Women of Middle Age Seek Relief in Pinkham Remedy
A Lowell Massachusetts woman describes three years of change of life symptoms including headaches nerves and pain and credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief She notes symptoms such as suffocation hot flashes backaches and dizziness and suggests contacting Pinkham Medicine Co for advice.
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Lowell
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Margaret Quinn
Worthen St
Iyi Ke, Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Paraffin Cleaned and Reused in Canning
A U S Department of Agriculture expert says dirty paraffin from canning can be cleaned. Rinse with cold water, then heat to boiling and strain through cheesecloth. If still dirty, repeat heating and straining. Recover paraffin trapped in the strainer by reheating the cloth.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Potatoes and Insults in a London Idea Spoof
In a playful skit a man implores a woman with vegetable metaphors while she rebukes him as a thief and flatterer. She denounces him as a chaste potato while accusing him of vile behavior, and he departs after her sharp rebuke.
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London
Flight of Time
Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a dramatic exchange where a fiancee confirms an engagement after a kiss, amid a tense scene with a close friend overhearing the moment. The dialogue highlights secrecy and elation as the couple solidifies their plans.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Is That Woman a Fitting Companion for My Wife
A dialogue centers on the role of a dress maker as an acceptable companion for a wife. The exchange implies social expectations and marriage dynamics in a domestic setting from a period piece.
Rice as Valuable War Time Food in California and South
The piece extols rice as a wartime staple, outlining its global role, U.S. imports, and rising California cultivation. It details field sizes, irrigation, planting, flooding, harvesting, milling, and polishing processes, and notes tractors and technology aiding yields. It also links rice to food security for allies amid war.
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Robert H.moulton
Ias
United States
California
Japan
Aiver
South
War Revives Whitby Jet Industry in England
The American consul reports a revival of Whitby jet work once thriving before the Norman era. War disruptions and German glass competition boosted demand for jet black ornaments. The industry peaked 1850 to 1880 with about 1500 workers. today older artisans polish and finish jet mined at Whitby, surpassing Spanish jet.
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Hull
England
Whitby
Germany
Spain
Fac
Unusual police report over empty ink bottle incident
A police report describes an unusual experience when a person says the ink bottle was emptied on a clean tablecloth. The exchange notes the bottle appeared empty and prompts questions about what happened and why.
Airplane Fares Low Over Cavalry Then Escapes
An Allied aviator in Youth's Companion recounts a near miss with a cavalry patrol. The aircraft, unable to rise away from the German-occupied field, was driven toward the horsemen and then climbed, dodging scattered gunfire as bullets peppered the craft. The machine and occupants emerged unharmed.
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Claude Grahame- White
Flying Corps
Christianity Gains in China Sparks Muslim Response
Christianity's growth in China has prompted heightened Muslim activity. A 500-priest conference discussed translating the Koran, improving schools, producing defensive literature, and other steps to protect Islam.
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China
Mohammed
Private latch key teaches germs entry in Indiana school
An Indiana teacher says an eighth grade exam revealed poor understanding of bacteria. A pupil answered bacteria enter the body by means of on rusty nil. The report notes broader commentary on language ability and population figures in Amman and Holland.
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Indiana
Indianapolis News
Rest of It Delivers Puzzling Breakfast Banter
Mr Curd grows pessimistic in the morning as a boarding house cook is questioned about午 meals. A waitress proposes a stew but the guest rejects and mutters about por ked op mutton chop liver and bacon ham enagesta o. She persists with fried sole, he agrees, and recalls yesterday uppers.
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Curd
Forty Thieves Oil Protest Sparks War Time Waste Row
Morghina pours oil on forty thieves provoking protest over waste during wartime. The remark condemns excessive consumption amid hardship. Local observers call for conservation and prudent use of scarce resources.
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Morghina
Two Sailors Mock New Couples In Street Gossip
Two sailors joke as a newly married pair exits a church wedding and enters a car. One quips the groom will soon face matrimony at sea, the other says he expects a mine. The chat pivots to a couple who kept house and fear landlady notice. A line says the kaiser cannot take what he cannot have. The US army bought 4 000 Lewis machine guns.
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Boston Transcript
Louisville Courier-Journal
Not Worth Fooling
A terse exchange notes that many people lack money and the public will not be easily deceived. The remark contrasts public skepticism with financial hardship amid unspecified events or statements.
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Harper
Will Training Adverts Promise Power and Healing
Promotional magazines tout books on will training that claim to heal the sick empower the weak and transform people into dominating personalities. Advertisements paint a bright future while warning rivals may rise by similar reading and self discipline.
Soap and Ointment Ad Promises Skin Care
An advertisement touts a soap to cleanse and purify and an ointment to soothe and heal. It claims the emollients prevent minor skin troubles by keeping pores clear and offers a free sample by mail with a Book, Address postcard, Cutburn, Dept. L, Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cutburn
Dept. L
Boston
New York trip tests Josiah’s nerve, Mrs Hawbuck notes
Mrs. Hawbuck asks Josiah if he kept his head in New York. He replies he did, suspecting the city’s sharpers showed no interest in him.
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Josiah
Innuendo at Day Show Sparks Curious Exchanges
The Kansas City Journal notes a playful exchange where YT wins first prize at the day show. Mubdub comments on entries while Wombat mocks with a smirk, hinting at humorous backstage chatter during the event.
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Mubdub
Wombat
Kansas City Journal
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