Ordered to Be Ignorant in Front Line Letters
A Manchester Guardian excerpt notes soldiers warn comrades against answering unknown questions from strangers in uniform. A conscientious young sapper in France refused to identify regiment or rations, saying he does not know the asker, reflecting wartime caution about enemy impersonators and intelligence questioning.
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College grad offered low pay to start at bottom
A business man tells a college graduate he can hire him but must begin at the bottom with a salary of ten dollars a week. The graduate protests that his father pays more to attend college.
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Heater Agent Seeks Rich Patron in Curious Exchange
A quippy exchange shows an ambitious heater agent offering a prodigious device to a gentleman. The reply dismisses the offer as unnecessary while mentioning the wife handles such matters, illustrating a witty social moment.
Duane joins outlaws amid violent frontier drama
Duane faces a perilous plan to join Bland’s outlaw band as tensions mount at the camp. Jennie’s testimony and Kate Bland’s fear fuel a deadly confrontation looming over Bland’s household.
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Why Women Write Letters and a Naval Blunder
A discussion of women’s letters to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co praised for honesty about health gains from the Vegetable Compound. The piece includes a humorous naval incident where a ship mistook a distant target in fog and fired, prompting a witty rebuke from a senior officer.
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Freckles Gone With Ethine Double Strength Cream
An old advertisement promises removal of freckles using ethine double strength. By applying an ounce or less nightly, even heavy freckles should fade and lighter spots disappear, with a money back guarantee if not effective.
Co-Operators Aid U S Agriculture in Broad Trial Network
Nearly 770,000 persons, largely successful farmers, are aiding the United States Department of Agriculture by furnishing information demonstrating local usefulness of new methods testing theories and reporting on district conditions. They help in every conceivable way to increase knowledge and place it at the service of the people.
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Care for your hair with Cuticura preparations
Ad copy promotes Cuticura Ointment for dandruff itching and scalp irritation followed by claims of benefits for complexion hair hands and skin. Mentions free sample by mail with Bee Address postcard Boston Dept L. Ends with a moral line about old loves and failure spoiled by success.
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