Tanlac credited for relief from chronic dyspepsia
Mr J A White and his wife from Kentucky report stomach trouble and nervous dyspepsia improved after using Tanlac. They praise the medicine for rapid benefits and vigor, claiming it toning all organs and restoring wellbeing. The ad notes Tanlac is sold by leading druggists nationwide.
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J. A. White
Leestown Pike
Lexington
Tanlac
Prank Note Pin Placed On Employer's Chair
A juvenile office prank ends with an office boy confessing he pinned a note for Mr. Smith's attention on his chair. The scene implies mischief in the workplace and the boy's acknowledgment of the method.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised
Altoona readers share testimonials praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for aiding childless families and nervous mothers. Letters from Marinette and Millston detail improved health and restored vitality after use, urging others to consider the remedy.
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Altoona
Lydia E. Pinkham
Stoona
Salvation by Matrimony at the Vestry Dinner
In a Sunday church scene Frances and Zillah meet two men linked to the Trabue Whitsett family. The rector hosts a vestry gathering as comments on matrimony mix with a light family banter. Mr Trabue praises marriage and urges the men toward a shared gospel.
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Frances
Princeton
Gordon Trabue
Gordon ‘Trabue Whitsett
John Whitsett
Whitsett
Rector Fitch
Angel
Daddy
Billy Brent
Zillal
Billy
Mindie
Jack Whitsett
Scouldrel
Neck of the Woods
Pappy Jack
Mr Trabue
Hookum survey and John Bull origins traced in old glossaries
The article reviews the word hookum and its varied senses from official orders to slang. It notes hookum survey meanings, cites Lexicon Balatront, Bee's Dictionary, and Joseph Wright, and discusses Devonshire usage and the origin of John Bull as England’s emblem, including Arbuthnot’s 1712 depiction and Gould’s later illustration.
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East Africa
Balatront. Com
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Joseph Wright
Devonshire
John Bull
John Arbuthnot
Europe
England
Arbuthnot
Francis Carruthers Gould
Waste byproducts turn timber into profitable goods
Former waste from sawmills now yields merchantable products such as alcohol tanning extracts turpentine pine oils fibers for rugs carpets and fabrics imitation leather novelties and insulating materials, expanding value from timber byproducts.
Mean trick highlighted by druggist in Louisville tale
The Louisville Courier-Journal notes a confusing line about a druggist who played a mean trick on a gang. The fragment references a salesgirl and a customer flow, with a stray mention of cotton in Australia and a government expert inquiry into rising cotton prospects.
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807
Louisville Courier-Journal
Australia
The Difference and Trial Quotations
A compact excerpt pairs dialogue on restraint with a Tar Baby line about convicting the guilty. It also promotes Cuticura skin care products describing red rough itching skin treated by Cuticura Soap Ointment dusting powder and talcum.
Not a Proper Comparison
Lawrence ten year old has long praised a hen for toothsomness and now faces its stubborn behavior. He tries to drive the obstreperous bird from the yard and recalls General Pershing’s efforts. The humor lies in the boy’s quote about Pershing and the Germans.
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Lawrence
Gen. Pershing
Cashe
France
General Pershing
They Need the Money. The Longest Way Around
Dialogue fragment shows a taxi driver quoted line about paths and money. Women boast about troubles in a brief street conversation.
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Tili
Bill
Posky Devils Quietus Promises Bug Family Elimination
A new chemical by Posky Devil promises to end roaches ants and fleas for future generations non insectpowere but it is not an insect powder. The ad notes the druggist can obtain it and mentions mail order and office machines for sale in Madisonville Ohio.
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Olan
Grow High Prized Cotton in Virgin Islands Into Main Industry
The Virgin Islands emerge as a growing cotton region with Sea Island cotton, a long staple variety near extinction on the mainland, now central to local agriculture. USDA Bulletin No. 1 notes 1919 1920 yields around 1000 pounds of seed cotton per acre with one station plot reaching 4450 pounds.
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Virgin Islands
Uncle Sam
Sea Island
St. Croix
Government Experiment Station
Iroquois First League of Nations Claim Draws Support
Dr. B A Bates of Cornell university campaigns for industrial education for Indians. He asserts the Iroquois formed the first league of nations by uniting the Six Nations among powerful tribes.
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First League of Nations
B. A. Bates
Cornell University
Dr. Bates
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