Green Star of the Rails Through the Night Ride
J. H. Kingella relates a night journey aboard No. 11 from a depot to the St. Charles bridge, with engineer M. J. Demmer and fireman Dockery. The narrative follows signals, speeds up to 60 mph, and the crew’s discipline, dispatchers, and dangers of maintaining a long passenger run across two states toward Omaha.
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Omaha
Dock
Union Station
Dockery
M. J. Demmer
Demmer
Sam
St. Charles
Bemmer
Green Star
J. H. Kingella
St. Louis
Freezone promises painless corn and callus removal
An Cincinnati authority endorses Freezone as a painless method to lift corns and calluses. The ad claims drops applied to the corn dry the moment they touch skin, avoiding pain, inflammation, or infection, and notes the product is available at drug stores or via wholesalers.
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Cincinnati Authority
Back to Earth after near bust selling car for a lift
A prosperous friend told us he was close to being busted but hoped to recover. He then drove off mournfully, reappearing later on the street and saying he was on his feet again after selling his car, a quip that was obvious once he left.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Women Run Royal Mail Vans In Britain With Female Drivers
Seven hundred horses belonging to the royal mail vans of Great Britain are planned and run entirely by women under a veterinary surgeon. Sick horses are groomed by uniformed women in dark blue linen outfits while drivers wear smart dark blue serge uniforms with red trim brass buttons royal cipher and caps bearing a royal service insignia.
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Royal Mail
Great Britain
Freckles Vanish With Ethine Double Strength Treatment
A vintage advertisement promises to erase freckles using ethine double strength. Apply nightly and morning from the druggist, with a money back guarantee if no improvement. Most need only one ounce for a clear complexion.
Soldiers of One Army Quote Reflects Shared Purpose
A Carlyle quotation on unity among soldiers urges recognizing common ground beyond uniforms. It frames all who fight for justice as part of a single army under a higher captain, warning against internal division and the empire of darkness.
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Carlyle
Woman's Way on Liberty Loan Bonds
A humorous exchange notes department stores selling Liberty loan bonds and warns buyers that a bond cannot be exchanged for other goods the next day, reflecting wartime finance messaging.
California Supplying a Quarter of U.S. Fruit
California provides about one quarter of the fruit consumed nationwide, highlighting the state's central role in national food supply and agriculture. The statistic underscores the importance of California's orchards and farming industries to everyday diets and the economy.
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California
United States
Plant your bit free changes New Yorkers shopping gardens
The New York Sun notes a shift in city life as seed planting gains popularity. Citizens ditch bundles for paper bags of onion sets and rhubarb roots carried through the subway to create backyard gardens rooftops and window boxes. This may herald New York becoming a market-basket town like Washington and other cities with women shopping daily.
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New York
Washington, D. C
New York Sun
Castoria Safety Note Urges Mothers to Check Signatures
Parents urged to examine every bottle of Castoria for the proper signature and seal. The advertisement touts its 30 year history and calls out Fletcher’s Castoria as the trusted remedy children crave.
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Fletcher
Fle’s Bold Plans Stir Wedding Talk in Town
Residents recall Fle’s past flirtations with marriage while noting his recent statements about settling down. A circle of married men faces light teasing as old ambitions resurface in social chatter.
Woman's idea of meanness mirrors a man's mistake
A witty remark suggests that what a man perceives as meanness by a woman reflects the error he would make if he acted the same. The line plays on gendered expectations and reciprocation in behavior.
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Uns
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Columbus
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