Tanlac lab expands at Dayton plant in 1920s ad claim
Advertisement touts Tanlac as the world’s best selling medicine with a new Dayton Ohio plant and Walkerville Canada laboratory. It lists ingredients from Alpine to Andes and asserts 50 000 bottles daily capacity and 20 million bottles sold in six years. Also promotes Prickly Ash Bitters as a digestive remedy.
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Dayton
Ohio
Walkerville
Canada
Brazil
West Indies
Rocky Mountains
Asia Minor
Persia
India
Mexico
Columbia
Peru
United States
R. R. Chilton & Co
Futuristic speed dream and old ad fragments
In a column of speculative prose the author argues for a future speed via vacuum propulsion replacing roads and animals, foreseeing airborne travel and gravity control. Interwoven are ad snippets for Herbine medicine and health advice, ending with a quotation about personal woe and cleanliness.
Food shortage prompts males fed with cigarettes
A terse note claims if food runs short, males will be fed with cigarettes that satisfy. No additional context or names are provided to identify persons or organizations involved.
Scrapping Over The Fight And The Next War Likelihood
The piece warns that the long fallout from the last war persists with Europe split by distrust and jealousy. It suggests another conflict is possible, with shifting alliances and volatile tensions among nations, and questions whether stronger powers can prevent renewed fighting. It ends by asking if America has the powder to stay out.
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Europe
Germany
Seven Hundred Years of Irish Conflict and Freedom
The piece argues Ireland’s long struggle for self rule mirrors the American fight for independence. It asserts a free Ireland with reciprocal trade could benefit England and notes continued turmoil under occupation.
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Ireland
England
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Blood Purification
Local advert claims catarrh is influenced by constitution and that Hall's Catarrh Medicine acts as a tonic and blood purifier. It asserts cleansing the blood will restore normal conditions and enable nature to heal, with druggists listed in Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
S. J. Cheney
Toledo
Ohio
25 Million for Colombia Restitution Debate
The article questions a proposed 25 million payment to Colombia arguing it implies US complicity in Panama's secession and questions whether restitution is prudent or a political trap. It notes Panama’s canal work under Goethals and warns about ulterior motives toward Central and South American nations. It asks what the US gains and if the cost is justified.
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Colombia
Panama
General Goethals
Panama Canal
Central
South American
United States
Editorial Critique on Draft Records and Honest Reporting
The piece questions wartime draft lists andWar Department records as unreliable, arguing editors should delay publishing names of draft evaders until trustworthy sources exist. It urges safeguarding veterans from public humiliation and supports President Harding’s call to purge thieves from the business world.
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War Department
Harding
Bolshivek Government Reflected as Financially Busted
Report notes Russia Bolshevik regime is financially busted after Bic Bill Haywood arrives, suggesting a harsh assessment of the government's economic state and its impact on observers like William.
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Bic
Bill Haywood
Russia
William See
Rei
Bald Spot on the Dome of Truth and the Grocery Bill
A reflective line contrasts honesty in isolation with practical costs. The speaker notes truthfulness thrives in the lone van yet misses the mark on everyday expenses. The wry musing hints at the tension between principle and daily living.
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Fletcher
ILL
En-arco Motor Oil
Black & Huggins
Saha
Oh Nts
Ser Wes
Federal Reserve System
Treasury Department
Washington
Mississipp
BANK
Globe
Indianapolis
Earth
A. H. Kindel
The
Smiths
Joneses
Liccert ‘& Myers Tosacco Co
Cardus
Mrs. Simpson
Cardui
Castoria
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