Danderine Promises Gorgeous Hair Shine
A vintage advertisement extols Danderine as a tonic beautifier that richly conditions hair. It claims the product cleanses dirt and oil without brittleness, adds golden gleam, youthful tones, and helps prevent dandruff while invigorating hair. Available at drug or toilet counters for a few cents.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine advertisement claim
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears the firm will pay 100 dollars for any catarrh case cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The testimonial notes a ringing voice and suggests a diving belle. Notary A. W. Gleason witnesses this sworn statement from Toledo Ohio.
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City of Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Beal
A. W. Gleason
Hall
F.J. Cheney & Co
Ohio
Mixed Message About Jones and His Son
A terse exchange notes Jones faces a challenging task to get his son back on his feet. The quote signals a personal effort to support a family member amid unspecified circumstances.
Red Cross Ball Blue Laundry Aid Sells for Five Cents
Snowy linens are praised for household pride. The ad promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product costing five cents at grocers. A playful note compares a summer girl with many engagements to a telephone girl who gets the most rings.
Nebraska News Highlights Railroads War and Weather
Looting at Frank Dudek store and Farmers' Union Store reports. Community marks A Sibert fiftieth anniversary. 800 delegates attend Nebraska Christian Endeavor convention in York. Nebraska corn output near 168 million bushels. blizzard hits state. many join American Legion. Police and public safety measures pressed as anti liquor enforcement and tax issues rise.
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Waterloo
Sibert
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York
Nebraska
State Department of Agriculture
Lincoln
Johnson County
Tecumseh
Red Cross
Pawnee County
Kimball County
R. H. Aishton
Chicago
State Railway Commission
State House
Woodmen of
Nebraska City
Lawrence
State University College of Agriculture Extension Service
Johnson
Saunders
Richardson
Gage
Lancaster
Nonpartisan League
Buell
Spalding
Thrift Week Ten Commandments Aid 1920 Budget Drive
A national bankers panel issued ten commandments for frugal living as part of the 1920 National Thrift drive starting January 17 in St Louis. The list urges budgeting, tracking expenses, banking, insurance, wills, home ownership, timely bill payment, government securities, spending less than earned, and sharing with others. Thrift week planning emphasizes bank service and economic well being.
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St. Louis
American Bankers’ Association
United States League of Building and Loan Associations
National Federation of Construction Industries
Retail Credit Men’s Association
National Association of Life Insurance Underwriters
National Credit Men’s Association
American Life Convention
Walter W. Head
Omaha
National Bank
Amercan
Arthur M. East
New York
Fearless Captain Matlack Earned War Fame on Texas Border
Capt Leonard J Matlack commander of Company K Highth United States cavalry rose from sergeant four years ago to lead in the Rio Grande border fights. He hunted bandits led by Chico Cano, rescued aviators Davis and Peterson, killed numerous attackers, and recovered cattle amid repeated near death confrontations. His bold charges and lone missions made him a dreaded figure to Mexican bandits.
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Tex
Leonard J. Matlack
Highth
United States Cavalry
Texas
Texas Rangers
Matlack
Candalaria
Rio Grande
Chico Cano
Carranza Army
Cano
Jesus Renterias
Davis
Peterson
Two Can’t Live Cheaper Than One, Says Bridegroom
John Boroquez, seventy, and Adeline Young, sixty four, married on September 6 to share boarding house profits. They planned to live together cheaply but dispute over profits led to a public notice that he had left his bride and would not be responsible for her debts.
Tuberculosis Death Rate in Balkans Said to Be World’s Highest
The American Red Cross reports Balkans TB death rate as the highest in the world based on Romanian Serbian Albanian and Montenegrin data. Lack of sanitariums and possible infection from tuberculous cattle milk are cited, with nurse Viola L Nohr and Dr Geraldine B Watson providing firsthand observations.
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Bucharest
Balkans
Red
Cross
Orkers
Roumania
Serbia
Red ‘Cross
Tellef
Viola L.nohr
Ripon
Wis
Albania
Geraldine B. Watson
Brooklyn
N. Y
Montenegro
Oswe
Battling Owls Create Nighttime Peril in Republic Kansas
In Republic Kansas after dark the streets are unsafe due to nightly battles of large flocks of owls. They swarm from trees and attack people injuring a woman and others. authorities act to rid the city of these pests described as unusually numerous and vicious for the region.
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Republic
Kan
Serbia Declared Free of Smallpox
Belgrade reports Serbia is today free of smallpox after five years with only three cases in the entire kingdom. The Red Cross staff at Belgrade announced the milestone along with earlier news that typhus had also been eradicated after a five year struggle.
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Belgrade
Serbia
Kingdom
Red Cross
Syd Pinkham's Vegetable Compound touted for female health
In a Philadelphia claim a woman describes backache and fatigue eased by Syd Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after a week then three months of use. The testimonial mentions reduced distress and nervousness and notes the product helped her feel normal again.
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Philadelphia
North Tayloe
Philadelphia Pa
Syd Pinkham
Worthlino
Theodorable Roosevelt Letters to His Childs Quote
In the recently published Theodor Roosevelt's Letters to His Childs a reporter quoted Quentin saying the affable and uncanny young gentleman knows little of his family life. The remark reflects public curiosity about Roosevelt's private life.
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Theodor Roosevelt
Quentin
Mtone
Genteman
Christian Science
California Fig Syrup Laxative Advertisement Prompt
A vintage ad promotes "California Fig Syrup" as a child laxative. It urges caregivers to monitor a child’s tongue and suggests removing polnet from the stomach liver and bowels.
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California
Quotation Fragments Stir Debate Over Former Phrases
A clipped dialogue fragment questions a past smoker’s story and the truth behind a claim about a house built with cigars money. The garbled exchange hints at dates ages and a misreported fact, leaving readers to infer the original context.
Fragmentary OCR Note Teases Court Juror Identity
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a court case involving a juror named Alri and a defendant. The readable bits suggest questions about timing and the juror’s involvement, but details are unclear.
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