Woman Credits Pinkham Remedy With Avoiding Operation
Black River Falls Wisconsin resident Mec Binzer praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing her inflammatory pain and side ailment without surgery. Doctors urged operation, but the remedy kept her bedridden condition from worsening and she urges others with gynecological issues to try it.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Fay Claire
Lydia Jr. Pinkham
Lem
Mec
W. Binzer
Mra. Binzer
Lydia LE
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lyan, Mass
Musterole Ad Claims Broad Healing Reach
An old fashioned advertisement touts Musterole, a white mustard oil ointment sold in 0.60 and 2.50 hospital sizes. It claims relief for bronchitis croup stiff neck asthma neuralgia and numerous pains with doctors and nurses backing its use and urging readers to buy at drug stores.
Dr King’s New Discovery and Life Pills Ad
An early 20th century advert touts Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and colds and Dr King’s New Life Pills to relieve constipation. It markets the remedies as staple family medicines sold by druggists since 1869 with prices 25c 60c and 1 20.
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Dr. King
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Offer Relief From Bad Breath
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets claim to purify the system by stimulating bowels and liver, clearing blood and reducing bad breath. The vegetable formula is olive colored and sugar coated, marketed as a gentler alternative to harsh calomel with no griping, priced 10c and 25c per box.
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Pr. Edwards
Dr. Edwards
Ards
F. M. Edwards
French Vote to Simplify Baseball Terms for Fans
Paris report notes French army and sailors clubs create a code to translate American baseball terms for French spectators. The Triple A's beat the Signal Disbursing team 18 to 2 as Gedman and Dick shine, while the code lacks equivalents for crude phrases.
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Paris
Apolly
Soldiers and Sailors Club of
Parie
Bola de Bolorne
Spectatora
Architre
McCosh
Silk O’laughliin
Sherbondy
Lancour
Triple A
Berne
Jones
Signal Boys
Durkin
Smith
Gedman
Troisieme
Champ de Gauche
Sherbodny
Thy
Treize
Soldiers Enjoy Evening at YMCA Music Hall Program
Soldiers and civilians attended a Saturday event at the YMCA Music Hall. The program opened with army and navy songs, an electuary recital by Prof. Cooper, and an orchestra performance. A later note corrected earlier rifle use to fall out formation times, with a Bible class led by mk Speck and C W Gill teaching.
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Music Hall
Mk Speck
C. W. Gill
Lady Druggist’s Advice Leads to Remedy Trial
An 86 vote day ad notes a sister-in-law druggist recommending Mayr's Wonderful Remedy after stomach pains and bloating. The testimonial claims the simple preparation clears intestinal mucus and inflammation, aiding stomach liver and intestinal ailments. One dose proves efficacy or money back from MecKte Drug Co.
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Mayr
MecKte Drug Co
California Syrup of Figs A Child Health Remedy Ad
A vintage advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a laxative for children and the ill, claiming it cleanses the bowels and restores playfulness. It warns to beware of counterfeit fig syrups and to buy only from the California Fig Syrup Company with full directions on every bottle.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Birth Rate in Aly Suffers Thru the War
Italy's birth rate and marriages have fallen sharply during World War I as military losses and men under arms reduce population growth. Prewar marriage averages of 260,000 dropped to about 105,000 in 1915 and likely under 80,000 in 1917, with births falling from 1,128,000 to possibly 600,000.
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Henry Wood
United Press
Rome
Italy
Europe
Fort Worth News Digest on Allied Fronts in World War I
Report from the American front in France dated October 6 notes the obsolescence of fortified rings across northern France and southern Germany as modern warfare shifts focus after the St Mihiel advance. The piece reflects on what use remains for these fortresses.
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France
United Presa
Germany
St. Mihiel
Itching Stops With Zemo Skin Relief Treatment
A safe dependable cure relieves itching and irritation almost instantly. Buy Zemo in 35c or $1 bottles from druggists and apply as directed. It banishes pimples, ringworm, eczema, blotches and similar troubles, leaving skin soft and smooth. The E. W. Rose Co. Cleveland, Ohio.
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E. W. Rose Co
Cleveland
Prohibition Triumph Voiced by Tennessee Governor Rye
Governor Rye declares Prohibition a success in Tennessee noting reduced crime and drunkenness, cleaner streets, higher bank deposits, increased property values, safer life, and greater prosperity and public morals, as praised by the Athens County Dry Federation.
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Tennessee
Rye
Athens County
Saloon Politics and Labor Temple Plans Stir Ohio and Denver
Public Ledger reports anti liquor sentiment in Ohio rising amid saloon influence backlash. Otto F Thum recalls Denver unions forced apart by saloon power and predicts a Labor Temple costing about 125000 once saloons are gone. Athens County Dry Federation urges reflection.
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Wm. H. Taft
Public Ledger
Ohio
Union Club
Athens County
Denver
Fortresses Lose Defensive Role in Modern War
The piece notes fortresses are now observation posts with little defense value. Mont Sec is cited as a near useless stronghold as infantry can bypass fortifications. Gas, artillery, and sieges shorten conflicts, and forts no longer house guns, likely becoming relics on hilltop sites.
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Mont Sec
Eatsonic: New Remedy Claims Fast Relief for Acid Stomach
An advertisement extols FATONIC as a quick easy fix for acid stomach and related symptoms. It asserts excess acidity causes indigestion belching and fatigue and promises rapid relief and improved health. It names Eatonic Remedy Company and guarantees through the local druggist with a mail option.
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Eatonic
H. L. Kramer
Eatonic Remedy Company
Col. Wabash Ave
11Th St
Chicago
Ill
Ohio Delegation Seeks Meigs County Plant Site
Washington Nov 4 A Pome roy Ohio delegation is expected this week to press before the war industries board the claims of Meigs county as a suitable location for a government electrical or chemical plant.
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Washington
Pomeroy
Ohio
War Industries Board
Meigs County
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United States
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