Calumet Baking Powder Co to Open Large Chicago Plant
A new 250000 dollar Calumet Baking Powder Company plant rises at South 41st avenue and Fillmore street in Chicago. The five story reinforced concrete building features a cantilever shipping platform, automatic machinery, modern elevators, spacious rest rooms, a full laboratory floor, and a bakery for experiments to maintain product quality. The firm, founded by William M. Wright about 25 years ago, aims to enhance industrial life in Chicago with this substantial expansion.
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Calumet Baking Powder Company
South 41St Avenue
Fillmore Street
Chicago
Wm. M. Wright
Calumet
Calumet Company
Adv
Pluviue Veracity in Question in Local Dialogue
Saturday afternoon brought dark clouds lightning and thunder but no general rain. A passerby said it might rain while Mr Pozorzie doubted the forecast noting he would not believe Pluvius under oath.
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Pluviue
Mr. Pozorzie
Woman's tonic Cardus praised by Virginia reader
Mrs Cora Hrooks of Pineview Virginia recounts a long womanly trouble cure. After two doctors and two hospitals failed she used Cardus taking six bottles and reports full relief and renewed strength to care for her five children.
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Pineview
Cora Hrooks
Cardus
Cardul
Unpleasant Prospect in Augur Readings
A ridiculous exchange features a so called Hindu Princess predicting an automobile for a teakeptic. She claims the car will appear “in the middle of the back,” a line that underscores the amid skepticism and odd prophecy in the brief vignette.
Moments of dialogue evoke social quirks and class
An assortment of clipped exchanges and banter about environment status and lifestyle. The lines touch on a man ruined by alcohol and a wife bound by social roles, with wry remarks about wealth and duties within domestic life.
Elderly Summer Girl Speaks on Germs in Kisses
The dialogue notes an elderly summer girl who dismisses germs from kisses, asking if such kisses ever catch anything. She quips that there is not even a beam of risk in the exposure.
Time a matter of moment something poultry dealer had for gotten to explain
Mr Timkins of East Orange bought six hens from a Plainfield dealer. He complains of low egg production, the dealer jokes that looking too often lowers output and suggests checking only every three days for higher counts.
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Timkins
East Orange
Plainfield
Mr Timkins
New York Evening Post
Babek Antiseptic Promised to Cure Malaria and Fevers
An advertisement touts Babek antiseptic as a magic cure for malaria and fever with claims of wide use in parishes and from Kloczew & Co. Washington DC. The fragmentary text also mocks social quirks and mentions courtship rumors and a fortune telling gimmick.
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Babek
Rew
Szymenowski
St Stephen's Church
Perth
Amber
Had to Have It Wig Joke Sparks Laughs
A playful exchange centers on a wig as a bald necessity and a joke about a cracking head. The dialogue blends humor and wordplay to evoke lighthearted banter.
Mothers urged to inspect Castoria bottle labeling
Advertising copy warns caregivers to check Castoria bottles for the official signature and notes the product has been in use for over 30 years. It emphasizes Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children and urges mothers to ensure authenticity.
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Fletcher
Not Able to Be Pecked and Other Classroom Exchanges
A schoolroom dialog features a teacher asking for the meaning of imprccability and a bright eighth grader’s playful responses. The exchange covers perspective, wordplay on pecking, and a joke about a seahorse and a sawhorse.
Prelude to marriage stands out as a satisfactory aspect
The saying notes that marriage begins with a meaningful prelude and that excuses cannot endure promises made by friends.
Stubborn Tacks and Lightning Deaths Cited in Odd Inference
The passage notes that fewer than 200 people die annually from lightning. It contrasts India’s average life span of twenty four years with England’s forty four, then offers an odd inference about eating suitable food and a joking reply about dog biscuits.
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India
England
Test of Responsibility and Horse Latitudes Explained
A Voltaire test questions whether one would push a button to gain love and power if it would kill an unknown person. Edwin C Martin explains the origin of Horse Latitudes naming the tropical calm belts and recounts how ships selling horses to the West Indies cast horses overboard when water ran short.
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Voltaire
China
Edwin C Martin
New England
West Indies
Woman in Chanute Buys Caruso Song Portraits
A Chanute music store customer praised a Caruso song sheet while admiring a likeness on the cover. She said she heard the tenor singing in a Kansas City Star report about a Marsonton store visit last winter, prompting remarks from a clerk nearby.
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Caruso
Hils
Sabeslady
Marsont
Kansas City
Quite the Contrary Engagement Sings Report
The Detroit Free Press notes Mamile's engagement as a public spectacle with questions about whether she intended to reveal the relation and efforts to conceal it.
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Mamile
Detroi Free Press
Innocence and Knowledge in a Teen Quote
A Tatler line contrasts innocence with knowledge, noting that innocence prompts a girl to ask why at the wrong moment while knowledge enables a timely why at the right moment.
Thoughtful Farmer Finds Light Through Postum Remedy
A farmer recounts decades of stomach and bilious issues eased after switching from coffee to Postum. He notes improved sleep, digestion, appetite, and energy within weeks, saying he no longer drinks coffee and that his rheumatism faded. Postum is offered in Regular and Instant forms with brewing directions.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
The Prosperous Life and the Way of the Righteous
A reflective study of Psalm 1 framing the prosperous life as rooted in God's guidance. It contrasts the righteous path with the ungodly way, urging readers to choose a life in Christ, meditate on the Lord’s law, and endure through steadfast faith, promising enduring blessing.
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God
Christ
Egypt
Canaan
Jesus
Palestine
Should Carry a Tin Whistle
Captain Thomas E Hall of the United States secret service could not whistle and fails to whistle to stop a streetcar. A well dressed woman asks him to whistle for the conductor, he bows and excuses himself, and she gazes in disdain.
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Thomas E. Halls
United States Secret Service
Philadelphia
Halis
Deep Cuticura Cure Claims After Four Months of Pain
A reader describes a harsh skin and joint ailment beginning in December 1911, with cracks bleeding on fingers and toes, inflamed skin, and severe pain. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, the cure took nineteen days. The ad promotes free samples with the 2 cent Skin Book from Cuticura. A joke follows about a girl who claimed she got even by not saying prayers.
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P.O
el Paso
Texas
Jack Harrison
Cuticura
Dept. L. Boston
Adv
Why not Bosco Beach Becomes Illusion of Perfection
A fragment notes hesitation about visiting Bosco Beach urged by a booklet glow. The speaker worries excitement may fade if the reality falls short.
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Bosco Beach
Quipped Witty Lines and Oddities From a Penny Press
A curious collection of proverbs jokes and snippets notes that Britain uses more matches and that birds mimic sounds with closed beaks. It mentions Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for Teething and a few wry maxims about love pride and restraint.
Quiet Ethics on Gossip and Truthful Talk
An admonition warns against damaging a neighbor's reputation with false or even true statements. The piece emphasizes restraint, arguing one should verify truth and have a solid reason before speaking. It urges readers to keep silent whenever possible to avoid harming others.
Q Ban Hair Color Restorer Promises Natural Hair Hue
An advertisement touts Q Ban hair color restorer claiming it restores gray hair to its original natural color by depositing coloring matter in each hair. It promises glossy, fluffy, luminous hair and offers bottles at drug stores with a money back or replacement offer via mail to Elite Drug Co. in Memphis, Tenn.
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Bae
Q-Ran
Cc Pro
Heseig-Elite Drug Ca
Emphia
Tern
AG Richards Medicine CO
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Plans for Tuberculosis Day and campaign across the country
The National Association of the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis urges churches schools labor unions and other groups to join the Fourth National Tuberculosis Day on December 7. Over 1 000 anti tuberculosis societies will spread the effort through state organizations and personal appeals to leaders. Last year about 60 000 churches engaged. this year aim is for 1000 churches and many schools. The drive coincides with the Red Cross Christmas seal sale. Also a note on humane care urging kindness to animals during hot weather and warning against neglect of pets in cities.
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Naonal Association of the
National Association
Red Cross
The Value of Independent Wages for Daughters
An Exchange piece argues that both sons and daughters must work for livelihood. It claims parents should equip girls to earn money at home, suggesting financial independence without needing work outside the home. It cites housemaids’ wages as a model and stresses the mutual benefit.
Examinitis and the limits of specialized knowledge
The piece warns that cramming facts may aid tests yet hinder practical use. It argues specialists perform much of the world’s work while remaining ignorant of broader subjects and many things within their fields.
Tramp confronts homeowner at the front door in tense exchange
A tramp asks to see the front door woman claiming the kitchen is elsewhere. The householder challenges the intruder while noting the visitor is not the usual resident.
Ancient Egypt Trolley Line Remark Sparks Curiosity
A Louisville Courier Journal quip recalls a trolley line in ancient Egypt, humorously suggesting it was a thousand years old. The exchange highlights how explorers and locals imagined historical infrastructure in contrast to modern marvels.
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Egypt
Louisville Courier- Journal
Literary Club Sparks Confidential Gossipy Talk
The literary club session featured a lively exchange as Mrs. Wombat relaxed and revealed personal motives behind her sister’s separation from her husband. The remarks shaded gossip and drew attention to private family tensions.
Odd sayings and social quips from the Boston Transcript
A pair of humorous lines remark on street gossip and social norms. The Transcript muses on shoes left on the street after morning errands and quips about romance, comparing a girl without a beau to a flea without a dog.
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Boston Transcript
Divided String Troubles In Humble Household
In a humorous exchange Mrs Hopper and her children argue over a length of string. Dick explains how the string was cut among family members, with their father mending suspenders, Tom waking for a tickly back, and sister tying her hair, leaving only nine inches for Mrs Hopper to make a telephone.
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Tom
Double of Secretary of State Recites Hotel Head Waiter Speech
A secretary of state recounts a head waiter in a Chicago hotel being hailed by visiting college students. The waiter, on duty off, spoke to the delegation and urged perseverance, hinting they could rise to his post. The next morning, beat reporters headline “Students Get Advice From Head Waiter.”
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Secretary of State
Chicago
Brgan
Brain teasers and a Harvard bust tale from National Monthly
A riddle about a person who becomes his own grandfather with the mother daughter chain and a joke about Emerson’s bust. The piece notes sculptor Daniel C. French recounting Emerson’s quip about likeness, shown in Memorial Hall at Harvard University.
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Daniel C. French
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Memorial Hall
Harvard University
Emerson
Railway Guard Reacts to Llanfairfechan Signboard
A new guard on a Welsh railway encounter with a notoriously long station name, Llanfairfechanpwligyngylgoge rych, stares at the sign, then shouts to passengers that this is the stop they seek, gesturing toward carriages. Tyree's Antiseptic Powder promotion appears in the clipping.
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Wales
Doctors and critics clash over patient welfare
Dialogue on medical ethics shows tension between physicians and critics who question how clinicians balance care with duties to society. The exchange highlights concerns about patient well being, professional responsibility, and public trust in healthcare guidance.
Large by Comparison. A comic wardrobe quip
The dialogue mocks a woman’s wardrobe with a husband’s remark about a comic opera girl. A humorous note on social vanity and the janitor’s routine in an office setting is also described in a fragmentary style.
Woman in Terrible State Credits Lydia E Pinkham Product
A Belle Vue Ohio woman writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her after a period of severe illness and pain. The testimonial claims the remedy relieved inflammation irregularities and related female illnesses and praises its proven recovery record.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Bellevue
Cuaruan
Belle Vue, Ohio
E. Pinkham
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