Favorite Sons Mention Draws Senator Sorghum Comment
A dialogue quotes Senator Sorghum resisting being labeled a favorite son. He denies any wish for that role, contrasting it with the limited prospects of prior favorites who lacked real fighting resolve.
Cuticura Toilet Trio Promotes Clear Complexion
Cuticura Soap daily keeps the complexion clear and scalp clean and hands soft. Use Cuticura Ointment as needed. Add Cuticura Talcum for a fragrant finish. Adv.
Leap Year Proposal Sparks Banter Between Manchaser and Skirtshy
Miss Manchaser challenges Leaps Year romance with playful jab as Mr. Skirtshy asserts pride in his work. She retorts marriage would mean double the labor, prompting a lighthearted exchange about love and duty.
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Miss Manchaser
Skirtshy
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It
Reports from druggists show a popular remedy, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, helps kidney conditions. An insurance physician notes many applicants are rejected for kidney trouble and do not suspect disease. Sample bottle offered for ten cents with paper mention.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Ady
Waiter’s Sharp Witty Exchange Sparks Dinner Scene
In a brisk comic exchange a diner asks if soup is on the bill. The waiter replies no, claiming no spill occurred, delivering a light humorous moment in the dining room.
Brick bungalow for narrow lot with space saving design
A brick bungalow with five rooms suited to narrow lots is detailed by William A. Radford. The plan emphasizes economy, minimal steps, and storage in the basement, with a hi roof, side entrance, and space saving beds and closets.
Earldom Heir Reckons With Courtesy Titles Joke
Karl Winterton known as Lord Turnout before inheriting the earldom recalls a dinner moment. A fellow guest misidentifies him and the humor lands when he announces, I am Earl Winterton, prompting the remark that he has been confusing him with that ass Turnour.
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Karl Winterton
Turnout
Earl Winterton
Home Made Beet Sirup Taste Report
A committee testing home made beet sirup finds it unpalatable. The report, prepared for the Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, notes experiments with beet sugar sirup and cautions on flavor quality.
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Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
Great fixer isardner tale about Ring Lardner anecdote
Chauncey M. Depew admires Ring Lardner and recalls a Philadelphia club tale. Lardner uses a phone booth to persuade a man to stay by claiming his wife said he could. He reports the wife would have him home or stay, saying you can have him.
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Chauncey M. Depew
Ring Lardner
Philadelphia
Lardner
Mary
Mirror Smiles Spark Humorous Exchange
A witty dialogue unfolds as The Snob compliments a young lady who reveals she noticed his amused smile in a mirror, prompting playful banter about his sense of humor and self-perception.
Great Little Ball Player
Four year old Mary Ellen loves to imitate her brother and friends and now plays outside ball with them. She aspires to be a pitcher and demonstrated her style by throwing with her leg extended, though the ball often went astray in the opposite direction.
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Mary Ellen
Emeralds Reach New High As Supplies Dwindle Globally
The Straits Times reports emeralds have become the rarest and most costly of precious stones due to nine years of faltering output from government mines in Colombia that supply about 95 percent of the world. A five carat stone recently sold in London for 8500 dollars per carat while Australian sapphires from Anakie, Queensland are being pitched as emerald substitutes.
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Straits Times
Singapore
London
Anakie
Queensland
Australia
Massive Life Insurance Costs Across U S
The report notes about 15 million life insurance policies exist across various U S companies. Annual premium payments total around 1 billion dollars.
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United States
Aspirin Bayer Tablets of Aspirin Featured for Safe Use
An advertisement touts genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin trusted by millions for over twenty years. It urges accepting only an unbroken Bayer package with proper directions for headache toothache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain. Tin boxes of 12 tablets cost a few cents and druggists offer larger Bayer packages.
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Bayer
Topographic Map of Holland Quadrangle Published
The United States Geological Survey issued a new topographic map of the Holland quadrangle covering parts of Isle of Wight Nansemond and Southampton counties in Virginia and a strip of North Carolina. Franklin, with about 4000 residents, is the principal town shown as the area maps 240 square miles.
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Holland Quadrangle
Virginia
North Carolina
United States Geographical Survey
Department of the Interior
War Department
Old Dominion
Isle of Wight
Nansemond
Southhampton
Carolina
Franklin
America
Handy Morocco Pirates
Among the Riffian pirates of Morocco the women do all the agricultural and other hard work while the men, when at home, do the cooking and mend the clothes including the women's.
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Morocco
Acid Stomach Relief Proclaimed by Chemists
Claiming millions suffer from acid stomach the ad extols Eatonic as a proven remedy that removes acid and gases after removing the cause. It promises quick relief, a full refund if unsatisfactory, and urges readers to obtain it from any druggist through the ad copy.
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Fletcher
Folke
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