Dodson's Liver Tone touted as safe calomel alternative
An advertisement claims Dodson's Liver Tone cleanses the liver without the dangers of calomel. It warns calomel is mercury and damages bones, urging readers to switch for gentler, vegetable formula that's claimed to improve digestion, mood, and energy with daily use. It targets adults and children, asserting widespread use and a pharmacist endorsement.
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Dodson
Prodson
Deadson
Ady
Not in It Often Anyhow In Gossiping Verse
A fragmentary dialogue features characters Tom and Grace candid about romance and social norms. The uneven lines discuss a man’s consent, love in a cottage, and a self confident girl who spends time golfing. The exchange ends with a comic, mistimed interruption as a hammering sounds.
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Tom
Tatler
Grace
Method in His Madness A Draft Soldier in Disguise
A Kansas City Star note describes a young draft soldier pacing a parade at Camp Bunst on. He rejects a wood block a serape a paper and a cigarette stub as not it. The captain overhears and the guard is summoned. The next day the captain visits the hospital and the patient proclaims this is it with his discharge papers.
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Camp Bunston
Kansas City
MOTHER S JOY SALVIS PROMISES CURES FOR AILMENTS
A garbled ad claims MOTHERS JOY SALVIS cures Celds coughs croup pneumonia asthma and Catarrh with bold promises. The text references a motion picture producer and various nonsensical claims about public usage and remedies.
Grove's Old Standard Tonic and Wright's Pills Ad
The advertisement touts Grove's Tastetous chill tonic as a general tonic with claimed liver effects malaria relief blood enrichment and system support for 60 cents. It also promotes Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills with a trial box offer from 372 Pearl Street New York.
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Grove
Wright
Pearl St
New York
Ady
South Carolina Woman Credits Wells for Recovery
A New Brookland resident describes severe cough and shoulder pain relief after using Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets. She credits the remedies with lifting her from near collapse to enabling her to work and care for her children, noting a weight change during treatment.
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South Carolina
New Brookland
Pinatly PF
Clerce
W. Dorn
S.C
Pierce
South Carolina highway commission names new chair
Maj. R. G. Thomas of The Citadel was elected chairman, succeeding Maj. J. Monroe Johnston. Greenwood’s Thomas W. Cothran joined the commission, and a plan to build a Santee River bridge between Clarendon and Orangeburg counties was discussed. The annual report was reviewed showing 41 65 automobiles registered and 110 778 44 in license revenue with about 100 new license applications daily. The panel预计s next meeting around November 25.
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Columbia
R. G. Thomas
Citadel
State Highway Commission
J. Monroe Johnston
France
South Carolina
Ssngingers
Thomas W. Cothran
Greenwood
Manning
J. K. Breeton
J. Kelly
Clarendon County
Santee River
Clarendon
Orangebury
General Assembly
Izhwoay
Highway Commission
Clemson College visit exposes methods and politics of education
Clemson College hosts a visiting group including Colonel Wharton who lauds the institution and discusses its founding. Warnings are raised about patchwork laws and politics in education, with W. Hand proposing six year terms for county boards and superintendent selection by those boards.
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Clemson College
Carolink Sematasin
Ptha
Thaybert
Riggs
Hand
W. T. Lland
Land
Secretary Grants New Charters and Farm Paper Plans
The Barnwell Pecan Company of Deane Fort received a charter with 26000 capital. Officers listed include W. M. Barnwell as president J. W. Warn as vice president and W. B. Richardson as secretary and treasurer. A commission was tested for The Carolina Palmer and Stockman with 20000 capital stock. Petitioners cited are J. Rutledge McQhee Johnston J. W. Lyon Johnston and Hal M. Pratt Greenwood.
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Barnwell Pecan Company of
Deanefort
W. M. Barnwell
J. W. Warn
W. B. Richardson
Carolina Palmer and Stockman
J. Rutledge McQhee
Johnston
J. W. Lyon
Hal M. Pratt
Greenwood
SC Railroad Commission Opposes Sunday Freight Runs
The South Carolina railroad commission rejects promiscuous Sunday freight traffic, citing state law and an order from the Georgia commission. It fixes max speeds at 40 mph for passenger trains and 30 mph for freight on the new Seaboard route Charleston to Savannah, with inspections due. The panel also directs Western Union to deliver messages within 1.5 miles of its Orangeburg office and considers extra trains to ease delays on No. 64. A crop report covers corn, wheat, tobacco, potatoes, and prices, while library book drives in mill villages seek funds to establish public reading rooms for 25,000 schoolchildren.
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South Carolina Railroad Commission
South Carolina
Jacob 8. Schirmer
The
Railroad Commission
Seaboard Ute Line
Charleston
Savannah
Abintic Coast Line
Columbia
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Weather Bureau
Mil Village
Delage
Friends of the School
Nistelet
Bard of Education
Men of Education
Echool
Tho
South Carolina Business Charters and Officials
The Army and Navy Equipment Co of Spartanburg was chartered with $6000 capital stock, petitioners Nathan D Levy and Bernard Leagy named. The Charleston Hide and Junk Comming of Charleston chartered with $10000 capital stock, officers listed. Dabney Yarborough as president with Mrs Tabney Yarborough as secretary. Herry Knight & Son Inc, Kentucky merchants, seek domestication with Columbia SC headquarters.
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Army and Navy Equlpment Co
Spartanburg
Nathan .D. Levy
Bernard Leagy
Charleston
Dabney Yarborough
Mra
Tabney Yarborough
Herry Knight & Son, Inc
Kentucky
South Carolina
Colimbia
Record-breaking road built at Louisville cantonment
A new army cantonment highway near Louisville set a record by laying 63,860 square yards of Trinidad asphaltic concrete on a concrete base in 63 working days. The six mile, 18 foot wide road carried 4,000 vehicles in its first week, mainly Teton trucks and wagons. Stone for the project had to be hauled and crushed on site.
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Cantonment
Louisville
Trinidad
August Flower Panacea Ad for Digestive Health
An old advertisement touts GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER as a universal remedy for constipation indigestion and liver trouble claiming it relieves symptoms quickly and acts as a gentle laxative. The copy promotes the product as a trusted cure sold by druggists worldwide.
Easy to Rid Home of Rats and Mice Paste Adverts
An advertisement touts Bleurna Paste as an effective rat and mouse killer available in stores. It claims low cost and suffices for homes, stores, and barns, noting potential use against cockroaches and worms as well. The copy includes odd fragmented lines and promotional booster content.
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U. S&s
Stearns
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claims Cure
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional cure for catarrh and promises a $100 reward if it fails. It asserts internal action through the blood to restore health and offers testimonials and free samples from J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. Hawaii note mentions two 14 000 foot mountains.
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MALL
Hall
Nature
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Oho
Johnny Excuse and Odd School Incident
A boy named Johnny offers a harmless excuse for a noisy outburst in class blaming a stray hair. The tale ends with a simple lesson on nontypical causes of disturbance.
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Gilbert Bros. & CO
Baltimore, MD
Marty Jersey
Wakefield Succession
Piat Duteh
Express
D. F. Jamison
Summerville
3. C
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Amelia
Suriulenl Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Pierce We
Dle
Oor Cotedhins
Pelle
Moat
Peity
Lewis Baer & Conc
Herr As
Vere A
Chattanooga Bakery
Commission
Snd
Senate
Clemson
Western Union
Orangeburg
Bates
Yin
al Achan
Signatue of
Castoria
Ieberg
Piere
Jin Brown
Hawaii
Johnny
Dr. Pierce
Italy
Cascara
Ioney Buck
Mr. Hill
Absorbine, JR
W.F. Young
Tomale
Lydia E. Pinkhara
Charlotte
Eye Co
Marine Eye
Tin Vey
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