Gets-It corn remover promises painless peeling
The ad proclaims Gets-It as the safe sure remedy to remove corns and calluses without cutting or digging. It claims quick pain relief, peeling with finger, and a money back guarantee, with E Lawrence & Co as distributor and local Athens pharmacies named as sellers.
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E. Lawrence &Co
Chicago
Athens
Cline Pharmacy Co
H. W. Corner Drug Store
Lash Drug Store
McKee Drug Co
Edwards Olive Tablets Ad Claims Harmless Constipation Relief
An advertisement touts Edwards Olive Tablets as a safe gentle substitute for calomel. It promises improved digestion and a clearer complexion with olive colored tablets sold for 25 cents per box at all druggists.
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Edwards
Edwarde
A Sure Way To End Dandruff
A brief old remedy promises to dissolve dandruff by nightly application of four ounces of plain liquid arvon bought at a drug store. Rub into the scalp at night and by morning most or all dandruff may be gone with several follow up applications. It claims itching stops instantly and hair becomes fluffy, silky, and better looking.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claims Cure All Stages
An old advertisement claims catarrh can be cured in all stages by constitutional treatment. It praises Hall's Catarrh Medicine, stating it works through the bloodstream to mucous surfaces. The ad offers a $100 reward for any failure and lists F. J. Chewndy Co. Toledo as the source and many druggists as sellers.
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Hall
F. J. Chmndy “, CO
Toledo
Sinn Feiners Deny Receiving Slavic Aid Report
Parry Boland secretary of Sinn Fein calls circulating claim that Russian Bolsheviks fund Sinn Fein with 500 million rubles monthly an absurd anti Irish canard. A separate note reports a French inventor awarded a gold medal for a shock absorber used on wheelbarrows.
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Dublin
Parry Boland
Sinn Fein
Home Dry Cleaning With Gasoline Promises Quick Savings
A newspaper blurb touts do it yourself dry cleaning at home using gasoline and Solvite soap. It claims to clean suits, coats, silks, furs, rugs and more without fading or shrinking, but warns to dry outdoors away from flames and to use Solvite soap as the secret.
Ohio mail carriers compete for Mackinac free trips
Arthur L. Vanesdall of Ashland leads 1,990 Ohio mail carriers in War Savings Stamps sales totaling 20,930 this week, with Joseph H. Stiers of Hameraville a close second at 31,165. Other top sellers include William Lutz Jeromeville and Walter Breese among others as counties compete for subsidized Great Lakes trips funded by the Ohio War Savings committee. May stamps sell for 4.16, rising next month.
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Columbus, C
Ohio
Mackinac Island
Arthur L. Vanesdall
Ashland
Ohio War Savings Committee
Joseph H. Stiers
Hameraville
Brown County
William Lutz
Jeromeville
Walter Breese
Mr. Gilead
Marion
Edward A. Kellar
Williaml. Schneider
Chillicothe
Arthur H. Flory
Wauseon
James G. Cooper
Newark
Ross
Delaware
Guernsey
Hocking
Scioto
Great Lakes
Mackinac
War Savings Stamps Appeal Postwar Patriotism Drive
Citizens rally to fund the return of servicemen, urging families to buy War Savings Stamps as a postwar patriotic obligation and home front effort.
Ohio schools sell three million in War Savings Stamps
Ohio school children have sold War Savings Stamps totaling 2,855,151.60 since January 1, averaging 2.96 per pupil. The drive aims for a 26 per pupil yearly target, with 8,000 prize contest awards for top 25 juvenile sellers and 60 winning dough boy medals for May.
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Columbus, O
Ohio
Ohio War Savings Committee
Evey
War Savings Stamps
War Savings Committee
Educational Department
Who Will Keep You When You Are 65
At 65 only 64 of 100 men reach age 75. One is rich, four wealthy, six self supporting, and 58 depend on children or charity. The government promotes thrift with War Savings Stamps to help build a fund for old age. Buy War Savings Stamps.
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Geome
America
Bum Service Tragedy Stalls NYC Transit
Samuel Walsh, struck by a train after a fatal failure of the service, lay across the rails and described the scene to reporters at the hospital. Investigators probe the halted cars and dangerous conditions on the line.
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New York
Samuel Walsh
Alleged Marine Herman Dies After First Boarding House Breakfast
The report alleges Herman, a New York Marine nicknamed the hard ostrich, thrived on excelsior but died following his first boarding house breakfast.
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New York
Herman
Finishing the war bond drive in Athens County
The Victory Liberty Loan committee urges residents to fund the final war effort. It honors 70 000 Americans buried in Northern France who sacrificed all and calls on citizens to lend dollars to the government or face taxes. The message appeals to duty, honor, and true Americanism.
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France
Lisit
Uncle Sam
Flanders Fields
Dash Balm Promises Quick Relief for Tired Feet
Ads claim Dash Balm eases pain in tired aching feet and reduces swelling and burning. The product is available at most drug stores with promises of instant relief and broad use beyond feet.
Ohio to close 56 000 liquor venues by May 27 amendment
Ohio bars will shut as the state enforces the new prohibition, with 56 000 liquor outlets closing. Brewers and dealers plan to convert to soft drinks and cafeterias. Bridgeport hosts a 263 foot bar area run by Ungerleider Distilling, attracting customers from neighboring Wheeling, and one owner aims to start an American liquor store in France after discharge. The Old Neil House in Columbus will convert its bar to a cafeteria.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Bridgeport
United States
Ungerleider Distilling Company
Wheeling
W. Va
West Virginia
Bridgeport Concern
Rance
France
Neil
Columbus
Charles Dickens
Willl
Contractor bids on Harry and the House repairs
Philadelphia reports Harry Robbins attempted to mold a French shell and placed it in boiling water. Contractors are now bidding on repairs to Harry and the house.
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Philadelphia
May
Harry Robbins
Harry
Dlaman Reports Peace Terms Draw Fire From Press
Berlin opinion on an advance peace term summary criticizes points as unacceptable. The Tabeblatt warns 100000 troops insufficient to keep order and declares an eternal state of anarchy. Other papers decry annexations of Danzig and the Saar Valley. Air mail service set to begin May 15 between Cleveland and Chicago with expansion to New York after machines arrive. A Chicago inventor offers illuminated portraits on glass with hand coloring and lamp-lit boxes.
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Berlin
Tabeblatt
Danzig
Saar Valley
Washington
Cleveland
Chicago
Post Office Department
New York
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SINN
Ashland County
Wer Saynes
Crossen
Albany
K. T. Crossen
Onio
Dlaman
Peage
Vicki Vapora
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