Change toward metric pound prompts debate
A humorous column notes advocates of the metric system push a pound reform to 500 grams to simplify ties with metric measures. It argues the idea could ease global standards but warns it may disrupt civilization. The item also cites light Q A jokes and a remark about San Francisco’s transcontinental express route.
Fall fashion notes on handmade sweater styles
The article discusses fall dress trends and the rise of hand made sweaters. It highlights straight silhouettes with longer skirts, decorative embroidery, and novel sweater knitting using multicolored yarns. It notes originality in personal designs and the appeal of hand crafted garments.
Graduate Nurse Praises Tanlac as Perfect Remedy
Mrs. I A Borden a Seattle graduate nurse states Tanlac is nature's most perfect remedy for digestive and systemic health. She reports charity patients improved stomachs and appetites after several bottles, citing two typical cases and lifelong confidence in Tanlac. Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
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I. A. Borden
Pontius Ave
Seattle
Wash
National Temperance Hospital
Chicago
Opera delay jars awaiting mother visit
A scene unfolds with a woman exclaiming, Goodness Weill miss the opera, and a man remarking hours of waiting as a mother is pursued by a surprised couple. Oura cries Oh George this is go sudden and she falls upon his neck in a burst of emotion.
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Weill
Oura
George
Aspirin Looking Ahead in Kaness City Star Humor
A humorous exchange notes marriage prospects and gender roles. One narrator asks what she sees in her fiancé and learns that growing up in a family of boys often brings practical domestic skills. The quip reflects playful traditional expectations.
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Kaness City
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root praised as a mild healing remedy for kidney trouble by druggists. an insurer interview notes many applicants rejected for kidney disease unaware of their condition. sale in bottles with test offer and paper mention. Also brief notes on funeral spirit rite in China and Gutloura Toilet Trio ads.
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Kilmer
Life Pee
Iran Elmer & Co
Binghamton, W.Y
Friends of the Dead
China
Bwitchmen Needed and Whispers of Proper Speech
A snippet shows dialogue on permission and correct speech with dialectal lines. It notes many opportunities wasted for lack of a genius to utter the proper word. The piece uses playful tone and older dialect.
Smoking the peace pipe in wartime
A veteran recalls Pershing’s order for tobacco during World War I. Hugh Livingstone of the Yankee Division describes Edgeworth tobacco shipments from Larus & Bro. and wartime mail mysteries. He notes trying many tobaccos and urges sending postcards to receive free samples and lists other offers.
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Hugh Livingstone
Uetant
Pat No
V.F.W
Larus
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