Woman Reports Health After Pinkham Remedies
Mrs. Elsie J. van der Sande of Paterson New Jersey credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier with restoring her health after months of back pains irregularities and fatigue She urges other women to try the remedies and seek advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts
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Paterson, N. J
Lydia E. Pinkham
Elsie J. van der Sande
York St. Paterson
N. J
A Day's Wage and the Living Wage Definition
A 1914 NSW court of industrial arbitration definition sets the living wage as the amount needed for the lowest wage class worker to support himself, his wife, and two children in a three room house with basic food and essential expenses including fuel, clothing, insurance, transport, schooling, and modest leisure. It cites the National Geographic Magazine as the source of this living-wage standard.
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Court of Industrial Arbitration of
New South Wales
National Geographic Magazine
Very Considerate Railway Speed Exchange
A humorous dialogue about travel speed compares automobile and rail travel. A cautious motorist avoids praising railroads and notes trains rarely exceed forty miles an hour in their region. The exchange ends with a quip on preserving rail reputation.
Tail Wagging Proverb Highlights Silent Dog Communication
A dog can express more with his tail in a minute than a man can with words in a week. The saying emphasizes nonverbal communication and animal expressiveness over spoken language.
Alaska Farming Prospects Amid Harsh Climate
Alaska offers vast farming potential in the interior and coastal valleys with crops like wheat oats and potatoes and fruit including currants raspberries and strawberries. Federal stations across the territory study climate soils and livestock prospects while noting challenges from deep soil frost and swampy land, road access and markets.
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Alaska
Yukon
United States Department of Agriculture
Arctic Circle
Interior
Ife
Porto Rico Market Prospects Boost U S Exports
Reports from Porto Rico forecast a record sugar crop and expanded US trade as island commerce climbs. 1916 US to Porto Rico trade reached 100 million dollars, with most goods entering from the United States. coal storage pits planned in Pittsburgh to store 100000 tons of coal safely.
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Porto Rico
United States
Foreign Trade Department
the National City Bank of New York
Merchandlee
Igund
Dduquesne Light Company
Pittsbu Szh
Branots’ Island
Aviation School Set to Open Under Chinese Government
Short paragraph notes indicate a new aviation school will be opened by the Chinese government. Other items report waste molasses used as furnace fuel in Hawaii, an English inventor’s interlocking concrete piling, U S apple production per person, a Spantah bell dated 1247 in Oakland, electric railways valued at 780 million dollars, 600000 English women employed in factories, and German breweries producing yeast for stock foods.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Vermont
New Ehampshire
Matanuska River
Alaska
Hawaii
United States
Oakland
Cal
England
An Easy Job at Irish Courthouse
An elderly witness in an Irish courthouse, temporarily near sighted, ascends the wrong stairs to the bench. The judge jokes about his ambition and asks if he wants to be a judge, to which the man replies that he is old and perhaps only fit for it.
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New York Mall
Plan Night School Bill Aims At District Night Classes
Des Moines reports the Newberry bill to allow night schools in any district with ten or more adult petitioners. The measure, supported by Gov. Harding, would require three months of operation and at least two evening sessions weekly for youths over 16 unable to attend day classes. A.W. Bode notes Iowa illiteracy stats and emphasizes night schools to help foreign born whites gain citizenship.
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A.W. Bode
United States Naturalization Examiner
General Assembly
Bode
Iowa
United States
Preparations to Combat Submarines Under Wilson Action
President Wilson ordered rapid naval expansion using a 114 million emergency fund to speed up construction and authorize special war craft. Secretary Daniels ordered 60 submarine chasers built at 110 feet, to be ready in 60 to 80 days and graduations at the Naval Academy: March 29 for 172 officers and September for 202 more, while private shipyards accelerate overall production.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Congress
Daniels
New York Navy Yard
Naval Academy
Rivermen Alarmed by Thick Ice Ahead
With heavy snows and continued cold, rivermen fear early Mississippi breakup. Ice up to thirty inches thick north and nearly two feet here signals unprecedented jams near the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway pontoon bridge at North McGregor.
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McGregor
Mississippi
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
North McGregor
Coal Strike at What Cheer Links Carson Brothers to Rich Vein
The Carson brothers of What Cheer have struck a rich coal vein in this area, with at least sixty acres of excellent coal. The pair were in mining when What Cheer flourished at seven thousand residents, and two years ago their old mine was abandoned after flooding and gas buildup.
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Carson Brothers
What Shakespeare Did in Stratford Jubilees
An American tourist asks who Shakespeare is and is told he was a writer. The villager explains Shakespeare wrote for the Bible, noting the many plays and fame around Shakespeare this and other jubilees without detailing other works.
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Shakespeare
Stratford
California Syrup of Figs Advertises Child Laxative
Many mothers trust California Syrup of Figs as a pleasant tasting laxative that cleanses the stomach liver and bowels without griping. The ad urges use for feverish or irritable children and promises relief within hours after a teaspoonful and notes directions printed on the bottle for all ages.
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California
Fragmentary dialogue hints at a late visit
A brief dialogue snippet presents a woman and a man discussing a late visit and parental objection, implying tension over staying out late.
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Pinkham
Carter
Postum
Towellville
By C.c.georgeson
Alaska Agricultural Experiment Stations
Matnnuska Valley
Rampart
Kodiak Island
Asia
Kodiak
Department of Agriculture
Sitka
Island
Senate
Hostetter
Doan
Bright
Epira Stearns
Elgotric Paste U
Eaaenauans
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