Spring Tonic Claim Boosts Energy and Health
An article promotes a non alcoholic tonic as a spring aid to rebuild strength after winter. It cites cases of anemia and debility and includes testimonials from Mrs Catherine Fobert of Watertown New York and Mrs Jennie Pence of Coshocton Ohio. The tonic is Dr Williams Pink Pills sold by the Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY for 50 cents a box with multiple box discounts.
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Catherine Fobert
Bronson Street
Watertown
N. Y
Jennie Pence
North Ninth Street
Coshocton
Ohio
William
Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
California Syrup of Figs Public Health Ad
A vintage drugstore advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children and adults. It claims to relieve constipation and stomach distress within hours, promising a pleasant taste and full usage directions on each bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
California Fig Syrup Company
Vinol Promises Cure For Chronic Coughs and Colds
A testimonial claims Vinol, a constitutional remedy with beef and cod liver peptones, quickly cured a chronic cough and boosted health after overwork. The advertisement asserts Vinol addresses the cause of coughs and colds and promotes overall vitality. Also promotes Saxol Salve for eczema with a guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Homeshell
Careful with soaps and shampoos dries scalp
The note warns that excess etKal in soaps and shampoos dries the scalp and suggests using plain oil instead to keep scalp dust and dirt at bay and protect the head.
Big evening boxing and orchestra at the opera house
Mr. McCormick and his high school orchestra entertain the ladies before and between bouts as Thor Olson meets Ray Carpenter of Lancaster. Carpenter weighs in heavier and aims to finish strong against Olson, while preliminaries feature Virgil Pope vs Emmet Swarts. The show starts at 8 15 p m.
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Mr. McCormick
Thor Olson
Ray Carpenter
Lancaster
Muvusi
Carpenter
Olson
Virgil Pope
Emmet Swarts
Swartz
Pope
Armitage Case Settled After Alleged Affaire
Mrs Margaret Armitage sued her husband Ralph Armitage over marital strife linked to Ruth Daugh. The case settled with Armitage paying $2200 to the wife plus court costs and agreeing to $15 monthly support for their two year old daughter until she is sixteen. The couple married in late 1915 and have not lived together since January 15.
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Margaret Armitage
Ralph Armitage
Armitage
Ruth Daugh
Japanese alienist Dr Doboru Ishida convicted of murder
Dr Doboru Ishida, renowned in Japan as an alienist and playwright, was found guilty of first degree murder in the four day trial for the killing of George B. Wolff and sentenced to life imprisonment in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Doboru Ishida
Japan
George B. Wolff
Docked for Joy Day in Sangamon County
Rural mail carriers in Sangamon County Illinois were docked a day’s pay for celebrating Armistice Day in November. They threatened to petition Congress and stage an act in the war drama, prompting disciplinary action by local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Sangaman County
Congress
War Board Cuts Steel Prices in Broad Agreement
The industrial board and fifteen steel firms reach a 14 to 18 percent price cut effective today, with a gentleman’s pledge to hold 1919 prices and no wage cuts except where contracts allow. Details include pig iron 25.76 a ton and rails down about twenty percent, aiding upcoming government railroad purchases.
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Washington
Mar
Industrial Board
Judge Gary
Gary
War Industries Board
Steel Industry
War Board
Palmer
Bessemer
Second War Savings airplane to land in Athens Saturday
The second War Savings airplane piloted by Lieut. R C Swann will alight in Athens on Saturday en route to Marietta from Portsmouth. Swann replaces Lieut. B O Tyler who was injured when the original plane was destroyed at Cincinnati. The time of the Athens arrival was not stated.
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War Savings
Lieut
R. C. Swann
Athens
Marietta
Portsmouth
Ohio War Savings Committee
Lieut. Swann
B. O. Tyler
Cincinnati
Balmwort Kidney Tablets Praised by St. Louis User
Hundreds of thousands suffer kidney and urinary issues yet Balmwort Kidney Tablets are sold by druggists. Mrs. Frank Monehan of 1619 Penrose St in St. Louis reports they are the finest product on the market and indispensable to her.
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Frank Monehan
Penrose St
St. Louis
Extra Train Ready to Aid Sick Troops Arrives Late
At 9 40 last night a nine coach hospital troop train reached Union Station delayed by a freight wreck at Guysville. Troops en route to Camp Sherman and western camps, some ill, were provided apples and oranges by Mrs Lena Slattery and Mr Ezra Walker. The Woman's Relief Corps donated five dollars for edible supplies. Miss Atkinson arranged discreet signaling with Parkersburg rail officials for special care when needed. A thirteen coach hospital train is due at 3 30 this afternoon.
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Union Station
Guysville
Camp Sherman
Lena Slattery
Ezra Walker
Woman's Relief Corps
Miss Atkinson
Parkersburg
Athena
Dr Carter's K and B Tea Promises Gentle Spring Cleanse
A vintage promotion touts Dr Carter's K and B Tea as a cheap, effective aid for bowel cleansing and a spring tonic. The ad claims it treats constipation upset stomach sluggish liver and morning fatigue and suggests giving it to children before bed for gentle results.
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Dr. Carter
Freckle-Face Now The Time to Remove Freckles
An ad promotes Othine double strength for removing freckles with a money back guarantee. It notes March sun and wind intensify freckle development and urges readers to ask for the stronger formula at their drugstore.
Molly Ellsbury Confesses Robbery After Being Found
In Minneapolis on Mar 21 Molly Ellsbury aged 19 confessed to a robbery. Police previously described her by noting she wore green pantalettes, and she was later found on a clothes line.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Molly Ellsbury
GMAcquires Interstate Auto Plant and Adjacent Land
The General Motors Corporation of Detroit announced it has bought the Interstate automobile plant in Muncie Indiana and forty acres adjoining for future additions to create one of the nation’s largest automobile and auto parts concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
General Motors Corporation
Detroit
Interstate Automobile Plant
Freezone Promises Pain Free Corn Removal
Advertisement touts Freezone as a painless corn remover. A tiny bottle costs only a few cents and claims to erase hard and soft corns and calluses between the toes without pain or irritation, credited to a Cincinnati genius.
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Cincinnati
Why not you feel relief with Chamberlain's Tablets
The ad promotes Chamberlain's Tablets claiming many have been cured of stomach troubles and can now eat any food they crave, suggesting readers may also regain health by taking them.
Marriage, quarrel, divorce mark week for Samuel Monroe
Detroit dated notes show Samuel Monroe wed on Monday then quarreled with his wife Tuesday. She locked him out Wednesday and obtained a divorce Thursday. He remains in dispute over alimony as of Saturday an open date.
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Detroit
Mar
Samuel Monroe
Funeral Services for Eva Jones Held at Burlington Church
Funeral services for Eva Jones 26 of Alfred were held at 10:30 this morning at Burlington church with burial in the adjacent cemetery. She died Wednesday after an illness with tuberculosis.
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Eva Jones
Alfred
Burlington Church
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