craft imagery and sly social critique.
Cape Town Pays Sixpence Per Rat To Stop Plague
Cape Town authorities wage a rat extermination campaign to curb bubonic plague. A bounty of sixpence is offered per rat head as they enlist public help to reduce the rodent threat.
Experiments Suggest Horse Meat Diet Lowers Weight
Scientific investigators in Europe report after tests that continued horse flesh consumption tends to reduce body weight in both humans and animals. The finding comes from thorough trials as researchers explore novel dietary options.
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Europe
Ostrich Feather Trade Tied to Argentina Imports
A report notes that ostrich feathers form a tide of import from the Argentine Republic into this country.
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Argentine Republic
Stomach Bitters Praised By Doctors And Public
The article extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a long trusted remedy praised by physicians and the public for fifty years. It claims to cure dyspepsia indigestion biliousness nervousness and liver and kidney troubles with wide adoption after new fire department adoption of a life saving net.
Germany Exports to China Top $11 Billion in Last Year
Germany posted total exports to China near 11.0 billion dollars while imports from China ran about 0.0 billion in the previous year, reflecting a sizable trade balance shift and growing economic ties between Berlin and Beijing.
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Germany
China
Defiance Starch Promises Value Over 12 Oz Brands
The notice claims Defiance Starch is superior to Cold Water Starch and offers 16 oz. for the same price as 12 oz. packs. It implies competitors fall short and urges buyers to stock up before inventory runs out.
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Kawe
Elis
New York Banks Keep Nearly 300 Million Loans Out
New York banks report they have nearly 300 million dollars loaned out. The data highlights lending activity across major institutions and reflects the scale of credit extended to businesses and individuals.
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New York
Substitute cure and quirky health notes from old papers
A Mobile resident touts a pine stick chew as a substitute for tobacco after years of chewing. New York City bail bonds and conscience fund revenues are cited. Various ads praise Allen’s Foot-Ease, Garfield Headache Powders, and Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup. Notables include Cheuncey M. Depew’s many directorships and notes on food and fruit crops in Hawaii and generalized farming tips.
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Mobile
New York City
Conscience Fund
Staten Island
Woman's Curiosity Tops Pin Money by Twice as Far
A 19th century proverb notes a woman's curiosity will exceed her pin money twofold, reflecting attitudes toward female wit and financial independence in that era.
Defiance Cold Water Starch Promises Highest Quality
Advertising copy touts Defiance Cold Water Starch as superior with no equal in quantity or quality offering 16 oz for 10 cents while competitors supply 12 oz.
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Defiance
Jack Frost Overheated in Joplin Missouri Incident
A brief item notes Mr. Jack Frost became overheated at Joplin Missouri the other day, implying a playful or seasonal anecdote reported in a local context.
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Jack Frost
Joplin, Mo
Rat War in Cape Town Ends in Grim Flames
A Cape Town campaign against rats is nearly complete with fresh arrivals swiftly dealt with. Early in the fight the rat office faced a flood of rat corpses, but later the siege eased as rats grew scarce. The poll tax rose to sixpence and culled the rats, which were then burned in a hut near the sea when paid for.
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Cape Town
New York Press
Siamese cats reach favorite pet status in Chicago
The Chicago Inter Ocean calls Siamese cats unique among felines for doglike affection and loud mewing. They range from pale fawn to chocolate, with temple and palace varieties differing mainly in color. A pair named Romeo and Juliet were sent by the Siamese king to Dr Nightingale and now belong to Lord Marcus Beresford.
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Chicago
Dr. Nightingale
Siam
Romeo and Juliet
Marcus Beresford
Surely Unreasonsable Couple Spar Over Dinners
In a comic exchange, a husband complains about corned beef and cabbage for the fourth time this week while his wife counters that he is unreasonable. She adds she has been correcting proofs for her new book titled One Hundred Dainty Dinners.
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Maria
Thomas
Prairie quarrel over dinner spoils dinner talk
Mr Erastus Pinkley insists he took nothing that did not belong to him while Miss Miami Brown counters that the report painted him as a poor provider and accused his family of never having chicken for dinner.
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Erastus Pinkley
Wheat Import Needs for France and Germany
France will need to import 50 million bushels of wheat and Germany 65 million due to short crops.
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France
Germany
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Ruckel
Winchester
Ari Cascalogne
C. H. CL
Amo Insurance Buiding
San Antonio
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ARK
Sawyer
Tui
Owen Ge
Sawyer & Son
Cambridge
Mass
Washington City
Miss
Pulaski County
Memphis
Nichols & CO
Atlapta, GA
Bye
D. M. Bye
B. Avderven & Co
Lhusband
Market S
Thompson
Une Intime
Br Druggista
Allen
Alen
Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Austin Dobson
Mally
Hamelin
South Africa
Allen S. Olmsted
India
N Y
Cheuncey M. Depew
Ole Bull
Bergen
Gaspardo di Salo
Cardinal Aldobrandi
Ote
Kajor
W. L Douglas
Douglas
L. Dougins
W. L. Douglas
W. F
Cataalos Frere
Dowglas
Brockton
Maas
Freeiobacco
Aes
Piper Heidsieck
Brice, Greenville
Tennessee Grosstie
Granger
AMD Tools
Rogers
Eliter Mith Rocees
Sugar Shell Mqglas
Sickle
Jolly Tar
Continental Tobacco Company
C. Hy. Brown
Folsom Ave
St . Louis, MO
Rca
ME Shot CO
Hes
Legg Tags
Carr
Sheach
Hambles
Tass
Sguntain Pen
ALA
Taos
Tod
Mari
Remington
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