Mrs Blanche A Lewis Praises Dr Pierce’s Tonic
Mrs Blanche A Lewis of Warren Ohio reports a serious influenza illness followed by a strong recovery after using Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic and builder. She endorses it as unequalled for post illness recovery and invites readers to obtain a trial package by sending 10 cents to the Invalids Hotel in Buffalo New York.
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Warren
Ohio
Dr. Pierce
Golden
Blanche A. Lewis
Swallow St
Eve’s Wardrobe Dilemmas Spark Mock Mirror Tale
A playful old note recalls Eve’s fashion challenge without a mirror and jokes about Satan knowing how she dressed. It frames vanity and temptation in light-hearted, moral-toned humor.
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Eve
Satan
Fortune Staking Cited As Obvious Step For Men
A saying notes men rarely object to stepping into a fortune, using a blunt metaphor about taking a risk for gain. The remark reflects bold, opportunistic views on wealth seeking and risk tolerance.
Temperature of Milk Important
Surface cooler favored to maintain milk temperature as key quality factor.
Milk cooling and vaccine injection guidance from USDA bulletin
The USDA dairy division reports on cooling milk to 50 F using surface coolers and insulated tanks to reduce souring in transit. Experiments compare insulated versus jacketed and unprotected cans over long hauls, showing temperature rises with exposure. It also advises veterinarians to inject hogs away from ham or shoulder to prevent abscesses and outlines safe injection sites and methods.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Dairy Division
Department
Farmers
Diamond Dyes Ad Promises Easy, Safe Home Dyeing
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple for any woman to use on sweaters, skirts, coats and more. It guarantees no spotting, fading or running and instructs buyers to specify wool or silk or linen, cotton or mixed goods. It also notes the product as the sole brand and urges druggists to supply it.
Cuticura Talcum Powder Ad Promotes Trio Brand
A vintage advertisement touts Cuticura Talcum Powder as an antiseptic and fragrant, part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with Soap Ointment and Talcum. It claims economical use for face skin baby and dusting and says it renders other perfumes superfluous.
Obedience as an Instinct In Birds
A London Times excerpt notes thrush nest behavior where a mother’s presence triggers immediate quiet from a hatching chick. A single egg in the nest shows inside cracking and cheeping halted by the mother’s harsh cry, illustrating instinctive obedience before hatch.
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Mr. Robinson
Jim
London Times
Illinois Leads in Building Roads to 341 Miles
Illinois has built 341 miles of new permanent hard roads, a record for any state prior to 1920. The motor car's rise transformed highways from quiet corridors to busy routes, with states competing on both quantity and quality of road construction.
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State
Christian Science Monitor
Illinois
Union
Hors d oeuvres misprint recalled in a restaurant anecdote
A local bill of fare note parodies a New York dining story where a young man suggests to his companion to start with horse doves instead of hors d oeuvres, creating a humorous mix up. The Boston Transcript anecdote highlights wordplay about menu items and dining etiquette.
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New York
Boston Transcript
The Failure of King Canute Over the Waves
A compact historic aside recalls King Canute attempting to command the sea. The quip asserts royal power would be swept away before waves could be controlled.
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Canute
Cow Feeding Tips Boost Farm Profits Says University Expert
Dairy extension specialist R A Hanson urges farmers to put cows to work. A cow producing 25 pounds of 4 percent milk daily yields about 1 pound of butterfat daily valued around 50 cents. With feed costs near 15 cents daily, the cow netting 85 cents daily.
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R. A. Hanson
University Farm
Why Girls Leave Home Monday in Ads and Jokes
A fragmented newspaper exchange notes a movie sign joking about girls leaving home on Monday for bargain day. A Boston Transcript quip mentions wash day and Red Cross Ball Blue ads. A patient woman jokes her new cock will arrive later after demanding a month's vacation.
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Chicago
Evening Post
Boston Transcript
Two Drivers Quarrel After Near Collision on Eighteenth Street
A truck driver and a second motorist argued after a near pass on eighteenth street. Both exited their vehicles, traded questions about arm signals and horns, then returned to their cars and continued driving. In a lighter note, a Youngstown man bet on Behave Yourself to win the Kentucky Derby and claimed a lucky hunch.
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Eighteenth Street
Kansas City Star
Youngstown
Youngstown Telegram
Not His Line in Edinburgh Ad Roasting Youth
A Scotsman quips about missing a bakery ad for a strong youth to help take charge of ovens. The job advertised live-in, but the applicant resists a roasting for thirty shillings weekly, highlighting unread details in a humorous exchange.
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Edinburgh
How Noiseless Is the Growth Quote
A reflection on quiet progress and unseen advance by De Quincey. It compares the silent growth of corn to the gradual victories of the press, noting that steady effort often goes unnoticed until results appear at harvest.
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