One Bromo Quin ine Cigars and Quack Ads Disperse
A collage of vintage ad copy and fragmented lines touts Bromo Quinine products, beauty creams, and patent medicines. It includes jokes, social quips, and snippets about remedies for constipation piles and teething, with stray quotes from newspapers like the Milwaukee Sentinel and Washington Star.
Expensive Disease Baffles Doctors Then Bankruptcy Ends Case
Doctors misdiagnosed a patient with appendicitis only to face bankruptcy and a renewed diagnosis of a stomach ailment, reflecting a puzzling medical course. The fragment hints at uncertainty and delayed relief as financial strain intersects with health.
Strength From Grape-Nuts Breakfast Claim
A California businessman credits a Grape-Nuts breakfast with avoiding stomach overload and boosting energy for a busy day. He reports four spoonfuls with sugar and a splash of milk keep him alert, mentally clear, and without fatigue, promoting a healthier start to the workday.
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Postum Co
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Wellville
Daddy Dear Dad the Wilkins Saga of Winona
Winona faces love and family pressure as she plans to wed Tom Wilkins while her father doubts the match. Gerald Wilkins confesses past misdeeds and seeks forgiveness, and a letters indicate strained relations with a demanding mother in law. The story ends with Winona embracing her father as reconciliation unfolds.
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Unprofitable Flying Says Expert Courtland F Bishop
New York aviation authority Courtland Field Bishop argues there is no money in flying and cites France as ahead until profits appear. He relays a Detroit joke about a monoplanes profitability illustrating the current lack of paying viability in the industry.
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Courtland Field Bishop
New York
France
Basia
Literary Note Contains Parody and Patent Medicine Ad Copy
An old clipped note mocks a poll parrots and cites patent medicine lines for children. It mentions Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders and a LeRoy New York ad by A Olmsted. The quip references a “fresh air movement” and tents as part of the joke.
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Ruggis
A . Olmsted
LeRoy, N.Y
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