Advertising and mineral output notes from 1910s era sources
A mixed snapshot notes advertising ideas from Japanese firms, then reports 1918 U S mineral products valued at over 5.0 billion dollars with pig iron copper and nonmetals dominating output. Also includes a humorous Farmer Hornbeck dialogue about a new hired man’s intelligence.
Shaving at Home Provokes Sparks of Real Barber Talk
In Louisville Courier Journal quip a reader wonders why the talking machine is started while shaving. The joke says it makes the room feel like a real barber shop. A separate note attributes a motto to Archbishop Manning about will and character.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
State Highway Act Mailed to County Boards
The State Highway Act is mailed to all county boards as the director general of railroads cuts construction material rates for federal aid roads. Savings of about $200 per mile are expected, with the largest cut on rock shipments and additional cuts on cement and sand. The new rule lowers all rates over 40 cents per ton, while rates under 40 cents remain unchanged.
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Director General of Railroads
W. S
Fallis
North Carolina Good Roads Association
Boards of
Highway Commission
August Flower remedy and paper waste product use
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER praised as a long standing household remedy for constipation indigestion and nervous dyspepsia with gentle laxative effects and cautions. Waste hemlock bark from paper mills is shown as a feasible tanning material based on Madison Wisconsin forest service tests noting no major technical barriers and satisfactory results for tanners.
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Forest Service
Forest Service Laboratory
Madison
Wis
Catarrh Medicine Ad Ends in Chicago Daily News Quote
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a cure for nasal catarrh claiming it cleanses the blood and prevents colds. It asserts internal use benefits the mucous surfaces and offers testimonials. The note includes a price and company details from Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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Perce. Ee
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Acid stomach links to nervousness and headaches
This article explains a close stomach brain connection with indigestion causing headaches and mental distress. It promotes EATONIC tablets as a quick remedy to neutralize stomach acidity and relieve symptoms, claiming broad user success and a money back guarantee through druggists.
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Eatonic
Michigan
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