Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Nebraska Woman
Mrs. John Koppelmann of McLean Nebraska praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health and aiding a healthy baby. The notice urges other women to try the remedy for displacements inflammation ulceration irregularities backache headaches nervousness or the blues and offers war era mail order guidance.
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McLean, Neb
Lydia E. Pinkham
John Koppelmann
McLean
Nebraska
Lydia
E. Winkham
Brown’s River Dilemma Turns to House Hunt Reversal
A man named Brown, desperate to find a house, contemplates suicide by the river but is derailed when he sees his friend Green drowning. He asks a house agent for Green’s mouse, but the agent reveals the mouse had already been rented to the man who pushed Green in.
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Brown
Green
London
Vader-Dealin Advertising Claim for Quick Headache Relief
Promotion for Vader-Dealin claims rapid relief for nervous headaches and superficial inflammation, suggests use for mumps hay fever and similar conditions, offers free samples or 50 cent stamps for 225 cent tubes, directed from W Vacher Inc New Orleans La.
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W. Vacher, Inc
New Orleans
Adv
Vegetable Trice Boss and Stenographer Exchange Confession
A former worker recalls nickname use by a boss identified as Vegetable Trice and describes an incident where the boss orders letters sent to a stenographer. The narrator reports overheard words and turns to face an enraged employer after a sudden sound.
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Vegetable Face
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
A vintage advertisement extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder problems claiming wide testimonials and urging readers to order a sample bottle by parcel post from Dr Kilmer and Co Binghamton NY with ten cents included. Large and medium bottles are sold at drug stores.
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Ilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Pet cat journey ends with a hungry homecoming
A Perth Amboy man recalls taking his cat to Pennsylvania about 29 miles away and dropping it there. The cat returned home with sore feet and meowed for food, a tale the man says no one will believe, though he stands by it.
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Perth Amboy
Pennsylvania
Cleveland Plain Dealer
A Summer Cold Treatable With Boschee’s Syrup
A summer cold is hard to shake and the ad advises bed rest if possible with Boschee’s Syrup to ease coughing and support clear mornings. If staying in bed isn’t possible, avoid drafts, sudden changes, and eat plain food while taking Boschee’s Syrup, sold widely as a safe American remedy for over fifty years.
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America
Precautions at Gate as Suitor Visits Daughter
A man at the gate signals caution and explains a six year courtship. He says a young man calling on his daughter tonight is easily frightened and the family takes precautions to prevent startling him before a possible proposal.
Bayer Aspirin Ad Promotes Genuine Bayer Cross Packaging
An advertisement urges buyers to select genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin marked with the Bayer Cross. It notes unbroken Bayer packages contain proper directions for relief from headache toothache earache neuralgia colds and pain. It mentions handy tin boxes of 12 tablets at low cost and that aspirin is the Bayer trade mark for monoacetic acid ester of salicylic acid.
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Bayer
Knew What He Was Doing Pony and Dog Tale
A boy with a pony and a dog faced visitors asking for his pets. He offered the pony, kept the dog, then told his mother he would let the dog guard the pony. The plan hinged on the visitor’s reaction, illustrating the boy’s cunning.
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Jacky
Minneapolis
Tribane
Americans making good at sixty five
An advertisement urges older men to stay healthy by keeping kidneys and bladder clean and driving out uric acid. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as reliable support for vitality, with a money back guarantee and note that original imported capsules are sold by most druggists in sealed packaging.
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Haarlem
Not in the Right Class Social Gossip Spreads at Director Meeting
A town’s social circles whisper about the Ainsworth family as Betty is urged to tell Billy and Anna to slow their ties with them. Rumors focus on a poorly stocked cellar allegedly reflecting questionable status amid last night’s director meeting and pride’s toll.
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Betty
Billy
Anna
Ainsworth
Woman Credits Doan’s Kidney Pills For Recovery
Mrs. W B Hoffman of 689 Oakley Ave Hammond Indiana describes severe back pain swollen feet and facial puffiness. After using three boxes of Doan’s Kidney Pills she says she recovered fully and regained appetite color and health. Notary Mabel T Sherry confirms sworn statement.
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Doan
Mabel T. Sherry
Notary Public
Idle as an Unpainted Ship Yet Working Chairing Committees
The Birmingham Age-Herald quotes Mr Duthwaite joking about spring fever and preferring to be the chairman of two congressional investigation committees, a role he says would resemble suspended animation in his current run down condition.
Like a Veteran Donkey Bowlegged and Tanned Story
A reader recalls a friend from the American first field artillery stationed in Hawaii. He notes the man was short in service but deeply browned from sun and bowed legs, described in a casual exchange.
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Hawaiian Islands
American First Field Artillery
Handmade Nail Business Bids Farewell to Machines
A small shop closes its debate over automation noting that its manicure work must remain hand crafted. Owners emphasize personal touch and local clientele over mass production, signaling a shift away from machine assisted services.
Boy Wins Life in Poker Adventure Across Mexico Border
El Paso Texas story of Stephen Scanlan 16 youngest soldier of fortune who plays poker with Villista leader Martin Lopez to win his release from bandits Kernels of corn used as currency in the daring escape Scanlan travels from Juarez to Parral with Carranza troops before returning to Providence Rhode Island with tales of daring and luck including a successful hatch of 90 eggs in Marysville Pennsylvania.
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el Paso
Texas
Stephen Scanlan
Steve
Diamond Dick
Handsome Harry
Wild Bill
Martin Lopez
Villa
Adobe Wall
Rio Grande
Providence
R. I
Mexico
Scanlan
Juarez
Meoqui
Villistas
Villista
Parral
Carranza
Lopez
Worcester man testifies after wife leaves with money
Michael Kruba of Worcester testified that a wife he advertised for stayed 19 days and then left him, taking $600 from him. The brief legal matter centers on the disputed repayment and alleged fraud.
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Kruba
Worcester
Mass
Michael Kruba
Predicting Transatlantic Flights Forenoon And Afternoon
A Louisville Courier Journal flyer imagines future long distance air travel. People will fly across the Atlantic in the forenoon and return in the afternoon. After paying high fares, travelers may have nothing left to do once lands are reached.
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Europe
Atlantic
Louisville Courier-Journal
Bird Lovers Erect Concrete Oak Tree Refuge
Dr B Warry Warren a renowned state taxidermist builds a fifteen foot concrete and wire tree on his West Chester lawn to shelter birds. The bark like trunk holds openings for martins flickers and wrens with a large concrete basin at the base for bird callers. Twenty two martins already nest in a box on the site and other species frequent the grounds.
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B. Warry Warren
West Chester
New-York World
Cuticura Soap Ad Claims Twice Daily Shave Benefits
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for shaving, bathing and shampooing. It promises doubled razor efficiency with no muggy residue, no germs, no waste, and no irritation even with twice daily shaves. It emphasizes skin purity, comfort and health.
Doctor Johnson and the typewriter quip
A dialogical snippet contrasts the famed Dr Johnson with a modern typewriter user. A studious person cites Johnson’s speed in writing, while a veteran editor notes Johnson would have faced misprints from a twisted ribbon and missing keys.
Benignant Tumor Question Inquirer's Wry Reply
A brief quip asks if a benignant tumor is a kind one and answers with a wry tone that it is the kind you do not want to have.
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