Cuticura ad promotes baby skin relief and toilet trio
An advertisement extols Cuticura products for a baby's red rough itchy skin with hot baths using Cuticura Soap and applications of Cuticura Ointment. It also suggests dusting powder and Cuticura Talcum as essential Trio. A married man’s conscience wakes only when his wife notices.
Dr. Pierce and His Golden Medical Discovery Preview
A rural physician Dr. Pierce gained fame for his medicine the Golden Medical Discovery a blood tonic from native roots. The product famed for acne pimples stomach digestion and acting as a blood tonic is sold in tablet or liquid form by all dealers.
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Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
Stop Child Cough Quick Today
Advertises Kemp's Balsam a trusted remedy for children's coughs promising rapid throat relief and prevention of progression to croup. Claims it is a safe old-fashioned medicine available for 80 cents at all stores.
Nature's EDICT Put Down by Violence and Accident
A historical piece catalogs how wildlife die from violence, predation, accidents, and natural hazards. It notes killer dolphins, predatory big cats, rinder pest effects, ship collisions with whales, birds choking, nest debris entanglements, and snares harming foxes and rats in frightening detail.
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Kenneth Dawson
Washington Post
Africa
Cunard
Scythia
Berengaria
First Hudson River Bridge Opens South of Albany
The Hudsons first vehicular bridge south of Albany opened to traffic with about 4000 autos crossing. It spans from just above Peekskill to Bear Mountain park. Guards controlled flow at the bridge and approaches. The toll was 75 cents for auto and driver plus 10 cents per passenger. pedestrians paid 10 cents.
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Hudson Bridge
Hudson
Albany
Peekskill
Bear Mountain Park
The
New York World
Manila to Have Grand New Shipping Pier
Manila will gain a top flight cargo and passenger terminal when Pier 7 or a similar grand pier is finished. The 1200 foot long concrete pier will feature electric hoists and can berth two President liners on each side at once, with a total cost around 3 million dollars.
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Omaha Tanning CO
Manila
Philippine
Golf Not Whist
An experienced golfer scolds a novice for his rough play on the course. The novice digs into the ground at every stroke, claims it is golf not whist, and the veteran quips that he played a club where a spade was due.
Self-Imposition Quote by Shaftesbury on Knowledge
The excerpt discusses the paradox of self imposed certainty, noting that the greatest fool is one who believes he knows what he has studied least and is most ignorant of. It reflects on humility in learning and the danger of assumed expertise.
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Shaftesbury
Parading Her 17 Children Solves Bedtime Count
A mother with a large brood devised a simple method to shepherd her 17 children to bed. She lined them up single file and counted them as they passed her, solving the bedtime challenge.
Leftover Makeovers from The Kitchen Cabinet 1920
Practical wartime era recipes transform scraps into meals. From Mexican Hash and celery salad to potato croquettes and savory mutton casserole, the guide shows simmered soups and stuffed dumplings to minimize waste with clear steps and period flavors.
Auto dealer offers bicycle with each car sale
A salesman proclaims a bicycle comes with every car sold. A prospective buyer questions the perk as a way to commute from suburbs to the office, reflecting Life magazine style tone.
Midget Among Birds
A small humming bird about the size of a house fly is common across many East Indian countries.
Cole’s Carboni salve advertisement promising fast burn relief
An old advertisement touts Cole’s Carboni salve as stopping pain from burns or cuts quickly with no scarring. It urges visits to druggists or sending 80 cents to The J. Cole Co. Rockford Illinois. The copy encourages busy men to try it and not waste time or money.
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Cole
J. 7 Cole Co
Rockford, Ill
New Disease Found By American Doctor
An American physician identifies a new ailment named subcostalgia known popularly as housewife's rib. It was previously mistaken for appendicitis neuralgia and pleurisy.
Caught Rose Do You Believe in Love at First Sight
A terse quip notes romance and daily bargaining. The dialogue contrasts Mary’s question about meeting someone with a medieval view of business as a game of advantage.
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Mary
Joint-Ease promises fast relief for sore joints in town ads
A loud circular touts Joint-Ease as a fast acting remedy for joints. It claims deep penetration to tendons and ligaments, quick relief from inflammation and pain, and even benefits for sore throat chest cold lumbago and neuraglia when used topically.
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