Civil Service Calls for Young Men and Women Now
Young men and women are urged to prepare for Civil Service before the draft call. With half a million Class One waiting, examinations are held weekly nationwide to fill clerical and stenographic roles for government offices and army cantonments. Tyler Commercial College in Tyler, Texas offers free catalogs to qualify for these positions.
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Sam
U.S
Uncle Sam
Congress
Washington
Tyler Commercial College
Tyler
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure All Stages
A 19th century advertisement claims catarrh can be cured through constitutional treatment with Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The firm Edward Cheney & Co. offers $100 if any case remains uncured, urging readers to request testimonials and buy for 76 cents from druggists.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Black-Draught advertised relief for digestion and liver issues
Mrs. Cynthia Higginbotham of Meadowsville credits Black-Draught with improving her digestion, appetite, and strength after years of constipation and a sluggish liver. The ad touts seventy years of use, promising gentle cleansing and quick energy, priced at 25 cents per package with one cent per dose.
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Thedford
Over the Top for Liberty Loans Calls to Farmers
A wartime appeal urges Farmers in the Eleventh District to buy Liberty Bonds to fund a freight fleet and strengthen the nation. It argues farmers control 80 percent of local power, highlights past under subscriptions, and compares American investment to Germany's ship-building footing.
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Federal Reserve District
Texas
Eleventh Federal District
Louisiana
New Mexico
Arizona
Oklahoma
Old South West
Farmers and Ships
The article argues farmers must market goods and rely on ships to access European markets. It notes ships and freight transportation are essential, with losses to the Allies including the United States. Replacing lost ships is necessary to avoid disrupting agricultural exports.
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United States
Europe
Sam
Leap Year Rule and Century Exceptions Explain 1600 1700 1800 1900
The text outlines the Gregorian leap year rule: years divisible by four are leap years except centuries not divisible by four. Centuries like 1700 1800 1900 are not leap years, while 1600 and 2000 are. It cites eight year intervals 1796–1804 and 1896–1904 as non leap years within that pattern.
Neapolitan street singers spark an odd rocky habit
A National Geographic description notes that persistent Neapolitan street singing moves from cheerful music to noisy crockery throwing as households tire of off key renditions. The narrator observes the change from pennies to broken dishes as a reaction to constant street performances.
Grecian Dolls Showcase Clay and Wax Figures
Greek girls displayed dolls made of clay and wax with bright colors and removable garments. The figures were movable, some representing revered heroes and gods in detailed attire and flexibility.
Aboard the London Tit-Bits Humorous Quote
A snippet quotes a London Tit-Bits line about testing a hair product that allegedly raised a man’s spirits and hair by humorous adjustment. The speaker claims a bald man needed three haircuts on the way home after trying the product.
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London
Bicycle rider fined or jailed after two wheel turn
The traffic officer states the defendant admitted riding around the corner on two wheels. The judge imposes a fifty dollar fine or thirty days. The counsel notes the defendant was on a bicycle.
Meaning of Manger in New Testament usage
The term Manger appears in the New Testament only with the birth of Christ. In Classical Greek it denotes a crib or feeding trough and some commentators link it to an open courtyard attached to an inn.
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Christ
No Child Too Young to Swim Says Expert
Madeline Berto argues no child is too young to learn swimming. She claims children should start before five, noting Pacific island tribes teach early and that civilization wrongly imposes age limits on ability to swim.
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Madeline Berto
Pacific
Talented Cow Advertises for Garden Helper in Rural Paper
A rural New England weekly prints an odd help wanted notice seeking a steady respectable young man to tend a garden and care for a cow that sings in the choir. The ad notes the cow has a good voice and is accustomed to choir singing.
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New England
Christian Register
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Bridge Beach
Manning & Clark
Meadowsville
Cynthia
Higginbotham
A. Y. Creager & Co
Sherman
A. Y. Creager
F. W. Creager
Telephone
Lloyd Beheler
Strabkt Telephone No
R. May, M.D. Ross
R. May
B.s.md
Kirkpatrick’s
Res
J. B. Hall
Lena McClaray
Jas. C. Wilson
Sherman, Texas
R. B. Nall
Commercial Bank Building
Interurban
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