Electric Auto of New Type Competes With Gas Cars
A small electric car promises equal first cost and range with gas models and superior operating economy. It uses a rear axle motor driving one wheel and its field driving the other, eliminating a differential gear. Regenerative braking recharges the battery, and a compact charging set makes service stations unnecessary. Control centers in one pedal. car weighs about a thousand pounds.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Kidney Pills Claim Rapid Relief for Back Aches
A Michigan reader says Foley Kidney Pills made him feel like a new man after long hours on his feet and constant fatigue. The advertisement touts relief from rheumatic pains backache sore muscles stiff joints and tiredness, with pills sold everywhere.
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W. W. Wells
Toquin, Mich
Adv
Fine For the Other Fellow and Advertising Satire
A sharp assessment mocks the business reader who rejects advertising while using mass marketed goods. The excerpt contrasts a newspaper man’s need to solicit ads with a consumer habit for advertised products. It ends with an ad blurb for LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN syrup laxative, priced 60c per bottle.
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Fanny
Doomsday War Fears From Scientists and Prophets
Christian evangelists and scientists warn that future war could be a rapid holocaust wiping out millions. They foresee advances in physics and psychology enabling new weapons and demagogues to drive humanity to frenzy. A French forecast imagines civilization collapsing, with wireless and submarines shaping future battlefields. You will save time with gasoline coupons from Roberts Garage.
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Earth
Roberts Garage
Mauk Visits Denison Area Voter Meeting for Commissioner Race
B F Mauk of near Denison spoke to voters Friday as a candidate for commissioner from this precinct. He once lived near Whitewright and knows many old settlers in the community. He has resided near Denison for twenty years.
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B. F. Mauk
Denison
Mauk
Whitewright
Why He Left the Dance
An American citizen testifies at a murder trial about a birthday dance riot on Hell Creek. He recalls a sequence where fists, a stabbing, and a shotgun discharge led to deadly violence as the crowd dispersed, with the witness fleeing before further trouble arose.
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Jordan
Sunshine Ang Moonshine
Hell Creek
Thomas Jefferson
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Internal Cure
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. medicine works through the blood on mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Medicine combines tonics and blood purifiers to treat catarrh. Druggists sell it. testimonials and free details available from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
Jimmy Gives Pie To Teacher At School
A boy names Jimmy tells his mother he gave a pie to his teacher at school as a treat. She asks if the teacher ate it and he says yes, though the teacher wasn’t at school that day. The note ends with a line about rub-my-tism as a pain killer for rheumatism and neuralgia.
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Jimmy
Marion Holcomb
Nancy, Ky
Thedford Ss
Restores vitality and energy with purified blood
A tonic claim promises vitality by purifying and enriching the blood with a strengthening invigorating effect. Offered at 60 cents, the product targets renewed energy and vigor for consumers seeking improved health.
Pierce and Sons advertise care and confectionery sale
For service quality and fair prices customers are urged to visit P. J. Pierce & Sons. A gasoline coupon book is offered today, promoted under Sears Auto Company branding.
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P. J. Pierce & Sons
Sears Auto Company
Birth of Joann Everheart Feared to Mr and Mrs Everheart
Cards announce the birth of Joann Everheart to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Everheart of this city on Tuesday January 20 1920.
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Joann Everheart
Joe Everheart
Bayer Aspirin Headache Remedy Trademarked Package
The Genuine Aspirin from Bayer is sold as Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in two package lines with proper directions for headache colds pain neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. Bayer denotes genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years and sold in handy tins of 12 tablets costing a few cents.
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Bayer
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Comforts Blood Health
Consumers learn that Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic purifies and enriches the blood with iron and quinine to restore energy and appetite. It is described as a non patent medicine tonic, pleasant for children, and once a long trusted remedy for malaria and general strength. Available at drug stores for 60 cents per bottle.
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GROVE
Prayerable Boy Delivers Clever Line in Prayer
A small boy, reprimanded for disobedience after prior warnings, prayed at night asking God to make him a good boy and to try again if at first he fails. The remark, cited by the Liverpool Post, is noted among children’s prayers as a charming quote.
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Liverpool Post
Foley
W. H. Thornton
W. 10Th St
Little Rock
Ark
Geo
Randall
Dayton
Nev
Brunswick Tires and the Standard of Excellence
The Brunswick tire line argues that superior tires come from high standards and costly testing. It claims 74 years of reputation, extensive lab testing, and careful balance of features, with savings on selling costs. One Brunswick demonstrates the story, making consumers want all Brunswicks for value.
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Brunswick
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