Thought She Could Not Live Unionville Woman Recovers
Mrs Martha Seavey of Unionville Missouri describes severe female troubles with weakness nervous spells and facial cramps. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she improved and now recommends the remedy. The Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co invites letters for confidential consideration and replies from a woman.
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Unionville
Lydia E. Pinkham
Martha Seavey
Unionville, Missouri
Sphinx riddle, Elixir Babek ad, and old age myths
A fragment from an old paper includes a riddle about a life guard and a woman, an advertisement for Elixir Babek claiming cures for chills in a 10 year old, and several short product notes and patriotic or medical notes. It mentions Hanford's Balsam ads, a claim about King Alfonso and the British army, and Egyptian railways. The text reads as fragmented promotional material.
Preservation of North Carolina Roads Officers Re elected
The North Carolina Good Roads Association re elected its officers for the coming year at Asheville. President Henry B. Warner of Lexington, Secretary Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt of Chapel Hill, Treasurer Joseph G. Brown of Raleigh, Director D. Tucker Brown of Raleigh. The meeting urged state and local officials to maintain built highways and promote a comprehensive maintenance campaign. Notable speakers included Lt Governor E. L. Baughtridge, Rep James J. Britt, Pratt, Commissioner W. A. Graham and Highway Engineer D. H. Winslow.
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Asheville
North Carolina Good Roads Association
Henry B. Warner
Lexington
Joseph Hyde Pratt
Chapel Hill
Joseph G. Brown
Raleigh
D. Tucker Brown
North Carolina
E. L. Baughtridge
James J. Britt
W. A. Graham
D. H. Winslow
United States Office of Public Roads
Andrews
Murphy
Wrightsville
Greenville
Will Build Larger Plant At Azalea In Western NC
Asheville reports Azalea Woodworking Company plans a plant 50 percent larger on the site of a recently destroyed building with a loss over 40000 dollars. President W O Ridick says debris removal has begun and orders for improved machinery will be placed immediately. The enlarged factory is expected ready by mid September or early October.
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Asheville
Azalea Woodworking Company
North Carolina
W. O. Riddick
Azalea
Wilson Makes Rapid Strides In Tax Revenue
Wilson county tax books show 10 166 226 in real and personal property for this year up from 8 656 418 last year despite wartime effects. The Town of Wilson reports 5 002 281 this year versus 4 125 121 last year and notes bank stock and corporate taxes will push town totals over 500 000.
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Wilson
Wilson County
Periscope Rifle Patented by North Carolina Jeweler
Goldsboro jeweler F Giddens, after years of trials with firearms, announces a periscope gun invention now patented. He has kept it private until this disclosure and expects military experts nationwide to examine the device.
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Kinston
F. Giddens
Goldsboro
Giddens
Orphans Taken To Seashore By Captain Kennedy
About 70 orphans from the Kennedy Memorial Home in Kinston were taken to Morehead City for a day at the seashore on Captain W L Kennedy’s expense after he selected the site for the Baptist orphanage.
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Kinston
Kennedy Memorial
W. L. Kennedy
Morehead City
Captain Kennedy
Insurance Men Elect Officers
Members of the Carolina Field Club gathered in Asheville with representation from Virginia and the Carolinas to elect officers for the coming year. George P. Folk was named president with J. M. Robertson and W. E. Asheley as vice presidents, and D. E. Murchison as secretary.
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Asheville
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Carolina Field Club
George P. Folk
Raigh
J. M. Robertson
Augusta
W. E. Asheley
Greensboro
D. E. Murchison
Charlotte
Asheville to Set Watch Tower for Forest Fire Patrol
Following a Montreal conference, Asheville and timberland owners plan a Craggy mountain watch tower with a ranger to monitor over 100000 acres of virgin forest tracts. The initiative aims to detect fires early to protect watershed holdings and surrounding timber lands.
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Asheville
Montreal
Craggy
Solomon's Temple Prayer And Dedication Lesson
International Sunday School lesson by E O Sellers details the building of Solomon's temple, its seven year erection, and the dedicatory prayer. It emphasizes that the temple is a house of prayer for all people and a type of the Christian church in Christ Jesus. The lesson connects temple worship to faith, covenant promises to David, and the idea that God fills all creation yet dwells in the temple. It ends with the application that Christians should dedicate their bodies as temples to God and seek rest in Christ.
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Temple
Zion
Solomon
Professor Beecher
Christ Jesus
God
David
Earth
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Tabernacles
Heb
Poisonvy Use Hanford's Bal Sam Adv Uncle Sam
The statement notes one bank for every 9,700 people and comments on installment plans for buying automobiles. It reflects a view on consumer finance and public banking reach.
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Hanford’s
Uncle Sam
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Advertisement Joke
To Drive Out Malaria And Build Up The System Take the Old Standard GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know what you are taking, as the formula is printed on every label, showing it is Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form. The Quinine drives out malaria, the Iron builds up the system. 50 cents. Adv. A Greater Surprise. "Where are you goin', ma?" asked the youngest of five children. "I'm going to a surprise party, my dear," answered the mother. "Are we all goin', too?" "No, dear, you weren't invited." After a few moments' deep thought: "Say, ma, then don't you think they'd be lots more surprised if you did take us all?"
Care for Children’s Soap and Ointment Advertisement
An advertisement extols Care for Children’s Soap for cleansing skin and scalp and Ointment for soothing rashes and dandruff, claiming fragrant emollients preserve and purify skin. A Boston mail offer invites samples via Cuticura Dept XY. Also a London Tit-Bits anecdote mocks a customer blaming the “weaker sex” for a repair dispute with an ironmonger over a charwoman charge.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Twenty Cents Out
A humorous exchange centers on a tightwad who admits an unusual break after meeting Lulu near an ice cream parlor. He confides that he compared her lips to strawberries and was challenged to prove it by buying a strawberry sundae.
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Lulu
Futurist music or air rifle target at home
In the scene Bubby asks if the futurist music is being played while his wife operates the pianola. She clarifies it is Home Sweet Home and suggests Bobby has used the piece as a target for his air rifle, revealing a domestic moment with a hint of mischief.
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Bubby
Bobby
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Quick Liver Relief
An advertisement attacks calomel as dangerous and sickening and promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable alternative. It claims calomel causes bone necrosis and sickness, while the product cleanses the liver and bowels, relieves headaches, and requires no salivation. It asserts a money back guarantee and wide usage.
Be Kinder To Yourself Says Mary Carolyn Davies
Mary Carolyn Davies writes in the Mother's Magazine that women should learn to be kinder to themselves and allow themselves rest. She cites nerves and burnout from constant self expectations and duties, blaming mothers for training daughters to neglect self care.
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Mary Carolyn Davies
Mother's Magazine
Mayor Receives Ambiguous Swim Bath Ticket Note
A bath company opened a swimming bath and sent a free ticket to the mayor. He appreciated the first gift but suspected a second was suggestive. He warned that a third ticket would be taken as a personal insult.
Sawyer's whisky belief among Siskiyou miners
The San Francisco Call notes miners in Siskiyou county hold Sawyer's bar as the place for a guaranteed Christmas drink. Billy X, foreman of the Oro Fino mine, takes his layoff there each year to know when he is drunk by the moment the whisky tastes good.
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Siskiyou County
Sawyer’s
San Francisco
Billy X
Oro Fino
Hilly
Sawyer
Life in London and a Berlin telegram
A London scene after Zeppelin visits shows a Berlin wireless message recounting a tense domestic scene. Mr James leads Betsy to a cellar corner to hide papers and a lock of the child's hair as he prepares to set out on a dangerous journey to the first floor.
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London
Southwark
Berlin
Betsy
Mr. James
James
New York Evening Poet
Spring Jokes Echo Old Hyker Pyker Debate
In a lighthearted exchange Hyker asks for spring’s sure sign and Pyker replies with the playful image of relaxing to watch others toil. The quip captures a seasonal mood and banter between the two characters.
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Sphinx
Babe
Helms
E St
N. E
Washington, D.C
Kloczewski & Co
Washington, D
Hanford
India
King Alfonso of Spain
Egypt
Libby
McNeill & Libby
Chicago
Gilbert
Gilbert Bros., & CO
Baltimore
Bisstock Specialty Co
Cath J. Shiffman
Lakewood, Fla
Sible
Lexington, Ky
Executive Committee
E. O. Sellers
The
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Care For Children’s
Dodson
John
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