Resinol Ointment Adverts in 1920s Style Notice
West Philadelphia readers are urged to try Resinol Ointment and Soap for eczema skin eruptions and a wide range of irritations. The ad touts rapid relief, notes no harmful ingredients, and recommends using the soap with the ointment for faster healing. Free samples offered by Resinol Chemical Co. Dept. 73 Baltimore Md.
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West
Philadelphia
Resinol Chemical Co
Baltimore
Henpeck quip about dentist and fever extraction
The joke centers on Mr Henpeck asking about teeth and a dentist replying. He insists his mother-in-law needs fever extraction and threatens to take her elsewhere.
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Mr. Henpeck
Syes
Samaritan Helps Woman In Public Embarrassment
A humorous fragment recounts a woman in Jericho with a dress fault who is ignored by a priest and a Levite but aided by a compassionate Samaritan. The moment prompts a quip about discretion and valor as told by Puck.
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Jerusalem
Jeritho
Puck
Puffington helps set you on your feet, reader says
A mysterious acquaintance recounts Puffington selecting you from the Sutter and placing you back on solid ground, describing a past assist from a friend. The exchange hints at shared history and a rehabilitating gesture attributed to Puffington.
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Puffington
In Matchtown a Ohio Woman About Grape-Nats
An Ohio woman aged about forty writes she had no faith yet began using Grape-Nats on advice from an experienced elder. She claims the product improved her health and helped her gain plumpness.
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Matchtown
Ohio
Starved Rock State Park Sale Quietly Closed
The state purchased the 290 acre Starved Rock tract ten miles west of Ottawa on the Illinois River from Ferdinand Walther of Chicago for 46000 dollars. The move establishes a new state park featuring cliffs, canyons and historic Starved Rock, site of early French exploration and tribal battles.
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Rock
Illinois
Ilinois Park Commission
Ferdinand
New State Park
Ilinois River
Starved Rock
America
Forty-Sixth General Assembly
Have Course in Matrimony Included at Gardens Kericultural High School
A course of matrimony has been added to the curriculum at Gardens Kericultural High School in Los Angeles California. Five classes of girls are taking advantage of the program.
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Los ‘Angeles
Cal
The
Gardens “Kericultural High School
Poe
Tuberculosis funding rise signals public support in 1911 1912
Public funds covered over 9.6 million of 24.5 million spent on tuberculosis work, with 4.7 million from state and about 5.7 million from county and municipal sources. Federal spending nears 1 million annually on sanatoria. Also cited are anti tuberculosis efforts urging authorities to fund patient care and stamp out the disease.
Marine Eye Remedy marketed with claims of quick relief
Advertising promoted Marine Eye Remedy with statements about relief for red, weak or watery eyes and inflamed lids. The copy touts an illustrated book in each package and cites doctors and physicians as endorsers, mentioning distribution by druggists from Chicago.
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Marine Eye Remedy
Marine Eye
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
No Claim for Reciprocation In Evening Exchange
In a terse exchange from the New York Telegram Jack Reeves comments to Felix Mc Carthy a former night worker now president of a refectory. An acquaintance questions Mc Carthy about not attending Murphy's funeral. Mc Carthy retorts that Murphy never attended his funeral.
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Felix McCarthy
Murphy
McCarthy
McCarthley
New York Telegram
Pitiful eczema case shows Cuticura remedies praised
A parent describes a severe infant eczema case spreading across the body, eyes, ears, and scalp. After eight weeks of bandaging and a persistent disease, use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment led to rapid improvement and full recovery within four weeks, with a testimonial from Mrs. T. B. Rogser of Mill Hall Pennsylvania.
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T. B. Rogser
Mill Hall
Cuticura
Dent
Boston
Felt He Had Known the Worst Pat See
Fragmentary lines hint at a dramatic exchange or note. The readable text shows a sentiment of foreknowledge of bad outcomes and a suggestive dialog tag. No clear event, date, or people are established.
Judge Questions Motive in Clubbing Incident
A courtroom exchange reveals a defendant justified the assault as stemming from pity for a lonely old bachelor. The officer asserts the motive was sympathy, while the judge seeks clarity on the reason for violence.
Uncle Sam’s Representative
Senator Williams recalls a southern town boy who was careless with mail. A small courier bumped a larger youth near the station, then declared with bravado that he carries the U S mail and will defend the government.
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Uncle Sam
John Sharp Williams
Chile
United States
King Questions Pie Birds Preservation In Jestful Riddle
Puck humorously recalls the moment the pie revealing twenty four blackbirds causes the king to grow suspicious. The birds fail to reply, and the monarch jests about preservation with benzoate of soda as a possible explanation.
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Puck
Father Answers Census Taker On Five Children Ages
A family interview during a census yields rough ages for five children. The father lists Mary as thirteen in September and guesses John around eleven while misremembering other ages with humorous pauses. The mother is expected home at five thirty.
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Mary
John
Helen
Archie
Timan
Unclear fragment hints at infant remedy CASTORIA
Fragmentary text references a safe remedy for infants and children with mentions of CASTORIA and care instructions, but lacks coherent details or verifiable events.
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Castoria
Pocket Medicine Ads and Slogans from a Historic Page
A collage of 19th century patent medicine pitches and social maxims. It touts Lewis the Single Binder cigars and 5c prices, bromide laxatives, Mrs Winslow teething syrup, Dr. Pierce pills, and Hamlin’s Wizard Oil. The tone blends catchy claims with everyday advice and misgivings about cold cures.
Misery Loves Company Theory in Marriage
The idea that shared misery can bind couples explains some marriages. It suggests partners stay together due to mutual dissatisfaction rather than happiness, shaping relationship dynamics and social expectations.
Vlerm- A Country Girl Showcases Silk Gown
A country girl home for Christmas shows guests a new silk gown at a family reception. She declares it comes from a poor worm, and her father quips that he is that worm, reflecting humor from the occasion.
Millions Spent on Anti-Tuberculosis Work in 1911
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis reports spending exceeded 14.5 million dollars in 1911. The largest portion, over 11.8 million, funded sanatoria hospital care and construction. dispensaries used 870 thousand. education campaigns 506 thousand. the rest, about 1.3 million, covered open air schools prisons and insane hospitals and health board activities.
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National Association For the
United States
Boards of Health
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