Woman Credits Pinkham Remedy For Health In Pregnancy
Mrs. Ernest Beene of Watertown New York says she suffered a female weakness and weakness prevented work. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound her health improved and she could deliver a baby with the doctor noting her strong condition. The advertisement urges other women to try the root and herb remedy and offers special suggestions from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
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Watertown
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Ernest Beene
Wyoming Ave
Beebe
Lydia L. Pinkham
Lydia I Kham Medicine Co
Bio-feren promise of rapid health for frail women
An advertisement touts Bio-feren as a miracle health builder that can quickly make nervous, weak women vigorous with two weeks of use. It claims free money if results fail and urges buyers to take seven tablets daily, then continue until supply ends. The formula lists lecithin and minerals among listed ingredients.
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Bio-seven
Two Dogs in War The Bowie Dog and Tommy in Picardy
United Press report from Picardy recounts two dogs amid WWI conflict. One, a German Bowie dog, carried a vital message and was shot by Corporal Clark. the other, Tommy, a mixed breed saved from neglect and now enjoys life with American troops.
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United Press
Picardy
Nomans Land
Tommy
Salvation Army
Bowie Dog
Nomans
Corporal Clark
E Company
Infantry
Bowie
Clark
Montdidier
United States
Rhine
Washington
Soldier reports L Company trip out of trenches
In a letter to his aunt Mrs Chloe Lightfrits of Carbondale James Gabriel of that place writes that on June 7 his company L 166th Infantry had just come out of the trenches for a rest. They have been in the trenches three times and over the top once. L Company has not lost a man in killed or wounded.
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Chloe Lightfrits
Carbondale
James Gabriel
166Th Infantry
The Divine Rival Chapter Seven: Sally and Stephen
Sally rejects Steve in a tense confession as he admits guilt and seeks reconciliation. He argues for friendship while she returns to work, glimpsing Sally's transformation as a noble beacon of human salvage. Stephen misses her as Sally channels energy into her mission and Lottie in the kitchen.
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Sally
Steve
Stephen
Torrance
Lottie
Stephen Torrance
Heart and Home Problems in a Troubled Letter
In a reader advisory style, Rosy B replies to a nineteen year old girl torn between two young men. One ex-lover seeks engagement ring contact and army service looming, while a second admirer remains unsure. Rosy B suggests testing feelings and writes about continued concern over genuine affection and timing.
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Mrs. Thompson
Troubled Wife and Love Queries in Mrs Thompson Page
A letter column responds to readers on garden mud and home manners. Advice covers using rubber overshoes to trap dirt, hosting storm guests, appropriate staying times, and how to handle a long distance correspondence with a college friend. Ends with a nudge to advertise items for sale in the Want Ad section.
Stomach Troubles and Cures with Black-Draught
Mrs. Annie Johnson of Scottsburg Indiana recounts long constipation and stomach upset. She tried doctors and purgatives before using Thedford's Black-Draught with improvement after regular use, later just a dose occasionally. The remedy is described as vegetable and effective for headaches biliousness indigestion and liver cleansing.
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Scottsburg
Ind
Annie Johnson
Thedford
Sugar Scarcity Warning and Substitution Guidelines
Food administration urges restraint as sugar from Cuba and Puerto Rico is scarce due to wartime submarine losses. Recommend limiting consumption to three pounds per person per month and suggest alternatives like honey corn syrup maple sugar and sorgum. Include a date pudding recipe using cornstarch milk sirup dates and vanilla, serving five.
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Atlantic
Cuba
Porto Rico
United States Food Administration
Spice Cake With Corn Syrup Substitutes
Recipe instructions describe a spice cake using corn sirup replacing part of the sugar. Ingredients include fat sugar eggs sirup milk vanilla ginger cinnamon allspice baking powder salt barley flour raisins. Method: cream fat and sugar, add eggs, fold in beaten whites, bake one hour in moderate oven.
Apricot Custard Style Ice Cream Formula
A historic recipe outlines heating milk with cornstarch, then whisked eggs and corn syrup. The mixture cooks over hot water, adds vanilla and salt, strains, cools, and freezes like ice cream. It also notes combining apricot syrup with corn syrup and water to make a quart.
Apron Pattern Promises Knit Holder and Dress Protection
This pattern offers an apron that holds knitting and guards clothing. Made from lawn, batiste, cambric, Swiss, gingham, or chambray in one medium size. Requires 118 yards of 86 inch material. Pattern mailed to any address for 10 cents in silver or stamps.
Huns to work in Ohio camp as prisoners of war
Camp Sherman Ohio reports one hundred German prisoners of war arriving to join the labor detail. The piece notes delays in arrival and hints at their assignment to farming tasks along the river. It mentions local Mennonite conscientious objectors and a Friday Jazz Band concert at Cline's Pharmacy.
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Camp Sherman
Ybt
Ohio
Cline’s Pharmacy
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