Calendar reform proposal aims to standardize months and days
An illustrated Pan American Union article outlines defects of the Gregorian calendar and advocates a fixed 28 day month system with twelve such months plus an extra holiday to regularize weekdays. It argues for renaming months or inserting a new Set month and fixing New Year as January 0 to keep weekday names consistent.
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International Government Conference of All Nations
Pan American Union
Moses B. Cotsworth
F.C. A
International Fixed Calendar League
Stonehenge
England
Norman Lockyear
Egypt
Nile Valley
Mrs Abbey Proud Of Her Big Tanlac Gain
Mrs Mollie Abbey of Jennings Lodge Oregon says nine years of gas and pain stopped after taking Tanlac. She reports improved appetite, 39 pound weight gain, restored energy, and ability to do housework. Tanlac sold by all good druggists.
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Mrs. Abbey
Vanlac
Conversational Gaffe in Martian Talk Quips
A brief quip from the Birmingham Age-Herald imagines a dialogue about contacting Martians. The exchange questions what humans might learn and how they would respond with standard polite replies.
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Cwell
Birmingham Age-Herald
Shave With Cuticura Soap Advertises Daily Use
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap as doubling razor efficiency and promoting skin purity. It claims no mug or slimy lather, no germs or irritation even with twice daily shaving, and one soap for shaving, bathing, and shampooing.
Quote on determination and success vs obstinacy
A dialogue contrasts perseverance with outcomes. One character praises steadfast effort when successful, while the other condemns the same stubbornness as obstinacy when it fails.
Castoria Reminder Cited for Infants and Children
Advertisement urges mothers to inspect every bottle of Gastoria the famed remedy for infants and children to ensure the label shows In Use for Over 30 Years. Children cry for Fletcher's Castoria as trusted relief.
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Fletcher
It Did First Lawyer Address to Jury and Five Year Sentence
It did. First lawyer asked if his address to the jury carried conviction. Second date replied that it did and his client got five years. The line notes that many rich men lack brains as well.
Kissing Short Gut Sparks California Oranges Debate
A humorous exchange cites a grocer selling sunkissed oranges from California. The husband jokes about censor length limiting a kiss, reflecting a playful gossip tone from a Boston Evening Transcript clipping.
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Hub
California
Boston Evening Transcript
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