Texas prairies feed beef and pork profits touted
Promotes Texas land buying while prices are low. Cites B L Bennett of Stratford who fed 800 calves in 1914, bought at 28 dollars each and sold at 52 dollars in Kansas City after winter feeding on kafir corn. Describes Rock Island Lines land stakes and homeseekers tickets with farming data and easy terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
B. L. Bennett
Stratford
Panhandle
Kansas City
Rock Island
Rock Island Lines
St Orce
L. M. Allen
la Salle Station
Chicago
The Moving Spirit and Tippler’s Frontline Fear
The Michigan Gargoyle quotes a fear that Tippler joined the front lines after learning soldiers were allegedly filled with liquor before charges. The item presents a charged, period voice reflecting on military morale and discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tippler
Michigan Gargoyle
Fragrant emolients praised for skin and hair care
An advertisement extols creamy emollients that cleanse purify and beautify skin scalp hair and bands. It claims cost efficiency and broad toilet use. Free samples offered by mail with a card to Cuticura Dept AY Boston. Sold everywhere by andy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept
Diggs Keeps Humility After Strong Play
The remark notes Diggs remains grounded despite solid bone and steady performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diggs
Quinine Product Note Mentions Laxative Effects
A garbled note discusses quinine uses and effects labeled as laxative. It mentions the term Hromo Quinine and references a signature BR. OW. tere. Se. The text implies a medicinal context but remains unclear on purpose or proper usage.
A Seasoned Person Dialect Remains Tough
A seasoned person is described as hard to get along with with the manicure girl noted as equally tough. The exchange highlights a blunt characterization of personality and resilience.
Mother remedy advertises powders for children
A hazy patent medicine ad touts Mother firay a Sweet Powders for Childress to ease chest headaches colds worms and stomach issues. Claims rapid cold relief in hours and pleasant flavor for children with two years of use by mothers. sample offered free from sid Gres Olmated Le Roy NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Druggista
Sid Gres
Olmated
le Roy
A Better Provider. Ethel Is the Man You Are Engaged To
A fragment shows a dialogue about a provocative engagement with Ethel described as a "man you are engaged to" and a playful line about a pocketbook, reflecting a gendered joke or coded exchange.
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Ethel
Marie
Pocketbookis
Not Gray Faire Eyes Claim to Keep Youthful Look
The message urges keeping eyes young to preserve a youthful appearance after the Movis Always Marine and warns against aging effects from tired eyes.
Teasing Tempers and Teas in a Neighborhood Ad
A fragmented notice jokes about neighbors reacting to fires with tea and mentions Mrs. Austin's Buckwheat product. The ad style references grocers carrying Buckwheat and a cheeky line about kissing being risky but offering no concrete event or dates.
Hi Briggs and the Make-It-Up Day transforms Mosstown
Mosstown erupts as Hi Briggs converts to peacemaker and proclaims Make-It-Up Day September 19. He settles debts, reconciles rivals, and pairs off Henson with Bull, Jane with Joe, and even Miss Rose Robertson, triggering weddings, political turmoil, and a townwide turn toward harmony that collapses into new resentments and rising rents.
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Mosstown
Henson
Bull
Hken
Miss Adams
Joe Wendell
Jane
Joe
Sid
Hin
Miss Rose Robertson
Miss Rose
Aloysius
Aloisius
Hi Briggs
Elijah
Osstown
Barnboro
Buil
Mr. Bull
W. G. Charman
Art of Being Liked and the Quiet Power of Interest
The piece argues that being genuinely interested in others fuels popularity more than fame or wealth. It cites Miss Bates from Jane Austen's Emma as an example of lasting public favor earned through sincere attention.
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Charles
Miss Bates
Jane Austen
Emma
Piay
Boston Transcript
Origin of Soldiers Gaiters From Peninsular War Tale
The white gaiters of Highland regiments recall hardships in the Coruna retreat under Sir John Moore. Troops, their boots worn by rough Portuguese ground, tore shirts into strips and bound feet for protection, leading to the white spats becoming a regular uniform feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir John Moore
Coruna
Remembering a Penny Earned and Saved Debate
A ready made philosopher cites the adage a penny saved is a penny earned while Dustin Stax counters with a critique. He argues the penny earned is what others won’t let go, and the penny saved may simply avoid minor expenses but risks drift into business caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dustin Stax
Uzziah Pride and Ruin Highlight Judah’s Decline
The lesson surveys Uzziah’s 52 year reign in Judah from limited godly beginnings to downfall. It notes his youth under strong parental counsel, prosperous campaigns when seeking the Lord, then pride leading to presumption and priestly usurpation. Leprosy ends his rule, illustrating divine discipline.
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Uzsiah
Solomon
Uzziah
Zachariah
Azarian
Judah
Jerusalem
Uazish
Azariah
Peter
Job
Dr Pierce's Anuric and Favorite Prescription Ad
An old advertisement claiming Anuric relieves uremic poisoning and heart or brain and lung disease. It promotes Dr Pierce's Invalids Home Hotel in Buffalo New York and urges sending 10 cents for a trial package and a water sample for free chemical analysis. It claims immediate relief for kidney backache and urges women to use Favorite Prescription to become strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Invalids
Buffalo
M. Y
Fresh supply ad for Marine Eye Remedy Co in Chicago
An illustrated eye remedy advertisement notes fresh supply at grocers for Mrs. Austin’s Buckwheat Wheat and asserts Naturally. The snippet includes a quip about the hammer chorus at a concert and a line Made a hit. The text reads like an old time ad and joke fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Hammer
Castoria Safety Claim Echoed by 30-Year Use Endorsers
An old advertisement urges mothers to examine Castoria bottles for the signature and states the remedy has been in use for over 30 years. The prompt ends with a quip from the University of Michigan Gargoyle about the normal school.
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Fletcher
University of Michigan Gargoyle
Grateful Lady Praises Dodd’s Kidney Pills
Mrs A G Clemens of West Alexander Pennsylvania credits Dodd’s Kidney Pills with relieving years of backache tender spinal spots and occasional black specks before her eyes plus lumbago and heart trouble. She urges others to use the remedy and notes 50 cent boxes are sold by dealers or through Dodd’s Medicine Co Buffalo NY.
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A. G. Clemens
West Alexander
A.g.clemens
Dodd
Dodd’s Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Grievances Over Wages and Prices Spark Editorial Spin
A Louisville Courier Journal line notes a magnate attempting coal mining and the potential for higher wages and prices. The piece is paired with an Adv for Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets and a color distinction slogan about greenbacks.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
Dr. Pierce
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Dean
Indiana
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W. Manin St
New Albany
Ind
Dean’s
Milburn CO
Florida
Artrar Ui Sieade
Frankin S.M
J. US
Fort Wayne
Hiram Briggs
Rose
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Moody Babie Institute
Western Newspaper Union
Spohn Medica
Goshen
Great Britain
Carter
Carters
Cis
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mesa
California
Pacific Agency Company
Hass
Los Fingeles
Calif
International
Boydell Co., Kingsville
Panama
Paciition
Penang
Gould
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