Mrs Dooley’s Advice To Working Girls
Milwaukee reader Mrs H Dooley describes relief from postpartum like fatigue and functional disorders after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She claims renewed energy for long days of work and urges other working girls to try the remedy. The ad cites 40 years of company experience and offers medical guidance from Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
H. Dooney
25Th Street
Dooley
Lydia
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Maas
Discoverer Urges Druggists to Withhold Payment for Bio-seren Promise
A pamphlet claims Bio-seren doubles energy vigor and nerve force in two weeks and instructs pharmacists not to take any payment until results are proven in this period.
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Discoverer
Bio-seren Promises Quick Nerve and Strength Boost
An advertisement urges readers to take Bio-seven tablets after meals and at bedtime for seven days to regain strength and calm nerves. If not improved, return the empty package for a full refund from any druggist. The note lists the formula including elthin and manganese peptonate and claims no secret ingredients.
The Little Mother & Shack 838 by Zoe Beckley
Sally endures a tide of emotion as American troops sail from Boulogne. Dr Will and Rolf watch, while Sally reads a letter from Stephen and breaks into a long wailing cry aboard the homing ship. The scene closes with uncertainty as the voyage continues.
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THE
Little Mother & Shack
Zoe Beckley
Sally
Rolf
Will
Boulogne
Stephen
Dr. Will
Heart and Home Problems from Frances
A 17 year old writes about a telephone company worker who pursued her during the summer. Her parents disapprove of the man’s age and pressure, and she asks whether to send him her photo. The reader is advised not to send the picture and to heed her mother’s guidance.
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Mrs. Thompson
Frances
Letter suggests a wife faced with dating another man during wartime
The writer asks if she may date another man while married, noting her husband suggested the other man. The response disapproves of married women dating others, stressing loyalty and sacrifice for the husband and country, and advising against pursuing the outing even as loneliness grows.
Dear Mrs Thompson War Bride Letters From France
A reader asks how often to write to a sweetheart in France during wartime and whether he has forgotten her. Mrs Thompson counsels steady weekly letters and trust, noting delays from service members overseas.
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Mrs. Thompson
Hardly a Drugstore in the Land That Does Not Sell This Remedy
An old advertisement extols S. S. S. as a blood purifier and strengthener. It claims clean blood prevents sluggish circulation and lassitude and urges readers to obtain the product from druggists. It invites readers to request free information from Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Swift
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta. Ga
Dear Mrs Thompson on broken heart and engagement
A reader asks about a cheating fiancé who kept an engagement secret while dating another girl in California. The counselor blames his selfishness, advises letting go, and recommends distracting thoughts to heal.
Outdoor supper ideas from the United States Food Administration
The piece urges hard working women to take a break and dine outdoors. It suggests packing a lunch and meeting the family at a brookside spot at 5:30 PM. Menu ideas include potato salad devilled eggs tomatoes bread and butter sandwiches cupcakes lemonade cold chicken olives and cookies.
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United States Food Administration
Remarkable New Pain Killer Promises Instant Relief
A vivid advertisement touts 20th Century Liniment as a fast acting remedy for rheumatism lumbago neuralgia backache sprains and bruises. It claims immediate relief by topical application from the bottle with no hot water bath required and urges readers to buy at their local drug store.
Stars and Stripes Drops Sporting Page During War
The Stars and Stripes, the AEF official paper in Paris, ends its sporting page for the war duration. An editorial says space is needed for front line reporting as athletes join or are pulled into the conflict, noting sport in the home front stakes as secondary to the war effort.
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Paris
Stars and Stripes
American Expeditionary Forces
Doughboys
Asaya
Cobbs
Ruths
Johnsons
Willards
Fultons
Ryans
Smiths
Larsens
Bernsteins
Fulton
Dempsey
Willard
Cobb
U. S
France
Germany
Letters From Mem Im Service From Ariel Roush in France
Mrs Chas Burns of Athens R D No 6 received a letter from her nephew Ariel Roush who serves in Iowa and is now in France dated Aug 4 1918. He describes France as pretty but prefers the U S A noting grape vineyards strong wine and a quiet French village. He mentions stone houses broad valleys old locust trees and flowers and reports a safe voyage with some rough seas but no sickness. He is the grandson of Eli Housh and nephew of Mrs John Wise.
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Mrs. Thompson
France
Chas. Burns
Athens
R. D. No
Ariel 8
Roush
Iowa
Ohio
Ariel
John Wise
Eli Housh
City
He Won't Drop Dead Any More
A Cleveland reader reports relief from stomach and liver trouble after four months on Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. He claims gas bloating and heart strain subsided, with renewed vitality. The ad touts the harmless formula that clears catarrhal mucus and inflammation from the intestinal tract, promising a money back guarantee through McKee Drug Co. and other druggists.
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Cleveland
Mayr
McKee Drug Co
U S Troops Sing Before Battle In France Courage Remains High
A Chicago Post account notes American soldiers before a major engagement show iron resolve and patriotism. Y M C A song leaders calm tension with soldiers choosing traditional ballads over softer tunes. Letter writing surges as men vow to die with honor. endorsements tout Dr Frederick Blankner in Ohio promotional notices.
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C. C. Lyon
Chicago Post
Mee
Fellows
Kentucky
Though Blind He Wants to Get Hands on Bill
Albany, N Y Joseph Carroll, blind in this city, told a local draft board he could get the Kaiser. He appeared with his mother and was rejected. In sorrow he said he might be blind but knew he could reach the Kaiser and insisted on a chance to aid Uncle Sam.
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Albany
N. Y
Joseph Carroll
Carroll
Uncle Sam
Tear Out Kaiser's Picture in Class Incident
A Leavenworth Kansas fourth grade class sparked a minor scene when boys tore from a geography book the Kaiser Wilhelm page and girls covered his face with paper. The teacher chose not to punish, noting a Kansas law against destroying public school books.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Kaiser Wilhelm
Kansas
Public Sale of Farm and Household Goods near Athens
Having sold my farm I offer at public auction at my residence two miles west of Athens along the B and O 8 W RR. The list includes two black match mares, five milch cows, six young cattle, twenty pigs and hogs, farming equipment, six acres of corn, six tons of hay, cider mill, tools, and household goods. Sale starts at 10 A M. Refreshments on grounds. Ed Howard.
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Athens
Oliver
ED. Howard
Broadwell
Ohio
Public Auction At Broadwell Farm Seeks Sale Of Broad Inventory
A public auction at the farm residence seven miles from Broadwell Ohio lists items to sell at 3 00 A M including livestock two roan mares two colts two Holstein cows two steers two yearlings a heifer and a brown mare. Farm equipment includes plows harnesses saddles wheels rails and various tools with lumber roofing and miscellaneous goods. Terms announced day of sale and lunch will be served.
British Patent Lets Straw Become Easier To Digest
A British patent grants a process to render straw more digestible for livestock. The method uses a weak caustic soda solution and heat under pressure for about 60 hours to treat the straw.
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Comfort Powder Co
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Elizabeth Thompson
California
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America
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Marietta
Blankner
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Banker Sb Co
FI Iceien
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Quaker City Independent
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Guernsey Times MY
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Eyesville Enterprise
Marion
United States
Warren G. Harding
E. C. Dix
Wooster Republican
Geo. Hildebrand
Ashland Times Gazette
Dr. Blankner
Athens Hotel
Kaiser
Geo. B. Allen
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