Remarkable recoveries reported in Kentucky and Missouri
Covington resident Mrs. Harry Ashcroft credits Lydia E. Pinkham remedies with restoring strength after long bearing-down pains and cold, then praises Vegetable Compound Blood Medicine and Sanative Wash. In Gilman City Missouri Mrs. T M Boyer says Vegetable Compound and other Pinkham products helped her sleep eat and work on the farm after years of illness.
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Harry Ashcroft
Lydia E. Pinkham
Beech Avenue
Covington
Lydia E
Pinkham
Kentucky
Boyer
Gilman City
Missouri
T. M. Boyer
Dare's Mentha Pepsin Promises Quick Digestive Relief
An advertisement touts Dare's Mentha Pepsin as a remedy for acute and chronic stomach misery. It claims high effectiveness, a money back guarantee if the first bottle fails, and urges readers with gastritis indigestion and dyspepsia to use the product.
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Dave
Dare
Would Like to Though Teacher Robert Bird That Does Not Fly
A riddle style note mentions a bird that cannot fly besides the ostrich and adds a playful jailbird reference to Bobby. The text reads like a puzzle caption with humorous asides. It does not present a formal news item or clear event.
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Robert
Bobby
Simple chords and their extended forms explained
The text defines the basic triad consisting of a root note, its third, and a fifth whether played together or as an arpeggio. It then mentions extended chords including seventh, ninth, eleventh, and thirteenth chords and notes that inversions have different names.
USKIDE Toplifts Offer Flat Heel Support
Women can now keep heels neat with USKIDE Toplifts a bottom cap that is flat on the bottom. Have a repairman apply USKIDE Toplifts on new or existing heels from the United States Rubber Company famed material known for long wear.
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United States Rubber Company
Adv
Cuticura Advertises Ointment Soap and Talcum
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment, Cuticura Soap, and Cuticura Talcum for clear skin. It suggests treating pimples redness roughness or itching with the ointment then bathing with the soap, drying, and dusting with talcum for fragrance, priced at 25 cents each.
Local Comic Vaudeville Gaff Draws Big Laughs
A vintage excerpt recalls a nightclub scene where a comedian’s quip about audiences including ladies with false teeth provokes hearty laughter. The remark highlights midcentury humor and social tone of the era.
Rice expert to teach Americans how to eat rice
Dr K Sugimoto of the Tokyo Nutrition Laboratory, one of Rockefeller foundation's three special scholars, aims to teach Americans how to eat rice. He has studied rice nutrition for five years and experimented on 30 people abroad.
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K. Sugimoto
Tokyo Nutrition Laboratory
Rockefeller Foundation
United States
Rainbow Trout Eggs Shipped From Montana to Hawaii
About 49 000 rainbow trout eggs were shipped from Montana to Honolulu and released into Hawaiian streams for hatching, scientists report. The transfer marks a step in stocking programs to expand trout populations in Hawaii.
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Montana
Honolulu
Hawaiian
Science Service
Crossword Style Clues From 1926 Gazette
Puzzle page featuring a list of crossword clues and a note that the solution will appear in the next issue. The set includes definitions for single letters and phrases, with references to grammar forms, measurements, and common objects.
Devillike Highland Beast Tale Stirs Harris Lore
A tall tale from South Harris recalls a foreboding creature seen in mist near Borve. A salt-seeking dealer used a Highland cow hide as a cloak, prompting villagers to flee in terror as a fearsome monster reportedly stalked the peat grounds and loch, until the beast relieved the pair from the bog and departed.
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South Harris
T. Wilson Dougal
Edinburgh Scotsman
Obe
Rodil
Findsbay
Rolneval
Works Both Ways Nell
Nell and Belle trade lines over Jack Rapidde who is noted for speed and a reputation for looseness. The exchange hints at flirtation and social judgment in a brisk, playful mood.
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Nell
Jack Rapidde
Belle
Uncle Eben on Judgment and Enthusiasm in Choir
A Washington Star quip notes that good intentions alone can lead to poor singing in the choir, urging balance of judgment and enthusiasm. The witticism reflects community humor on misapplied zeal.
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Uuncle Eben
Washington Star
Olive cultivation spreads from Greece to Italy and California
The earliest references to olive come from Egypt and Greece. It was first planted in Italy about 562 B C. Spanish monks later introduced olives to California, where the crop has grown into a major industry.
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Egypt
Greece
Italy
California
Where Many Fall Down The Forward Looker
A brief San Francisco Chronicle item notes the forward lacking judgment in distinguishing new ideas from new idolologies, hinting at broader critique of strategic thinking and leadership.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Venus statue unearthed in Moravia's Mammoth Caverns
In Pollau Moravia near Vienna a six inch high sandstone Venus figure about 50 000 years old was found among Ice Age tools and bones including mammoth skeletons reindeer foxes and wolves The Pollau Venus shows delicate craftsmanship and depicts an ideal woman from that era.
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Pollau
Nikolsburg
Moravia
Czechoslovakia
Vienna
Pine tree lookout at Lake Arrowhead guards forest fires
A nearly 200 foot pine on Lake Arrowhead's north shore remains a key forest lookout for the United States service. Rangers monitor fires with water in the upper branches and telephones, while historic Indian wig wag signals fade in the base scarred by past tribes.
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United States Forestry Service
Lake Arrowhead
California
Oddly Shaped Lilac Lobster Captured in British Waters
A lilac lobster believed to be the first caught in British waters in over 50 years was captured by Brighton fishermen and is on view at Brighton aquarium. Its shell shows a delicate pink tint with a painted china look, and its fan-shaped tail glows like a rain bow with hazy gold edging. The aquarium manager deems the lilac lobster unique, with pink, blue, red, and variegated lobsters also on display.
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Brighton
Brighton Aquarium
Benedict music monument in Roger Williams Park
Popular Mechanics reports the Benedict music monument in Providence Rhode Island honors music history since 500 B C The white marble Parthenon like structure sits in a grassy amphitheater that can host up to 50 000 people Orchestras bands and vocalists perform from the monument steps and interior
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B. C
Roger Williams Park
Providence
R. I
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Albert Flees Dinner Bell at Family Reunion
At a family reunion in Indianapolis News, Albert age three leaves his seat with a sigh as the benediction stalls. He shouts I ve had enough and cues his mother to head to dinner amid faltering speeches and growing restlessness under the trees. The scene contrasts with a remark on frock coats.
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Albert
Indianapolis News
Superstitions About Snakes Persist in Britain
The article notes lingering beliefs about snakes including charms made of coral stone the mispreve and milgrove for luck and snake bite immunity. It cites a hazel wand breath producing a hard stone ring and an ash tree as snake repellent, ending with a tale of a peas ant couple whose baby shared milk with an aardvark.
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London
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B. Lansing
Mich
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