Columbus lay patient credits Dreco for recovery
A Columbus man J W Bel testifies his wife, bedridden for a month with gastritis and kidney issues, recovered after taking Dreco. He claims swelling subsided, appetite returned, sleep improved and nerves steadied, stating Dreco acts on the liver and kidneys. The ad cites The Cline Pharmacy Co. and urges trials.
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Dreco
J. W. Bel
East Ennis Ave
Columbus
Eco
Cline Pharmacy Co
California Syrup of Figs Adjectives and Dosing Note
An advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a trusted laxative for stomach liver and bowels. It highlights mild gentle action and a fruity taste appealing to children with dosing guidance implied.
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California
Chamberlain
Restless diary entry contemplates Eric Sands and Jim
The narrator, reflecting in a diary, doubts Jim’s companionship and recalls Eric Sands as more alive. She remembers their London days, the playful joys, and the contrast with her husband’s steady life. She plans to send a letter to Eric Sands, ending with a note of Christmas distance.
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Eric Sands
Jim
Chick
Gorham
Eric
England
Dear Mrs Thompson Advice Column on Relationship Dilemmas
A twenty one year old seeks guidance about a jealous young man who acts silly in public and how to break up. A second letter asks how to make friends without dancing and suggests church socials and calling on girls. A third letter discusses in love with a married man and suggests divorce and alimony considerations.
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Mrs. Thompson
Dolly
Redlocks
Papes Cold Compound Promises Quick Cold Relief
A dated advertisement promotes Pape's Cold Compound as a fast remedy for severe colds and grippe. It claims a dose every two hours for three doses relieves nasal congestion headaches fever sneezing and body aches, with cheap, quinine free formula and easy taste.
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Pape
Grippe
Trains in Chicago District Cut to Ease Coal Demand
Chicago railroads cancel sixty six trains to relieve coal demand. Regional coal committee says fuel is easy and some restrictions are lifted. Coal consigned to public utilities departments paper manufacturers and newspapers exempt from seizure.
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Chicago
Ill
Regional Coal Committee
Has influenza a source and prevention proved
A 1918 style exhortation asks where influenza came from and if it is air born, urging readers to prevent by taking Nerv-Worth. It claims the drug rebuilds nerves and organs weakened by influenza, citing past winter illnesses and listing Athens McKee's Drug Store and local agencies as sellers.
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Wiseacres
McKee
Sella Nerv- Worth
Athens
Hickman
Gem Pharmacies
Nelsonville
Greenhouse Display Highlights Ohio University Gardens
The Ohio University greenhouse behind the Agricultural Building on University Terrace showcases a stunning display. Managed by Prof. Oscar F. Dunlap and a class of advanced agriculture students, the showpiece features enormous gold and white chrysanthemums, with stems over six feet tall, among other plants impressing visitors with scientific care.
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Ohio University
University Terrace
Department of Agriculture
Oscar FE
Dunlap
University greenhouse praised for beauty and study value
The greenhouse houses carnations geraniums eggplants begonias and other plants and is described as a worthy university asset. Prof Dunlap says visitors are welcome at all hours when he is not teaching.
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Dunlap
Coal margins soar in Pennsylvania under wartime FTC figures
The Mine Workers Journal reports Federal Trade Commission data showing wide gaps between labor costs and profit margins in Pennsylvania’s bituminous coal during 1916 to 1918. Southeast and Central fields posted labor costs, expenses, and margins with margins peaking at $1.40 per ton in 1917 and labor shares varying from 82 cents to $1.72. The Southwest field produced 87.9 million tons, Central 64.0 million, reflecting wartime price dynamics and production scales. A miner.
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Pennsylvania
Federal Trade Commission
Mine Workers Journal
F.o. B
Southwest
Central
Southwestern Field
S. R
Central Field
G. E
Athens Girl Scouts Hit $400 Drive Goal
The Athens Girl Scouts celebrate reaching a $400 funding target announced by drive chairman Miss Bridge man. Of the total, $300 stays with the local unit and $100 goes to the national headquarters. The campaign has been under way for some time.
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Athens
Miss . Bridgeman
Swiss engineer patents dual fuel ship propulsion gear
A Swiss engineer patents machinery that couples a steam turbine and an oil engine to each propeller, allowing either fuel to be used. The invention enables flexible operation for ships by switching between steam and oil fuel sources as needed.
Is Catarrh Behind Winter Ills
Summer catarrh with discharge and stuffed glands signals a blood problem. S S S is urged as a root remedy, claiming lotions fail. Readers are urged to write Swift Specific to Atlanta for medical advice.
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Swift
Atlanta
New Kentucky discovery claims relief for hay fever
A Kentucky man shares a simple mentholated remedy with hay fever sufferers. The method uses Mentholized Avcine, a pint of boiled water, and gargling plus twice daily snuff or spray in each nostril. Reportedly, results include greatly reduced symptoms and cost near zero.
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Kentucky
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RY Mehr
Pinkham
Ake
Arriepeaver Agen AN
London
Johnson and Doswell
Ritz
Claridge’s
Brighton
Public Forum
Ieee
New York
Messenger
Washington
Mr. Washington
G. Washington Sales Co.,Inc
Fifth Ave
Gene Byrnes
Sailor
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