Help For Working Women Tonic From Lydia E Pinkham
A Frankfort Kentucky woman reports relief from female weakness after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She used three bottles and regained strength to do her work again. The letter asks other women to try the remedy and notes the company offers confidential medical advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Frankfort
Lydia E. Pinkham
James Connery
St. Clair St
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Boston Sexton Clerk Recounts Smoky Farewell Gaffe
A veteran Boston car conductor, out of work, becomes church sexton. He hands the collection box to the rector, then, while dipping for change, pulls two cigars. In a grave whisper he warns the men in the rear seats not to smoke.
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Boston
Sexton
Ile
Quotations and Laugh Lines from a Gossip Page
Vignettes and banter bounce through a humor column with cracked repartee. A lawyer grills a witness about consciousness and a pretty woman while quips on marriage, cigarettes, and music tease the reader. A wry parade of punchlines closes with a piano joke.
Professional Pride at Uncle Tom's Cabin Draws Small Crowd
A one night stand production of Uncle Tom's Cabin drew a tiny audience of two men three women and a baby. Little Eva declined to accept death and declared she would draw the mine at dying in a poor house. The manager in disguise as Uncle Tom questioned the outcome.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Eva
Uncle Tom
Little Eva
Subterfuge Quarrel Over Patriotic Singing Alarm
Neighbor disturbances rise from a domestic dispute as a resident woke others with patriotic songs. Accusations fly about motives while his wife’s remarks about his condition last night are cited as the apparent trigger for the confrontation.
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Ike
Ile
The Amateur Golfer Faces Cold Welcome at Club
A novice golfer questions pleasures of turning the earth for play as club members give harsh looks to his activities, sparking a brief exchange about social reception in the course.
Patience and Lazy Men Who Missed a Kick
A terse quip notes that patient men who pretend patience tire their wives and reveal laziness by not registering even a single kick. The piece mocks overlong calmness and links patience to inactivity in a light humorous tone.
Millionaire Claims Simple Life Debate Sparks Commentary
A humor piece contrasts a millionaire's boast of a simple life with a skeptical reply. The dialogue mocks perceptions of frugality, noting hall bedroom, no cafeteria meals, a nine dollar suit, and avoiding movies costing more than a nickel, suggesting practical simplicity versus image.
Jenkins and Rome The Club Saying Continues
A humorous club remark questions Jenkins frequent absence and his belief in the saying When in Rome do as the Romans do. The exchange highlights local wit and recurring teasing at the gathering.
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Jenkins
Rome
Matrimonial Remarks in Bedtime Routine Dispute
As Compared, Mrs Slowboy complains her husband is so lazy that without her he would not rise to go to bed timely. Mrs Gayhoy counters her husband is different and seldom goes to bed in time to wake up, reflecting contrasting domestic habits.
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Slowboy
Information Wanted Cows Milk and Beef Tea Query
Conversation sketches a question about cows that supply milk and cream and a separate ask about beef tea sources. Banter contrasts Miss Citybred and Palmer Geehaw with remarks on exhaustion from shopping and reluctance to attend an event.
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Miss Citybred
Palmer Geehaw
The Commercial Bard Seeks Poets and Pay
The seeker asks if poets always write in a fine frenzy while a famed singer of soap and hair tonic jokes that he rarely gets excited unless an advertising manager forgets to mail his check.
Stingy Omnar Miss Aimee and the Brand Guess
A playful exchange questions Omnar Miss Aimee’s complexion and notes Hazel finding her stingy with praise. The dialogue hints at curiosity about the beauty routine and brand behind Aimee’s lovely appearance.
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Aimee
Perils of Another Sort in a Grocery Hero Story
A humorous exchange recalls a boy’s dream of grand adventures as a hunter and explorer. Now in the grocery trade, the speaker admits ordinary duties still yield moments of heroism when calming fractious telephone customers.
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Mel
The Policeman's Joke
A suburban cottage window bursts open and a trembling voice cries for help from thieves. The officer declines help with a quip about not aiding thieves and vanishes into the gloom.
Glad He's Fres. A Packet of Old Love Letters
A man shows a packet of old love letters and jokes about writing them himself. He notes the woman who returned the letters has since become involved in sun worship, women’s suffrage, and birth control advocacy.
West Studio Scuffle Sparks Panicked Cringe at Reel
A terse Western exchange recalls a tense moment on a studio lot. The lone bad man fled as a moving picture director threatened to eject him for spoiling several hundred feet of film, cringing in fear before the director.
War funds behind revolution behind the scenes
Dialogue hints at a revolutionary movement financed not by war chests but by a moving picture concern, indicating unconventional funding and elevated ambitions. The exchange contrasts fat, unhappy soldiers with a transformative, cinema-backed financial backing shaping the conflict.
In a Hurry Doctor Iave You Any Objection to My Calling
Doctor Iave you any objection to my calling In a consulting physician Patient Certainly not Call In as many accomplices as you need In order to get through with the assassination as quickly as possible.
A Smart Man
A fragmentary OCR line hints at a dialogue about Dobbs being a man of unusual intelligence and shared views, suggesting a conversation note on intellect and agreement. The context is unclear but implies character study or literary dialogue.
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Dobbs
Education that Pays: Utah Agricultural College expands winter courses
President B. G. Peterson announces enlarged winter courses at Utah Agricultural College to accommodate thousands of farmers, housekeepers, tradespeople, and budding professionals who cannot attend full high school or four year college programs. The aim is practical vocational training for skilled rural and urban workers seeking timely, targeted education.
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Utah Agricultural Colege
B. G. Peterson
Peterson
Utah
Utah Agricultural College
Utah Agricultural College Leads in Practical Home Economic Education
A farmer turned educator argues for on farm repair work and practical training for both men and women. Emphasizing home nursing, sanitation, dressmaking, poultry management, and mother craft, the speaker notes education should prepare students for real life service without sacrificing culture. The Utah Agricultural College is at the forefront, expanding its programs to fit practical needs.
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Utah Agricultural College
Winter course work adapts for diverse student needs
The program offers four tracks for winter study from November 14, 1916, to March 24, 1917. It targets workers needing practical classes, homemakers seeking home efficiency subjects, young people pursuing short career-focused courses, and students unable to attend full term seeking degree options. A circular detailing 65 special courses is available free upon request.
Rusted straw may boost feeding value says North Dakota tests
Old guidance from the North Dakota Experiment Station notes rusted straw can have higher feeding value than rust-free straw, depending on rust timing and curing. It warns some cases report harmed animals and advises gradual feeding with other roughage, testing on a small group before full use.
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Dominion Experiment Station
Canada
North Dakota
Minnesota
Potential Use of Wheat for Hog Feed
An agricultural note by L A Weaver from the Missouri agricultural experiment station reports feeding trials showing wheat can replace corn for hog feed under certain conditions, especially when the corn crop is short. Findings indicate wheat supports hog growth when corn prices reach 70 cents or more per unit, offering value to pork producers.
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L. A. Weaver
Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station
Wheat Substitutes Boost Pork Profits in Feed Mix
A study shows wheat can replace corn profitably if valued at 00 cents or less per bushel, while corn at 80 cents makes wheat worth 1.03 per bushel as hog feed. Adding tankage to corn and wheat lowers production costs, delivering about 60 cents less cost per 100 pounds of pork and over $100 extra profit per hog carload.
Giving Medicines to Swine
A historical note explains a method to administer medicine to a hog. Cut a small opening in the toe of an old shoe, have an attendant hold the hog, insert the shoe toe into the mouth, pour the drench into the shoe, and the hog will swallow. Powdered medicine should be dissolved with water for easier administration and to avoid breaking bottles or horns.
Right care of brood mare and foal in farming work
A careful plowman can use the mare up till a few days before foaling and for ten days to two weeks after birth if the work is reasonable and the mare is cared for properly. It is not necessary for the colt to follow the dam in harness, though it is better to keep the foal in pasture or the barn while the mare is at work.
Churchgoers Travel by Boat in Finnish Parishes
In parts of Finland church attendance is a social event tied to the church boat. The craft can carry up to a hundred people to services, with groups of twenty to thirty sharing oars. Parishioners travel on Saturday night for long journeys, bringing bundles of their best clothes, and once services end the women reassemble their belongings before the boat returns home.
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Finland
Why Flour Explodes In Cereal Mills Sparks Dust Fires
Over the last decade about twenty explosions have occurred in flour cereal and feed mills causing around 2,000,000 dollars in damage and injuring or killing over two hundred workers. Investigations show sparks in grinding machines may ignite dust while stray gravel or metal particles contact plates. Naked flames are also proposed as a potential cause.
Man nails new trick turns records with finger nail
George E. Nissen of Chicago describes in Popular Mechanics how to play talking machine records with a fingernail. The setup uses a penholder as support and requires practice, with beginners likely scratching disks before mastering the art.
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George E. Nissen
Chicago
Popular Mechanics
Alluring Little Vice and Medieval Charity
A fragment from a column contrasts medieval charity with modern controversies. It extols implicit generosity toward the sick poor and lepers as noble, while noting no economics or formal organization. A stray line mocks a military order and a joke about taxis ends the snippet.
A Necessary Weakness Dialog Between Men and Women
A brief exchange about imagination contrasts men and women. He says women have too much imagination while she counters that without imagination women might not marry. Quoted lines attributed to the Boston Transcript appear as a snippet.
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Boston Transcript
Keeping Goate Flock On Farm Stock Values Mentioned
A brief note on goats as a hardy farm animal type. Goats are described as healthy, disease resistant, and inexpensive to maintain compared with other livestock. Emphasis on goats thriving on marginal land and their value as free range stock.
Colt's Teeth Reading Warns of Diet Difficulties
If a colt shows signs of not feeling well, check its teeth for sharp points that cut the tongue or cheek and hinder grinding of food. Tooth removal may be necessary when a tooth is causing trouble.
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Colle
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