California Syrup of Figs Advertises Child Laxative
A vintage ad urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for sick children showing tongue signs of illness. It promises gentle cleansing of stomach and bowels, relief from feverish or fussy behavior, and quick movement of foul waste with no griping. The copy warns against counterfeits and promotes the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Adv
Why Do They Say a Man Pines for a Woman
A humorous exchange from Enareo News features a fair widow asking why men “pine” for women and a fussy old maid replying that pine is the softest wood. The quip plays on wordplay and social tone.
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Enareo
Come-back Man Seeks Health With Gold Medal Haarlem Oil
Advert explains that overwork and poor habits weaken men and promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil capsules. It claims three capsules daily restore strength for urinary, kidney, bladder, stomach and general ailments. It touts 200 years of use since Dutch laboratories and offers a money-back guarantee if ineffective.
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Holland
Haarlem
Ady
Fragmentary OCR Notes Include Odd Phrases and Remedies
The unreadable text mentions May Apple and Doctor Vierve’s Pleasant Pellets, plus odd terms like Porestry and boat rocker at sea. It appears as fragmented filler with possible product or remedy references, lacking coherent news context or identifiable individuals.
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Alec
Prescription for influenza prevention through exercise and air
A brief health note urges plenty of exercise fresh air and regular hours as the best preventive prescription against influenza. It warns that neglect or a cold can still strike, emphasizing immediate action when illness arises.
Universal Military Training Front and Center in Postwar Policy
Washington observers report the general staff plans a universal military training program to submit to Congress, arguing it aligns with postwar disarmament aims and public safety. Proponents say training is not mobilization but preparation for security and national unity, with praise for its civic and physical benefits.
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Ashington
United States
General Staff
Army
Congress
General Crowder
War Department
American Congress
America
Oregon Ballot Language On Senate Short Term Clarified
Oregon voters elected ex Senator Mulky for the short term and Senator McNary for the long term after a dummy candidacy. Mulky will resign after one day to allow McNary to fill the short term, with McNary taking the seat March 4 for the long term. The ballot language is deemed accurate for political purposes.
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Charles L. McNary
Oregon
Senator McNary
Mulky
Washington
Senate
National Park Attendance Figures For 1918 Released
National park service data show about 450 000 visitors to 15 of 17 parks in 1918 down from 487 368 in 1917. Rocky Mountain leads with about 80 000, Mount Rainier near 45 000, Californa parks mostly down, Yellowstone and others showing mixed gains and declines amid wartime conditions.
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Oras
National Park Service
Department of the Interior
Hawaii
Mount McKinley
Alaska
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado
Mount Rainier
Camp Lewis
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Yellowstone
Wyoming
California
Rocky Mountain
Sequoia
Yosemite
General Grant
Crater Lake
Oregon
Platt
Oklahoma
Mesa Verde
Glacier
Montana
Cyclops Mystery Remains After Lost U Boat War Era
The Cyclops, a United States collier with 350 aboard, vanished on a March voyage from Barbados to New York amid World War I fears. Officials report no life preserver or oar found. hull intact and one engine functional. Questions linger about possible sinking by explosion, capsizing, or enemy action.
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United States
Cyclops
Rio
Barbados
New York
Navy Department
George Wichman Worley
Germany
Wichman
Worley
Norfolk
Pope
Table Decorations With National Figures For Festive Tables
The article describes decorative table place cards featuring patriotic figures. Crepe paper dolls represent America, England, France, Belgium, Italy and Serbia with painted faces and paper hats. Each figure may bear a small flag and is mounted on cardboard backings for use as place cards or ornaments.
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Santa Claus
American
England
France
Belgium
Italy
Serbia
Small Boy Toy Tent Sparks Imaginative Play
A compact twenty centimeter toy tent is built from strong domestic cloth with red braid. It sits on a wooden frame with front and back rods and a ridge-pole. Four tape loops secure the sides, and a flag, paper soldiers, and a wooden cannon complete a miniature military set for a child to discover and play with.
Navy blue taffeta shopping bag with red lining
A navy blue taffeta shopping bag features red taffeta lining and celluloid mountings. It includes a matching red celluloid mounting and tassel, suspended by a navy silk strap.
A Gift for Him Includes Collar Box and Grooming Set
A collar box a bag for brush and comb and a pad of shaving paper will please men's friends whether they travel much or not. The traveler will be thrice grateful. Made of heavy unbleached linen and embroidered with colored floss. Monogram possible instead of a flower design to solve a gift problem.
Tapestry Book Ends Weave Silk Covered Accents
Book lovers will value these book ends covered in tapestry and silk. They are simple to craft with thin metal foundations padded with blotting paper, then covered and finished with a silk cord. The example features dark tapestry colors and refinements.
The Making of a Famous Medicine
A laboratory visit reveals the Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound as a famed remedy for women's ills. The process uses over 350000 pounds of herbs yearly, careful harvesting, solvents, sterilization, pasteurization, and sterile bottles to ensure purity and effectiveness. Letters from women praising its healing are repeatedly published.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
The Occasion and Proposals by a Worried Cleric
A cleric frets about proposing to a girl when the time comes and drafts tentative lines. He contemplates playful, awkward, or pointed openings to start the talk about marriage and war readiness. The piece contrasts comic lines with a thrift counsel on investing Liberty bond coupons.
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Chicago Daily News
Thrift Magazine
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