California Syrup of Figs advertised as child laxative
An advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children and adults. It claims a teaspoonful clears foul, constipated waste and sour bile, with no griping, and promotes the product as a gentle inside cleansing for fevers, colds, stomach issues, and indigestion. The copy warns against counterfeits and urges asking a druggist for the genuine product.
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California
Eeuion
California Fig Syrup Company
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Queen of power and social life in a restless future
In a sunlit hotel parlor Janet probes Mrs. Crafton about the future. Crafton declares she seeks power and wealth not motherhood, rejects suffrage work, and longs for social life, music, travel, and a country retreat. A magnate in a fur coat, Roy Nicoll, enters as the scene shifts toward new temptations.
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Janet
Crafton
Dorothea Crafton
Roy Nicoll
Dear Mrs Thompson Advice Column Excerpts on Teen Relationships
A young girl asks if she can have boy friends before eighteen and how to handle a visiting admirer. The adviser says dating is ok but not romantic involvement, encourages proper conduct and patience, and warns against rebellion or loud behavior. A second reader asks about a suitor who declares love. the reply notes his politeness but urges clear boundaries and honest explanation to avoid hurting him.
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Mrs. Thompson
Frien
Dear Mrs. Thompson on a boy's hand holding at the show
A reader asks if a boy who insists on holding her hand at a picture show should be allowed. The writer suspects the gesture signals only sentiment and not deeper interest, and seeks guidance on boundaries.
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Mrs. Thompson
Clarifying Ring Etiquette for Young Friends
A reader asks if a girl may wear a boy’s ring given a close friendship. The reply states a girl should not wear a boy’s ring regardless of friendship, advising conventional etiquette.
Measure Sise 88 Pattern Offer for 5% Yardage
A catalog note states measure Sise 88 requires five percent yards of forty four inch material. The illustration pattern is mailed to any address upon receipt of ten cents in silver or stamp.
Unclear fragment on Chicago cases and eye symptoms
Report fragment mentions Chicago and mention of fifteen cases with eye symptoms following an event. Details are incomplete and not fully legible.
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Chicago
U S Panel Finds Flu Serum Useless Says Lab Director
New York based laboratory chief reports no cure found for influenza after testing serums and vaccines nationwide. He notes insurers lost about 130 million dollars during the peak three months of last year as disease spread, with high deaths in Pelham Bay and army camps.
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New York
United States
Association of Life Insurance Medical Directors
Newark
Pelham Bay
Allies Rifle Strength Peaks On Western Front
War department figures show Allied rifle strength reached a peak on September 1 with 1,662,000 opposed to 1,839,000 German troops. American divisions had 12,250 riflemen per 27,000 combat troops, and German losses rose from 1,889,000 to 866,060 by November 1 while Allied strength declined modestly from 1,682,000 to 1,485,000.
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Washington
War Department
HUN FARMS READY FOR WORK
Coblens area farmers prepare for spring work as the Thirty-second division reports 754 horses compared with 888 in November. Allied armistice terms prompt German factory town complaints about traffic and fuel shortages hindering supply movement and delaying work resumption.
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Coblens
Wesen
Cologne
Canada Receives Airplanes as Gift for Allied War Effort
Sir Edward stated that Canada supplied 8000 aviators with 4980 recruited in Canada and others transferred from the Canadian service to the Royal Air Service upon arrival in Europe. He spoke while accepting 15 airplanes donated to Canada by Canadian and British residents in London.
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Canada
Royal Air Service
Europe
Sir Edward
Dominion
London
Preacher Commands Fresh Air During Sermon
In Fremont Nebraska a pastor interrupted a sermon to order parishioners awake by opening church windows for better air circulation and focus before finishing the message.
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Fremont, Neb
Fremont
Fire alarm box prompts quick response in Braintree
In Braintree Massachusetts March 3 a resident pulled the fire alarm box and waited. Firefighters arrived and handled the blaze. A new patent covers a combined dish pan and draining board for dishes introduced recently.
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Mass
Mar
War letters from Virgil Davis describe French wartime prices
Private Virgil Davis of Co G 113th Infantry writes from Regneville France February 1 1919 to his father Mathew Davis Hollister. He complains about high prices in France including bread candles and wood and notes local officials saved them from a large robbery bill. He urges papers publish the letter to show how Americans are treated by French merchants.
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Mathew Davis
Hollister
Virgil
France
Regneville
No Charge For Wartime Weddings In Jerseyville
Jerseyville Illinois March 3 The marriage market collapsed as Justice of the Peace Van Pelt said he would perform ceremonies for returned soldiers without charge shortening delays for servicemen seeking marriage.
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Jerseyville
Ill
Justice of the Peace
van Pelt
Party Gesture Turns Odd as Hen Feeds Call Rat Pack
In Battleboro Vermont a party scene ended with Mrs Bert S Miller feeding a hen that clucked like a brood call while ten rats rushed from a cat and ate.
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Battleboro
Bert S Miller
Red Cross Reports Six Thousand Seven New Work Units
The Red Cross notes a total of 6,077 work units completed, with additional details unclear due to fragmented text. The source also mentions names such as ein eames alana in broken form.
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Red Cross
Ein Eames Alana
How The Trouble Starts And A Funeral In Philadelphia
An obituary notes humorist and sports writer Charles H. Van Loan died in Philadelphia after three weeks of illness from chronic nephritis. Funeral services were set for Wyncote with cremation and ashes sent to Los Angeles.
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Charley van Loan
Philadelphia
Charles
van Loan
Walt
Wyncote
Nooile Yer Row
Los Angeles
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