The Making of a Famous Medicine
A laboratory tour shows Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound prepared with herbs gathered at peak season. Solvents extract medicinal properties, utensils are sterilized, and the product is pasteurized and bottled. Letters from women praising the remedy attest to its perceived success in treating female ills.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Growing Old and Taxon Soft Drinks Spark Debate
A Macon Republican quip notes aging minds turn to philosophy. The piece also mentions readers using strong terms in discussions over the tax on soft drinks.
Freezone promises painless corn removal
An advertising pitch touts Freezone as a cheap, painless corn and callus remover. It claims instant relief on contact, with easy elimination by fingers, and markets a tiny bottle from druggists as the Cincinnati invention.
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Cincinnati
General Pershing's War Map Recreated in Washington Museum
The old National Museum in Washington is recreating General Pershing's war map room. The commander’s chairs and aids seating will be shown as used when the map was active. Walls will feature the same linooleum backdrop and the map, once assembled, tracked history in real time.
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General Pershing
National Museum
Washington
Pershing
Allen's Foot Ease Promises Comfort for Workers
Farmers and workers use Allen's Foot Base powder to reduce shoe friction and keep feet fresh. The ad claims the antiseptic powder prevents tired aching and blistered feet and notes wide use by women. Sold by dealers everywhere.
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Allen
Ady
The Ruling Passion Laments Thumb Sucking Child
Mrs Talkerton frets about her daughter Gladys sucking her thumb. Her husband reassures that as she grows older the habit will hinder speech and she will stop on her own.
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Talkerton
Gladys
Buy a Farm Now Learn about farming opportunities
The U S Railroad Administration offers free information to homeseekers interested in farming. No sales, no loans, only guidance. Contact J L Edwards, Manager Agricultural Section, Room 70 Washington DC, with your desired state. The ad urges seizing affordable land before prices rise.
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U. S. Railroad Administration
J. L. Edwards
U. S. Railroad ‘Administration
Washington, D. C
Cuticura Toilet Trio Ad Promotes Skin Care Kit
An advertisement touts Cuticura soap ointment and talcum as essential daily toilet preparations to cleanse purify soothe heal and scent. The copy emphasizes a complete toilet table with 25 cents price for all items and ends with a quip about naming in arguments.
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Claim Kidney Relief
An advertisement urges immediate action at early signs of kidney trouble. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as the pure original remedy, imported from Haarlem, with money back if they do not help and a call to ask a druggist for GOLD MEDAL.
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Haarlem
Nie
Holland
Harry Griffith
Darlington St
Westchester
Dean
Doan
Townsend
Authors Handwriting Reveals Writers Character and Process
Readers would see side lights on writers from their manuscripts. Chesterton’s handwriting described as shocking by an English editor. Jacobs types all work with few manuscript corrections. Wells Kipling Bennett Conan Doyle praised for neat copy. Stacpoole's pages vary from neat typing to scribbled 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
A Fair Proposition Brings Laughs and Plans
In a light scene a suitor tells Mr Grabcom he has $3,000 and will marry his daughter. The father questions funds noting $5,000 won’t last long. The suitor answers it should cover six months, proving he is a fit son in law if not convinced later.
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Grabcom
Always Keep Good Company For Peaceful Living
The remark urges cultivating steady companions as a safeguard for a calmer, more balanced life. It emphasizes choosing uplift and reliability to support personal welfare.
Heard on the Train Recognition Echoes in Conversation
A Boston Transcript quip recalls a shy exchange on a train where a deaf man and a stranger reconnect by noting they both knew the same father. The banter plays on recognition and memory in a humorous exchange.
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Mr. Riley
Riley
Boston Transcript
Association Boosts Early Chicks Through Large Incubator
A USDA prepared study describes an egg circle forming a modern cooperative among farmers. It runs a 12 000 egg capacity incubator to produce early pullets, sells graded eggs on contract, pays dividends twice yearly, and markets to hotels, clubs, and fancy grocers while promoting better packaging and frequent shipments.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Uncle Sam
Wyandottes
Plymouth Rocks
Rhode Island Beds
Orpington
United States Bureau of Markets
Chickens Should Avoid Bedding Litter For Chicks
Farmers are advised not to use shavings, excelsior or sawdust in brooders as young chicks eat the bedding causing crop trouble. Short cut hay or straw is best for bedding and absorption. clover or alfalfa hay adds bulk and digestibility. Sand can substitute in some pens where hay isn’t available.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Teamwork Essential in Farm Marketing Partnerships
Marketing farm products through the commission house is a partnership affair and each partner must do his best to enable the other to work to the best advantage. Teamwork counts especially in the producer agent relation between farmer and commission man.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Commission House
Uniformity Is Desirable in Poultry Marketing
United States Department of Agriculture advocates uniformity in purebred poultry. Uniform products command higher profits with proper marketing. With identical care and feed, purebred fowls outperform mongrels in profitability. Prepare
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United States Department of Agriculture
Principles of Poultry Rearing and Broiler Care
The piece emphasizes early incubation from 1847, keeping chicks hydrated, warm, and in a ready market for finished broilers. It advocates pure-bred fowls, dry growth, and vigorous development, with orchards aiding pest control and mature hens aiding disease resistance.
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