Idealism lauds Philippine progress after Wilson era
The New York Herald reports Francis Burton Harrison, now governor general, signed a 15 million dollar education bill for 600000 island children and asserts the Philippines have never been more prosperous. It credits democratic rule with advancing unity, education, and democracy, contrasting with past Republican administration and its critics.
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Philippines
Wilson
Islands
Francis Burton Harrison
America
New York Herald
Manila
France
Philippine Islands
Harrison
the Herald
United States
Vital Statistics Law Takes Effect January First
The new state law makes it mandatory for births and deaths to be reported by doctors nurses undertakers and individuals. Its importance has been stressed for years yet many legislatures lagged in acting. The aim is universal adoption across the states and for responsible parties to enforce the provisions.
Restrict Immigration Debate Across Nations
The article argues against U S immigration limits noting Europe sees labor mobility as a global flow. It cites England Italy and Germany opposing restriction as Mr Barnes advocates lowering barriers to maintain international labor movement toward prosperous levels.
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America
Barnes
England
Italy
Germany
Immigration Restriction Favors Labor and National Welfare
The conference may act on labor and immigration with broad American press support for swift passage. The proposed four year immigration limit after peace signing excludes Cuba Canada Mexico and Panama and should not wait on peace conference action. Proponents argue it protects domestic labor and living standards against a growing threat and prior vetoed literacy tests prove need for restriction.
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Cuba
Canada
Mexico
Panama
Wilson
The Little Nation Problem and the League Debate
The column contrasts a five power majority league with a balanced power agreement and notes small nations delaying the conference. It cites Clemenceau and Wilson, arguing that the allied balance of power would resist broad representation and that Wilson can still marshal support despite dissent from lesser nations.
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League of Nations
Clemenceau
Diplomats Eye Bottled Hope As Dry Law Takes Effect
The New York Herald notes diplomats in Washington see lively chances for hospitality as the dry amendment kicks in. Ambassadors and ministers may exploit extra territorial theory to keep cellars stocked while the U. S. remains bone dry, aided by a Kentucky representative pushing a bill to confiscate hidden liquors nationwide.
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Washington
United States
Kentucky
New York Herald
Thrift Day Memoir and Wartime Wit
A reflective piece urges penny pinching during war prices with a plan to save a small sum for future needs. It touches on Ludendorff’s defeat cited from Frankfurter Zeitung, Foch’s counter-offensive, and a church acoustics quip. Also notes a snake-bite remedy shortage and critiques wiretappers and fakirs who exploit gullible victims.
You Can Not Cire Rheumatism by Liniments and Lotions
An advertisement argues local treatments cannot cure rheumatism and promotes purifying the blood with S.S.S. The copy claims the disease stems from blood germs and asserts S.S.S. cleanses the blood to remove the cause. It advertises the remedy as a long used product sold in drug stores and offers free advice from a chief medical adviser in Atlanta.
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Voberactory
Atlanta, Ga
Pape's Cold Compound promised to end a cold quickly
An ad touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast remedy for colds and grippe. It claims the treatment clears nasal passages within hours, stops discharge, and relieves headaches, boils, feverishness, sneezing, and stiffness with two hourly doses for three doses. It emphasizes affordability and warns against substitutes.
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Pape
Getting Rid of Colds with Chamberlain’s Remedy
The article advises Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as a long used cure for colds and warns against relapse by choosing rest. It stresses staying in bed until fully recovered, suggesting three days at the start beats three weeks later. The guidance targets adults and highlights caution to avoid reinfection while recovering.
Indigestion Relief Ad Promises Quick Comfort
An old advertisement urges readers to take Chamberlan's Tablets for indigestion and promises rapid relief, claiming you will forget stomach troubles after a few doses and urging trial of the product.
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Chamberlan
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Deafness Cure
Catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local applications as they cannot reach the diseased portion. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to cure by purifying the blood and restoring the mucous lining. offers $1000 reward for any case not cured.
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Hall
J. Chenfy
Toleda
Lt. Fred T. Moon on Leave in Athens
Athens friends greet Lt. Fred T. Moon of the quartermaster corps on a ten day leave spent here. Commissioned while in charge of the local recruiting station, he was assigned to Newport News and later did detail at the reconstruction hospital in Osten, N C, aiding disabled soldiers’ vocational fitting. He will remain until next Wednesday.
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Athens
Fred T. Moon
Quartermaster Corps
U S.A
Newport News
Reconstruction Hospital
Osten
N. C
Moon
Athens Georgia Thursday Weather Forecast Veers Cold
Weather forecast for Athens and vicinity calls for fair conditions on Thursday with a cold snap expected. A moderate Gulf disturbance drives cloudy and rainy conditions across central and eastern cotton belt. Ohio Valley cold air pushes toward Louisville and Pittsburgh, with Louisville at 20 degrees and Nashville at 28. Georgia will see below freezing temperatures briefly Thursday as a cold front overspreads the state.
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Athens
Georgia
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Pensacola
Cotton Belt
Texas
Oh‘o Valley
Louisville
Pittsburg
Nashville
Chicago
St. Paul
Lemon Juice Whitening Lotion Promises Safe Skin Brightening
An advertisement touts mixing juice from two lemons with three ounces of Orchid White to create a cheap bleaching lotion for the face neck arms and hands. It claims to reduce tan redness sallowness sunburn windburn and to make skin clear and rosy white, asserting the preparation is harmless.
Iron tonic ad urges Ziron for strength recovery
A letter from J. E. Clifton of Georgia endorses Ziron Iron Tonic after severe illness. He describes phoid fever and hemorrhaging, feeling weak and pale, then reports regained energy, strength, and appetite after using Ziron. Ads claim drugstores sell and guarantee results.
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J. E. Clifton
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