Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praise Grows
Letters from women across the country praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health to run-down and overworked women. Testimonials from Mrs. Beniita Menouan and Mrs. Marie K. Winniams highlight improvements in daily work and house chores after use. The ad claims the product has helped for over fifty years and invites more letters seeking health guidance.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Beniita Menouan
Center St
Lansing
Mic
Learning His Location
A strange motorist tore into a progressive town tavern injuring a child and smashing the town pump. He learned he was in a town when Constable Slackputter arrested him for smashing the pump.
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Ality
Petufta
Guest
Ile
Slackputter
Wansas City
Demand Bayer Aspirin Warning Ad
Warning to consumers to look for Bayer on aspirin packaging or tablets to ensure genuineness and safety as Bayer Aspirin is prescribed by physicians for 26 years. The ad urges saying Bayer at purchase and warns imitations may be dangerous. It ends with a cheeky note equating lovemaking with actions better left unsaid.
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Bayer
Shave With Cuticura Soap For Daily Hygiene
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for shaving for efficiency and skin health. It claims no mug, no slimy soap, no germs, no irritation even with twice daily shaving and promotes skin purity and comfort. One soap for shaving, bathing and shampooing.
Doctors are Healthy as a Rule Yet They Take Careful Medicine
The saying notes that physicians, while generally healthy, often avoid self treatment and rely on professional judgment for their own medical care. It suggests a paradox in medical prudence versus personal health choices.
Who's Who In America 1926 27 Volume Overview
A 1926 27 survey of Who's Who in America details its purpose and admission rules. It highlights Henry Ford as a case study, noting his birthplace, education, corporate roles, wage policy, and public activities. The article explains how individuals are chosen and emphasizes that wealth alone does not guarantee inclusion.
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America
Who's Who
Albert Nelson Marquis
Henry Ford
United States
Congress
Cabinet
Army
Navy
National Academy of Sciences
National Institute of Arts and Letters
Who's Who omits many famed figures in sports and film
A critical note on Who's Who showing gaps among celebrities across boxing Babe Ruth film stars Chaplin Fairbanks and Mary Pickford and sports leaders Knute Rockne Yost Huff and others. It questions why some names appear while others do not, highlighting exclusions and inclusions across entertainment and athletics.
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Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Pola Negri
Ernest Torrence
Mary Miles Minter
Bebe Daniels
Jackie Coogan
James Cruze
Marion Talley
Kansas City
New York
Barlowa
Isadore Duncan
Ruth St. Denis
Fielding Yost
University of Michigan
George Huff
University of Illinois
Knute Rockne
Notre Dame
America
Paul Whiteman
George M. Colian
Eddie Carter
Irving Berlin
Billy Sunday
Simeo Semple McPherson
Farm beginnings noted in distribution of American notables
Investigation shows towns under 8000 population produced 24 percent of notables while large cities produced 20 percent and suburbs 4 percent. Relative to population, large cities led with nearly six times farm output. villages three times. suburbs eleven times. Fathers’ occupations skewed to business and professional fields.
Governor Trapp Warns Against Abuse of Good Things
Oklahoma Governor at luncheon criticizes independe nt or unauthorized strikes as a dangerous tool while recalling a Detroit Free Press anecdote about flip antics and unpaid bills to illustrate a point about abuse and fairness.
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Trapp
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Chun
Detroit Free Press
Weapons Lie on Steep Nan Peak Precipice
A heap of rusted swords daggers and other weapons rests on a steep Nan peak cliff edge. The scene suggests ancient or abandoned armaments left exposed to elements and time. Local observers speculate on historical clashes and lost caches in the rugged terrain.
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Nan
Pilgrims Visit Sacred Central Japan Shrine
The article recalls San San and Nantalen where a man who committed a blood deed journeyed to offer his weapon in expiation. Warriors valued their swords, and the slayer sacrificed his most prized possession for atonement. Pilgrims still visit via a scarlet lacquer avenue to the summit.
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Tal San
Sacred Mountains
Japan
Nantalen
New York
The Kitchen Cabinet Sor
A brief poem fragment describes beloved objects with vivid color imagery. The speaker notes affection for the items as friends, depicting a pearl pink glow, a cold green sunset, and earthly incense from fur rows. The piece ends with initials W. FP. and references 1926.
Sunday Night Tea Ideas and Quick Supper Dishes
A vintage style guide presents easy soups and light suppers for a chilly night. It suggests canned soups, fresh vegetable soups, salad fillings, cucumber sandwiches, and simple main dishes like milk toast with cheese, fried oysters, seafood salads, pea soup, old chicken, graham muffins, sweetbreads with mushrooms, imperial salad, and watercress garnish for lamb chops.
Digest of Facts Powers Wise Counsel
A compact aphorism from Grit emphasizes that wisdom in decision making comes from digesting many facts. The quote likens factual assimilation to nourishing the body, asserting that the strongest person is the one who has absorbed the most information.
Second Puncture Free From a Tailor's Act
An advertising note offers a guarantee that if the smallest hole appears after six months of wear a replacement will be provided free of charge. The statement appears in the Tineton Transcript.
Serpent of Eden Freely Offers Apples
The Serpent of Eden offered apples at no cost, unable to sell them for 10 cents each.
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Serpent of Eden
Minny a Good Thing Slips Through a Man's Grasp
A brief line notes a man missing out on a favorable thing due to his overly hasty or forward nature, suggesting consequences of impatience and overconfidence. The phrasing implies a cautionary moral about timing and prudence.
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Minny
Real Diamond Dyes Offer Superior Home Tinting
When tinting delicate fabrics use genuine Diamond dyes for soft, lasting shades. Tint silk stockings and lingerie at home with confidence. request the free Diamond Dye Encyclopedia or Color Craft book from Diamond Dyes Dept. 13 Burlington Vermont for practical tips and sample colors.
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Dept
Burlington
Vermont
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Ford
Henry
B. Greenfield
Mich
S. William and Mary
Ford Dist
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Clara J. Bryant
Frede
Detroit
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Gweden
Copenhagen
Denmark
Germany
Hague
Wilson
U. S. Senate
Truman H. Newberry
Dearborn
Jack Dempsey
Babe Ruth
Swat
Helen Wills
Willie Hoppe
Bobby Jones
William T. Tilden, Jr
Edward Lasker
Harold Lloyd
Wm. T. Tilden, Jr
Stephen Wisher
Aimee McPherson
Western Newspaper Union
Iuton
U.S. A
Gla
Wrigley’s
Bureau of Mines
Scientific
American
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N. Western Ave
Chicago
Buyifalo Specialty Company
Buffalo, N. Y
Withor
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Washington, B,c
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