Husband Saves Wife With Vegetable Compound Testimonial
Mrs Rohrberg of Knapp Street Pittsburgh credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her backache headaches and weakness after months of illness Her husband purchased three bottles and she reports full recovery The letter urges other women with displacements inflammation irregularities backache nervousness or the blues to try the remedy and contact Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass.
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Pittsburgh
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jas. Roheberg
Knapp St
N.S
Egypt Dreamy Land Recalled In Quip
A playful exchange recalls Egypt as a romantic land of lotus eaters. Mrs. Wombat briskly denies eating lotus and asks how it is served in the cheeky dialogue.
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Egypt
Mrs. Wombat
Army Makes Record Meat Purchase in World War Order
The U S Army Quartermaster Department placed the largest single order for bacon and canned meats in history amounting to 99 560 000 pounds of bacon and 134 000 000 pounds of canned meat for overseas forces Chicago reports Louis F Swift notes the deal will require about 1 900 000 hogs and 900 000 cattle at current prices six months for delivery and the packers must run night and day to meet demand despite no complaints on meat supplied to troops, five Chicago packers kill about 360 000 hogs weekly to keep pace with needs
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Army
Chicago
Quartermaster’s Department
Louis F. Swift
Mr. Swift
Hye
Freckle and Tan Lotion From Lemon Juice Mix
A vintage ad claims squeezing two lemons into three ounces of Orchard White creates a cheap freckle sunburn and tan lotion. Massage the fragrant mixture daily on the face neck arms and hands to fade freckles windburn and tan and achieve clearer softer skin. Harmless, according to the ad.
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Ady
Seeing Things and Crimsonbeak Reflections in a Minneapolis Column
A Minneapolis man invents a children's book with lifelike animal pictures that leap as pages turn. The piece notes public sentiment and jokes about keeping religion out of daily life while hinting at the city’s mood.
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Minneapolis
Father
Weak kidneys and aging relief with Haarlem Oil capsules
An elderly body slows with age and urinary and back problems. a long standing remedy Haarlem Oil in odorless capsules is advertised as a cure for bladder and kidney issues. The copy claims quick relief from aches and a warding off of serious diseases, urging readers to buy three sizes locally.
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Haarlem
Haarlem Oi
They Call Alfie a Conscientious Objector in School
James explains that Alfie faces continued taunts and injuries at school because he is labeled a conscientious objector. The mother asks how classmates justify the abuse and James reflects on peer pressure and dissent.
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James
Alfie
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Highlights Domestic Appeal
An American made laundry product marketed to housewives with claims of quality and easy availability at grocers. A light exchange includes quips about love marriage and bravado, referencing Mazie and Jacckie dialogue about marriage.
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America
Those Who Wait On Themselves Find Things Within Reach
A brief aphorism notes that personal initiative accelerates results. It emphasizes self reliance as the key to obtaining what one seeks without external aid. The saying frames patience as proactive effort.
Watch Your Stomach In the Summer Time
Summer heat weakens stomachs and bowels raising risk of indigestion and bloating. The ad promotes EATONIC Tablets as a quick remedy and promises refunds if it fails, urging readers to trust their druggist for a large box during hot weather.
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Eatonic
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