Tanlac praised by Portland resident for health gains
Edith J. Patten of 560 Cumberland Ave Portland Maine credits Tanlac with restoring her health after months of feeling run down. After using two to three bottles she recovered, then continued yearly doses, saying she has helped others with similarly splendid results. Tanlac sold by druggists with over 35 million bottles sold.
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Edith J. Patten
Cumberland Ave
Portland
A Dangerous Variety Gossip Quip Reflected
A wry exchange contrasts gossip with truth as a sharp comment on social rumor. One speaker labels Alica as a gossip while asserting she may speak truth, and the other warns that truth can be the worst form of gossip.
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Alica
Umbrella Theft Becomes Pawn Shop Parody Lampoon
A humorous item notes a character claiming ownership of an umbrella and admitting purchase from a pawn shop, framed as a witty lampoon about vanity and mistaken possession.
I Am Marie A House Wife at Odds With Life
In a reflective scene a narrator recalls her mother's sorrowful view of her broken marriage to Jerry. The conversation exposes past identities Mary and Marie, the strain of an unconventional life, and fears for their daughter Eunice. The chapter closes with a note of reunion as she plans to return home tomorrow.
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Marie
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Japanese beliefs persist in practice and ritual
Japanese ideas that persist claim that repeating a road to and from four funerals lures spirits to guide another relative to the graveyard. Belief extends to tree grafting by young men who transfer their vitality to grafts. Educated Japanese say these ideas are not superstition but enduring convictions.
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Japan
Aspirin Warning Cites Bayer Brand Recognition
A consumer notice stresses that genuine Bayer aspirin appears only with Bayer name on package or tablets. It urges vigilance to ensure authentic product prescribed by doctors and backed by decades of safety.
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Bayer
Freedom from Laxatives Pills and Salts
An eminent medical authority warns that pills and salts provide only temporary relief from constipation and may cause permanent injury. A natural lubricant approach, like Nujol, offers a gentle, non laxative method that resembles Nature's own lubrication and avoids griping. Nujol is not a medicine and is harmless like water, prescribed by physicians and used in hospitals.
Describing W. L. George and D. H. Lawrence
The remark calls both writers heroine addicts in a provocative ad line. It promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as the finest product of its kind, claiming every woman who has used it would agree.
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Department of Housekeeping
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Not Choice but Stimulating Laughter as Life’s Wine
A quote collection notes laughter as the wine of life with a witty contrast that much wine is ordinary. The remark appears in a Boston Transcript compilation reflecting light social philosophy and humor.
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Boston Transcript
Health is the Most Valuable Asset You Have
A Fort Wayne reader recounts years of dizziness and stomach pain misdiagnosed by various doctors. After using Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, he improved noticeably after the second bottle and credits the remedy with saving his life. He recommends it and notes a trial offer.
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Newage, Mich
Dr. Pierce
Chas. E. Backus
Invalids
Buffalo
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Delicate Hint Story Shared by Mellon at Pittsburgh Dinner
Secretary Mellon quoted a Hoosier schoolmaster tale to illustrate debt hints at a Pittsburgh dinner. The fable has Peleg solving a math problem about ham stock, showing how a country lad grasps a hidden lesson and earns “ten good marks.”
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Mellon
Pittsburgh
Peleg
Rash tale sparks dinner talk on rashness and Roland myth
Gov Ephraim Morgan of West Virginia spoke at a dinner about coal mine issues and warned against rash actions. A folktale recalls a jealous husband who mistook his wife's sleep talk for a dangerous name and harmed her, only to learn the dream word meant roll and butter.
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Ephraim Morgan
West Virginia
Roland
Hank
A Remark That Lost Its Impact
A clever remark unexpectedly backfires as the speaker realizes the line failed to land. The audience silence and puzzled glances signal the miscalculation despite initial confidence.
Better Than Mother
A Chicago Tribune quote recalls a mother who hosted high school friends and a troubled stranger. She counseled him as if he were her own son, hearing him say he wished his mother understood him as she did. The reflection centers on maternal support and empathy.
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Chicago Tribune
Art Crank Sees Serious Passion From A Noble Breed
An art crank is described as taking things too seriously, yet the piece hails a noble breed and a noble steed as emblematic inspirations.
Early Bible Reading Feats Spark Friendly Challenge
Greenberry Lowe and a statehouse ally boast about early Bible study and catechism memory. Lewis Johnson counters that his father read the Bible to him before he could read, prompting a lighthearted comparison of childhood religious education.
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State Auditor’s Office
Statehouse
Lowe
Lewis Johnson
Johnson
Indianapolis News
It Is Easier to Be Good After One Has Tried Everything
A reflective line noting that true virtue becomes easier once a person has exhausted many paths. The saying implies that experience with error sharpens moral effort and self discipline for future choices.
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