Medicines Open to All Provokes Varied Views
A committee of the Proprietary Association argues there is no public demand or necessity for a law exposing proprietary medicine formulas. They contend any analyst may publish results, and agitators seek to destroy sales. The piece then weaves in unrelated ads and a cartoonish tale following a note on social satire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proprietary Association
Defiance
Mull
D. Gianelli
S. Joliet St
Joliet
Mull’s
Advertisements and testimonials in a local paper
A collage of consumer ads and quips including Acetylene Jones calling for free booklets, Mrs Winslow teething remedy, Defiance Starch claims, and various slogans. Mentions Frank J Cheney of Toledo offering a catarrh cure and a note on “two or more girls” borrowing clothes, plus pseudonymous quotes and generic health remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Cheney
Provence
Chein
Trees
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Draggiata
Puzzle of three nines to form the number twenty
A London Tit-Bits item recalls a Athens mystic who worshiped the number nine. Plato challenged him to arrange three nines to represent twenty, noting the simple arithmetic: divide 18 by 9, multiply by ten, then divide by 9 to yield 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academia
Plato
Chappie
London
Official seal of Japan linked to Mikado and peace
A report explains that the peace between Russia and Japan required the Mikado signature and seal. The emperor's name Mutsuhito appears atop the seal, which reads Supreme Ruler of Great Dai Nippon. A separate note recounts discovery of corncobs buttons and old shoes behind a chimney at Dwight Firnt place in Last Hamp ton Conn, thought to be rat hoardings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Japan
Mutsuhito
Nippon
Dwight Firnt
Last Hampton, Conn
Forbidden Views of the Citadel Vacationing Reader
Robert Greaves of Adama took two views of the citadel at Halifax during a vacation. He acknowledges the act was forbidden and notes he believed it harmless. He says he would have faced serious consequences had he been discovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Greaves
Adama
Halifax
Greaves
Acetylene Lighting Promises Safe Cheap Home Light
A 1905 promotional piece extols acetylene gaslight as simple to make from calcium carbide, compares it to kerosene and electricity, cites Insurance Board approvals for 76 safe generators, highlights lower fire risk, cost savings, and health benefits, and invites readers to request a free book by "Acetylene Jones" at 8 Adams St., Chicago, Ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hortons Gas
America
Insurance Board
Cornell University
Thias
Adams St
Chicago, Ts
Money May Buy Popularity But The Market Fluctuates
A concise note on how wealth can influence popularity yet market dynamics remain volatile. The statement contrasts financial power with changing public reception and economic forces. It implies that money does not guarantee lasting esteem and that markets require adaptation.
Allen's Foot-Ease Apowder Advertisement Notice
Questionable old ad text urges readers to ask dealers for Allen's Foot-Ease Apowder claiming foot relief and cure for swollen sore hot and achy feet with ingrowing nails at druggists and shoe stores for 20 cents sample offered by mail. Mentions Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy North Carolina and a note on refined sensitiveness without control interfering with good judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen 8
Olmsted
LeRoy, N. C
No Chauffeur Difference Hint Hints at Shower Contrast
A puzzling line notes that the gap between no chauffeur and a shower is not always sixteen, suggesting a quirk in wording or measurement. The remark frames a humorous or perplexing contrast without a clear event or outcome.
Acetylene Gas and a Popular Hot Weather Drink
A brief note mentions acetylene gas in another part of the paper and observes that many readers may be interested. It also notes that the most popular hot weather drink is the one another person pays for, suggesting social habits or local trends.
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Rochester
Adirondacks
Kemp
Soc
Ae Ioc
Gore
Atx
Chicago College OF Photography
Washington Boulevard
Chicago
Capital City
My Peo Movies
Iowa
Bend
Canada
Ottawa
H . Holmes
Jaukaon Street
St.Paul
Minnesota
W. V. Bennote
New York Life Building
Omaha
Nebraska
Radio-Sulpho Co
Mack Anenver
Colo
Dieass
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
Toser Best
Sw.l. Douglas
AMY Oiumer
Brockton
Mass
W. L. Doulas
W.l.douge
W.L. Douglas
Muag
J. Mulhali
Siowx City
Bridget
Garfield
Lfe
Statesman
Acetylene Jones
Sir P. Sidney
Brave
Ouro
City
Tozna
Luvs County
Frank J. Creney
F. J. Creney & Co
Texas
Montana
A.J. Tower Co, Bortom, Vatha
Tower Canadian A Ry
Thampaan
Dee Moines
Ios
Aline
Athens
Te Insurance Board
M. J. Kolb & CO
Bagley, Minn
Des Moines, Fa
St. Jacobs Oil
Malls Grape Tonic Co
Third Avenue
Rock Island
Aixe
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