Real Prodigy Question Sparks Childhood Talent Debate
The remark centers on a nine year old child who does not play an instrument or recite pieces. The exchange questions why a child is labeled prodigy and suggests differing views on early talent and expectations.
Fate of the Senegambian Queen and Vanderdecken's Ghost Ship
Pirates lure a slow Dutch brig off Madagascar coast. The Flying Dutchman crew, aged yet agile, share wine, massacre the Senegambian Queen, then seize the prize and declare their empire over piracy. The Dutch captain plans a final voyage home.
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Not Much a President of the Situation
A Kentucky clubwoman recalls rushing to halt a train to meet a speaking engagement in Lexington. She paid a young boy to flag down the President. The conductor fumed, then she courted him with wit, claiming, am I not the president of the situation.
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Diamond Dyes Offer Easy Color For Many Fabrics
Diamond Dyes advertise a 15 cent pack with simple directions for tinting delicate shades or dyeing permanent colors on lingerie silks ribbons skirts waists dresses coats stockings sweaters draperies coverings and more. The ad urges buyers to tell the druggist material type whether wool or silk or linen cotton or mixed.
Muffler Eliminates Carbon Monoxide in Cars
A Paris engineer’s muffler design reportedly eliminates carbon monoxide by converting it to carbon dioxide. Popular Mechanics notes the device also reduces smoke through a heating element that completes combustion of exhaust vapor.
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Paris
Popular Mechanics Magazine
We Lead in Electrics The Electrical Development Boom
The United States drives global electrical growth as industries reach full electrification and per capita investment nears fifty dollars. The text highlights American leadership in electrical infrastructure and industry funding worldwide.
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United States
Freezone Claims Quick Relief For Corn Pain
A druggist offers a tiny bottle named Freezone that promises instant relief for hard and soft corns and toe corn. The ad claims the product removes corns and calluses without soreness or irritation and can be applied easily with no pain.
Stomach Troubles: Green's August Flower Claim
Green's August Flower advertised as a stomachic remedy for indigestion dyspepsia and constipation claiming 60 years of use and relief to thousands. Available at all druggists priced 30c and 60c with mail order to G. G. Green Inc Woodbury New Jersey.
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G. G. Green, Inc
Woodbury, N. J
Distinction Between She and He I See A Happy Face
A brief dialogue notes gender cues with a playful line about a girl’s shin and a handbag. The exchange contrasts what one says she does not do with her chosen accessory as a symbol of mood.
Cuticura Ad Promises Clear Skin Care Regimen
An advertisement pitches Cuticura Ointment for pimples redness and roughness with a routine using Cuticura Soap hot water drying and a dusting of Cuticura Talcum for fragrance. The text also includes a casual remark about living by one’s wits as an antifat remedy and a quip about Sundays.
Mild Laxative Not a Physic Promoted for Regularity
Countless girls and women reject harsh purges and physic regimens. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is pitched as a gentle, safe laxative that promotes natural bowel regularity without griping or upset. It claims to suit delicate women and even sick children, available in a 60 cent bottle.
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