Munyon's Paty-Page and Calumet Baking Powder Ads
A collage of old-time ads touts Munyon's Paty-Page pills as gentle liver and stomach tonics with claims of non griping action. It also extols Calumet Baking Powder as economical, fail-proof, and superior, citing two world expositions praising its quality and purity.
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Munyon
Calumet
Chicago
Paris
France
Probably Mandy T This writer on college life and marriage
A writer speculates that college life reduces girls' desire to marry and may also dampen young men's urge to pursue spouses. The remark mixes social ideas with humorous tone about gender and education.
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Mandy—t
Hiram
Nervous Young Suitor Seeks Daughter and Raise
A nervous young man enters the president’s office and, after dropping hat, handkerchief, and umbrella, proclaims he has come to ask for both his future wife and a salary raise. The employer presses for a direct answer as the scene unfolds.
Head Bookkeeper Credits Postum Over Coffee and Tea
A Western city chief bookkeeper attributes relief from stomach trouble and nervousness to Postum, detailing how coffee and tea worsened his condition after pneumonia. He switched tea and coffee for Postum, noting improved health and sustained productivity in a demanding clerical role. The letter, used in advertisements by Postum Co., exemplifies recurring genuine testimonials.
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Post‘um
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
President Wilson’s pledge for justice in a new era
President Wilson declares justice as the watchword of his administration in a brief inaugural message. He explains a democratic shift in government, emphasizes restoring ethical governance, and calls for action on tariffs banking reform education health and law. He urges honest, nonpartisan service and asks Americans to join in a national dedication to equitable progress.
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Wilson
Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
Democratic Party
Jong
Credita
Agricultural Activitier
Busines
West Virginia Strike Probed by Congress Demands Grow
Washington reports rising calls for a congressional investigation into the West Virginia strike and its causes. Letters arrive for Senators Cumming and Kenyon and House members from Iowa amid pressure from union labor leaders nationwide. Senator Borah has introduced a resolution authorizing the inquiry.
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Cumming
Kenyon
House
Iown
West Virginia
Borah
Iowa
Left Handed Congregation Protests Right Hand Bias
In Chicago on February 24 a south side Methodist church gathered left handed parishioners to hear a plea for school instruction to promote ambidexterity. Pastor Rev. William Ahert Irye criticized claims that right handed people are superior, citing left handed figures like Rube Marquard and Ty Cobb and noting European leaders as left or ambidextrous.
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Chicago
South Side Methodist Episcopal Church
William Ahert Irye
Rube Marquard
Tyrus Cobb
Germany
Europe
Spiders to Assist in Canal Building
Panama city February 22. Spiders will aid the canal project as Colonel Goethals assigns a man to oversee large spiders whose silk is to be used for engineers transit work. Previously platinum threads were used for the transit lines and related tasks.
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Panama
Panama Canal
Goethals
Means and Miracles in a Dusty Page
A jumble of random clippings and quotes from an old newspaper feature. Mentions a bride left at the altar and a woman with bulging ankles, interspersed with testimonials for Dodd's Kidney Pills and Castoria. Notes a Plutarch quotation and a joke about roast hare on the menu.
Rugged Saying aparece in a disjointed note
A fragmented OCR item mentions cure warnings and a looming deadline, paired with a cynical aside about workers and bosses. The garbled text references Rohing and retreat lines, but details remain unclear.
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