Mothers and Children Care Call to National Action
The National Congress of Mothers urges nations to fund parental education and home life improvements to reduce infant mortality and crime. Emphasizing home as society’s base, the movement backs early sex education, humane child care, and integrated laws on health, housing, and juvenile reform. Annual Denver meeting June 10-15 invites mothers teachers and child advocates.
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National Congress of Mothers
Congress
Boards of Health and Mothers
Boards of Health
Denver
Arctic Courtship by Force and Exchange Practices
A Pittsburg Gazette sketch describes Arctic marriage customs where suitors abduct brides, with families watching and bride resistance varying. It notes lamp gifts and occasional feet binding, followed by a switch to a trial marriage and eventual home taking. Eskimo couples are generally affectionate, with exchanges and hostage arrangements common in hunting and travel.
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Saya
Pittsburg
Count von
Continuous arc lamp uses consumable carbons and baked electrodes
A new form of electric arc lamp forms and feeds carbons in use. Two receptacles hold plastic material fed through tubes to create the two electrodes. The electrode ends are baked by electric heating coils, enabling a continuous operation. You seemed to regard that man with a good deal of awe. Yes. He excites my wonder. He's married to one of my former wives and getting along with her.
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Pat
Olrishman
Strand
Spanish Louis Dies in New York Gang Shootout
Louis Estrille once called Spanish Louis, heir to Argentine lands and former vaquero, was killed outside a gambling house in New York after years as a gang leader linked to Paul Kelley. The deserter from the army, famed for marksmanship, was shot as he stepped into a suspected trap set by rivals. His body was found riddled on a Bowery sidewalk.
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New York
South America
Spanish Louis
Paul Kelley
Louis
East Side
South American
Oklahoma
North
United States Army
New Orleans
Louis Estrille
United States
Bowery
Paul K Klley
Kelley
Bangster
Rogues
Argentina
Lydia E Pinkham Remedy Proves its Value for Female Ills
Readers are shown two letters from women in Fitchville Ohio and Irasburg Vermont praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound along with Liver Pills and Blood Purifier for relief from nervous prostration kidney and bladder troubles and other female illnesses. The ad vows rewards for falsifying testimony and invites readers to write Mrs Pinkham for free advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Fitchville
Ohio
Irs
C. Cole
Irasburg
Vermont
A. H. Sanborn
Finkhan
The Man Invasion
A witch fleeing an airplane joy ride cries out in frustration at men invading her long held domain. She laments the intrusion and recalls the line heard as the craft passed by.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad with Testimonial and Reward
One hundred dollars reward offered for any incurable catarrh. J Cheney & Co of Toledo endorse F J Cheney’s honesty and ability. Watpina Kinnan Marvin, wholesale druggists, Toledo, recommend Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally. Price 75 cents per bottle. testimonials available. Also sell Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
All Drugeista
Looking-Glass Banter Sparks Birthday Gift Exchange
A playful exchange centers on a birthday gift of a mirror from Jack. The dialogue hints at the joke that a woman may question if beauty or satisfaction fades with age, turning the gift into a humorous test of desire and vanity.
Pettit's Eye Salve Ad Promotes Buffalo Drugstore
If you have common sore eyes or blurred vision you need Pettit's Eye Salve 25c sold by Howard Bros. druggists of Buffalo New York. The ad notes prices rising over time and jokes about baseball being absent a century ago.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
N. Y
Eye Doctor Quote Sparks Honest Reactions
An old quip notes that only an oculist can truly make some people open their eyes. The line implies surprising honesty sparked by a sharp medical pun.
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Moltke
Continents
Continental Oil
Meas Ree
Perry Davis
Ula
Western Electropode Co
Dept. B
Low Angeles
Paul Tals
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mase
Brana Songae
Bex K
Washington, R
Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
Eure
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