Liberty Butter Merger promises fortune from milk to butter
An invention dubbed the Liberty Butter Merger converts one pint of milk into one pound of butter in three minutes. Sold at $1.50, it yields two pounds of fresh butter and 60 cents profit per unit. Advertisers claim other manufacturers seek new inventions and offer patent services through Chandlee and Chandlee in Washington, D. C.
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Liberty
Uncle Sam
Liberty Manufacturing Company
Jenifer
Washington, D. C
United States
Messrs
Chandlee
Chandlee & Chandlee
Seventh Street
Adv
Silent Sufferer and Stage Romance Sparks
A snippet from a Bermingham Age-Herald entertainment note hints at backstage flirtations with the leading man and lady, while a comedic aside suggests a jealous husband. An advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment with free samples and mail order pricing.
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Sitthang
Bermingham Age-Herald
Dept. KX
Boston
Crooked Love Tale Sparks San Francisco Scene
Fragment from the San Francisco Chronicle features a convicts exchange with a St Lady visitor about crime and love. An odd ad touts Garfield Tea as a laxative and blood purifier, while a line notes Pennsylvania hunters killing millions of rabbits annually.
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Gause
St. Lady
San Francisco Chronicle
The Aoudad and the Vanity of Wild Souls
Daddy tells of Mr. Aoudad a Barbary wild sheeplike animal from North Africa who values posing and self admiration. His cousins imitate his vanity while claiming their own bold, rugged beauty and power in the dry mountains. A playful tale contrasts weather tolerance with self regard.
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Mr. Aoudad
Daddy
Nancy
Sheen
Africa
America
Rocky Mountain
Ind
Danny
Mr. Randad
Adaire
Noudad
Dadiy
What Papa Meant in a Kid's Questioning Moment
A three year old asks if papa’s picture is torn and a mother explains the image was damaged by a misread warning. The fragment hints at a childlike misinterpretation of printed text and a parent's explanation of damaged artwork.
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Papa
Woman credits Tanlac for relief from catarrh and renewed energy
Mrs. May Hall of Des Moines says catarrh and nerve strain vanished after using Tanlac. She notes throat soreness, loss of appetite, and weakness improved, making housework feel easy. Tanlac advertised as a tonic from bark and berry extracts.
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May Hall
Sixth Street
Des Moines
Lemon Juice Skin Whitener Promises Brighten Complexion
In a simple home mixture, two fresh lemons and three ounces of orchard white create a quarter pint lemon lotion that keeps for months. The article touts lemon juice as a bleaching agent to fade freckles sallowness and tan and to soften and beautify the skin.
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Favery
Drama Over Money Sparks Matched Plans in Town
The dialogue reveals a scheme around marriage and wealth as The Reason and Grace debate Miss Homely's motivation. Gussle contends the match hinges on her money, while The Reason questions its appeal.
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Grace
Miss Homely
Gussle
Freckles treatment ad and assorted 19th century notices
An assortment of short items including an advert promising double strength ethine to remove freckles with a money back guarantee and a note that more than an ounce may be needed. Also mentions a new needle threading implement, a Congress strike line, American apples price in Liverpool, Shakespearean play query, a Garfield tea laxative note, and jokes about cherry trees and golf strokes.
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United States
Canada
Western Canada
U. S. Employment Service
Department OF Labor
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