How Mrs Boyd avoided an operation
Canton Ohio report of a woman who avoided surgery for a female illness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The advertisement claims doctors once urged operation but the remedy relieved symptoms and allowed daily work. It urges others to try the product before surgery and offers guidance from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.
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Canton
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Marie Boype
6Th St
N. E
BE. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Defending Daddy Turns on His Loyal Shaver
A New Haven Register snippet recalls a rainy Sunday with a boy visiting who teases that the father is snoring in the library. The boy is rebuked as the father insists Pa isn’t snoring but dreaming of a dog and that the dog is growling.
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Daddy
New Haven Register
Women Need Swamp-Root For Kidney Trouble Remedy
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder issues often misattributed to other causes. Back pain, headaches, fatigue, and nervousness signal possible kidney problems. Purchase Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root at pharmacies or request a sample by mailing ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. at Binghamton NY with paper reference.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
That Jazzy Cowbell Destroys Queen Bee Cowbell
A Birmingham Age-Herald quotation recalls poets praising cow bells for music, then contrasts with a citizen who finds a jazz orchestra shows how unmusical cow bells can be. The exchange highlights evolving taste in sound and humor about rural pastimes.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Cascarets Promote Clean Liver and Bowels While You Sleep
An advertisement urges readers to switch from harsh laxatives to Cascarets, claiming they cleanse the stomach and bowels during sleep, remove sour undigested food and foul gases, and carry out waste and poison without griping or discomfort, at low cost.
Good Reason For College For Smart Boy
Jud Timkins defends sending his son to college arguing the boy’s intellect demands higher education where he can debate with minds witty enough to challenge him. The remark captures a frontier humor about training for argument and growth through learning.
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Jud Timkins
Judge Elias Keyes and the Boots of Senator Chase
A Vermont judge, Elias Keyes, sentences a tramp for boot theft from Senator Dudley Chase. The exchange centers on the moral contrast between wealth, power, and crime, with Keyes remarking the theft undermines a great man and a nation’s proceedings. The prisoner quips about the judge’s knowledge.
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Elias Keyes
Vermont
Judge Keyes
United States
Dudley Chase
Windsor
Senator Chase
New Hampshire
Washington
Senate
Portia in Bologna: First Woman Lawyer Appears in Court
The Christian Science Monitor notes Signora Comani as the first woman to conduct a case in an Italian courtroom, linking her to Portia and Shylock. The piece recalls a 14th century Bologna tale of a jurisconsult’s daughter stepping into the law, while highlighting that she taught from behind a curtain rather than appearing publicly.
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Portia
Signora Comani
Shylock
Antonio
Shakespeare
Jurisconsult
Bologna
Christian Science Monitor
Island in Uphill Fight Urk Battles Sea for Survival
Urk, a tiny Dutch island in the Zuyder Zee, defends itself with dykes as the sea gains ground. For centuries the island resists the advancing waters but now the shoreline erosion threatens its fish-based economy and survival.
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Urk
theZuyder Zee
Pays to Be Straight and Meet Obligations
The piece extols living up to one’s obligations and paying debts. It argues that a man who consistently meets his bills can face the world with dignity, feel a sense of satisfaction, and avoid accusations of sloth, though the burden may be heavier when others diverge from ideals. The quotation ends praising adherence to obligation.
March of Progress in Porous Plasters
A dialogue quotes a druggist and an inventor discussing porous plasters and whether hole arrangement matters. He hints at a plan to punch the plasters with pianola music as part of a progressive scheme.
Well Defined Hint Informal Exchange Cited
A cryptic quotation from the Boston Evening Transcript describes a remark about a kiss and a mother’s reaction. The dialogue frames a humorous interpersonal moment with a punning sense of sincerity.
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Jack
Boston Evening Transcript
Santa Monica Council Bans Sunday Flights 10 A M to 1 P M
Following church complaints the Santa Monica council decreed aviators flying on Sunday between 10 a m and 1 p m must remain aloft among the clouds.
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Santa Monica
Cal
On a Level of Heaven and Equality
In a brief dialogue a mother and child discuss heaven’s equality as a cook notes shared fate. The exchange reflects egalitarian sentiment in a grounded, everyday voice characteristic of urban transcripts.
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Boston Ranscript
Settlement of pact quarrel urged by League of Peace
New York November 26 The League to Enforce Peace issued a statement urging Senate ratification of the peace treaty without delay. William H Taft presided at the executive meeting with Edward Filene Henry Taft Herbert Hoover and others. The league said ratification is not a party question and that the nation desires peace and a League of Nations to guard it. It urged senators to harmonize their differences and accept a ratification resolution acceptable to all signatories.
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New York
Aia
Senate
League
Executive Committee
William H. Taft
Edward A. Filene
Henry W. Taft
Herbert S. Houston
Oscar 8. Straus
Herbert C Hoover
League of Nations
Amerea
Europe
America
Washington
Fire destroys Laval University main buildings in Montreal
A fire in Montreal destroyed the main Laval University buildings causing an estimated loss of 400000 dollars. No further details on injuries or source of the blaze were immediately available.
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Montreal
University of Montreal
Laval Universty
Birthday Party Turns Dark as Fuse Burns Out
An Indianapolis matron hosts a birthday party for her daughter with two ministerial sons among the guests. Darkness falls when the fuse burns out at supper, and the younger boy fears the dark while the elder jokes that their family is used to light meals.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis News
One Riddling Phrase and a Furry Verdict
A puzzled husband asks what ails his wife and receives a quip about a trip and a dog. The dialogue veers into a wry reflection on behavior and character, comparing people who judge harshly with those who neglect weighing their pets or their actions.
Soldier’s New Amen Says Roll Dem Bones
A Fort Sam Houston Doughboy singer with a deep bass voice substitutes a chorus shout for Amen. After every number he booms Roll Dem Bones, a favorite from the sacred song tradition. The Red Cross music director worries he may forget when singing with the choir on Sunday.
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Doughboy
Base Hospital
Fort Sam Trouston
Tex
Red Cross
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