Pimiento and Pimento
Pimiento refers to a Spanish sweet pepper used for stuffing olives seasoning cheeses and in salads. Pimento is often misused for pimiento while pimento denotes West Indian allspice and dried aromatic berries. The essential oil of pimento finds use in cooking medicine and perfumes.
Postum Offers Free Week Supply to Readers
The Postum Company offers a full week’s supply of health giving Postum free to anyone who writes for it. The ad promises a wholesome beverage and invites readers to request their free trial.
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Bayer Aspirin Safety Ad Emphasizes Doctor Advice
An advertisement urges consulting a doctor before trying headache or rheumatic pain remedies and promotes Genuine Bayer Aspirin as a safe, fast relief option. It notes doctors previously warned against other pain remedies, credits Bayer Aspirin with changing practice, and encourages buying under the Bayer name.
Dutch Boy string holder advertisement
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Investigations Across the Nation Stir Headlines
Nina Wilcox Putnam argues the current surge of investigations is overblown yet inevitable. She mocks sensationalism while proposing constructive inquiries into public issues and national character, urging calmer scrutiny instead of indiscriminate probing.
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Not Nine but 50000 Planets Says Scientist
Prof Armin O Leuschner of the University of California estimates the solar system contains not nine but about 50 000 planets. Besides Mercury through Neptune a swarm of smaller bodies orbit between Mars and Jupiter. About 1300 asteroids have been located since the early 1800s starting with Ceres sighted by Piazzi.
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All-Rubber Glider Reported From Soviet Russia
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Jud Tunkins Says Music Transcends Language
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