Dobson and the duke's mansion tale at Dobson's Dugout
A fragment from a newspaper page blends a bragging Dobson with snapshots of aristocratic rooms and kennels, followed by a London Tit-Bit style quip about a veteran returning from the Argonne. The piece shifts to college catalogs and state origins of women students, noting Duluth, Minn. as a leading source.
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Dobson
Duke of A
Lord B
Bishop of
Dodson
London
Titus
Middle West
New York Evening Post
Far West
Mason and Dixon’s
Orient
Hawaii
Duluth
Minn
The Way Around Mrs Wikeup Hat Mystery
Mrs de Style obtained a new hat with funds Osband borrowed from her uncle who had won the money in a poker game from her brother. She had lent it to him after her mother took Tom’s pockets and gave it for a birthday present.
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Wikeup
de Style
Elise
Oe Osband
New York
Grove's Tasteless Cholera Infant Remedy Worms
A historical ad promotes Grove's Tasteless Elm Worms tonic as a general strengthening remedy for children with worms. It claims blood improvement and lasting health benefits, offering a 60 cent bottle described as pleasant to take and effective in expelling worms.
Mirthful Musings on a Strenuous Victory
In playful dialogue, a speaker notes Ry Ann practicing scales and jokes that weighing a ton is needed to win a victor with Sver claiming the feat, reflecting lighthearted banter about effort and prowess.
Odd Fellows Centennial Officers Elected in North Carolina
At Asheville in May 2022 the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in North Carolina elected officers including Grand Master C. O. McMichael and Grand Secretary John D. Berry. A new assistant grand secretary will visit lodges and a centennial chairman M. L. Shipman was named to lead celebrations and campaigns to boost membership and finances. The 1920 session will be in Gastonia May 1921 with expected regional revival. Two Odd Fellows Home choir groups plan to tour for $20,000 fundraising.
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Charlotte
Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
North Carolina
Asheville
C. O. McMichael
Wentworth
D. H. Tillitt
Camden
L. W. Moore
Wilmington
John D. Berry
Raleigh
Wm. L. Smith
Odd Fellowship
America
Odd
Grand Lodge
Gastonia
Odd Fellows
Goldsboro
Board of Trustees of the Orphan Home
Farm land rush ad and railroad info offer
A promotional appeal urges buyers to act now as land becomes cheaper, noting the U S Railroad Administration will provide free farming information to homeseekers. It stresses no sales or loans, only information, and invites state targeting details and contact at Washington DC Room 70.
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Albemarle
Stanly County
J. D. Johnson
Misenheimer
Johnson
U. S. Railroad Administration
E. Z
Anager
Railroad Administration
Washington, D. C
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules touted for kidney relief
An advertisement warns kidneys weaken then worsen if untreated and urges early treatment with Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules. It claims the Holland remedy restores strength, offers a money back guarantee, and promotes buying through a local druggist. The piece includes flourishes about Dutch origins and cautions against delaying care.
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Haarlem
Holland
Netherlands
Trewale
Adv
Datap Baseline Man Datas as Human Encyclopedia
London doctors place £2000 price on Datas head for dissection as the human encyclopedia proves unstoppable in recalling dates battles ships and generals after a two and a half hour study of Two Thousand Facts About the War. He recalls a dinner with the Babbacombe murderer and the Hang Lee episode.
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Datas
London
John Lee
James Barry
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Argonne
Main Street
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Rmedy Co
Chicago
Menara
Dean
South Carolina
H. C. Cole
Church St
Florence
D. C
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Kodaks & Supplies
S. Galeski Optical Co
Richmond, Ve
Ford
BAKER
Macon
Ee de Russell Sewage Disposal System
Burlington
Nochem
N. U. Charlotte
ODD Fellows Centennial
Fayetteville
Cumberland County Cotton Manufacturing Association
Reidsville
Draper
Chesty Tooters
Beaufort
Carlyle
Frank
Daily Thought
Montaigue
Freemont
Pune
Lydia E. Pinkhham
M. Goan
Nepeleon
Fremony
North Haven
Conn
Lydis E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E.pinkham Medicine CO. Lyun. Mass
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Berry
Bradford
England
Philadelphia
George Bailey
Atlanta Constitution
Nova Scotia
Province of
Othine
Sota
Eatonic
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