Advertising Tone in Travel and Hotel Listings Echoes Baba English
The piece critiques how Swiss hotel advertisements mimic Baba English quirks and charm. It cites vivid hotel saloon descriptions and alpine panoramas, noting promotional language seeks allure through exotic phrasing and picturesque imagery. It also mentions a medical plug for Dr Kellogg’s Dysentery Cordial and quotes a Baltimore American jab at Jenks.
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Shedern
Plize
Quandary over Cochin Plymouth Rock hat design
A humorous exchange notes indecision over whether a hat design belongs to Buff Cochin or Plymouth Rock. The dialogue shifts to Wilson's Ply Pads for fly control praised for effectiveness if used properly, then a domestic telephone scene about dinner guests and a cook’s vow to handle them.
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St. Louis Star
Wilson
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad Claims Baby Skin Care
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap for preserv ing purifying and beautifying infant skin hair and scalp. It touts antiseptic emollient properties and recommends warm baths with the soap and ointment for eczema rashes and irritations. The ad notes purity and use from birth while a quotation from the Washington Herald adds a political quip.
Minard's Liniment and humorous quips quoted by editors
The note likens Minard's Liniment to neuralgia relief with a comic exchange about milk and straight goods. Uncle Jerry Peebles jokes that dealers mix milk with water and explains why some misprice goods, followed by a playful misquoted exchange about the cost of living reflecting newspaper humor.
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Jerry Peebles
Chicago Tribune
Size and thriftiness key to profitable hogs says Prof Detrick
Prof Detrick tells Kentucky farmers that bigger breeding stock yields larger, faster maturing pigs with lower feed needs. He argues against overemphasis on early maturity and quality, urging breeders to favor large sire and dam lines to reach target market weights in seven to eight months. Alfalfa feeding and three daily rations are recommended for growing pigs with pasture in summer and careful slop in winter.
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J. D. Detrick
Kentucky Farmers’ Institute
The Dual Purpose Cow Dilemma For Saskatchewan Farmers
A Saskatchewan reader asks what is the best all purpose cow for milk butter and beef. The answer stresses individual merit and farm management over breed or appearance, noting dairy and beef needs conflict and many cows are not good for either use. Emphasizes selective breeding and careful classification to avoid no purpose cattle harming profits.
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Saskatchewan
Alfalfa For Pigs In Illinois Feeding Trials
Illinois experiments on pig feeding used alfalfa as bulk in ranch rations. Young pigs eat little at first but increase intake in two to three months, so reduce. After four months, gradually raise alfalfa to accommodate growing protein and carbohydrate needs.
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Illinois
Alberta Uplift for In provincial cattle shipments
Alberta cattlemen may now ship cattle within the province from one point to another without mandatory pre shipment inspections. The change, noted by the veterinary director general Dr Rutherford to Agriculture Minister Duncan Marshall, aims to reduce hardship on breeders especially at fair times. Edmonton Capital remarks that the ruling eases exhibition logistics while ensuring cattle remain healthy and free from disease.
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Edmonton
Alberta
J. «.Rutherford
Duncan Marshall
Holloway Corn Cure Suppresses Growth By Root Action
Claim states the Holloway Corn Cure reaches the root of corns and halts growth, asserting complete elimination when applied.
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Holloway
Skid der Returns in New Seven Thousand Dollar Car
Skidders reports Mc Pneumatic, forced by creditors to sell his touring car, is back on the road. He was seen riding in a new seven thousand dollar car, prompting Sparks to question how he recovered.
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Sparks
Puck
Boy Delivers Nickel to Mama to Speak Up
A dinner guest named Bobby initially stays quiet as he has been paid five cents for silence. When dessert arrives he cannot hold back and rolls a nickel across the table shouting that he would rather talk, as reported by Success Magazine.
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Bobby
Success Magazine
Minard's Liniment Cures Burns, Etc
A fragment quotes a question about a cantata and someone replies they did not attend, instead going out after the entertainment and having lobster with no canned what-you-called-it on the menu, referencing the Houston Post.
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Minard
Houston Post
Improper Play Sparks Mixed Reactions in New York
In New York the exchange prompts debate as critics and audiences discuss whether the production qualifies as suitable for broader audiences. Gladys questions its propriety while Doris defends it as acceptable for women viewers, highlighting generational and gendered viewpoints.
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New York
Gladys
Doris
Puck
Worm Exterminator Remedy Offers Quick Relief
A Mother Graves Worm Ex Terminator promise aims to spare children from worm distress with a simple strong remedy. The dialogue shows a strained family scene as a mother and child discuss separation and future plans.
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