Nervous and Half Sick Women in Ohio and La
Letters from women across Youngstown Ohio and New Orleans Louisiana describe nervous exhaustion back pain insomnia and fatigue. They credit Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound with restoring health and energy and urge other women to try it and request the company’s free medical booklet.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Pinkham
L. E. Wiese
Louisa St
New Orleans
Lydia E. Pinkham
Indiana Daily Ee
EuwapeTs Rginbold
Ohe Co
Lynn
Massachusetts
Edgeworth Pledge and Pipe Lovers Appeal
A promotional plea asks pipe smokers to test Edgeworth tobacco with ready rubbed and plug slice samples sent free by mail. The pitch invites readers to judge the tobacco themselves and even asks merchants to obtain prepaid cartons for resale. The source also notes a humorous aside about a poorly behaved dress.
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Edgeworth
Edgeworth, Larus & Brother Company
Personality Quip Sparks in Busy Garage Dialogue
A witty exchange defines personality as a peculiar charm that wins service in a crowded repair shop when time is short, illustrating humor about social perception and practical value in everyday work.
New Mexico News Highlights From 1921 Reports
State Auditor John Joerns says New Mexico school funds will fall from last year by 700000 to 800000. A Phoenix area officer shoots at a car, wounding Roy Calvin 18 of Lagena who dies from the ricochet. Des Moines endures major damage as two E B Cory buildings burn. Midwest Refining’s new Farmington Shiprock well is at 500 feet. Nestor Candelaria, Albuquerque railway shop striker, dies from injuries. investigation underway. Port Worth to Tucumcary railroad project sees no recent progress amid surveys. Clayton hosts its first Home Rodeo with top riders from Union Harding and Colfax. Finnrey Burkett found guilty of second degree murder near Ricardo. 40 years to penitentiary, appeal filed. Weaver coal mine log tipple at Gallup burned. incendiary suspicions. 172 miners temporarily laid off. damage $40000. Indian fair planning underway for Gallup Sept 25-30 with dances by Ray Alrich and Mike Kirk. Guy Dernier’s nude body found in Arizona Canal near Black Canyon Road. car abandoned upstream. Double elopement brides detained in Albuquerque. husbands Teo B. Groat and James A. Holiday held for Cheyenne authorities. Ray Consolidated Copper wage scale to rise 10 percent Oct 1. 1921 wage scale aligns with competitive fields. Arizona and New Mexico lumber output in 1921 falls 38.8 percent overall. New Mexico down 14 percent, Arizona down to one third of 1920. Seventy some mills idle. George Langford, New Mexico game warden, shot near Chamberino. condition serious in El Paso hospital. suspects in custody. Langford’s car overturned. two men in car with him.
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New Mexico
John Joerns
Roy Calvin
Lagena
George Harding
Phoenix
Des Moines
E. B. Cory
Midwest Refining Company
Farmington
Shiprock
Nestor Candelaria
Albuquerque
Candelaria
Port Worth
Tucumearl
HL Power of
Chicago
Clayton
Union
Harding
Colfax
Finnrey Burkett
Fort Sumner
Ora Hall
Ricardo
Weaver
Gallup
Tppic
Ray Alrich
Mike Kirk
Isletas
Laramie
Wyo
Teo B. Groat
James A. Holiday
Cheyenne
Ray Consolidated Copper Company
Ool
Raton
Department of Commerce
Arizona
Bureau of the Census
Forest Service
United States’ Department of Agriculture
George Langford
Chamberino
N. M
Chamber Two
Providence Hospital
el Paso
Felipe Lucero
Las Cruyes
Langford
Diamond Dyes Promise Safe Dye for Fabrics
An old advertisement extols Diamond Dyes as safe for dyeing baby coats skirts and curtains. It claims the product adds a rich color to worn fabrics like linen and cotton without spotting fading or running, urging readers to try Diamond Dyes at home.
Stand Like a Man Up the Car A Tug at Seats
In a crowded streetcar during rush hour a woman nagged a man to give up his seat. Frustrated, she quipped that he would not yield for his grandmother. He fired back, Do you think a woman should vote, Ike a man. Stand Ike a man.
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Ike
Indianapolis News
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims scientific herbal formula and consistent quality in every bottle, with a sample offer for ten cents and mail order to Binghamton New York.
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Infante
Fletcher
Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
Clergy Visitor Becomes Unwilling Participant in Jail Gym
A Britisher narrates an anecdote of a clergyman visiting a county jail who jokes about needing a treadmill at home. He asks the warden for a turn, and in a humorous trial the wheel runs for 15 minutes. After two minutes the clergyman begs to stop, but the officer explains the timer won’t stop until the full period ends.
Found at Last Western Exchange Carrollton Fisherman Returns Confesses
A Carrollton man who traveled to the northern lakes admits no fish were caught during the trip. The anecdote implies a humorous image of disillusionment as a metaphor for perception and wit in social commentary.
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Western Exchange
Carrollton
Diogenes
Boston Evening Transcript
Blind Mule Tale Says Sambo Fails To Run
A rural humor piece centers Mose trying to sell Sambo the mule. The mule stalls, refuses to run, then speeds away only to crash into a tree, prompting comic exclamations about blindness and the lack of a willing, able animal. The tale shifts to Irene Castle and farm hands joking about a dance class with rural vernacular.
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Mose
Sambo
Sam
Judge
Bear mistaken for deer in Wisconsin hunt
An hunter in northern Wisconsin concealed along the river and chose a deer shot when a movement across the stream appeared. The “bear” stood up waving arms and shouted not to shoot, revealing it was a passerby aiming for a shot.
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Wisconsin
Chicago Journal
Two Wayfarers Discuss Austerity Inn On The Road
A Birmingham Age-Herald spoof portrays two travelers seeking Normalcy. One laments rotten times, the other quips about inns named Reduced Wages and Idleness offering food, beds, and grand oratory while on the road.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
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