What Is the Matter With the U S A
Long reader letter urges brace and reform in U S transportation and rail service amid postwar freight woes. It critiques political incentives, calls for clearer information flow between executive and legislative branches, and weighs Harding Cox and Wilson as party choices amid editorial commentary and public policy questions.
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Health Talks on Paraguay Mate and Neuralgia Q&A
Dr John Huber presents on Ilex paraguariensis mate tea its caffeine content and tonic effects with notes on digestion energy and diuretic action. The page also includes reader questions about trigeminal neuralgia and a humorous fiction exchange about a marriage proposal.
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Friend Wife by Rol Fulkerston
Imogene works on a club project while Andrew teases her about the topic for the ladies’ story night. She recalls Mrs. Smith’s idea that each woman tell how she got engaged, planning to write down the proposals for the next meeting.
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Andrew
Imogene
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Statesman’s Path to Money After Marriage and Ambition
A reflective piece discusses how a statesman with ambitions for the Vice Presidency and Presidency accumulates wealth after marrying into money. It questions the mechanics of financial gain for political figures and the resulting inequality between lofty goals and personal wealth.
The Sandman Story or MRS. FA WAL
Mrs Coon teaches a lesson as she leaves her mate to face hunger after he stays out at night. He searches, finds her with their four babies in another home, then returns with gifts and promises to change. She sets terms: bring full baskets and return by night, prompting a wary peace.
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Brain Tests By Sam Loyd No 435
A Madame from Rue St Germain buys wines with a 5 percent discount. Her butler demands a 5 percent commission on Madame's bills, prompting the merchant to raise the bill to gain a 6 percent cut. The puzzle asks for the new bill amount.
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Bull in a Dream by Frank L Stanton
Poem fragment describes memory, love, and dream imagery with a nostalgic garden scene and a weary traveler. References to a sweetheart and light surround a dream, contrasting with life fading on the highway. A regional voice recounts a tale of a man blamed for wrongdoing as the crowd dismisses him.
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McAdoo
Gets Home Early Like a Good Husband and Father
A fragment notes a husband who returns home early and brings a large basket of goods, behaving as a devoted spouse and father of four, with further unspecified actions described as he spends nights away and disturbs his wife.
Nature Notes I and II Answers and Animal Senses
Answers note curiosity about chewink in open air and brook trout in winter. They explore why birds remind us of childhood, toon’s affinity for water, and how animals rely mainly on hearing and smell rather than sight for discrimination. The dog and cow exemplify scent and sound cues in recognizing kin.
Cocoanut Oil Shampoo Promises Gentle Hair Care
An old advice note warns against alkali in soaps and shampoos and promotes Mulsified cocoanut oil shampoo as pure greaseless. It claims the product cleanses hair and scalp, leaves hair silky and easy to manage, and is inexpensive and widely available at drug stores.
Do you favor six British votes to one American vote in the League
Iowa editors urge candidates to take a clear stand on the British vote provision for the League of Nations and demand open positions from Democrats, plus note Mason City Globe-Gazette on cost cutting and self-reliance in farming, drainage, and home production.
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Mason City
California Syrup of Figs Ad Promotes Harmless Physic
An advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as the safest remedy for a child's stomach liver and bowels. It claims the product bears the California name on the package and promises full directions on every bottle.
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California
Don’t Treat Kidneys Rough Warns Dr Carey Specialist
Retired kidney and bladder expert Dr Carey cautions that even minor kidney symptoms deserve serious attention. He cites backache puffiness eye floaters and dry skin as danger signals and promotes Marshroot known as Dr Carey's Marahroot, distributed nationwide by Hansen Hansen Henderson Drug Co. and C J Miller.
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Garey
America
Roosevelt comment sparks tax relief debate in Bronx journal
The Bronx City Journal weighs in on tactics to reduce taxes and criticizes reliance on a single famed leader. It argues against overestimating merit based on one Roosevelt while noting past presidents like Washington Jefferson Jackson and Lincoln were unique.
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Washington
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Lincoln
Diamond Dyes Promoted with Clear Instructions
A brief note urges readers to say Diamond Dyes for four poor dye, insisting on the brand name Diamond Dyes. The copy promises easy directions in every package, aiming to reinforce brand recognition and user clarity.
Lemon Bleach Recipe for Fair Complexion Ad from Page
A compact lemon juice and Orchard White lotion recipe promises a cheap method for lightening the face neck arms and hands. It claims famous stage beauties use lemon juice to achieve a soft rosy white complexion and notes the cosmetic benefits of this inexpensive preparation.
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