Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Safe Liver Relief Tonight
A advertisements tout Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable remedy to replace calomel for biliousness and constipation. The copy claims it cleans the bowels, relieves headaches and dizziness, and guarantees quick improvement with a money back offer if not satisfied. It also urges giving it to children and asserts no vomiting or griping.
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Dodson
Begging, crime, and animals in Syria a grim portrait
The Anglo French reminite describes Syria under British influence with stark scenes of beggars trained as actors, child performers in desperate poses, widespread theft from ships and markets, and a wary view of animal trade. It notes police surveillance curbing crime and mocks compassion for working horses as a distant ideal.
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Syria
London
Mamma
Accomplished Child Relies on Water Stop and Gun Incident
Gabe Yawkey travels toward Tum Iinville and meets Gap Johnson at Rumpus Ridge. He says Bearcat, Gap’s youngest, fired a gun and shot the presiding elder’s hat from his head at about 150 yards. The child is only five years old, prompting astonishment.
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Gabe Yawkey
Tum Iinville
Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Bearcat
Gabe
Kansas City Star
To a Fault Phrase in a Quotable Exchange
A clipped exchange notes generosity to a fault. One speaker defines a generous man as caring more for leading a subscription drive than for his wife’s clothing needs. The dialogue hints at social critique within a domestic and civic frame.
Had Forgotten His Part In Daughters Dramatic Society
Mr. Corpulent Newrich offered to finance his daughters dramatic society with a condition of receiving a part. The plan collapsed as he insisted on payment for no part. He appeared second scene and whispered Ush as the curtain rose, provoking laughter and a happy ending to the tale.
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Mr. Newrich
London
Grandpa’s lime joke turns into garden prank
A neighbor explains lime is used to deter bugs on cucumber vines. Jane, watching, suggests applying lime to Grandpa’s bald head to keep flies away, turning a serious moment into a humorous retort.
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Grandpa
Grandfather
Jane
Miss Ann Angered by Dark Kiss Refused Apology
A dialogue in which Miss Ann reacts with anger after a kiss in the dark and rejects the apology. The narrator claims a mistaken identity as the reason, while a counterpoint suggests that doubt hinders proper actions, attributed to Herbert Kaufman.
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Miss Ann
Remove males from flock for infertile eggs and better storage
United States Department of Agriculture advises culling roosters to produce infertile eggs that store better and cost less to raise. Emphasizes early removal, preserving eggs for winter, and marketing chopped roosters. Stresses sanitation, ventilation, feeding, mite and lice control, and selecting only chicks with strong future value.
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United States Department of Agriculture
State Extension
Money Made With Chickens in a Small Madison County Poultry Club
A Madison County Tennessee woman member reports a five year poultry venture using two White Wyandotte egg settings bought in 1914. From 1915 to 1918 the project generated $429 in sales and flock value against $50 production costs. Profits totaled $379 due to low feed costs from farm waste.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Poultry Club
Madison County
Tenn
Fowls Yield 1 14 An Hour For Farm Women
A Wabash county Indiana woman proved poultry farming can pay. By keeping a flock and carefully tracking work hours she earned 1.14 per hour in time actually devoted, realizing a net profit of 172.24 for the season after a county agent's encouragement.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Wabash County
Indiana
Prosperity plans stir family curiosity in Indianapolis News
A Muncie family discusses remodeling as several successful architects call with plans. The younger children note one handsome architect is rich, sparking smiles. An elder sister views the plans. later a high school boy teases she is seeking prosperity herself in a veranda remark.
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Muncie
Indianapolis News
August Flower and Mosquito Tales in Summer Roundup
An old advertisement extols August Flower as a summer stomach remedy addressing indigestion, sour stomach, and constipation while a humorous dialogue follows about a landlord and a boy noting mosquitoes, revealing a joke on a father’s honesty and imagination.
Where Husbands Wear Wedding Rings
In Brazil husbands are expected to wear wedding rings just as wives do, a sign of equality not shared by North American sisters. The plain gold band mirrors the wife’s ring and reflects a social standard seen as the final word on equality. A man may shape his fortune, but cannot force the gun to shine.
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Brazil
United States
Women and Wit in an Era of Charm and Critique
A collection of gossip and advice snippets from a Boston Evening Transcript page includes barbed jests about wit and marriage, hints of flirtation with hats, and a thinly veiled critique of social roles. Advertisements tout Cuticura skincare and Dr Peery medicine as solutions for beauty and health.
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