California Fig Syrup praised for gentle relief for children
A mother recounts using California Fig Syrup to ease a child’s constipation and bowel issues. The advertisement highlights the product as a pure vegetable remedy with a fruity taste and 50 years of use. Mrs May Snavely of Montrose California is cited praising its effectiveness for her daughter and son.
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California
May
Lily Damita
Parle
Europe
Berlin
America
Picture Comes in Handy But Not as Work of Art
A New York painter Robert Henri notes a man paid 800000 for an art piece not as patronage but as an investment and ad. He contrasts farmers scraping paintings for shoes and artists. Also includes ad copy for Cole Carbolic and a remark on hat styles and poetry charm.
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Robert Henri
New York
Mr. Henri
Anrtist
Old George
After Flu Could Not Eat and Had a Bad Cough
Mrs. Chas Lacy Sr of 136 Apple Ave, Webster City, Iowa, credits Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery with restoring her appetite and sleep after a severe flu and cough. She reports taking multiple bottles and vials, plus Dr. Pierce’s Cough Syrup, and says both she and her husband improved. She invites readers to write Dr. Pierce’s Clinic in Buffalo, New York, for free advice.
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Webster City
Iowa
Dr. Pierce
Fairy Queen Visits Flower Fair and Talks with Flower Fairy
A Fairy Queen and the Flower Fairy wander a dark evening garden lighting paths with a torch. They discuss blooms from tulips to marigolds, night and day cycles, and praise wriggling worms and rain. The tale teems with whimsical creatures and a future Fairyland party.
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Kay
Old Rat
Mother Rainbow
Fairy Queen
Fairyland
Raindrop
Mr. Sun
How It Started By Jean Newton Ho The X In X rays
How It Started By Jean Newton Ho discusses the early discovery of X rays by Wilhelm Roentgen. The article praises the breakthrough as a major medical advance and explains the term X as representing an unknown quantity in science.
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Wilhelm Roentgen
Roeotgen
Capyeigut
English Long Bow Development and Early Use
The article notes the English long bow was about six feet long and traces its origins to Scandinavian influence. It describes early adoption in England and its use in distant shooting ranges from about 100 feet to 200 yards, highlighting its historical cost and military context.
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England
Shoes Turned Upside Down to Ward Off Ghosts
Folklore note explains turning shoes upside down at night to counteract imagined evil portents and ghosts. The practice, mirrored in ancient rites, is discussed with references to Pliny and Roman beliefs as forests in the East decline while the West grows.
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United States
Fling
Alectra
Pliny
Bmcclure
Radio's booming reach and world links foreseen in 1929 report
The 1929 radio division report notes 10,000,000 US homes with receivers and a 40,000,000 potential audience if all listened. It cites 1928 radio sales at 650 million dollars and exports rising from 3 to 11 million in 1927, while 20,000,000 homes still lack sets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radio Division
United States Department of Commerce
United States
Union
Predatory Flower Hunters Threaten Local Flora
A quirky note reports rotliess destruction of flowers drawing concern and a movement to save wild blooms, akin to campaigns by Women’s Home Companion. The piece also jokes about Solomon’s wives and a son’s view on marriage, reflecting lighthearted column banter.
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Blinky
Ofe Solomon
Musk Oxen Herd in Canadian Northwest Territories
One remaining herd of musk oxen, about 250 animals, is kept in the Trelon game sanctuary east of Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories. The text includes unrelated misformatted phrases and a stray lyric-like line.
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Trelon
Great Slave Lake
Northwest Territories
Courage and wellness affect pilots and everyday life
Flier attitudes vary with health as nerves and skill rise with pep and fall when illness dulls the mind. The article promotes Najol as a natural internal cleanser to remove body poisons, claiming it keeps the body clean without drugs and boosts vitality for daily work. Buy Nujol in sealed packs from drugstores.
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Hanford
J. W. Cole Co
Rockford, IL
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
Gq, Leonard, Inc
Fifth Ave
New York City
By Jean Newton
Aw Syndicate
Harving
West
American ‘Tree Association
Abintic
Dooooo
Leonard A. Barrett
the Radio Industry
L. A. Barrett
Gabby Gertie
Adam
Bayer
Doan's
Doan
S. J. F. Parker
Mansion St
Pittsburgh
Parago
Chicago Daily News
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