The Making of a Famous Medicine
A visit to the successful remedy highlights the reliability and cleanliness in its production. The article notes that over 350 000 users rely on the medicine for women’s ills and claims its natural ingredients are carefully extracted for medicinal benefit.
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Fletcher
Growing Old and Tax Attitudes Spark Discussion
A Macon Republican quip notes aging philosophers as a sign of advancing years. Meanwhile the community debates a tax on soft drinks with some voices using strong terms to express views on the levy.
Freezone Corn Remedy Promises Painless Removal
An advertisement touts Freezone as a cheap, painless corn treatment from a Cincinnati genius. It claims instant relief and easy removal of hard and soft corns and toe calluses with a tiny bottle sold by druggists.
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Cincinnati
General Pershing War Map Room Recreated at Museum
The Inington front command room is being reproduced in the National Museum to show General Pershing studying his map as reports arrived. The setup includes the original chairs, table, and the same linoleum background, with the map brought in pieces and assembled for display.
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General Pershing
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Inington
Pershing
A Fair Proposition Meets a Prudential Son-in-Law
A man offers $3,000 to marry Mr Grabcom’s daughter but the father doubts its sufficiency. The suitor pledges six months of stability to prove his worth. The exchange ends with a reminder to seek good company for life.
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Grabcom
Allen's Foot Ease and Foot-Bath Ad Tells of Comfort
An ad touts Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder for workers who stand and walk. It claims the product soothes feet, reduces friction, refreshes the feet, prevents tiredness and blisters, and stresses frequent use in shoes and after foot baths.
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Allen
Farm Purchase Ad Sparks Market Talk
Fragmented lines reference buying land, cheaper prices, and unclear notices. Mentions of agricultural sections, addresses, and laws hint at a real estate or legal notice amid stray quotes and garbled text.
Cuticura Toilet Trio Adventure in Daily Use
An advertisement extols Cuticura as a complete daily toilet regimen. It promotes Soap Ointment and Talcum for cleansing soothing healing and perfuming. The copy emphasizes their indispensability on a toilet table and notes a 25 cent price. A closing quip questions whether name calling affects argument.
Haarlem Oil Capsules Promise Kidney Relief Ad
An old advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as fast relief for kidney troubles and impurities in the blood. It urges immediate action, claims purity from Haarlem Netherlands laboratories, and offers money back if not helpful.
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Syater
Haarlem
Holland
Readers see authors handwriting reveal traits in works
A column notes how original manuscripts show author personalities. Chesterton’s handwriting is called shocking by an English editor, while W W Jacobs types with few corrections. H G Wells Kipling Bennett Conan Doyle are praised for neat copy though Stacpoole sometimes scribbles torn sheets.
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G.K. Chesterton
W W. Jacobs
H. G. Wells
Rudyard Kipling
Arnold Bennett
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
H. de Vere Stacpoole
Train Conversation Echoes Past in Comic Exchange
On a passenger train an elderly deaf man, identified as Mr. Riley, is asked about Mr. Rey. The dialogue shows the mix up of names and recognition, ending with a quip about knowing the father. The report appears in a Boston Graxiscript style.
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Mr. Riley
Senate Ratification Power and Treaty Negotiations
A Naw York World examination cites John C. Spooner and Henry Cabot Lodge on the president's treaty powers, noting that only Senate ratification is required and that lawmakers cannot demand negotiating instructions mid process. It warns against premature interference in Paris peace talks.
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First Ala for the Lawrence Babel
The Christian Science Monitor argues Lawrence Massachusetts shows social and industrial strain from a largely non English speaking workforce. It cites 35 000 textile operatives with over 10 000 non English speakers and a policing incident prompting English study as a remedy. It cites Detroit used language campaigns to unite workers and reduce friction.
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Mich
Constructive Training for Boys by Sergeant Taylor
Sergt. C. K. Taylor of Philadelphia, a veteran of the Argonne, advocates field work as the best military training for boys. He cites quick, practical building projects and notes a 600 acre farm near Plattsburg where he will test Argonne and Flanders engineering ideas with youths this summer. He recalls a six day mess hall project where 15 year olds built a small shingled building. He dubs ages 13 to 17 as the constructive period for learning such work.
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Rumors on Army Conduct and Road Work Denied
Secretary of War Baker and General Graves deny rumors about drunkenness and lawlessness of American troops in Siberia. Baker explains road work in France is limited to damaged or near camps and not a general effort. Graves notes such stories are unfounded while detailing their cautious wartime reporting.
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War Department Orders Lists of American Casualties Marching Toward Publication
Fragmentary wartime dispatches describe the War Department directing General Pershing to compile lists of fallen heroes for public release in Washington. A stray account notes a soldier aiding a tramp with injuries after a gunshot wound, reflecting the era’s grim battlefield toll.
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Lost Youth and Heroic Echoes Across Time
A reflective verse section recalls young defiance and later fame in memory of Archibald MacLeish, then a San Francisco Chronicle note on agricultural use of airplanes to combat forest fires and outlaw cotton planters in the southwest, plus a New York World piece praising regulars in military history.
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Mexico
Saintsbury Escapes Accident Bruises Not Serious
The London Morning Post reports Professor Saintsbury, famed literary critic, escaped a recent accident with only bruises. He explained that a motor cut his leg from under him and he was dragged on the bonnet until the car halted. The driver calmly urged thanks to God, to which the professor replied with a sharp quip.
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London Morning Post
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Dishonest Humor and War Redux From Louisville Page
Column snippets reveal wartime life with a Doughboy plea for work and a judge’s note on a dental nerve. A Kentucky minister Rev Eugene Bell faces criminal carelessness conviction in Beoul Korea over a fatal mobile crash. Railroads saw $17 112 600 in advances between April 23 and May 14.
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Korea
Slow Work in London Building Sparks Enduring Debate
A London foreman shouts at a worker atop a ladder while bricks lie idle below. The anecdote highlights a culture of slow production while English labor bears the world’s burden of restraint and efficiency in a period of economic strain.
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London
Hodges
Fake aspirin sold nationwide warning issued
Officials warn that millions of fraudulent aspirin tablets resembling Bayer products circulated nationwide. Consumers are urged to verify the Bayer Cross on packaging to ensure the tablets are genuine and not talcum powder substitutes.
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Bayer
Immense London Dock Aims to Restore World Status
A vast new dock near the Royal Albert docks in London is under construction. It will have a 34 acre water area and can extend to 910 feet using a floating caisson. The facility is designed to accommodate the world’s liners and surpass the 868 foot Aquitania in length.
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London
Royal Albert Docks
Cannot Be Done In A Prohibition Era Soda Fountain Lore
An aged soda fountain's legend fades as reform push drives a long time smyern out of business. Birmingham's Jose Herala muses on missing stories and the challenge of preserving local lore amid reform.
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Birmingham
Jose Herala
No Sense of Humor in Birmingham Cartoon Caption
The Birmingham Age Herald quotes a joke about losing a cook and an artistically tempered worker. A chef’s departure is attributed to personality clashes, with a wry remark about kitchen life becoming a way station to the movies.
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Limor
Birmingham Age Herald
Fragmented Advertisement Snippets and Quotes
A collage of dated quotes and ad lines includes pursuits of wedding style advice and humorous limericks. References to Louisville Courier Journal and Red Cross Ball Blue branding appear among miscellaneous captions and promotional lines lacking full context.
Unclear historical note on soapweed and harvesting
Fragmentary report mentions soapweed known as Spanish bayonet used in toilet soaps and wool washing. States one man can harvest a ton daily. plants are cut and left to dry for months before baling in a brooming setup.
Quote echoes and aphorisms from Louisville Courier-Journal
A fragmentary excerpt contrasts a child's misquote about Jom and the piper's son with a cynical remark about busyness and a pig club. It comments that true greatness does not announce itself, noting a man with only one suit has limited redress.
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