Four Weeks in Hospital and Home Cure Claim
A Cleveland housewife describes four weeks in the hospital with severe lower body pain and fainting. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health and urges others to try it before leaving hospital. She provides address 2344 W 12th St Cleveland Ohio and endorses the remedy. Additional notices advertise labor opportunities for steady work in Sparrow's Point Maryland and a dealer offering buys for gold and silver.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
W. C. Brown
12Th St
Watered coffee dangers warn women buyers
A 1917 Army supply note warns against watered coffee where water is added before during or after roasting to gain weight. Experts say proper roasting loses about 10 percent weight, watered coffee loses only four percent, making it adulterated and unhealthy. Use reliable packaged brands roasted by reputable roasters like Arbuckle Brothers of New York.
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United States
United States Army
Arbuckle Brothers
New York
Ady
Precocious Child Reports antifat Use on Street Scene
A fragment from an Indianapolis report describes a young girl noting that Johnny has been taking antifat. She describes him tightening his hat band while passing along the street.
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Johnny
Indianapolis
General Tonic and Quinine Iron Patent Medicine Ad
An old styled ad praises a tonic with quinine and iron for liver action malaria blood enrichment and system build up. It includes casual chatter about dental mishaps worm remedies and a few comic exchanges, reflecting a collage of miscellaneous text.
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Jake Grove
Grove
Rapid Change Told Through Katie’s Visit to Relatives
A brief, fragmented scene shows Katie traveling to a town, meeting a relative labeled as her uncle, and being told to greet him with a kiss. The next day another man appears and Katie’s mother repeats the greeting ritual, leaving Katie puzzled by the sudden shifts.
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Katie
Lemon Lotion Beauty Ad Promises Clear Complexion
An old advertisement touts lemon juice with three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint of skin lotion. It claims to brighten tone, fade blemishes, and soften rough hands by daily massaging the face neck and arms. The ad ends with a joke about replying to a marriage proposal.
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Adv
Oiled Highways Debate By Professor Gearhart
The article reports professor W. S. Gearhart of highway engineering endorsing oiling earth roads as a practical improvement over plain earth. He notes oiling reduces dust and drainage needs, but warns results depend on road hardening, pockets, and soil type, with best long term practice requiring careful application quantities and maintenance.
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Gearhart
Geartiart
Siti
Haston
Moisture for road making and soil moisture balance
Road making hinges on moisture. Soil too wet becomes mud, too dry turns to dust, but a specific moisture level lets soil pack hard. Proper drainage, crown, and removal of grass and weeds help maintain this moisture, preventing weed growth from drawing out moisture and loosening the binding material.
Public Works Convict Labor Shifts Toward Road Work
A federal report shows convicts on public works rising from 83 to 86 percent since 1885 while road work rises from 1.8 to about 14 percent. It recommends state rather than county supervision of road labor. Also notes easy public appeal of good roads and mentions Major General Goethals becoming New Jersey state engineer as the state plans a 1.6 million dollar highway expansion.
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Federal Public Roads Office
Goethals
New Jersey
Early Rhubarb Planting Advice
The author notes rhubarb is one of the first vegetables to emerge in spring and plans to start growing as soon as frost ends. They mention rhubarb contains an acid that is beneficial and seems well suited for the garden.
Good Early Cabbage Leads Copenhagen Market Change
Market report notes Good Early Cabbage replacing Jersey and Charleston Wakefield as preferred varieties in Copenhagen. Trade sources cite faster growth and better yield with this strain becoming dominant among local farmers and merchants.
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Copenhagen
Jersey
Charleston
Wakefield
Proprieties and Puzzling Lines in a Stage Parlor Show
A trimmed collection of comic exchanges and quips from a theatrical sketch, featuring a boastful chorus, a cautious producer, a hungry guest, and ribald wordplay. The dialogue threads through social proprieties, romance, politics, and urban oddities with sharp punchlines and pointed humor.
Muse Questions and Clever Reply in Society Scene
A society maid asks about an ear for muse but the matter-of-fact young man declines. He explains he uses one ear for telephone communications and the other for pen and ink, demonstrating practical wit in a light social vignette.
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Muse
Pen Rick
Government worker and officer clash over duty
The pompous citizen claims government employees must do their duty while a customs officer retorts that his job is to collect it. The exchange highlights tension between procedure and enforcement in public service.
Dodson's Liver Tone Beats Calomel Says Local Drugstore
Local druggists report a sharp drop in calomel sales as Dodson's Liver Tone gains popularity. The remedy is promoted as safe, pleasant tasting, and guaranteed to replace dangerous calomel, with claims of improved wakeful mornings, clear heads, and regulated digestion.
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Dodson
Darlson
Heal Itching Skins And The Strange Mail Offer
An OCR fragment advertises a skin remedy promising quick relief for burns, crusts, and irritation with a free mail sample offer from Cutlery Dept. 1 Boston. It abruptly shifts to a chaotic narrative involving hospital, a visit to Bellevue, and a comic exchange about a license to marry, ending with a note about a new electric torch for motorists.
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Praised in Doctor Letter
A 1910 testimonial from L. A. Richardson of Marine Illinois praises Swamp Root kidney remedy after doctors failed to help a liver and kidney patient. The letter claims the patient recovered after three months of use and notes increased local demand. Advertises sending ten cents for a sample and a booklet from Kilmer & Co.
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St. Louis
L. A. Richardson
Marine
Illinois
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Freckles and a Singing Dispute in Afterboro
Bayard Benton recalls a girl named Freckles in Afterboro New Jersey style chatter. A tale mentions Mara and a claim about singing without accompaniment, hinting at family and local reaction to her voice.
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Mara
Odd Corn Removal Claim From Cincinnati Authority
A Cincinnati authority promotes a drug called freezoie to instantly remove corns by applying drops directly to the corn. He claims the drug dries quickly and lifts the corn or callus without harming surrounding skin, with a small Crerzane bottle offered cheaply to remove all corns. The piece includes odd dialog and mentions a wholesale house for supply.
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Cincinnati
Callus Franno
Denis House
Aily
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