Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Marketed for Women's Relief
An advertisement promotes Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic and nervine for female complaints. It claims to aid overworked or run down women and supports testimonials from Mrs Hannan Kimsy and M A Gray about recovery and renewed health. It notes alcohol free formula and mail order trial offer with 10 cent request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Chicago
Ill
Dr. Pierce
M. A. Gray
S. Third Street
Another Suggestion For Year Round Baseball
Miss Cayerimne and another speaker discuss fuel shortages and jokingly propose year round baseball. The exchange notes climate indifference when watching a score board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Cayerimne
Boom in African Trade See Watch Joke Spread
In a witty observation a speaker notes Africa as the main market for timepieces. The joke attributes a past sales barrier to lack of pockets among natives, now resolved by carrying watches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Tov
Passing Show Snubs Peace Pledge, Sparks Dinner Debate
In a brief exchange the parties joke about sentimentality and dinner plans as a passing show lampoons pacifists. The light banter turns on who is more peaceably inclined, highlighting the satire of constant disputes over virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith de Puysters
Machine Men Major Charge in Wartime Plain Talk
A humorous wartime note from Puck advocating Private Smith Corporal Sliggins as the best machine gun operator for the unit. The quotation highlights a light moral for the home front and assigns leadership to an admired soldier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Sliggins
Puck
Liberal Givers and The Duty to Do Right
The piece sketches how those with little experience dispense advice and how duty carries value even when not pleasant. It argues that virtue is shown through action rather than rhetoric and emphasizes the honesty of pursuing proper conduct.
They Say A Lass Aims for Bright Fortunes
A playful exchange frames a bachelor’s exclamation “A lass” and a maiden’s “Ah men” as clever flirtation. The light verse teases courtship norms with witty gendered interruptions.
Post Office clarifies parcel rules for American Expeditionary Forces
Washington officials issue guidance on parcel post to troops in France. Parcels up to seven pounds may be sent year round if properly packed and addressed to the individual with unit details and “American Expeditionary Forces.” Christmas parcels via Hoboken must reach by December 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
France
Otto Praeger
Europe
War Department
Port of Embarkation
Hoboken
New Jersey
Army
Post Office Department
N.J
United States
Post Office
Gasoline Money Now
A short exchange notes changing gender roles as a man previously borrowed car fare from his wife and now contributes gasoline money himself. The quip highlights shifting expectations in domestic finance.
Blue Water and Air: Light Scattering Explained
The article explains why water appears blue and air appears blue to observers. It cites Lord Rayleigh and Newton as sources for the concept that light scattering by molecules in air gives the blue hue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord
Rayleigh
Ivory Billiard Balls From Elephant Tusks
An article notes elephant tusks yield suitable material for billiard balls with differences between male and female tusks in curvature and nerve passage.
Dvinsk Described As Key Russian Stronghold Area
National Geographic Society notes Dvinsk a vital fortified city with 110000 residents including 30000 Jews. It bridges the Dvina valley, a major railway junction from Riga to Smolensk and Perograd to Vilna, with rail links to Libau. The city trades flax hemp grain and timber, hosts flour mills breweries and factories, and was renamed from Dnaburg in 1893. Napoleon's 1812 campaign saw Marshal Oudinot fail to capture the bridgehead before Macdonald secured the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dvinsk
Russia
National ‘Geographic ‘ ‘Society
Dvina
Riga
Dnaburg
Oudinot
Macdonald
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertisement Urges Constitutional Cure
A 19th century style advertises Hall’s Catarrh Medicine claiming it treats catarrh by working through the blood and mucous surfaces. It promises $100 reward if it fails and notes testimonials and pricing through Druggists. The notice is signed by F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Halle
Nature
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Chinese Roads Hamper Auto Boom as Cars Grow
American cars gain popularity in China though road networks are scarce beyond core districts. Wealthy residents own multiple vehicles and Shanghai taxis are often chartered by locals. Motor bus lines emerge while Chinese chauffeurs are praised for calm driving but lack skilled repair capability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Shanghai
Stearns Paste Promises Easy Rodent Control For Homes
Effective exterminator Stearns Paste is sold in stores for 35 cents a small box and claims to rid houses stores and barns of rats and mice. The U S government has purchased thousands of pounds for city use and it also kills cockroaches and waterbugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Dialog on Reform and Marriage in a Kind Face Scene
Two women discuss marriage and reforming a husband. Agnes declares she would never marry to reform him, while Ethel doubts harsh measures are best, revealing differing views on change and relationships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes
Ethel
A Married Couple Reflect on Wealth and Sharing
A couple discusses money and equality, saying not everyone can be rich but it is good that many can know someone who has less. They emphasize values over wealth in their exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Dodd
Teaching Youth Courtesy and Names in Address
The piece argues that children should use names or relationships when addressing others rather than mere terms like ma am. It suggests saying yes or no with proper titles such as Yes mother or No Mr Smith and stresses that using names is a pleasant mark of courtesy from any age to another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nvam
Willie
Mr. Smith
Miss Jones
Nashua
N.H
Lydia E. Pinkham
Derina Marrin
Bowers Street
N.hl
Lydia
E. Pinkham
War Behind the Lines in the Home Front War Effort
Simon Strunsky argues in the Yale Review that behind every fighting man are many more civilians. He cites a Commons statement about manpower needing a man and a half behind the line and estimates ten civilians per soldier to sustain the rifleman and grenadier.
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House of Commons
Simon Strunsky
Yale Review
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ottawa
Can
August Flower Advertisement Ailment Relief Claim
Fragmentary ad copy states August Flower will relieve digestion and nervous head ache with few doses. Describes it as a gentle laxative sold by druggists in civilized countries. The line lacks clear publication context or attribution.
Cost of living echoes in a strained marriage
A fragmented reflection on money pressures during marriage, questioning how the cost of living could change plans and affect a couple’s dynamics. The speaker recalls a past vow and wonders about future compromises amid financial stress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wwe
Meyer
Daily Cuticura Soap Adends Skin Care Routine
An early 1900s style advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment for daily facial care. It claims cleansing with hot water at night and morning, applying Ointment for pimples or dandruff, and offers free samples by mail from Boston. The piece also mentions Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets liver pills and cautions about red apples in purchases.
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Dept. L
Boston
Adv
An Objector and a Conscientious Objector Exchange
An exchange labels a man as a conscientious objector stating he never allows young men to kiss him. The dialogue plays on social attitudes toward objections and personal boundaries.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
An 80 year old trusted remedy for feverishness upset stomach teething disorders and worm troubles. Praised as pleasant for children and claimed to never fail. Albany druggists sell for 25 cents with a free sample from Mother Gray Co Le Roy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
le Roy
Women Organized in Seattle Claim 10000 Members
The article reports that women and girls in Seattle are organized with a claimed membership exceeding 10,000. It highlights the scale of the movement and notes the emergence of organized workers among women in the city.
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Seattle, Wiush
Old Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
A newspaper advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims testimonials and recommends sending ten cents for a sample bottle by parcel post from Dr Kilmer and Co at Binghamton New York. It also notes bottles are sold in drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Self-made Man Saying Warns About Trouble
A fragmented comment reflects that a "self-made man" is often aided by his wife and that wisdom lies more in avoiding trouble than escaping it. The lines suggest advice on partnership and prudent conduct.
Rights and Voices Clash on Freedom of Speech
A fragment shows a man on a soap box demanding freedom of speech while a woman at a window responds. The exchange hints at tensions in civil liberties and debates within a community group about rights and noise.
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Anti-Noise Association
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Sue
Cascara
Mr. Hill
Britain
Carter
Hoberts
Gentaur Gompane
New York
Castoria
Dean
Evers
Mary
Maywood
Til
Doan
Foster-Milburn. CO
Buffalo, N
David Roberts
Ppl
Spohn
Spohn Medical CO
Goshen, Ind
U.S.A
Old Colony Life Insurance Company
Old Colony Building
Old Colony Life
C. J. Broughton
W. Adams Street
M. V. Macinnes
Jefferson Avenue
Detroit
Mich
Australia
Beanvasser
Alcemo ME .Co
Newark
Lori
Manasota
Manatee
Sitna
Alabama
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Wayne Gilman
Goodland
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkhams
New York City
Aking
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