Tanlac touted as family medicine by grateful users
A marketing letter touts Tanlac as a “family medicine” proving health gains for mothers, fathers, and children across the United States and Canada. Testimonials claim improved appetite, energy, and well being in diverse homes, urging readers to buy a bottle from their druggist.
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Taniac
Mr. Gingras
Tanlac
United States
Canada
New York
Chas. E. van Colt
Fourth Ave
Albany
Bert Hewer
East Avenue
Toronto
Ontario
Virginia
J. F. Robertson
Danville
Louis Gingras
Harrison Ave
Providence
R. I
Different Interpretations of a Wealthy Man’s Dream
A very rich man in Youngstown tells a friend he dreamed of riding a small car up a telephone pole and performing a somersault on the wires, then sliding down another pole. He remarks on the humor of the dream, noting his imagined view in a flivver.
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Youngstown
Castoria Safety Reminder for Infants and Children
Important to Mothers urges careful examination of every Castoria bottle for the familiar signature In Use for Over 30 Years. The ad notes Fletcher's Castoria as the trusted remedy infants and children cry for, emphasizing authenticity and long-standing use.
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Fletcher
H. G. Wells Quips On Convalescence And Fame
The article recalls H G Wells saying prose close to poetry unsettles him and contrasts a year in Amalfi with present fame. He notes his mind and soul were once his own while now he lives to the tune of a telephone. The piece also comments on wit about pretty girls and pawnbrokers seeing silver linings.
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Erbert
H. G. Wells
Amalfi
Cucumber Diets Through the Ages
The Chicago Journal traces cucumber use from biblical mentions to modern plates, noting a curious early recipe that peels peppers and discards the fruit. It reflects on taste, digestion, and the cucumber’s long culinary role across cultures.
Catch as Catch Can Moments Prompt Nocturnal Train Chase
A bustling exchange centers on a convoluted reasoning about missing or catching the last train. The speaker contemplates the paradox of timing his departure to avoid catching or missing a desired outcome, addressing an older man and invoking a wife awaiting him. The scene mixes humor and urban predicament in a compact dialogue.
Cuticura Trio Offered for Baby Skin Comfort
An advertisement extols Cuticura products to soothe a baby's red rough itchy skin. It recommends hot baths with Cuticura Soap, care with Cuticura Ointment, and periodic use of Cuticura Talecum dusting powder as part of the indispensable trio.
Nebraska appoints first poet laureate in 1921
The article notes there is no national poet laureate in America. Nebraska becomes the first and only state to appoint a poet laureate, naming John G. Nelhardt of Nebraska to the honor in 1921.
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America
Nebraska
John G. Nelhardt
Pigs Debate Dirt on Snouts and Autos in Tone Poem
In a playful dialogue a group of pigs debate dirt, pride, and social attitudes as they observe passersby in automobiles. Porky Pig defends honest work and simple pleasures while others scorn the car riders and the pomp of modern life.
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Porky
Brother Bacon
Miss Ham
Mrs. Pink Pig
Pinky Pig
Sammy Sausage
Pink Pig
Sunday School Testimony Sparks Question
The Sunday school superintendent asks all who want to go to heaven to rise, but Johnny stays seated replying he is not ready yet.
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Johnny
It May Be Progress Says Old Man Doodle Opinion
The quote from Old Man Doodle questions whether reputations for probity matter as before and notes shifts in public perception. It contrasts the seeming ease of technical acquittals for self confessed crooks with evolving judgments.
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Old Man Doodle
Chicago Daily News
Allen's Foot Ease for Comfortable Shoes
Advertises Allen's Foot Ease powder to reduce friction in shoes for relief of pinching feet. Claims soothing, antiseptic healing action for bunions coins and swollen feet and says women can wear shoes one size smaller by using the powder.
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Allen
Hair nets and Armenians in a Famine Aid Debate
A Chicago Evening Post note compares milady’s costly hair nets with the modest clothing needs of Armenian orphans in Transcaucasia. It cites experts estimating 1.80 dollars could clothe a child for six months and notes Near East relief recently bought 300,000 yards of unbleached malin for summer wards, while querying thrift and liability in wartime aid.
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Milady
Armenia
Far East
Transcaucasian
Transcaucasia
Chicago Evening Post
Made Poor Rent Collector
Joe Stokes the druggist tries rent collection in his industrial district. He finds tenants borrow money from him instead of paying, leaving him with little success and a rueful, unusual smile at the end of the day.
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Joe Stokes
Joe
Indianapolis News
Query Stumps Smoker In Subway Court
James Murphy of Long Island City was arraigned for smoking in a subway station. He explained he had just filled his pipe and had nowhere to place it, so he put it in his mouth. Judge Oyle suspended sentence for this time.
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James Murphy
Long Island City
Murphy
No Doubt and Farm Sentiment in Kodak Adage
A Kodak salesman cites put and take as a steady profit idea, contrasting it with farm nostalgia. The quotation suggests effort yields greater business returns while poking at landowner romanticism for workers.
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Kodak
The Househunter and the Six Daughters Conservatory
Charles M. Schwab linked world disarmament to a joke about a man seeking a conservatory. A family with six marriageable daughters needs a large conservatory for courting youths, preferring a tiny affordable nine room house with a conservatory as the practical solution.
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Charles M. Schwab
New York
A Distinct Benefit From The World Conference
An observer notes many benefits from the world conference including foreigners detained long enough to gain information about America and write impressions. The piece closes with a reflection on public concern over neighbors' money.
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Sorghum
America
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Chicago Journal
Bayer
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Ham
Grunt
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Chesterfield
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