Her Candid Friend in Switzerland Kiss Sparks Fee Debate
In a witty exchange from the Boston Transcript style column, Miss Passe laments a guiding kiss in Switzerland and questions deducting his fee, while Miss Keen suggests increasing it. The brief exchange captures social humor over travel companionship.
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Boston Transcript
Eatonic Remedy Advises Pre Meal Tablet Use
In hot weather Eatonic tablets are urged for thousands of users to take about thirty minutes before meals and after eating to curb excess acids and gases. The ad claims botanic ingredients quickly relieve feverish thirst and stomach discomfort by reducing acids poisons and gases.
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Chicago
Botanic
Eatonic
The Point He-We Can't Afford a Washerwoman
The speaker laments not affording a washerwoman and tells Bhe Ay the family must do the washing themselves, describing the dilemma as “the rub.”
Votes for women bring politics into the home says Jud Tunkins
Jud Tunkins praises women's suffrage noting that the topic stirs discussion at home and gives people something to talk about beyond family.
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Jud Tunkins
Chic Gowns for the Warm Days
Fashion notes urge practical yet beautiful warm weather wear. Navy georgette crepe remains favored for hot days, while organdie and silk ensembles feature large white organdie flowers, embroidered batiste robes, and bold ribbons. Lace, taffeta, and Egyptian-inspired accents appear in dresses aimed at late afternoon and informal summer evenings.
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Batiste
Bayer Aspirin Ad Promotes Trusted Tablets for Pain
An old advertisement touts Bayer Aspirin tablets as genuine and safe for millions, with unbroken Bayer packaging and directions for headache toothache barache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain. It notes 12 tablet tins cost a few cents and larger packages are sold by druggists, and mentions the formula as monoacetic acid ester of salicylic acid. A separate jokeQA asks about summer travel plans highlighting parental disagreement over golf destinations.
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Bayer
He Has Our Sympathy In A Lady’s Matrimonial Hint
The Boston Transcript records a playful exchange about Helen Strongmind's wedding. Helen clarifies she plans to marry Mr. Wurm, while friends tease about roles in the ceremony. The dialogue hints at social plans and a bridal party misunderstanding.
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Helen Strongmind
Mr. Wurm
Helen
Boston Transcript
Cuticura Ointment Soap and Talcum Ad
The advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment for pimples redness and itching followed by Cuticura Soap and hot water rinse. It advises dusting Cuticura Talcum for fragrance with a 25 cent price noted for each product or item.
Cherub evening frock with looped taffeta skirts explained
Fashion notes describe black taffeta and black tulle gowns with four tiered net skirts and a plain bodice, bright red corsage, and vivid pink taffeta Cherub dresses. Loop drapery and Egyptian influences appear in long bodices with twisted sash belts and trailing ends.
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Thia
Wrage
Outsized Northern Visitors Draw Taxi Tire Burst Scene
A London Strand taxi bursts its tire while four large English visitors step out, drawing a curious crowd. A newsboy notes the scene with a biting remark about their appearance and implied wealth, reflecting early 20th century humor.
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London
England
Strand
Gemnelent Affair Orbits Quirky Exchange
A brief eccentric exchange unfolds as an unnamed speaker denounces a self organized venture as heartless. Benator Sorghum counters that it was no bandwagon, comparing it to a sleeping car in a pointed parliamentary style remark.
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Benator Sorghum
Total Collapse She Dropped Her Eyes
A fragmentary report hints at a social or theatrical moment where a woman's gaze fell and a reaction followed. The quoted phrases suggest a pivotal emotional turn in a scene or testimony, with emphasis on facial expression as a sign of collapse.
Veterans of Big Pow Wow Exchange Conventions Recollections
Oldtime Republicans recount convention history with Chauncey M. Depew Joseph G. Cannon and Louis F Payn claiming longer involvement. Payn notes 1860 presence while Cannon jokes about missing 1864 due to Lincoln’s election and travel costs. Chicago story via New York Morning Telegraph.
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Chauncey M. Depew
Joseph G. Cannon
Joe
Senator Depew
Louis F. Payn
Chatham
New York
Joe’ Cannon
Abe Lincoln
New York Moraing Telegraph
Chicago
Acrobatic Spider Performance At Home
A boy reports a spider hanging from the ceiling by a thread and dangling its leg as if kicking. The playful exchange captures a curious moment of backyard observation.
True Patriotism Quotation by George Berkeley
An old editorial note presents a quotation attributed to George Berkeley on patriotism, stating that true patriotism arises when the heart is right. The brief appears as a moral motto within a larger page of readable text.
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George Berkeley
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