Odd Lumber Lengths Sold to Cut Waste in South
U S Department of Agriculture and Southern lumber makers report a new plan to market odd lengths of timber alongside even lengths. The move aims to reduce waste from cutting and decayed or split sections, with some builders opposing the change though nine foot studding and flooring use odd lengths in many cases.
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Washington, D.C
U. S. Department of Agriculture
South
Southern Timber Manufacturers’ Association
Meritol Snow White Liniment Ad Claims Pain Relief
An OCR fragment touts Meritol Snow White Liniment as a remedy to ease pain with Lenimon's Phar. The brief promotes its promised relief without detailing usage or warnings.
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Meritol
Lenimon
Quotations and Quips From Old Newspapers and Comics
A collage of truncated humor and social banter from early 20th century papers. Vignettes include marriage jokes about wills, witty exchanges in inns and boats, mercantile quips, and light social faux pas. Mentions of Reno, Pisa, and notable towns hint at broader humor culture of the era.
Curtiss Aviators to Appear in Muscatine
Muscatine prepares for a Home Coming week with a four daily flights contract by a top aviator. The event runs September 25 to 27 featuring Parker shows and an elimination contest of baseball town teams. Special trains and re arranged timetables will aid crowds during the big week.
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Muscatine
Parker
Veryone
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Sete
Pipestone
Minn
Timothy
Roberts Realty CO
Washington, Iowa
Peter
Reno
New York Weekly
Maude
London
Boston Transcript
Scott
Houston Post
Chicago Record-Herald
Italy
Pisa
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Curtiss
Melhinney’s
Celhinney Furniture CO
North Side Square
Washington
Iowa
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