What He Says About His Wife To His Neighbor
A man tells his neighbor his wife is fair and just in all matters and he praises her as a perfect housekeeper. He speaks to his butler of directing your mistress, to his sister of her management, and to his friend of her thrift. An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment for complexion and scalp care with free samples offered by Cuticura Dept X Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adele
Cuticura
Dept. X
Boston
Poking Fun With War Measurement Joke
A Cincinnati Enquirer quip shows a humorist asking how poison gas is measured and an American officer replying it is done by the kill-a-meter rather than a scent-a-meter. The remark highlights wartime tensions and humor around industrial testing and danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Enquirer
A New Remedy for Worms and Rheumatic Ailments
An advertisement extols Dr. Peery’s Dead Shot as superior for rheumatic pain and parasitic worms, praising its quick cleansing effect after a single dose. It urges internal cleanliness with Doctor Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a gentle weekly laxative, calling idleness a fool’s holiday.
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Pierce
Poultry Facets Wage Campaign Against Unprofitable Hens
Emergency USDA agents report successful culling of low producing fowls across southern Mississippi Valley and middle Western states. Hens laying under 75 eggs yearly are deemed uneconomical, 75 to 100 eggs mark a fair producer, while 125 or more eggs annually signals a good layer. In flocks of 200, removing 75 poor layers kept production steady due to better conditions for remaining hens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Mississippi Valley
Middle Western
After Life and Aftermaths in a Cynic’s Sight
A cynical reader reflects on postwar life through a string of “after” observations. He notes dogs after cats and a young man after his daughter, then critiques money, late nights, wages, preachers, and the Kaiser, framing life as one blankety blank thing after another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Armistice Signed By Brothers After Spat At School
Robert and Harold, once at odds, arrive home arm in arm. When asked about the sudden peace, Robert says they signed an armistice that morning. The tale mixes a schoolyard feud with a humorous note on reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Harold
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertisement Claim
Classic early 20th century ad offering 100 reward for incurable catarrh. Claims internal action through the blood on mucous surfaces. Smeets sells it for over forty years at five cents. Includes testimonials and F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Navy Expands Fleet With Fourfold Vessel Increase
The navy reports four times as many vessels in service compared with a year ago. Estimated wartime pay for officers and sailors in the first year totals 125 million dollars. John Lewis of Philadelphia is identified as the son of a Revolution War soldier who served under Washington.
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Navy
John Lewis
Philadelphia
Washington
Poultry and Eggs Supply Shortage Urges Farmers To Expand Flocks
The piece argues that high feed and poultry prices have cut flocks, risking a world feeding shortage. It urges farmers to keep pullets, raise more birds, and avoid wasteful methods in handling poultry and marketing eggs, noting eggs fetch high prices and roosters should be removed to boost future production.
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P. G. Holden
Blackhead Disease in Turkeys Warned by Expert
Andrew S. VWeiant of the Bureau of Animal Industry says blackhead is the most destructive turkey infectious disease. It mainly hits young birds six weeks to four months, worsens when foraging is common, and has no cure. Sick birds should be removed, and severely affected ones killed and burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews. Vweiant
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Hints on Selecting Layers for Better Egg Production
Judging poultry is a refined art and the picker of pullets must seek a fine head alert eyes and comb texture. Good pullets stand square with wide legs and a slightly inclined front, a long back and tail held high, and a wedge shaped body to accommodate reproduction and digestion.
Haarlem Oil Capsules Back Pain Relief Ad
An advertisement promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules claiming relief for backache fatigue and urinary issues linked to kidney infection. It urges immediate use with promises of renewed health and a money back guarantee and to ask for the original imported brand. A separate serifed aside notes a Baltimore business sign reading Store closed during altercations for Casey Cohen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haarlem
Baltimore
Casey & Cohen
Cheerful Giver Question Sparks Humorous Threats
A playful exchange centers on giving presents and a joking remark about killing forty friendships. The rhetoric veers into hyperbole, reflecting lighthearted social chatter about generosity and social ties.
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N. C
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