Queue of Bondage and a Paris of Pigs in Ink
A fragmentary column discusses the queue as a symbol of bondage in China and its historical use by conquerors to control subjects. It moves to a light anecdote about a London Answers exchange and ends with a divorce case from Los Angeles where a man quits after a dispute with his lawyer and jokes about his wife arguing with an insurance agent.
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China
Mem
Los Angeles
Low Guernsey
Lou
Vye
The Wise Agent Inquiries For A Married Lady
A Cincinnati Enquirer excerpt shows an agent describing a married woman to two maids at a doorstep. He compliments her beauty and physique while seeking a specific home. A voice from upstairs instructs to announce his arrival. The scene unfolds as a brisk, terse social encounter.
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Cincinnat Enquirer
No Leisure for Animadversion Quote in Hustler Trade
A clipped quotation laments the neglect of discussing the high cost of lying as the speaker accuses others of being too busy hustling for profit to talk about it. The remark underscores concern over ethics and truth in a busy marketplace.
Experts say Fifteen Minutes to Shear a Sheep by Hand
The Locality notes experts claim fifteen minutes to shear a sheep by hand while contrasting efficiency with Wall Street timing and pressures. The remark hints at labor pace versus financial speed in press commentary.
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Wall Street
California Fig Syrup Laxative Ad Vapors in a Digest
An old advertisement extols California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children praising its fruity taste and clear dosage guidance. The fragment hints at household anecdotes involving Mrs Brogan and Mrs Grogin discussing a servant and a golf-loving cook.
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California
St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Rheumatism Relief
An old advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a harmless rheumatism liniment that quickly eases pain in joints muscles and bones. It claims the rub reduces soreness stiffness and conditions like sciatica lumbago and neuralgia with no skin burning and urges readers to buy the bottle from any drug store.
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St. Jacobs
Avoid the Cynic in View of Hite and Mankind
A Chicago News editorial warns against cynics who may appear bright yet are poisonous. It urges readers to keep cynical friends at a wide distance to preserve faith in mankind and enduring peace.
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Hite
Chicngo
Diamond Dyes Advert Aims To Sell Colorful Fabrics
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as a simple way to dye wool silk linen or mixed fabrics with a guaranteed rich fadeless color. It urges customers to consult the Diamond Dye Color Card for material matching and claims the in package directions explain dyeing any color. It also references a dealer and a Color Card as proof of suitability.
Green's August Flower Promises Relief From Constipation
An old advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion, cleanses the stomach and intestines, and stimulates bile flow. It claims wide use for indigestion, nervous dyspepsia, sluggish liver, and related ailments in thousands of households. Sold by druggists with no substitute, one bottle suggested.
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Green
Am Wey
Rice Exports Boom From United States in 1919 Surge
Rice exports rise sharply with tenfold volume increase since 1914 and growers earning vastly more. For ten months ending October 31 1919 exports reach 282 million pounds valued at 25.152 million dollars compared with 26.42 million pounds worth 838 thousand in the same period of 1913.
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United States
Urigaco and kidney health claims in old ad text
An old advertisement-style piece warns against meat harming kidneys and promotes Rad Salts as a kidney cleansing drink. It includes medical-sounding claims about kidney strain, urine changes, and a recipe-style directive to take four ounces in water each morning. The text then shifts to a social anecdote about hosting and coffee remarks at a gathering.
Genuine Bayer Aspirin Ad Urges Safety Mark
Don’t fear aspirin if genuine. Look for the Bayer Cross on each package and tablet to ensure a true Bayer product. The ad notes aspirin’s long physician use and safety for colds headaches toothache and general pain, with packaging details and price.
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Bayer
Beauty in Hair Danderine Promises Thick Lustrous Hair
An advertisement touts Danderine for hair restoration, claiming it thickens, strengthens, and brightens hair while improving scalp health. The piece also includes a brief Shakespeare quote exchange and a Birmingham Age Herald aside about judging plays.
Freckles cream promises clear skin and refunds
An ad asserts double strength Othine will remove freckles with nightly applications and money back guarantees. A separate humorous note recalls a boy mistaken in naming his teacher Miss Crane, with a child mispronouncing Chaik to his mother in Indianapolis.
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Miss Crane
John
Chaik
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Paying the Servant Trade Offs Turn Bitter
A household dispute unfolds as a servant girl demands higher wages and threatens to tell future employers she left because she was unpaid. The mistress, fearing gossip, trims her own expenses to keep up appearances rather than admit she cannot meet the wage.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertises Cure
A 100 reward offered and claims that Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh by acting through the blood and mucous surfaces. The advertisement asserts the remedy strengthens overall health and promises free testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Nature
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Recipe for Gray Hair Tonic
A home remedy proposes mixing Bay Rum glycerine and Barbo Compound in water to darken gray hair. Apply twice weekly until the desired shade is reached. Advertises low cost and ease of preparation, claims non staining and non sticky results.
Needn't Economize Debut Question Sparks Frugal Talk
A household asks Mrs. Come up about her daughter’s debut with light humor on not needing homemade items. The exchange notes many would rather stay silent than offer a kind word as conversation turns to frugality.
Movies in Education Prominent Italian Archaeologist Proposes Film Use
Professor Giacomo Boni argues moving pictures can teach history more effectively than books or lectures. He cites Augustus calling poets to sing of agriculture after Roman peace and Virgil’s Georgics as an analogy for using cinema to educate Italians about their past.
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Giacomo Boni
Iaiian
Augustus
Virgil
Boni
Caticura Talcum Powder Ad Promises Fresh Skin
An advertisement touts Caticura Talcum Powder as antiseptic, fragrant, economical for face skin baby and dusting use. Positioned as part of the Caticura Toilet Trio alongside Soap and Toilet Tissue, it claims to render other perfumes superfluous. Also mentions a famous English china firm with historic samples and services for Lord Nelson and other celebrities.
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China
Lord Nelson
Brooklyn Eagle
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