Suffering of a Lifetime Ended by Tanlac
Mrs J A Burrington of 540 Stanford Ave Los Angeles California says Tanlac cured years of indigestion and stomach trouble. She recalls childhood distress and says after four bottles her weight rose eleven pounds with a restored appetite. She credits Tanlac for her improved health after influenza and urges use. Tanlac sold by leading druggists.
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Tanlac
J. A. Burrington
Stanford Ave
Los Angeles
Galif
Tate
Taniache
Magazines Bootlegged By Street Newsstand Seller
An Indianapolis resident reports that city police stop sales of magazines at street stands while drug stores and hotel newsstands block such items. He notes only a corner stand continues selling magazines, implying bootlegging.
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Indianapolis
Swamp-Root for Kidney Ailments Ad
A vintage ad extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a superior remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims mild immediate effects and urges testing with a ten cent sample from Kilmer Co Binghamton NY, noting availability at drug stores in two bottle sizes.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Very Absent Gossip From The Newlyweds
A brief domestic vignette shows a mother-in-law scene where a maid pleads with her mistress and the newlywed Mrs refuses household help for the morning, illustrating coy, humorous marital dynamics.
Bacon valued higher than rump steak for food purposes
A reader notes bacon is more than twice as valuable as rump steak from a culinary perspective. The comment emphasizes bacon’s higher perceived value in food use.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Restores Normal Conditions
Catarrh is a local disease influenced by constitutional conditions. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to cleanse the blood and build up the system allowing nature to do its work. Druggists sell it with free circulars from Fr. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Cause of Wound Shock Revealed By War Research
Dr. Walter B. Cannon and colleagues at Harvard Medical School and allied officers found that wound shock develops hours after a serious injury. Damaged tissue acts as a toxin increasing capillary permeability and causing fluid loss. Treatments include warmth hydration and, if needed, blood transfusion.
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Cambridge
Mass
Walter B. Cannon
Harvard Medical School
Cargoon
France
Bethune
London
Dijon
Cannon
Earth Speeding to End, Says Detroit Minister
Rev. George T. Gullen of West Grand Boulevard M. H. church warned Detroit readers that Earth travels toward destruction at 600000 miles daily. He listed eight end scenarios from axis shifts to solar deaths, and warned of a potential collision with a dead star despite science’s cautious tone.
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Detroit
George T. Gullen
West Grand Boulevard
M. H. Church
Mr. Gullen
Mars
Jupiter
Hercules
Earth
Neptune
Nippon Yusen names Ito president amid shipping slump
Yonejiro Ito, former vice president and University of Michigan alumnus, becomes president of Nippon Yusen Kaisha after Baron Rempei Kondo's death. Ito warns of an oversupplied world ship market and a prolonged low freight outlook for Japan’s shipping industry.
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Tokyo
Japan
The
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
Yonejiro Ito
University of Michigan
Ito
Rempei Kondo
Molasses Delays Williamson City Council Meeting
Molasses caused postponement of Williamson West Virginia monthly city commission meeting as authorities found seats smeared with syrup upon gathering in the meeting room.
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Williamson
W. Va
City Commission of
Rabbits Prove Profitable Backyard Farming Across States
The article cites concrete cases of profitable rabbit farming from Kansas City to Iowa and Nebraska. A high school boy in Iowa cleared over 1200 dollars in 1918 by raising rabbits in a 33 foot square yard, while a Nebraska institution and an Ohio farmer drive steady meat supply to markets.
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Washington
Kansas City
Kan
Nebraska
Iowa
Ohio
Elty
Bureau of Biological
United States Department of Agriculture
Ned Dearborn
Flowing Wit and Provincial Sayings in Irish Speech
Professor Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch shares vivid examples from Irish peasants, highlighting simple cadence and Scriptural flavor. He recalls a Skibbereen benediction and notes playful, far traveling maxims such as a Alberta freighter’s bleak line and a Newfoundland fisherman’s eerie moonlit warmth image.
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Arthur Quiller-Couch
Skibbereen
Alberta
One Hopeful Feature in Garment Weekly Ad
Christopher Morley reprints in the New York Evening Post a note from a garment weekly announcing the death of a founder and organizer of a company that will continue under his name. The notice says business will pause for a week and an enormous stock of suits and coats will be sold at unusually low prices.
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Christopher Morley
New York Evening Post
Ador
Echo site near Bingern in Germany tosses sound 70 times
A famed echo near Bingern in Germany is described as returning a sound no fewer than seventy times, drawing curiosity about its acoustic properties and tourist appeal.
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Bingern
Germany
Room for Younger Critics in Modern Literature
The piece praises younger critics led by Heywood Broun as the new Candide like voices who challenge literary pretensions. They expose the fragility of fame and urge honest examination of writers and critics, arguing sincere scrutiny benefits literature even from elders. William Allen White also weighs in praising Main Street from an opposing stance to spark dialogue.
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Heywood Broun
William Allen White
Elevator Plunge Interrupted As Two-Story Fear Lifts
In a crowded western office building elevator, the car dropped a few feet before recovering and continuing downward. The elevator boy reassures passengers. A portly man jokes that a fall would mean only two stories, noting two papers, the Star and the Times.
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The
Star
Times
American Legion Weekly
It All Depends Joke on a Man in a Motor Car
A humorous exchange centers on a father asked what to call a man who drives a motor car. The punchline hinges on how close the driver comes to hitting him, illustrating a quip about proximity and names.
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Papa
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Barrington
Los Angeles, Calif
Fletcher
New’ Zealand
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Harvard
Aids
Michigan ‘University
Reeva E. Berke
New York City
H. L. Rogers
Erie, Pa
Hotel Pennsylvania
Dr. Price
Free Price Baking Powder Factory
Foo Independence Blvd
Chicago
Postum
Postum Cereal i Companyr
Battle Creek
Michigan
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