Change in a Woman's Life During Menopause in Fremont Ohio
A Fremont resident describes relief from menopause symptoms at forty six after using Lydie E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports heat flashes nervousness backache headaches irritability and the blues abating and vitality returning. The ad invites readers to write the Pinkham Medicine Co. for guidance with confidential, experienced advice.
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Fremont
Lydie E. Pinkham
M. Goppen
Napalece St
Ohio
BE. Pinkhim
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Mase
Puritan Wit and a Modern Comedy in One Scene
A light anecdote recalls a Puritan elderly woman reacting to a provocative line in a modern comedy as she blurts out I guess she told him where to get off. The piece also cites historical Earth population estimates from 1787 to 1865 and ends with quips on opportunity and kindness.
Interview With Emperor Charles Reveals Informal Court Life
An Austrian statesman recounts his Swiss interview with Emperor Charles noting a stark contrast to the formalities of Emperor Franz Joseph. He describes a simple, door-to-door approach, with the emperor alone in a room and no guards, creating a rare glimpse of relaxed royal access.
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Switzerland
Charles
Francia
Joseph
Francis Joseph
Loyalty League organizer Col. Dickerson’s nationwide drive
Col. R. P. Dickerson of Springfield Missouri leads the National Loyalty league aiming to enroll every American in its ranks regardless of sex or age. He previously formed a cavalry brigade for instant service during World War I and a 3000 strong regiment in 1916, receiving government thanks. He comes from a martial family, is a Spanish American War veteran, and owns a large mule-breeding ranch in Missouri.
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R. P. Dickerson
Springfield
National Loyalty League
United States
Dickerson
Roosevelt
Mexico
Jerome Dickerson
Colonel Dickerson
Missouri
Ships Monitor at 45 Broadway Tracks Vessels for U S Board
David Love Ewing, assistant director of operations for the United States Shipping Board and the Emergency Fleet Corporation, keeps a real time chart of all American ships from his office in New York. His 25 years in railroading trained him to manage people as he oversees ship location, destination, cargo, tonnage, home port, readiness for government use, armament, captain, crew, and other key data. Ewing, born in Muscatine, Iowa, is 41 and rose to his current post under Willan Denman and Gen. George W. Goethals, with Edward F. Carry advancing him to A D of operations last November.
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Broadway
New York
David Love Ewing
United States Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Mr. Ewing
Seven Seas
Ewing
Muscatine
Willan Denman
Shipping Board
George W. Goethals
Edward F. Carry
Refugee recalls singing the Marseillaise in a conquered town
A refugee recounts how in a besieged town, despite orders, a chorus of 50 to 60 children and hundreds of townspeople sang the Marseillaise. The mayor and council watched as the song stirred fear and defiance, uniting French memory with the war effort amid German occupation.
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France
America
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Louise
Jen
Binek
Kenly Leads New U S Army Aeronautics Division
Brig. Gen. W. L. Kenly, named chief of the new division of military aeronautics, advocates direct action over words. A West Point graduate of 1885, he served in Santiago, the Philippines, the Mexican border, and San Diego’s flying school, then went to France last July as colonel of the Seventh Field Artillery and was made brigadier general on August 5. In France he commanded the air service and showed notable aptitude for aviation work.
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W. L. Kenly
Division of Military Aeronautics
United States Army
Kenly
France
West Point
Capron
Santiago
Philippines
San Diego
Seventh Field Artillery
Air Service
Pershing
You Can t Run From the War Telegram Prods Absentee
A World War era note critiques a man claiming to flee to Honolulu to avoid the war. It urges him to return, share his plan, and help with the effort, warning against assuming moral superiority and calling him a quitter and welder for leaving his duty.
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Honolulu
Livonter
France
Her Method of Reading by Scent and Memory
In a tender moment Mae tells her mother she can read not by eyes but by smell. The child explains she does not read like her mother, but reads by scent, revealing a unique, sensory approach to literacy.
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Mother
Mae
Mamma
Good Salesmanship Alarm Reel Quips From Birmingham Era
A Birmingham Age Herald quip recalls a traveling hawker offering a burghi alarm to a skeptical madam. The salesman claims authority, joking he once was a burglar, then cites reform caused by the alarm as the reason to buy.
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Gould
Birmingham Age Herald
Get Rid of Freckles With Othine Double Strength
An old advertisement notes that Othine double strength can remove freckles and even out complexion with one ounce often enough. It promises money back if it fails and urges asking for the double strength version sold by druggists. Also mentions Cuticura soap and ointment samples and a light cartoon about social behavior.
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Cuticura
Dept. X
Boston
Paradoxical exchange hints at astral lamps in winter
Fragmentary text shows characters discussing coal shortages and astral lamps. A married man referenced as Adam and Hoo appears in garbled dialogue. The nonsensical style suggests a stray OCR fragment from a period piece or puzzle column.
Bridget Had Uttle Trouble In Explain ing Why She Used Poker
Magistrate hears Bridget Had before the bar charged with beating her husband. The husband sits with bandages and iodine fumes mark his hospital treatment. Bridget’s reply to why she struck with a poker is blunt and humorous.
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Bridget
Bar of Justice
Shure
How to Win a Seat on a Pittsburgh Streetcar
A tired looking woman on a Broad Way car failed to get a seat as others read papers until she sang The Star Spangled Banner, prompting all to rise and let her sit. The anecdote ends with the woman seated as the song ends. Franklin’s adage about faithful service closes the piece.
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Pittsburgh
Broadway
New York Sun
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