Frocks and Fashion of the Sixteen Year Old Flapper
New York fashion commentary on the sixteen year old girl known as the flapper. It notes her independence, influence on style, and preference for bold, modern fabrics and fur accents. The piece traces how she dictates trends, rejects strict elder oversight, and embraces wartime and postwar clothing signals.
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New York
America
Booth Tarkington
Our Land
Georgette Crepe
Iceland’s Viking Roots Shape Its Autonomy and Heritage
Iceland's independence grew from a long history of Norse settlement and struggle. The piece recounts Iceland's origins from Harald Fairhair to Naddodd and Gardar, the establishment of Reykjavik, and the early althing system under Danish rule, noting modern suffrage and education as foundations of its autonomy.
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Iceland
Denmark
Arctic Circle
Christian Science Monitor
Thor
Odin
Frigga
Harald Hairfair
Snorri
Harald
Gyda
Eric
Hordaland
Norway
Scotland
Ireland
Faroe
Naddedd
Isles
Snaeland
Ingolfr Arnarson
Hjorleifr
Fioki
Ingolfr
Arctic
Reykjavik
Western Canada to Grow in Agriculture and Industry
The article says Western Canada will see renewed agricultural and industrial growth after war gains. It notes rising crop and livestock output, growing dairying and wool industries, and a labor shortage hampering progress. Prospective settlers and labor-saving practices could accelerate expansion in agriculture, mining, lumbering, canneries, and related industries.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
Western
Great West
Prairie
Siamese Boat Life and River Culture
The article portrays Siamese life as deeply bound to boats and waterways. It notes that a boat and paddle are essential to daily life, travel, and living locations, with travel and commerce centered on rivers and their branches.
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Siam
Beech er quip quoted about duty and flaw in room
A fragment from Henry Ward Beecher muses that false thoughts reveal duty by breaking a thread in the room and exposing the flaw, suggesting someone may have forgotten the cause. The excerpt frames moral reflection in terse, aphoristic language.
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Henry
Ward Beecher
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Promise Quick Recovery
Overwork and poor habits weaken men. Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules are promoted as a remedy for uric acid poisoning kidney issues gravel bladder stomach derangement and related ailments. Claims emphasize rapid relief and a money back guarantee if no help.
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Haarlem
Holland
Adv
Responsibility and thought admission in daily life
The quote discusses moral accountability for ideas we entertain or admit, not for every passing thought. It emphasizes discernment in accepting influences while acknowledging personal duty in choosing what to dwell on.
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Charles B. Newcom
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Instant Indigestion Relief
An advertisement claims quick relief from stomach upset, belching, gas, acidity, heartburn, and indigestion with a tablet of Pape's Diapepsin. It asserts relief occurs as soon as the tablet is eaten and notes low cost at drug stores.
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Pape
The Trouble. Open Face Remark Sparks Noted Exchange
A Chicago Post item reports on a gossip moment with a sharp quip about a wife’s open face followed by a ribald line. The brief evokes a sharp social exchange from the era and reflects tabloid style humor.
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Chicago Post
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Offers Public Oath
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. promises to pay $100 for any incurable catarrh case. The document notes the medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood. A. W. Gleason, notary, dated December 6, 1886. Druggists sell it for 75 cents with testimonials available.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. W. Gleason
BF. J. Cheney & Co
Ohio
Ridicule No Man For His Stuck Nose Invention
A quip warns against mocking a person for his nose as the future may reveal surprising outcomes. The line suggests humility toward unknown possibilities and the unpredictability of appearances.
Dr Pierce Pleasant Pellets Ad Proclaims Health Boost
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a way to keep the liver active and bowels clean, claiming health and wisdom as benefits. The copy also notes people wear eyeglasses for appearance.
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Dr. Pierce
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