Dare Devil Teddy Gibbons Wing Walker Disaster
Theodore Davidson of Galesburg known as Dare Devil Davidson joins Floyd Gibbons Adventurers Club. In 1919 his stunt using a stretched inner tube on a Jenny ends when air resistance widens the tube, tearing his bridgework and forcing a perilous ascent back to safety. He later loses his artificial teeth to the stunt and his earnings fund a new set.
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Elso
Teddy
Iowa
Earth
Theodore Davidson
Galesburg
Dare Devil
Rassling
Jong
Quaaltagh the Isle of Man festival and its omens
Quaaltagh, an old British festival in parts of the Isle of Man, features households receiving visitors with songs and hospitality. Unique rites include sweeping the kitchen floor from door to hearth and smoothing ashes with tongs. Footprints in the ashes supposedly foretell death or birth depending on toe direction.
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England
Isle of Man
Scotland
Quick Baking Yeast Revolution For Winter Diet
C Houston Goudiss explains midwinter meal planning to boost energy with economical breadstuffs. He highlights bread and milk as a strong nutrition pair, offers varied bread forms and new fast dry yeast, and promotes easy home baking to meet energy needs within budget. The article stresses adolescents and families benefit from daily bread rich meals.
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C. Houston Goudiss
Life
Parker House
WNU
The buoyant charm of American youth and vitality
London Times notes the appealing looks and vitality of American youths, praising their style and grace. It humorously observes the lack of aging within American society, attributing the energy to an electric atmosphere that keeps people lively past ninety.
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America
London Times
There Are Two Ways to Get at Constipation
An old Kellogg's All-Bran ad promotes regularity by addressing bulk in diet. It advises daily intake with milk or baked into muffins, plus ample water, to ease constipation. Kellogg's in Battle Creek is the maker and it boasts bold retail availability.
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Kelloge
Kellogg's
Battle Creek
Bayer aspirin offers fast relief for cold symptoms
The ad promotes Bayer aspirin as a simple, effective remedy for sore throat and fever during colds. It claims rapid relief and cites scientific authority, urging continued use under a doctor's guidance for best results.
Passage on forgiveness from Seneca
The proverb counsels mastering restraint after harm. If the offender is weaker, spare them. if stronger, spare yourself, adopting measured mercy rather than revenge.
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Seneca
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Adventurers” Club
Emee
Wiler
Gaigie
Ydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Smith Brothers
Smith Bros
Pete Kriss
Pete
Prince Albert
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winuton-Salem
North Carolina
P.A
Albert
R. J. Reynolds Tob
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