The Shady Sort and a Local Strike Tale
A dialogue contrasts hiring a costly lawyer with choosing a shabby office to gain leverage in a scrape. The discussion hints at Chicago managers, Boston owners, Seattle workers, New York organizers, Alabama strikebreakers, and troops sent by the governor, touching on a broad, intercity labor dispute with a wary local view.
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Gills
Boston
Chicago
Seattle
New York
Alabamia
Lift Off Corns With Freezone Discovery
A sensational Cincinnati discovery promises instant relief for hard corns. Apply Freezone on a touching corn and lift it out without pain. soft corns between toes also respond without soreness. Priced at a few cents at drug stores, it claims to remove all hard corns effectively.
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Cincinnati
Young America in Doubt about Annuity Term
A reader wonders what an annuity means and if a birthday counts as an annuity. The exchange clarifies that an annuity is a yearly payment or benefit and not a birthday, prompting further questions about yearly rights and dues.
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Young
America
Diamond Dyes promise rich fade resistant results for all fabrics
An advertisement extols Diamond Dyes as safe for wool silk linen cotton and blends. It guarantees perfect results for first time users and urges buying only this brand with simple directions provided by the druggist. A second fragment features a schoolgirl's humorous answer about aiming for the highest school and studying every history.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Offer in Toledo
Frank J Cheney senior partner of F J Cheney & Co of Toledo asserts the firm will pay $100 for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Notarized promise dated December. Ends with a quip about youth in love and a misleading ice cream sign.
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Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
Frank. J. Cheney
A. W. Gleason
Notary Public
Ohio
Cheney & Co
Understanding the family tree analogy in maple talk
Two maple trees discuss why people refer to a family tree. One is puzzled by the term and learns that it means the family and ancestors, not literal trees, with relatives spoken of as branches of a family tree. The lesson clarifies roots, branches, and cousins as connected relations.
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Pye
A Poser. Wille asks about zebra colors in picture book
Pa answers Wille with a playful question about zebras. The boy ponders whether a zebra is a white animal with dark stripes or a dark animal with white stripes, reflecting early curiosity in a domestic scene.
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Wille
Uric Acid In Meat Said To Harm Kidneys
An old health note claims daily meat forms uric acid that paralyzes kidney function. It advises using four ounces of Ind Salts in water each morning to neutralize acids and flush the kidneys, adding Jad Salts as a costly yet pleasant relief drink.
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Saya
Hamlet onstage remarks spark quirky dialogue in Courier-Journal teaser
The Louisville Courier-Journal quotes playful lines about Shakespeare and theater, contrasting modern business chatter. A jab about cost and costume appears as a lighthearted scenario noting a dusting of wit with casual street banter. The piece hints at stage talk and backstage humor.
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Vortek
Louisville Courier-Journal
Bayer Aspirin Name On Genuine Tablets Ad
An advertisement repeats Bayer branding for genuine Aspirin with the Bayer Cross and multiple uses listed. It notes small tin boxes of 12 tablets and larger packages sold by druggists, claiming the Bayer trade mark belongs to Bayer Manufacture of Monre Revtleneichester of Salleytendtd. A separate scattered text includes comical exchanges about dating, photography, and broom prices.
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Bayer
Salleytendtd
Perfect Health Is Yours If the Blood Is Kept Pure
Almost every human ailment is tied to impurities in the blood, with sluggish flow weakening vitality. A vegetable blood medicine promises to revitalize and strengthen the system, warding off disease. Visit a drug store for a bottle or write to the Swift Specific Co for free medical advice.
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Swift Specific Co
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
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