The Making of the Famous Lydia E Pinkham Medicine
A historical ad explains the preparation of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It details gathering herbs seasonally, solvent extraction, sterilization, pasteurization, and sealing in sterile bottles, claiming effectiveness for female illnesses and presenting letters from women health restored.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Growing Old Says Macon Republican
A pithy note from the Macon Republican on aging and philosophy. The piece contrasts aging men with shifting speech as people begin using abstract terms in everyday life, including comments about taxis and soft drinks.
Freezone Claims Quick Cure for Corns and Calluses
An advertisement touts Freezone as a painless, instant remedy for hard corns soft corns and calluses. It promises relief by applying a small amount to the affected area and lifting the corn away with the fingers. The note credits a Cincinnati genius as the discoverer and notes a low price at drugstores.
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Cincinnati
Pershing War Map Recreated At National Museum
General Pershing’s war map room in Washington is being rebuilt in the old National Museum. The setting includes the commander’s chair and aides chairs, a table for documents, and the same linooleum background used with the map. The map, brought in in pieces, is joined, and its kitchenlike linooleum evokes daily history in action.
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General Pershing
National Museum
Washington
Pershing
A Fair Proposition
A man offers $3,000 to marry Mr Grabcom’s daughter and proposes a six month trial to prove he is a suitable son in law. The exchange suggests practical planning before marriage and emphasizes choosing good company for a contented life.
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Grabcom
Farmers Work Harder and Use Allen's Foot Ease
Farmers labor longer with increased foot stress and rely on Allen's Foot Base antiseptic powder to ease friction in shoes and foot baths. The product refreshes tired blistered feet and is advertised as helping comfort for workers, with women reportedly frequent users. Sold by dealers nationwide.
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Allen
Atv
Thumb sucking fears prompt mother and father advice
Mrs Talkerton-Oh seeks help to break Gladys of thumb sucking. Her husband suggests the habit will fade as she grows and the activity interferes with talking, prompting self- cessation.
Railroad Administration Offers Free Farming Information to Homeseekers
The U.S. Railroad Administration states it can provide free information to homeseekers about farming opportunities. Manager JF Edwards of the Agricultural Section invites requests, asking readers to name the state they wish to learn about and contact Room 170 in Washington, D.C.
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U 38. Railroad Administration
JF. & Edwards
U. & Railroad Administration
Washington, D. C
Cuticura Toilet Preparations Promote Clear Skin
Advertisement notes Cuticura soap, ointment, and talcum as daily toilet items. Soap cleanses and purifies skin while Ointment soothes and heals, Talcum powders and perfumes. Claims the set keeps skin clear and complete on any toilet table. 25 cents each.
Names in an argument stir wrath but rarely answer
The saying notes that calling someone names provokes anger more than it resolves disputes. It suggests that personal attacks fail to address the relevant points and weaken persuasive power.
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Sore
Haarlem Oil Capsules Claim Quick Kidney Relief
An advertisement urges immediate action for kidney trouble with Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules, promoted as the pure original Haarlem Oil Capsules imported from Haarlem, Netherlands. It warns against delays and promises relief if used, with money-back guarantee if not helping.
Authors Handwriting Reveals Writers’ Personalities and Habits
Readers would gain insights into writers if original manuscripts were seen. Chesterton’s handwriting is described as shocking by an English editor. Jacobs uses typed manuscripts with few corrections, while Wells Kipling Bennett and Doyle are noted for neat copy. Stacpoole’s handwriting varies from neat to scribbled sheets torn from a copybook.
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G. K. Chesterton
W. W. Jacobs
H. G. Wells
Rudyard Kipling
Arnold Bennett
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Ir. de Vere Stacpoole
Train Talk Snippet Sparks Familiar Echoes
Heard on the Train captures a brief overheard exchange about memory and relatives. The light dialogue pivots on a deaf man and a recalled father, ending with a shared line that invites familiar recognition.
Carpet grass as pasture and lawn grass on sandy loam
The USDA notes petit Gaten carpet grass is a perennial creeping grass thriving on sandy loam from Virginia to Texas. It yields seed, supports heavy grazing, grows most of the year, and thrives with heat and moisture. Propagation for lawns uses sod or sets with proper soil prep and fertilization.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Coastal Plain
Virginia
Texas
West Indies
Improved Stock and Crops Boost Fairfield County
Fairfield county South Carolina aims to raise stock and crop yields with purebred bulls and cooperative fertilizer buying. The county agent reports farmers have ordered several purebred bulls and plans to exceed last year. Two hundred seventy tons of 16 percent acid phosphate were ordered cooperatively, saving money. York county agent helped farmers save ninety dollars on a cooperative fertilizer order.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Fairfield County
South Carolina
York County
Potato Wart Disease Warning Quarantine Affects Pennsylvania Areas
The Agriculture Department urges Irish potato growers to inspect crops for potato wart, a European disease detected in 27 coal mining districts of Pennsylvania since 1911. It warns the disease bloats tubers, survives eight years in soil, and can devastate the industry. infected soil must be rotated, tubers burned, and contaminated stock avoided.
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Pennsylvania
United States Department of Agriculture
Europe
State Agricultural College
State Experiment Station
United States
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Fake Aspirin and Soapweed in 20th Century Trade Fables
A fragmented article discusses counterfeit aspirin noting the Bayer Cross as a sign of genuine tablets while warning millions of fraudulent pills were sold nationwide. It touches on soap production using soapweed also called Spanish bayonet, detailing harvesting and processing for toilet soaps and woolen washings.
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Bayer
Prayers and morals in modern bedtime reflections
A playful inquiry on what prayers are leads to a bedtime joke about sending prayers at night for the night rate. A meditation links ideals to standards, moral action, and law with a Hebrew proverb fragment about a deaf man.
Digging Parsnips by Hand for Market Quality
Clear guide on harvesting parsnips notes roots must remain intact. Do not cut or break roots. pull by hand after digging trenches along both sides of the row to avoid damage. Hand-pulling is presented as the only practical method to preserve market value.
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