Sudan Grass for Forage Demand Boosts Farm Profits
A Texas advertisement by David B. Clarkson from Robstown promotes Sudan Grass as a high yielding forage crop. It urges farmers to plant 10 to 40 acres, offering seed on credit and promising hay purchases at 15.00 per ton to cover costs. Planting is urged before July 25 with multiple cuttings to frost.
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Sudan
Agricultural Department
America
State Experiment Association
David B. Clarkson
P. O
Robstown
Texas
Two Inches Water in Cellar Prompt War-Worn Wit
Cartoon dialogue humorously contrasts a flooded cellar with soldiers in trenches. The landlady complains of two inches of water while a World War I era speaker volunteers perspective that soldiers endure water up to their waists daily. The exchange highlights grim wartime hardship through a dry joke.
Restore Youthful Color With Hay's Hair Health
Physicians oppose harsh hair dyes and string products. Hay's Hair Health uses a harmless air driven element to restore natural color and prevent new gray hairs from showing. It strengthens scalp and hair, reduces dandruff, and promises visible results with refunds if it fails. Available 25c 50c and 1.00 at drug stores or by mail from Philo Hay Specialties Co Newark NJ.
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Philo Hay Specialties Co
Newark
N. J
Adv
Quite a Difference Della Makes Mud Pies
After a rain Della asks to play outside. Her mother agrees if she stays on the walk. Della leans over and claims she is not making mud-pies but doughnuts.
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Della
Reformer asks about liquor consumption in the nation
A reformer questions the annual gallons of intoxicating liquor consumed. A man with a red nose replies by offering to cross the street for a dime to aid the cause, signaling a humorous exchange over temperance efforts.
Deniecon Coffee Adilluminates Beverage Mark
An advertising snippet promotes Deniecon's Coffee as pure and delicious. It repeats the slogan and urges readers to choose the brand, highlighting confidence in the product's quality.
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Deniecon
Perfection Wick Blue Flame Cook Stove Ad
An old advertisement touts the Perfection Wick Blue Flame Oil Cook Stove in two sizes offering combined oven and cooker functions. It promotes a 72 page Perfection cook book, available for 10 cents postage, and lists a Chicago address for ordering.
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Tris Angle
Alnesea
Chicago
Woman Recovers After Using Pinkham's Compound
A Providence Rhode Island woman reports relief from displacement backache and fatigue after six bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A Philadelphia Nicetown woman adds she can work sleep and eat well again. The ad touts backache nervousness and other symptoms as signs of female derangement and inflamed conditions treated by the product.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Philadel Pa
Harry Fisher
Dounton St
Nicetown
Providence
R. I
Abel Lawson
Lippitt St
Providence, R.L
Slow Paying Miss Weary Credits Dialogue
Miss Weary jokes about creditors as she admits slow payment while a companion notes the habit of paying as one goes. The exchange has a comic tone illustrating financial delay and weariness.
Grow Sudan Grass For Winter Hay Supply
Farmers urged to sow Sudan grass as it yields superb forage and hay demand will rise next winter with high prices. See ad elsewhere in the paper.
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Sudan
Adyv
Ady
Hose Supporter Sought To Aid Soldiers In Need
A brief plea seeks a discreet hose supporter to aid the men, avoiding notoriety while providing essential comfort and supply support to service members.
Florida Lands For Sale to Settlers in Volusia County
Land buyers offered ten acre tracts in Volusia County suitable for citrus fruit crops and vegetables with a healthful climate. Railroad runs through the tract and sales available on monthly payments. Agents desired. Send for circulars.
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Volusia County
Western Canada Rail Growth and Alberta Education Surge
In Alberta railway mileage has doubled to 4,097 in three years with strong Dominion Railway Commission oversight. University attendance rose 1,000 percent in five years, reaching students from 61 districts. Testimony from J. B. Edward of Blackie praises farming profits, crops, climate, health, and stable holdings since relocating from Iowa in 1907.
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Western
Canada
Alberta
Dominion Railway Commission
University of Alberta
J. B. Edward
Blackie
Alta
Iowa
Cass County
War Plays in English Literature and Shakespeare’s Range
The piece argues most war plays fade from memory unless they merit posterity. Dryden’s war works are largely forgotten, while Shakespeare’s histories stand as the model of war drama with armies marching and sieges shaping plot. The tone notes surprise at the notion a man marries when his mind is distracted.
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Lmbo
Dryden
Theater Magazine
Get Power From Food Says A Letter On Health
A Western town woman details stomach trouble and weight loss until using Grape Nuts. She reports quick digestion ease, relief from heartburn, weight gain from 98 to 116 pounds, and renewed strength enabling daily tasks. The testimonial promotes Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and invites readers to try the food.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Wellville
Gull Freezes in Fight with Monster Clam near Vancouver
A settler on a Vancouver Island beach watched a flock of seagulls attack a giant clam gripping a gull beak in a vise like hold. He used a hunting knife to pry open the shell and free the exhausted bird, which then rejoined its companions.
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Vancouver
St. Andrews
Hands Like Velvet One Night Treatment for Hands
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura ointment for red rough chapped hands. Soak in hot soapy water, dry, rub ointment, and wear gloves overnight for best results. Sample offer via 32 page Skin Book from Cuticura, Dept XY, Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Commuter Declares Reds Support On Train
A passenger loudly proclaims allegiance to the Reds while riding a train. An onlooker fears an anarchist ban, but the conductor reveals the man is merely a chicken raiser praising Rhode Island Reds.
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Rhode Island
Ex corporal seeks park job via bayonet drill show
An ex corporal asks if a civil service exam is needed for a park job. The district leader replies no, just bring a letter from his captain confirming bayonet proficiency to convince the commissioner he is qualified.
Prisoners Debate Pay for Work Under The Hague Rules
A humorous exchange contrasts prisoners discussing rights under the 1907 Hague convention with a quip about earning from chewing tough meat, reflecting wartime humor and morale.
The Brighter Side on European War and Colorado Travel
Mr. Jobbins says the European War offers consolation to men. Mr. Snoozedorf asks what it is. Jobbins notes wealthier neighbors can travel to Europe yet Colorado trips ease the sense of elsewhere.
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Mr. Jobbins
Mr. Snoozedorf
Europe
Colorado
Murine Eye Remedy Ad Promises Comfort for Irritation
An old advertisement from Murine Eye Remedy Co. of Chicago promotes Murine Hye Rem for irritated eyes. It claims relief from redness watering and smarting and offers a free booklet by mail.
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Murine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Porous Plaster Draws Audience Says Playwright
The playwright explains the title Why the play bears a provocative name and says the pun is intentional to attract attention. The remark reveals a strategy for drawing audiences to the production.
Morning After Mystery Interview Turns on Rival Accusations
A baffling fragment suggests a scene titled Morning After, mentioning Mrs Gayboy and a confrontation with an adversary named Gayboy. The text hints at a tense social exchange about who accompanied someone home, indicating interpersonal conflict.
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Gayboy
Jealous Woman Suspects in Denison Coffee Case
A Denison incident centers on a jealous woman whose suspicions drive a key domestic tension. Details remain fragmentary but the focus is on emotional motive and personal strain in the community.
Horses for Europe The Idea
A brief exchange on a work titled The Idea references Hamfat and the act of queering it. The dialogue hints at themes of performance and subversion within a European context.
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Hamfat
Tailor Bills Lawyer With A $100.25 List Of Fees
A Philadelphia tailor, upset by a lawyer’s bill to sue a client, sent a detailed charge for services and materials used. The itemized bill totals 100.25 dollars and includes measuring, cloth orders, cutting, alterations, ledger posting, and dozens of clerical steps.
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Central Law Journal
Philadelphia
Prisoner Defends Eclipse Glasses Business to Magistrate
A prisoner pleads his occupation as an eclipse glass maker while being charged with vague suspicious conduct and vagrancy. He explains the trade provides long idle spells but sustains him. The magistrate listens as the exchange reveals a rare, hopeful craft.
The Shirker in Boston Smoking Debate
Mrs. Anna Steinauer, Boston policewoman, cites the modern cigarette smoking girl as a bete noire. She contrasts the “good old fashioned girl” who works with the cigarette smoker who turns up her nose and often does not join in.
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Anna Steinauer
Boston
A Wise Girl and Better Marriage Offers
A witty saying notes a prudent girl accepts no first proposal until a stronger offer appears, highlighting strategic patience in marriage negotiations.
Fox Trap Foundling in Snowy Woods Captured
Arthur Neefe of Sweden Bradford County set a trap but snow delayed it. Last week a lively fox entered the snare and was sustained by companions in captivity. Nearby lay a gray rabbit a white rabbit four mice and a woodchuck some partly devoured. The fox was imprisoned fed by its tribe and later taken to further confinement losing a foot but otherwise unhurt.
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Pennsylvania
Arthur Neefe
Sweden
Bradford County
Philadelphia Record
Baby’s Bedroom Hygiene and Ventilation Tips
The room where a baby sleeps should have no upholstered furniture or heavy curtains to prevent dirt and germs. Walls should tolerate frequent damp wiping, and temperature kept around 68 to 70 degrees in winter with cooling in summer. Open windows in summer. air room two to three times daily in winter.
Beskid Ranges Referred to as Goodchild in Conversation
A brief exchange challenges a misnomer as a speaker asks about the Goodchild ranges and corrects to the Beskids indicating a common confusion over mountain names. The dialogue hints at wartime or travel talk with emphasis on place names and misstatements.
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Goodchild Ranges
Beskids
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