Dodson’s Liver Tone Offered As Calomel Replacement
An advertisement touts Dodson’s Liver Tone as a safe vegetable alternative to calomel warning it causes salivation and weakness. It claims liver relief without side effects and recommends it for children and adults, with a pharmacist backing claim.
California Syrup of Figs Ad Promotes Child Laxative
An old Uncle Sam era advertisement touts Mother! TM California Syrup of Figs as a trusted laxative for children. It frames the product as a gentle option for regular relief and playful wellness.
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California
Safe in Unsuspected Dangers and Industrial Safety
Dr G C Widamer argues in Therapie der Gegenwart that industrial accidents arise from unawareness. He suggests that history teaches we can sidestep injury by focusing consciousness on reactions to events to prevent harm.
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GC. Widamer
Aspirin Bayer Packaging and Uses Promoted
An advertisement touts Bayer Aspirin as safe for millions of patients for headaches toothaches and other pains. It promotes Bayer tablets in 12 tablet tins with affordable prices and larger packages sold by druggists. The ad notes Bayer as the trademark and claims broad medicinal uses and acetic acid ester of salicylic acid. It also references South America’s undeveloped lands and vast untapped resources including soil and mineral wealth.
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Bayer
South America
Judge rules Gere insanity in New York case
A New York judge rules Gere insanity in a pending case. The remark about men and girls appears as part of unrelated dialogue reflected in the record.
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New York
Gere
Great War Contracts Valued and Rabbit Meat Scandal Settled
Washington reports the war claims board technical advisory committee nearly finished its work after adjusting over 24 000 contracts, totaling more than 3 500 000 000 at 12 percent of face value. It settled power and rabbit meat claims, with 99 percent of contractors found honest and only 20 appealing the awards.
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Washington
War Claims Board
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War Department
Campbell Scott
Benedict Crowell
Uncle Sam
Scott
Court of Claims
Pittsburgh
Kansas
Liberty Motors
Sre
Hutchinson
South
Department of Agriculture
New York
W. D. Ennis
Ernest P. Goodrich
Frank B. Maltby
Philadelphia
Arthur W. Hixon
Fred E. Rogers
George B. Frankforter
Minneapolis
Farm Poultry Value as Game Bird Substitute Grows
The guinea fowl is increasingly recognized as a substitute for game birds like grouse and quail with rising demand from hotels and restaurants. Young guineas are prized for tender flesh and fine flavor, though older birds can be tough. most guineas are raised in small flocks on farms in the Midwest and South, with a few large producers near eastern markets. The bird’s loud cry deters marauders but remains a point of contention among farmers.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Middle West
South
Care of Growing Chickens During Summer Months
The care of growing chicks in summer is crucial for productive poultry. Proper brooding and attentive management ensure hatchlings from strong stock mature into well developed fowls.
KEEP BIRDS FREE FROM LICE
Examine the pallets and hens for lice and dust thoroughly with insect powder or apply a pea sized mixture of vaseline and mercurial or blue ointment one inch below the vent. Rub gently into the skin. Repeat two or three times yearly to prevent lice.
Poultry Care and Hatchery Notes from Early 20th Century Text
Advice on destroying lice and mites in poultry, confining or selling cock birds, clean nests, frequent egg gathering, and cool storage. Guidance on gosling feeding with bread and milk, balanced rations, and free range if possible. Fresh unwashed eggs for preservation and high chick mortality without proper feeding. It notes growing duck farms and rising market interest.
Thedford's Black Draught Praised by Houston Planter
J A Trenor, a well known planter, relates his experience with Thedford's Bleach-Draught now called Black Draught. He says it eases headaches, stomach issues and torpid liver without causing constipation. Thousands endorse the remedy for liver stomach and bowels. It is vegetable and stimulates digestion and bile flow. Counterfeits and imitations abound. insist on the genuine package labeled Thedford's Black Draught at your druggist.
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Houston
Miss
J. A. Trenor
Thedford
Mr. Trenor
Trenor
British Silver Currency Change Touted Amid Rising Prices
Rising silver prices force Britain to cut coin fineness from 0.925 to 0.500 to avert losses in minting. Prewar values put silver at under 30 pence per ounce, now around 88 pence, shifting intrinsic value of a shilling downward.
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root advertised as pure kidney remedy
An advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure vegetable based kidney liver and bladder remedy with a sworn purity statement in every bottle. It is not a stimulant and is taken in teaspoonful doses. A sample bottle can be requested for ten cents by mail.
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Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Adv
Ruling Spirit Still Strong at Lunatic Asylum
An inmate in a lunatic asylum works as an inventor catching files to build a flying contraption. He imagines fastening the files to a soapbox to fly over the walls and escape, while a visitor questions his role. The attendant explains the project stems from a mania linked to an airship failure.
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Halloa
Barber Sells Shave and Free Plaster in Quick Exchange
A customer asks the price and the barber quotes 25 cents for a shave. The barber then offers free plaster for the cuts, pleasing the customer as a judge might note.
Cuticura Toilet Trio Promises Clean Skin Routine
Ad copy for Cuticura Toilet Trio promotes soap Ointment and Talcum as essential daily care. Adverbs claim the trio cleanses purifies soothes and perfumes while a separate line features a demobilized army doctor announcing death and the need to embalm and mark the deceased.
Neglected Cold Often Recovers When Ignored
A common saying notes that the neglected cold is the one that gets well, implying illness resolves without urgent treatment. It reflects a belief in natural recovery after minor respiratory infections.
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