Doctor Keenh and the mustache transplant tale
A physician narrates a secretive experiment in transplanting scalp hair to the lip to help Frank Howard acquire a mustache. The operation uses a young, healthy donor woman who remains face down during healing. Howard marries Mildred Faye, whose identity is later revealed by a faint star-shaped scar near her ear.
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New Yorker
Frank Howard
Catskills
Howard
Frank
Thad
The
Herald
Papine
Mildred Faye
Miss Faye
Mildred
New York
Mrs. Keene
Apdi
Duncan
Kate Faye
Julietta M. Babbitt
Glowworms and Fireflies and Foot Care Tips
Glowworms and fireflies are described as light sources and ornaments in tropical and West Indies cultures. The piece also advises proper shoe fit, foot hygiene, and careful nail trimming to correct irregularities and prevent painful nails.
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West Indies
Chicago Mail
The Texan Plumbago editors quiz job seeker
A humorous Texas Siftings piece recounts a job interview where a verdant youth answers absurd questions about origins, bones, and geometry. The storyteller parodies hiring tests with mistaken facts and a hapless applicant fleeing in defeat.
What is really a clever woman Sleeves Are Important Now
The text defines a clever woman as one who manages her home well understands her tasks and makes social harmony. It also notes sleeves are important in dressmaking with fashion leaning toward extended sleeves and contrasting materials and colors between sleeve and bodice.
Hairless trunk with 250 year lineage tied to Mrs. Mitchell
Mrs. Winnie Mitchell of near Rochelle Georgia preserves a hide covered hairless trunk dating 250 years. It is said to be seven generations old and was brought from Europe before the Revolution. The trunk allegedly passed from Mrs. Mitchalls grandfather who served under General Washington.
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Winnie Mitchell
Rochelle
Europe
Mitchall
General Washington
Sealing Oysters With Pneumatic Cemented Shells
A clever device preserves oysters in their shells for weeks. Holes in shell edges admit twisted wire to seal, then plaster of Paris mixed with chemicals hardens, forming a strong seal that blocks air entry. Also includes a light local humor piece and a cyclone anecdote from Illinois.
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Paris
In the Sick Room Advice and a Cough Cure Claim
In the Sick Room the article warns against disturbing a patient with questions about pillows or meals and urges quiet observation instead. An advertisement offers a $100 reward for an untreatable case of catarrh with Cheney’s Catarrh Cure from F C Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
How to treat a Friend in a Relationship Advice
A guidance piece urging balance in romance. Do not expect exclusive devotion or sever ties with friends. Allow him to be part of the circle, share limited private moments, avoid possessiveness, and withhold family secrets from a future husband.
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James Pyle
Ladies’ Home Journal
Women Who Are Admired and Self Restraint
The piece praises women who endure discomfort to spare others from wind or heat, calling such restraint rare. It adds aphorisms about self help and patient virtue, noting that reliance on God should align with self effort and that scattered religious zeal is flawed.
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Home Magazine
Peace on Earth Awards and the Stomach Bitters Cure
A sensational ad extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a nerve tonic and restorative for nervousness insomnia fever and ague rheumatism and digestive issues. It claims the product strengthens digestion boosts vigor and promotes calm rest, urging its use over alcoholic tonics and narcotics.
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Peace On Earth
Do Not Roil Your Food and Soap Ad Fragments
A collection of fragmented old advertising copy promotes boiling meat for flavor and warns against adulterated soaps. Mentions Drake University Des Moines as a regional pride and hints at catalog offers. Concludes with a generic note on love and daily work.
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Atkinson
Drake University
Des Moines
West
German Medicated Stock Food Promises Hog Cholera Cure
Advertisement claims 6 million hog deaths yearly from hog cholera and promotes German Medicated Stock Food as a remedy. Includes testimonials from G M Davis of Lyons Nebraska and W W Park M D of Union Center Wis, with price 60 cents per 334 lb can and free literature.
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United States
G. M. Davis
Lyons
Nebraska
W. W. Park
M. D
Union Center
German Medicine Co
Minneapolis, Minn
Campron's Senior Shoes Claim Superior Fit and Service
The advertisement asserts Campron's Senior Shoes offer unmatched service quality and fit, with options in all widths and a request for customers to try a pair of their shoes.
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Campron
Kirkendale, Jones & CO
Manufacturers
Omaha
Nob
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