The Joy of Motherhood in Ellensburg
Mrs. O. S. Johnson of Ellensburg credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief from long standing health troubles and enabling her to bear a child. The ad urges other women with functional disorders to try the remedy and seek advice from Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Massachusetts.
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O. S. Johnson
R. No. 3
Ellensburg
Wash
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Pa and son discuss hardest hunt house-hunting wisdom
The exchange frames a joke about the toughest hunt being finding a home. Father explains to his son that house-hunting is the most difficult kind of pursuit, a playful reflection on real estate and parental guidance.
Marine Eye Remedy Ad From Kentucky Manufacturer
An old colorfully phrased advertisement promotes Marine Eye Remedy by Kentucky Mfg. Co. in Paducah Hy It claims to rest refresh soothe and heal eyes and is safe for infant or adult It promises relief for tired itchy or burning eyes and inflamed or granulated eyes with a free eye book offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky Mfg. Co., Inc
Paducah, Hy
Atall Druggists
Marine Eye Remedy Company
Chicago
U.S.A
YMCA Training Schools Train Home Helpers To Modern Standard
The YMCA program trains home assistants to avoid sticky plates and towel drying. Since starting, the centragt branch employment service fielded 500 calls in six months with 170 filled. Grace H White notes lessons include soda cleaners, icebox care, kitchen closets, and cleaning sinks and ranges to a shine.
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Centragt
Grace H. White
Memorial Day Observed in Newfoundland on July 1
Newfoundland marked memorial day on July 1 to honor war dead with observances across the island. Next year organizers plan an earlier commemoration in the season.
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Newfoundland
Canad
Pride Has Only Two Seasons Ward Spring and Fall
The saying highlights a view of pride in a seasonal cycle as two distinct periods of life. It frames pride as tied to ward seasonal changes, suggesting optimism in spring and preparation in autumn.
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Pride
August Flower advertised as stomach remedy in summer
An old style advertisement touts August Flower as a sovereign remedy for tired and disordered stomachs. It claims to aid digestion, fermentation, sour stomach, headaches and constipation, stimulates the liver, cleanses the intestines, and improves life. Sold everywhere.
Folklore on Mermaid Imitation Sparks Aunt and Uncle Banter
A fragment finds Uncle Eben praising mermaids while noting that many human ladies might envy their beauty and try to imitate them. The remark reflects playful, old time talk about beauty and imitation.
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Eben
Cuticura Soothes Baby Rashes Ad
An old advertisement touts Cuticura products for soothing baby rashes. It promotes Cuticura Soap for baths followed by Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Talcum, describing them as purer and sweeter options. The ad claims 25 cents each everywhere.
Keep Electric Fan Busy
An electric fan in an open doorway or window will drive away flies and mosquitoes and likely scatter any mischief waking microbes.
Secret of youth through toxin elimination and Haarlem Oil
An advertisement proclaims youth can be preserved by ridding the body of poisons and maintaining kidney health. It touts OLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a reliable remedy, claimed to purify blood and boost strength with Dutch heritage and a multi size sealed package.
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Haarlem
Holland
Japanese Merchants in the Philippines Report
The article notes about 10 000 Japanese residents in the Philippines with roughly 2 000 identified as merchants. It highlights the prominence of Japanese commerce in the archipelago and hints at the community's economic role.
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Philippines
Bayer Aspirin Ad Highlights Genuine Cross Mark
An advertisement explains that genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin must bear the Bayer Cross and be in unbroken packages with proper directions. It lists uses for common aches and notes small tin boxes of 12 tablets sell cheaply at drug stores with larger packages also available.
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Bayer
Ady
Birds Right of Way Warned by Aero Nautics Director
The director of military aeronautics warns about birds winning right of way in airspace. Dead bird showers across Atlantic coast towns worry aviators and prompt complaints. The rule against shooting birds from airplanes under the federal migratory bird law is cited as lawful restraint between the United States and Great Britain.
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Military Aeronautics
Atlantic
Department of Agriculture
United States
Great Britain
Aged Castle Caretaker Faints Over Kaiser Room Joke
The Birmingham Age Herald reports a dry incident in England where an aged castle caretaker collapsed after a facetious visitor asked to see a room once occupied by the Kaiser as a joke. The exchange prompted the caretaker's prostration and concern.
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England
Birmingham Age- Herald
Bahama sisal fiber waste used as upholstery substitute
The article notes that waste from cleaning Bahama sisal fiber is being used as a substitute for horsehair in upholstery. This reuse highlights material recycling and the adaptability of natural fibers in furniture making.
Absence From Home Highlights Married Man’s Challenge
A brief note on the perennial difficulty faced by husbands in explaining their away from home. The line hints at ongoing social friction and domestic expectations without detailing specific incidents or individuals.
Luck Versus Effort Questioned in Mental Drive Debate
A short quote argues that luck disguises laziness, framing it as an excuse to avoid effort. The remark challenges belief in serendipity guiding success and emphasizes personal responsibility and deliberate practice.
Outlaw Joe Riley Hunts for Moonshine Gang in North Carolina
Hillsboro residents fear a long pursuit as outlaw Joe Riley, a moonshiner and gunman, eludes pursuit by state and federal officers. Deputy collectors Arrowsmith and Cates have been targeted, with Riley's sister in Caldwell and Orange counties as ongoing territory. Local Sheriff Roseman and Col. Vanderford command raids, aided by nighttime evasive tactics and a camouflaged stilling pathway network.
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Hillsboro
N. C
Joe” Riley
Joe
Roseman
Orange County
United States
Riley
Sam
T. M. Arrowsmith
Army
Arrowsmith
Joe Riley
A. P. Cates
Bond
Caldwell
Allen
Virginia
Col. Vanderford
Carolina
William S. Hart
Wife's detective is 600 spender in divorce case
Chicago. Harold A. Waterbury authored a letter after a private detective hired by Pauline Waterbury's attorney, Charles E. Erbstein, failed to secure silence. Waterbury mocked the detective's expense and noted the affair led to Mrs. Waterbury's divorce while naming an "Ethel Root" as a potential contact.
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Chicago
Harold A. Waterbury
Charles E. Erbstein
Pauline Waterbury
Michigan Avenue
St. Louis
Waterbury
Erbstein
Hopkins
Pauline
Baffling Simplicity: On Easier Crimes
A Birmingham Age quotation notes a detective fiction writer’s claim that the simplest crimes are hardest to catch. The aside adds that blunt violence offers few chances for expert deduction, implying criminology benefits from subtlety over brute force.
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Birmingham Age- Herald
Vader Balm Promises Quick Relief For Various Ailments
An ad for Vader Balm from E W Vacher Inc of New Orleans claims rapid, harmless relief for nervous headache superficial inflammation and for mumps hay fever and other pains. It offers free samples or 225c tubes by mail for 50 cent stamps and warns against imitations.
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Re. W. Vacher, Inc
New Orleans
Adyv
Fitting One Joke About a College Tutor and His Coach Dog
A witty exchange plays on a college tutor owning a coach dog. The pun hinges on the double meaning of coach as both trainer and presumed animal breed. The brief quip presents a light campus humor moment.
Death of Bear Is Birth of Romance
Robert Prosser of Comstock Texas, a millionaire rancher and sheep owner, married Mrs. Joseph Hurt, wealthy widow of Ashland Oregon, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church on Van Ness Avenue. The bride, famed NW big game hunter and fisher, was widow of Joseph Hurt, a refinery magnate. Prosser met her on a hunting party in the Northwest and stood by as she shot a black bear.
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San Francisco
Robert Prosser
Comstock
Tex
Joseph Hurt
Ashland
Ore
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
van Ness Avenue
Prosser
Northwest
Remember Castoria Signature For Over 300 Years
Public health notice urges caregivers to examine every Castoria bottle for the signature of Fletcher's Castoria. The familiar remedy for infants and children has a long history of use, with warnings to verify authenticity before use.
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Fletcher
Mexico Mine Discovers Vast Cave Rivaling Mammoth Cave
At Matehuala near San Luis Potosi workers uncover a new cave in a mine over 300 feet below surface. The 15 foot wide cavity may extend far beyond current estimates with a continuous blue sulphurous fountain noted as a standout feature. Explorers plan careful surveying to gauge its full extent and grandeur compared to Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave.
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Mammoth Cave
Matehuala
San Luis Potosi
Mexico
Republic
Kentuccky
Duel Indefinitely Put Off in Wisconsin Potter Pryor Duel
The Wisconsin Magazine of History recounts how Congressman John Fox Potter of East Troy provoked national ridicule by challenging Virginia Congressman Roger A. Pryor to a four foot bowie knife duel in April 1860. Pryor declined as the weapon was deemed defnition vulsar. Potter’s bowie knives and other items connected to the affair are on display at the State Historical Museum in Madison.
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Potter-Pryor
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Magazine of History
State Historical Society
Roger A. Pryor
Virginia
New York City
John Fox Potter
East Troy
Walworth County
Potter
Pryor
Leav es Hudby for Cage in Philadelphia
Olga Celeste Murphy after six months of marriage plans to resume training and exhibiting a leopard troupe in a cage. She began with horses as a runaway child, later sleeping in a barn before advancing to leopard work. She notes matrimony led her to reassess pursuing a more dangerous life.
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Philadelphia
Olga Celeste Murphy
Olga Celeste
Parchmented Leather Promises Stronger Narrow Belts
M Felice Gilardini of Turin designs a parchmented leather that blends strength with limited elasticity. The hide is trellis impressed with compressed portions resisting tanning, while mesh interiors are tanned normally. Claimed to be elastic enough yet so strong belts can be much narrower than standard.
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M. Felice Gilardini
Turin
Birds Pick Sides Quick in Every Argument
The remark notes that some birds switch sides to argue, showing eagerness for dispute. It highlights behavior where birds align with opposing views or feign disagreement to engage.
You Know Who He Meant
The exchange shows a brisk banter as one speaker greets an older man and the other replies with a downbeat remark about a woman being all right. The dialogue hints at tension or unspoken knowledge between characters.
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Benedict
Germany Owes Debt Challenge Prompts Public Reflection
A cryptic phrase urges readers to consider historical balances when thinking about debt. It frames the German financial entanglement as a moral or economic accounting issue, inviting reflection on restitution and responsibility.
Twelve to Bury Giant London Leyland Giant
It took twelve men to bury Jonathan Swan the Leyland giant. The coffin measured three feet wide and six feet nine inches long and the body weighed 1192 pounds. No hearse could carry the remains and the men spent about thirty minutes placing the coffin in the grave.
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London
Jonathan Swan
Drowned in Beer Verdict At Pimlico Inquest
A Pimlico inquest heard that William O'Connor a laborer killed himself by breathing beer into his lungs after drinking the doctor testified. The death was ruled a suicide based on the medical opinion.
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London
Wiliam O'Connor
Pimlico
Honeymoon in Jail for Stolen Auto Couple
St. Louis man Homer Miller and his wife, formerly Miss Helen Hughes of Jackson Ohio, honeymooned in jail today after being charged with stealing an automobile to fund their wedding trip return.
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St. Louis
Homer Miller
Helen Hughes
Jackson
Ohio
Miami woman in gunfire incident after family dispute
A Miami Oklahoma woman, 40 year old Carrie Brooks, is jailed after firing a shotgun from her home as a delegation sought to question her about alleged abuse of a three year old child. The incident left five injured including two men, two boys, and the woman.
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Miami
Okla
Carrie Brooks
Brooks
Minnows Too Wild After Sherry Barrel Baiting
Dallas fisherman J. S. Keene complained his minnows spoiled by soaking in a sherry wine barrel filled with water. The alcohol weakened the bait and made the minnows too wild for bass to catch.
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Dallas
Texas
J. S. Keene
Keene
Held Up Ex Sheriff in City Bank Takeover
Former New York County sheriff Max S. Grifenhagen laments the daylight holdup as ten robbers relieve him of cash in central Manhattan. The incident occurred in broad daylight in the heart of New York.
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New York
New York County
Max. S. Grifenhagen
Swamp Root Proclaimed Key Kidney Ailment Remedy
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as the leading cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims the gentle vegetable compound works quickly and offers sample bottles for ten cents by mailing to Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Married in Bathing Suits at Beach Wedding
A Chicago Tribune correspondent recalls a humorous summer camping wedding where a couple eloped on a beach after the bride and groom wore bathing suits. The father’s objections, a village trip, and a minister on the shore framed the improvised ceremony.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Fortune Teller Reading Cards Delivers Cautious Blessing
A fortune teller predicts money coming with no illness as the client jokes about winning the new doctor across the way. The Boston Transcript notes this playful reading reflecting early 20th century humor.
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Boston Transcript
Nell and Belle Disagree on Marriage Suitability
Nell voices reluctance to marry the best man, while Belle argues he would not propose. The exchange captures social comedy and wit in a domestic scene.
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Nell
Belle
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