Women win preference in employment says Salvation Army
Chicago April 17 Salvation Army leaders report change in industrial conditions blamed partly on the war and partly on men's indifference. Employers say women are preferable to unreliable men who waste time at work. Economic experts call this a new factor in unemployment, noted amid industrial depressions. Question about prices for men s overalls and work shirts ends fragment.
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Chicago
Salvation Army
Central Christian Church Weekly Services
Sunday morning services proceed as usual with a morning discourse on The Unexpected in God's Providence. Evening service features an illustrated sermon Visiting the Uttermost Parts of the Earth using 50 stereoptical slides. All ages invited. Pastor A. E. Major.
Spring Cleaning Furniture Quote From W J Looney
W J Looney invites customers to obtain quotes on new furniture during spring cleaning season. The message highlights price quoting as the service offered, urging readers to consider replacement items for their homes.
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W. J. Looney
Millennial stand-off economy and rising prices satire
The piece laments a cash-only future where debtors and deadbeats burden shoppers. It warned of higher costs for staples as merchants push back against nonpayment, urging a shift to cash and accountability. The wrote cites Jasper Jones and inflation affecting groceries, tailoring, and general living. It ends by praising Pierce's Cafe as a source of good eats.
ILL HEALTH AND READING FEARS IN WALT MASON POEM
A satirical poem warns that reading certain books harms both mind and body. It ridicules almanacs and sensational tales, suggesting readers become consumptive, sick, and morally degraded, while advocating safer writing. The verse mocks readers chasing pills and censorious culture, ending with social critique.
A Want Ad in The Jun Will Sell
A compact notice indicates a classified want ad in The Jun aimed at selling an item. The brief line suggests a local sale opportunity, inviting buyers to inquire about the offered goods.
Possum Supper Tale Teaches A Toastmaster’s Humble Pie
A narrator recounts a ten year old invitation to a possum supper by Bill Stokes. He arrives to a feasting crowd, is hailed as the silver tongued orator, and amid a chaotic banquet ends up chewing a tough possum bite while diners mock him. He bolts to the train, vowing no more possum.
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Bill Stokes
Joe
Committee On Invitations
Bill
Cave Creek
Possum
Piles Treated Fast with PAZO OINTMENT Claim
Druggist offers PAZO OINTMENT promising cure for itching bleeding protruding piles within 6 to 14 days. Refund if not cured. instant relief from itching and improved sleep after first application. price 60 cents.
Bromo Quinine Box Featuring E W Grove Signature
Colds cause grip and influenza notes promote Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets said to remove the cause. The box bears a single “Bromo Quinine” label and the signature of E. W. Grove. Sold for 30 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Lon D. Morgan Released on Bond in Misuse Case
Lon D. Morgan, former chief clerk of the State Treasury, released on $30,000 bond after being indicted on ten counts alleging misapplication of $15,000 in state funds. Bond returnable June 6. Morgan had been jailed in Travis County after returning from Mexico City. Fort Worth financier James A. Buie and Rev. J. Frank Norris signed as sureties. Buie’s assets and liabilities were declared in affidavit.
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Buie
Habitual Constipation Cured in 14 to 21 Days
An advertisement for Lax-Fos with Pepsin presents a syrup laxative claimed to cure habitual constipation. It promises prompt relief with regular use for 14 to 21 days to induce regular action and notes stimulating and regulating effects. Bottle priced at 60 cents.
Loan repayment and affidavits in Texas finance case
The record notes a debt of 9132 dollars borrowed from the American National Bank of Austin Texas paid to John W Baker State Treasurer covering in full the alleged deficiency of Lon D Morgan. Dr Norris swears the net value of his holdings is 86300 dollars.
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American National Bank of
Austin
Texas
John W. Baker
Lon D. Morgan
Dr. Norris
With the Eyes of a Child 6-Year-Old Writes on People
A Milwaukee Journal editorial notes a six year old girl’s composition about gender roles. She confesses boys are troublesome and imagines a world split into girls and dolls. She also remarks that her mother is a woman and her father a man, joking that her father may have been a girl.
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Milwaukee Journal
No Worms in a Healthy Child Ad
An old medical ad promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general strengthening tonic for children with worms. It claims regular use for two or three weeks will enrich the blood improve digestion and help the body dispel worms. The product is advertised as pleasant to take and priced at 6c per bottle.
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Grove
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