Meant What She Said In A Biscuit Barrel Tone
Meant What She Said. Mabel questions insincerity as Marlé explains a mix up about when Mr Boreleigh called and who was out. The dialogue hints at mistaken timing and social etiquette in a Boston Transcript style exchange.
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Mabel
Lift Off Corns With Freezone Says Ad Copy
A tout of Freezone promises painless corn removal with a touch of the thinning solution. The ad claims instant relief and easy lifting of hard or soft corns and calluses, sold by druggists for a few cents. The text also includes a brief aside on how percentage increases are often mis-stated.
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Cincinnati
Ady
Cuticura Talcum Powder Ad Promotes Fresh Skin
An antique advertisement touts Cuticura Talcum Powder as an antiseptic fragrance for face, skin, babies, and dusting. Marketed as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with Soap and Ointment, it claims to render other perfumes superfluous and offers economical use.
Where one member suffers all suffer with them quote
A fragment reflecting a political and mystical maxim about shared burden and solidarity attributed to Junius. The line suggests unity in distress within a body politic and a spiritual community, emphasizing collective empathy and duty.
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Junius
Allen's Foot Ease Ad Promises Longer Shoe Wear
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder for shoe comfort. Shaken into shoes or foot baths, it claims to ease tight fits and allow wearers to use smaller sizes, with claims aimed at women seeking better fit. Sold everywhere.
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Allen's
Allen
The Printing Office Rumpus Explained
In a lively exchange, the complainant asks why there is such a stir in the printing office and the boss recalls the consequence of neglecting the devil to pay. The dialogue hints at financial or moral tensions behind the dispute, with emphasis on accountability and workplace friction.
Desert Dining in Paris Rumor Sparks Curious Debate
In a quirky exchange about Paris menus, a line suggests camels on a restaurant list with readers joking about desert fare. The odd dialogue reflects a playful, foreign-feeling note in a local paper.
Place Knew Her No More
Husband says the new match is quiet and unseen around the place. Wife denies knowledge, stating she departed this morning. London Tit-Bits reports a secretive marital development with discreet actions and a quiet household mood.
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London
Better Corn Yields From Timely Cultivation
United States Department of Agriculture outlines best cultivation practices to maximize corn yields with limited labor. Use a two row cultivator, cultivate only when needed, destroy weeds promptly, keep soil loose, and adjust depth as plants grow. With careful, timely work, yields can approach double the usual per acre.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Market Reports by Wire Help Farmers
A United States Department of Agriculture bulletin explains telegraph market reports for farmers. It lists stations, describes telegraphic service requests, and defines market terms such as excited, stronger, strong, active, firm, steady, unsettled, dull, weak, and demoralized to clarify price and demand signals.
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Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
Humus and soil color in farming practice
A historical note describes how humus darkens soil color and fosters fertility. It highlights fencing as a farm hallmark and compares labor savings to saving money. The text mentions poultry and eggs as good creamery sidelines and notes cowpens perform well in warm weather on sandy soil.
Pimples Signal Bad Blood Warn You To Use S S S
A repeated ad claims facial pimples show sluggish blood and promise S S S as the grand vegetable blood purifier with no minerals or chemicals. It invites readers to obtain free medical advice from the Medical Director at 195 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
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Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Learned Lesson of Thrift in Bridgeton Youths
In Bridgeton New Jersey twenty five youths invest $1000 this year, earning thrift stamps through work from dishwashing to pageant prizes. The feature notes how time becomes money, and pens fear of idle streets for spenders while praising savings habits and industrious kids. A separate tale follows a fashion obsessed woman and her husband who protests her look until she cheekily asks for diamond earrings.
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Bridgeton
New Jersey
United States
British doctor’s sun bath cabin tested near Quimper
A British doctor M J de Thezac devised a sun bath cabin using a large lens to concentrate sun rays on a patient’s body. The device aims to bring sun therapy to northern regions with limited daylight and has just been tested near Quimper, France.
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M. J. de Thezac
Quimper
France
Popular Science Monthly
The Proper Place Mustard Plaster Quip
In a humorous exchange a speaker asks Pat about impressing a mustard plaster on the mind while Pat replies that it was on the back of the neck. The lighthearted line captures a playful regional flavor.
Safe as a Bank in English Bankruptcy Hearing
Mrs Helen Hunt widow of Lee Bankroad Birmingham asserts she kept no bank account and stored nearly 8000 pounds under a kennel in a cash-hex guarded by a dog. She claims the dog was a safer keeper than a bank. The court records note the unusual defense in the bankruptcy examination.
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Helen Hunt
Lee Bankroad
Birmingham
England
Eatonic Heals Berlin Man After Ten Year Stomach Trouble
Mr Herbert M Gessner of Berlin New Hampshire reports long lasting gastric pain ending after using Eatonic. He details years of discomfort, loss of appetite, and teeth pain then notes relief after first dose and complete elimination of pain after finishing the box, allowing him to eat freely again.
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Herbert M. Gessner
Berlin
N. H
Eatonic
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