Making of a Famous Medicine in a Lab Visit
A laboratory tour shows Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound produced with strict cleanliness. Over 350 000 herbal folds yearly are prepared with careful extraction and sterilization. The plant pasteurizes and bottles the remedy, with letters from grateful women attesting to its health benefits.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Growing Old Poses Philosophical Murmur in Republican Talk
A Mycon Republican remark notes that aging brings philosophical thought as a man grows older. The column also mentions debates intensifying over a tax on soft drinks as some speakers use strong language on the issue.
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Mycon Republican
Freezone promises painless corn removal with tiny bottle
A short advertisement touts Freezone as a inexpensive remedy to lift and remove hard and soft corn and calluses. It claims instant relief from pain and irritation with a few drops, featuring a Cincinnati inventor as the discoverer.
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Cincinnati
Pershing War Map Setting Recreates Front Room
The National Museum in Washington builds a setting of General Pershing’s front room as it appeared when the war map was in use. Chairs for the general and aides, a map table, and the original wall linoleum are reproduced to convey the room’s hourly changing reports and history unfolding on the wall.
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General Pershing
National Museum
Washington
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Pershing
A Fair Proposition
A man offers to marry a daughter with $3,000 savings promising six months of support. The dialogue ends with a remark on ensuring good company to live with themselves.
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Grabcom
Allen's Foot Ease Advertises Comfort For Workers
An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot Ease to farmers and workers, claiming the antiseptic powder reduces friction, refreshes feet, and prevents tiredness and blisters. It notes women widely use the product and urges purchases from dealers.
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Allen
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Free information for homeseekers from U S Railroad Admin
The U S Railroad Administration offers complimentary guidance on farming opportunities to homeseekers, inviting states to specify learning needs. Manager J L Edwards of the Agricultural Section in Washington DC notes no sales or lending, only information.
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U. S. Railroad Administration
J.L. Edwards
U.S. Railroad Administration
Washington, D. C
Western Canada
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Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Promise Kidney Relief
An advertisement urges immediate action for weak kidneys before disease. It claims Haarlem Oil Capsules from Haarlem, Holland, purify blood and strengthen kidneys, offering quick relief and money-back refunds if not helpful. It advises asking for Gold Medal brand and to beware substitutes.
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Editors note on writers handwriting and manuscript habits
Readers would gain insight into writers by viewing original manuscripts. Chesterton’s handwriting is described as shocking by an English editor. W. W. Jacobs types and rarely edits final manuscripts. H. G. Wells Kipling Bennett Conan Doyle are regarded as neat copy. H de Vere Stacpoole varies from neat typing to torn copybook sheets.
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G. K. Chesterton
W. W. Jacobs
H. G. Wells
Rudyard Kipling
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Heard on the Train in a Brief Exchange
A deaf old man and a passenger exchange misheard lines about Riley and his father aboard a train. The brief overheard dialog mirrors a casual, humorous misunderstanding cited by the Boston Transcript.
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Mr. Riley
Riley
Boston Transcript
Erect Modern Barns to Boost Dairy Profits This Winter
A farm advisor extols the modern plank frame barn with sunlit stalls and ventilated bays. It outlines design features including a central feed alley, overhead carrier track, drinking cups, and a silo, arguing such barns boost milk production and herd health while weatherproofing and lowering upkeep costs.
Lost children of Lille appeal to French president
A London Daily Mall correspondent reports that Lille mothers through G Lyon and E Doumer petition the French president to demand the return from Germany of their children. The missing count totals 4 018 with ages under fourteen to under seventeen.
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French Republic
Town Hall Show Draws No Admission Question
Report from Plunkville notes the town hall gathering drew interest with the sage quoted as saying it was “with it” and no admission was asked. The Louisville Courier Journal records the exchange as a humorous local remark.
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Town Hall
Plunkville
Louisville Courier-Journal
Fake aspirin talcum fraud spreads nationwide
Fraudulent aspirin tablets marketed as Bayer aspirin were widely sold, with talcum powder in some packages. The warning notes that the Bayer Cross verifies genuine product, while other items in the old clipping include quips about lunch and laundry bluing.
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Bayer
Disembarrassed Me Terribly Today at Banquet Speech
A fragment reports mixed dialogue about a speech at a banquet. The lines indicate embarrassment and curiosity about the speaker and the evening's events. Further context is not provided in the readable text.
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It
Drugstore reports highlight Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a mild healing remedy for kidney trouble. An insurer’s examiner notes many declinations stem from undiagnosed kidney disease. Sample bottles offered for ten cents by sending to Dr Kilmer and Co in Binghamton New York with paper mention.
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Eulgeet
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Young Man Fired With Love Suspects Father Fireman
A distressed young man believes the girl’s father may be a fireman in the crash incident. The girl in the crash suit is not yet found and remains missing.
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Love
Foud
Poets Likely To Craft The Flyers
A brief note questions which poets would pen the public flyers. It suggests writers of fugitive verses as the most probable authors.
Too Hard a Job. Ruseian Husband Talks
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a tense scene with dialog about a husband and a supposed Ruse sian plot. The readable lines hint at deception and a hurried meeting, with implied danger or conflict surrounding the pair.
Bitro Phosphate Promises Health Through Weight Gain
An advertisement asserts organic phosphate bitro phosphate can cure extreme thinness by feeding nerves and body cells. It claims quick weight gain, improved health, and bright eyes, while cautioning it should not be used by those who do not want to gain flesh. Published by W. N. U., Kansas City, No. 25, 1919.
Senator Sorghum Warns Against Overly Lofty Oratory
The exchange centers on pride in speech versus attention to practical politics. Sorghum cautions that some men become so enthralled by oratory that they neglect the needs of the audience and the task at hand.
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Senator Sorghum
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