Amusing Fragments From a Curious Ad Column
A collage of ad lines mentions egny drug store with claims of a clear head and healthy liver. Cascarets are praised for not gipping. References to thirteen miles of railroad through tunnels spark superstition notes. Alfalfa seed priced at $6 and sweet clover advertised. Sacramento business men form a Barefoot league for health and amusement.
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Egny Drug Store
Cascarets
Bill
Sacramento
Cal
Barefoot League
New Foot Care Ads Promise Corn Relief With Bettie Freezone
A late 19th or early 20th century advertisement touts a home remedy allowing people to wear tighter shoes without corn pain. It promotes Freezone as a cheap treatment available through druggists and wholesale houses. The excerpt also mentions a moisture gauge for lumber and notes dentists’ busy practices.
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Adv
President asks power to guard rights of U S citizens
President Wilson urged Congress to grant authority to arm American merchant ships and defend neutral rights amid German submarine actions. He stressed armed neutrality as a possible response, aiming to deter war while seeking peace and relying on congressional backing for decisive action.
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U. S
Congress
United States
Washington
Wilson
the Congress
Houses of Congress
Great Britain
Ireland
Atlantic
Europe
Mediterranean
Germany
America
Investment differences push Iowa farmer to Saskatchewan
George H. Barr of Iowa owns seven sections in Saskatchewan, fenced and cultivated with strong returns. He notes Iowa land at 150 dollars per acre yields 2 to 3 percent, while his Saskatchewan holdings produced 25 factors last year and 2 563 in 1916 from 143 bushels of Northern wheat. Barr helped others move to Saskatchewan, including Geo H Kerton who paid 32 dollars per acre and now profits, and Charles Haight who cleared 16000 from wheat in 1915 and 1916. Barr now concentrates on livestock and sees ample opportunity in Saskatchewan.
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George H. Barr
Iowa
Saskatchewan
Barr
Baraa
Mr. Barr
George
Charles Haight
Phrase from Boston Transcript overheard exchange
A brief overheard line from the Boston Transcript features a quip about a niece and a harsh judgment of her taste, reflecting period humor and social banter.
Gas Digestion Relief Claim Promises Quick Stomach Ease
An advertisement asserts that within five minutes stomach distress will vanish with no indigestion heartburn sourness or belching. It markets a gas relief product promising rapid effect and immediate comfort.
Cuticura Soap Instructs Relief For Itching Burns
The notice promotes Cuticura as soothing and healing for itching and burning skin. Instructions advise bathing the surface with Cuticura Soap, drying, then applying Cuticura Ointment, twice daily. The rest of the text mentions ore deposits, Panama Canal licenses, and Mentos goods values.
Mayor proposes cost food sales to ease high living cost
New York Mayor Mitchel announces a bill to empower Des Moines to buy and sell food at cost to aid the poor amid rising prices. Governor Whitman says no emergency relief is planned. Commissioner Hartigan predicts price drops for potatoes and onions as freight relief arrives. Railroads plan onion specials. nationwide car shortages and an export embargo debate continue.
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Union News Service
New York
Mitchel
East Side
Whitman
Albany
Joseph Hartigan
Hartigan
Washington
Congress
Department of Justice
Interstate Commerce Commission
American Railway Association
Des Moines Mayor Declares City Potato Boycott
Des Moines mayor John Mac Vicar, noted for winter coal distributions to the poor, issues a municipal boycott on potatoes. He warns speculators hoarding large quantities to drive up prices and sets March 3 as the start date of the action.
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Des Moines
John MacVicar
Prohibition Leaders allege plan to kill Reed dry amendment
Washington report says post office appropriation conferees planned to drop the measure to veto the Reed bone dry amendment banning liquor shipments to any state. Representative Randall of California and other prohibition champions claim definite information that the Reed amendment would reach the white house with the continuing resolution.
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Washington
Congress
Randall
California
White House
Russia Mobilizes Prisoners in War Effort Numbers By Sector
At year end 1916 a Russian tally shows 545000 under agriculture ministry 294000 in mines and factories and 169000 in ways and communications.
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London
Petconees
Russia
Petrograd
Ministry of Agriculture
Extra Session of Senate in Washington March 5
The Senate in Washington D C will reconvene on March 5 to consider nominations. The announcement appeared officially from the White House. A brief news item notes a mass deportation report from Berlin’s Vorwaerts newspaper.
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Senate
Washington
D. C
Wilee Ree Ee
Amsterdam
Berlin
Vorwaerts
Watermelon Weighs 100 Pounds by Weatherford Grower
Joe Arnold of Weatherford Texas raised a watermelon that weighed 100 pounds and drew attention for its size. The report notes the giant fruit as a local curiosity and highlights Arnold's gardening effort.
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Joe Arnold
Weatherford,Tex
Actress Reveals Secret About First Love
A well known actress shares a reflective line about love. She notes that when a man is in love for the first time he believes he invented it. The remark hints at timeless romance and personal insight.
What Is Uric Acid
A garbled question appears to request information on uric acid. The readable text lacks coherent details, dates, or sources to summarize into a proper news item.
Sarcasm of the Rejected in a Circulation War
A fragmented item notes dialogue about publication circulation and a pun on make-up versus make-out, with stray quoted lines about writing for circulation and describing Maybelle’s cosmetics in a playful context.
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Maybelle
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Patrice
Marhall
Sioux City
Callum Co
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Boschee’s
Western Canada
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Tubere
L.C. Smith & Bros
Theo
Eputem
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