Potatoes and Public Policy and Women’s Health Notes
A mixed page reports on Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with a Fulton New York reader letter praising its healing. It also covers Washington and Boston talks on potato storage loans, grading, and shipping to assist New England farmers during wartime.
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Lydia
E.pinkham
Fulton
N. Y
Mary
Lydia . Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E.pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, ‘Mess
Maybe He Did in Fifth Avenue Window Gossip
A fragment describes a couple paused before a bejeweled Fifth Avenue shop window near Thirty-seventh Street New York. The girl, petite and stylish, muses about knee vanity boxes while the man Harold responds with playful chiding and flirtatious banter.
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Fifth Avenue
Thirty-seventh ‘Street
New York
Harold
Try A Medicine That Proves Its Value
A 1916 advertisement for Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root claims proven kidney and bladder benefits. It presents a customer testimonial from Gill the local druggist in Starkville Mississippi and urges sending ten cents for a sample bottle and a booklet.
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Dr. Kilmer ‘& Co
Bingamton, al
Adv
Traveling Menagerie Tale From Blathwayt Memoir
In a reminiscence from Through Life and Round the World Raymond Blathwayt recounts joining a traveling menagerie and a close encounter in a messroom. He describes a full grown tiger, a missing keeper, and the animal licking breakfast dishes while the proprietor’s son explains the wash-up.
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Raymond Blathwayt
Schille
Jack
Ticly
Dhim
Prietor
The Lost Words Wordplay Sparks Retort
A Detroit Free Press snippet features a witty exchange over words with a sharp retort about using words. The brief interaction underscores a playful linguistic clash without further context.
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Detroit Free Press
A Philosopher Ponders Pessimism and a Fish Hook
A short gloss on pessimism asks what a pessimist is while musing on a cod and a fish with a hook in every worm, suggesting a metaphorical trap in thought and nature.
Wayward Daughter and a Lesson in Etiquette
A neighbor recalls rebuking a young girl over wearing evening gloves for shopping. The mother sternly emphasizes gentility and thrift, arguing the gloves are extravagant. The narrator notes the child’s flushed face and tears, reflecting on how a firm tone can shape behavior and morals.
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Jenny
Conference Recommends Fixed Profit War Contracts
Secretary Redfield announced a government conference has completed its study of war contracts. In manufacturing heavy involvement, the conference proposes a contract with a fixed profit per article rather than a percentage of cost, aiming to curb cost inflation and profit inflation tendencies.
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Washington
Redfield
Suggests 15 Cent Coins in New York
John R. Freuler of Mutual Film urges petition to authorize a 15 cent coin as many ten cent articles have risen in price due to wartime conditions. The proposal aims to offset inflation and simplify pricing in the era.
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New York
John’ R. Freuler
Mutual
Film Corporation
Sayings From The Tal Mud Wisdom And Odd Observations
A gathered set of maxims notes silence guarding wisdom and a mix of humorous and moral lines. It contrasts soldiers and kings with conflicting fates and warns that truth after deceit loses credibility. It ends with a reminder to use the best vessel today before it breaks.
French Proverbs On Virtue And Practical Wisdom
A collection of sayings on money, courage, excuses, caution, generosity, love, patience, speech, power, happiness, compromise, and court conduct. It links prudence with virtue and warns against rash action and deceit. The proverbs reflect classical wit and moral reflection.
Things Worth Forgetting From a List of Oddities
A collection of quirky facts and misremembered ideas. It notes extinct species, long distances to Jupiter, old transit in New York, past prices for beefsteak, and fanciful anecdotes about Caligula and cave man life.
Pointed Paragraphs and Quips on Modern Life
A collection of witty maxims on behavior and social norms. Observations touch on happiness, honesty, romance, cleanliness, and gender roles with concise, playful phrases. The tone resembles light editorial humor typical of era commentaries on everyday life.
Harvest of Apples as War Crop Urges National Labor Drive
A wartime call urges Americans to harvest apples to two bushels per person and ship only first class fruit. Chambers of commerce and boards of trade should recruit volunteers, coordinate by locality, and store responsibly as labor shortages loom.
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United States
Chambers of Commerce
Western Canada Farmers Rise in Prosperity and Growth
Lawrence Bros of Vera Saskatchewan emerge as leading West Canada farmers after years of struggle. Since filing on homesteads in 1906 they have acquired land, built rents, and grown crops yielding 30 to 85 bushels of wheat per acre. They own 1 700 sheep 70 cattle and 60 horses. Automobiles surge with 16 000 Alberta licenses in early 1917 and 21 000 in Saskatchewan by May. The Canadian Bank of Commerce notes broad prosperity and higher farm demand for materials and machinery.
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Lawrence Bros
Vera
Saskatchewan
Canada
Calgary
Battle * River
Red Deer
Eagle Hills
Battleford
Frank Lawrence
Alberta
Canadian Bank of Commerce
West
Manitoba
Whence Khaki Came in British Army History
The text traces khaki use in the British army over forty years, noting its presence in the Jowalki expedition of 1877 and by all troops in the Afghanistan war of 1878-1880. It highlights tan leather gear, unpolished buttons, and khaki helmet covers, and explains khaki as a Hindustani word meaning crusty earthy.
Flubdub Couple Spar Over Spending Habits
Mrs. Flubdub calls spending on cigars foolish while Mr. Flubdub agrees, then they quip about paying for false hair. The exchange highlights their frugal views and mutual teasing.
Americans vow to decorate the Kaiser with hardware
A London editorial notes American soldiers say they will “can the Kaiser” but interprets the phrase as a threat to copper all bets and strike the Kaiser when he is exposed, a colorful explanation that may expand British understanding of American slang and resolve.
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Lon-don
Europe
Nix
St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Jones Finds Carter Job Ends In Humble Lesson
Jones, recently jobless, accepts a carter post but loads a two wheeled cart poorly. The horse stalls climbing a hill, forcing a speedy retreat. Jones asks the driver if a taller horse is available, admitting this one isn’t high enough.
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Jones
The
Guy’nor
Little Too Much Father- A Witty Family Note
Gladys asks her fiancé to stay and help with bills but objects to him taking the morning paper when he leaves. The dialogue humorously vents about household friction and a light-hearted domestic dispute.
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Gladys
Pell
Albany Journal Notes Rising Tone On A Large Task
The Albany Journal comments that discussing a large task tends to amplify its perceived size. It analyzes how debate and emphasis can inflate urgency and scale, potentially shaping public expectations and focus.
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Albany’ Journal
Imagination as mainspring of rational growth in education
The text argues imagination is not a mental defect but a force driving growth. Suppressing imagination would be a grave error in training. It advocates directing imagination into rational channels and opposing the notion that figures must not err.
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Lea
Imagi
Family Pedigree Cost Sparks Genealogical Talk
Two men discuss ancestry and philosophy as one reveals a genealogical authority traced his own family pedigree last week and asks about the price paid. The taller man responds with a cryptic quote about Kitty dollars hush money.
Weather Talks and Health Board Line Up
The piece humorously contrasts weather variability with a conductor’s remark that it would be changed if possible. It then quips that the board of health consists of three square meals a day, reflecting a satirical view of local governance.
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Board of Health
Castoria Honest Promotion Claims Past Virtues
The text defends Fletcher's Castoria against imitators and asserts the product's enduring virtues. It alleges physicians endorse it and that the genuine Castoria remains true to its advertised standard, while warning that imitations exist in some stores and compete with the original.
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Fletcher
New National Park Plans Highlight Hawaii Volcanoes
Early reports say that warnings of war will not stop visitors from touring Hawaii. The new park reserves three famous volcanoes Kilauea Mauna Loa and Haleakala with the lava lake at Kilauea expected to be more spectacular this season due to increased volcanic activity drawing visitors worldwide.
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Kilauea
Hawaii
Mauna Loa
Haleakala
Cuticura Offers Dandruff Cure Advertising Notice
An advertising copy promotes Cuticura Ointment for dandruff itching and irritation followed by Cuticura Soap for a hot shampoo. Claims hair regrowth after dandruff clears. Includes offer of free sample by mail and a booklet. Address postcard to Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
The Secret of Youth by Edgar J. Goodspeed
The Atlantic essay argues adventure lies in expectancy not experience. It divides people into those who have adventures and those who appreciate them, favoring the adventurous mindset as youth preserving. It suggests daily ventures, like crossing a street, unlocks a life of possibility and keeps life from growing dull.
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Edgar J. Goodspeed
Family Pride Drives Farmer’s Farm Hustle
In a rural exchange, Farmer Corntos focuses on managing the farm to make his son Josh, now in the army, proud. The conversation centers on duty, pride, and the push to run the land efficiently during Josh’s service.
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Josh
Corntos
History Repeats and Revises Itself Over Time
A historical observation notes that the discipline spends roughly half its duration echoing earlier ideas and the rest updating itself with new interpretations. It highlights cycles of repetition followed by revision in scholarly work.
St Paul residents require park permits for shading trees
St Paul citizens must obtain permits from the park department before planting or extending shade trees. The process aims to regulate tree planting and ensure alignment with park plans and public space use.
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St. Paul
Park Department
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Federal Reserve System
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Lou D. Sweet
Federal Reserve Board
Chicago Examiner
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N.Y
Raymond, Blathwayt
Jupiter
New York City
Caligula
Kaiser
England
Castoria
Ottawa
Can
Broughton
W. Adams Street
M. W. Macinnes
Erban Apanhe
Detroit
Dandruff
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Indiana
R. Schiffmann Co
Minn
Chase
Chase Brothers CO
Rochester Nurseries
Rochester
Wash
Ington
D.C
Dealera
Express
Male Ave
Brooklyn
N. V
Marold Somers
Lydia E.pinkham
AN. N. Y
Chicago
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