Wonderful Cato Discoverer Near Chama Guatemala
Leon J. Dutton of Pennsylvania discovered a cave near Chama Guatemala that may be a world wonder. He traversed two days inside without reaching the end. A 200 foot cascade hid the passage and mist obscured the rock walls. Natives say the cave end is four days from the entrance and contain hundreds of pottery coffins in remote chambers.
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Chama
Guatemala
Leon J. Dutton
Pennsylvania
Mr. Dutton
Woman Physicians Rise in Medicine Across Nations
The article notes that within about 50 years women entered medicine in the United States and expanded to tens of thousands in practice plus many nurses. It contrasts the US and England showing far fewer London lady doctors, then mentions Turkey restricting and later allowing foreign women to practice in its dominions with a single Turkish graduate.
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England
United States
London
United Kingdom
India
China
Turkey
Europe
Dominions
St Jacobs Oil Dominates Market For Rheumatism Relief
The passage touts St Jacob s Oil as the leading external remedy for rheumatic pains and bodily aches worldwide. It claims sales exceed all rivals and that the product works where others fail, with a gender remark about a woman and forgiveness.
Popular Patent Remedies and Promises from an Ad Page
A collage of old drugstore ads touts Allen’s Foot-Ease for swollen feet, Red Cross Ball Blue, Hamlin’s Blood and Liver Pills, and Hall’s Catarrh Cure with testimonials promise. Also featured are advice snippets urging optimism and self-improvement from Success magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Defiance Starch Promises Value and Larger Size
An ad notes Defiance Starch is superior to other cold water starches and offers 16 oz per package, priced similarly to 12 oz brands. It humorously hints grocers fear stocking shortages until stock is sold and urges readers to avoid empty stomachs.
Belles of Early Days and Beauty Rituals Recalled
A historical column surveys 1920s beauty ideals and regimens. It recalls grandmothers shunning exercise, using mirror culture, and attempting skin cures from Paris. Remedies include strawberry juice, charcoal honey mixtures, and nightly masks with bread and asses' milk, aiming for a pale, flawless complexion.
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Josephine
Washington
Philadelphia
Peculiar Beauty Practices of Early American Women
The article describes historical beauty habits including vitriol facial washes, diet rules like graham bread and brown bread with molasses, and liberal use of cosmetics. It notes freckle removal, squid tar and olive oil applications, and wax figure like chalk and rouge faces among Washington women, with powdered wigs fading.
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Milad
Washington
Dangerous pursuit of rare orchids risks and rewards
An article notes orchid hunting mirrors tiger hunting in danger. Eight hunters set from Tamatave Madagascar. seven die within a year, one maimed. Risks include wild animals hostile natives and climate across Madagascar Mexico Brazil Ecuador Venezuela and Sierra Leone. Contractors fund expeditions, profits can be large but fortunes often vanish as market prices swing.
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Harmsworth’s
Tamatave
Madagascar
Mexico
Brazil
Ecuador
Venezuela
Sierra Leone
First Torpedoes in American Revolutionary War Declared Notorious
The early use of torpedoes by American forces against Britain earned the label American turtles and drew sharp condemnation as infamous and savage in contemporary accounts.
Expectations, a necktie thread request, and restraint
A Somerville Journal line notes a young man asks a girl to clip a thread from his necktie with no one nearby. The remark implies disappointment if that simple act is all that occurs. The quote adds a broader proverb about where God is least wanted being most needed.
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Somerville Journal
God
Oldest Postmistress Recalls Lincoln Era Struggles
Mary Paschall of Trenton Indiana is 90 and still serves as postmistress. She describes persistent opposition from men who distrusted a woman in office, including threats and robberies, and says Lincoln’s friendship protected her as she helped defend the mail system and modernize service. By year’s end telephonic links will connect Italian and Swiss cities.
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Mary Paschall
Trenton
Ind
Lincoln
Wey
Rualian
United States Mail
West Virginia
Washington
When You Evay Starch Buy Defiance Offer
Ad message promotes Evay Starch with Defiance brand for 16 ounce size at 140 cents. It claims best quality and enduring use. The blurb closes with a philosophical aside about birth and awakening personality from the Ladies' Home Journal.
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Tooth Powder Hall & Ruckel
New York
F. Vemarer
Arta
Laan Boston
Libby
McNeill & Libby
Sawyer
M. Sawyer & Son
East
Cambridge
Mass
Jones
Bixouamwron
DEK. H. HW
GREEN
Mex
Allasta
Tang
Az Eet
Eure Omaha
McCord-Brady Co
Paxton & Gallagher
Allen Bros. Co
Meyer & Raapke
Omaha
Nebraska
Bradley, DeGroff & Co
Nebraska City
RED Cross
Hamlin
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
W.N. U
Druggista
Dr. O. Phelps Brown
Phelps Brown
Broadwey, Hewburgh, LY
Market &T
Chicago
Tn Gidtet Awit
Thompson's Eye Water
CBI
CPI
CRS
Italy
Switzerland
Lillie Degenkolbe
South End Society of Christian Endeavor
Michigan Ave
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Ladies’ Home Journal
Winchester Gun
Winchester
Winchester Replating Arms Co
New Haven
Conn
Vour
Aires
H Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Comfort
Weir
Ikea
L. Douglas
W. Bk. Dowgtan
Douglas
Citiea
Tral Oneproft
Moon
W. L. Dowglas
Brockton, Maas
Enver Denver
Eric Se Rio Snami
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Cripple Creek
Leadville
Glenwood Springs
Aspen
Grand Junction
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Butte
Helena
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Colorado
Utah
New Nexico
ER. T. Jeffery
Denver
Colo. A. & Hughes
Colq
S.K. Hooper
L Passeng
Glenwgood Spring
Los
Ogden Portland
San Francisco Angeles
ST. Louis
LA Carte Trains
J. G. Metcalf
Colo
H. Babcock
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