Old Fashioned Prune Whip and Vintage Desserts
A collection of dessert recipes with prune whip tapioca pudding and oatmeal cookies. Includes marshmallow pudding and cherry olives as well as cabbage based salads and fruit custards. Ends with a closing note on modern life and a didactic quote from Helen Campbell.
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Helen Campbell
Freezone Corn Remedy Advertises Quick Pain Relief
An advertisement touts Freezone as a painless cure for hard and soft corns and toe-calluses with a tiny bottle from a druggist. It claims the ether-derived discovery from a Cincinnati genius and promises fast, irritation-free results.
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Hart
Cincinnati
Bayer Aspirin AdClaims and Packaging Promoted
The ad touts Bayer Aspirin as safe and prescribed for headaches toothaches earaches neuralgia rheumatism and colds. It emphasizes genuine Bayer packages with directions and offers 12 tablet tins at low cost plus larger packages from druggists. It notes the product is a trademark of Bayer and mentions salicylic acid ester as the base.
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Bayer
Intruder Question Stuns Apartment Residents
A janitor recalls an intruder asking why children are not safe in the building. He adds the intruder claimed the phonographs and player pianos would be unable to interfere with his plans. The report highlights rising tensions in the housing complex.
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Ignable
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertises Quick Corn Relief
An old advertisement extols Allen's Foot-Ease for removing corns and bunions and easing tired feet. The snippet also notes Army and Navy praise from wartime service and includes an admiring aside about talent in painting or sculpture.
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Allen
War Doubles Prices and Laundry Innovations Rise
War lifts prices of cotton and linen as households seek efficiency. A Red Cross Ball Drive funds laundry services while Alfred’s remark reflects social norms about courtship and cooking in a bygone era.
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al Grosere, Se
Pay Your Bills to Share Cheerfulness, Says Proverb
A saying notes that cheerfulness spreads when debts are paid and temper is disciplined. The idea links orderly finances with better conduct and a calmer tongue.
Raton ic Remedy Claims to Cure Acid Stomach
The advertisement alleges harmful acids and gases damage the body from an acidic stomach. It touts a remedy called RATONIC that allegedly removes the acid and reliefs bloating indigestion sourness and gas after users stop the cause. It cites over half a million users claiming benefits and lists broad availability.
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Peta Weil
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