Armistice Day Remembrance of the War’s Costly Toll
The piece recalls November 11 1918 and honors the 30 000 Americans buried in European cemeteries and the many veterans still living with war injuries. It cites Gen Frank T Hines figures on disability pensions hospital care and guardianship and notes the growing need for rehabilitation as veterans age. It ends urging Americans to remember both the dead and the living as Armistice Day returns.
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Atlantic
Meuse-Argonne
St. Mihiel
Oise-Aisne
Aisne-Marne
Somme
Suresnes
France
Flanders
Belgium
Brookwood
England
Frank T. Hines
United States Veterans’ Bureau
United States
Hines
America
Calvin Coolidge
Gray Lady of the Red Cross
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
General Hospital No. 81
Veterans’ Bureau
New York City
Veterans of Foreign Wars of
White House
Organization of
Disabled Exservice
Congress
William E. Tate
Bayer Aspirin for Pain Relief and Safety Claims
An advertisement touts Bayer Aspirin as a versatile, prompt pain reliever for headaches colds neuritis neuralgia and women’s pains. It emphasizes safety with medical endorsement and warns to buy genuine Bayer and consult a doctor for underlying causes.
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Bayer
Replenishing Park Streams Fishing Program Planned
The Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce will place a Bureau of Fisheries expert in national parks to conduct research and development to replenish dwindling fish stocks. The effort aims to introduce new fish varieties in lakes and streams to improve future sport fishing opportunities.
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Department of the Interior
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Fisheries
Washington Star
Millions Use Russ Ball Blue For Snowy White Clothes
Advert says millions use Russ Ball Blue to keep fabrics snow white and invites readers to obtain the genuine product, highlighting its effectiveness in whitening garments.
Representative Haugen Quotes and Peleg Crowing Birds
Iowa representative Haugen speaks at Northwood dinner about farmers facing price pressures and malignment. The tale recaps a preacher reproving complaints and a Peleg joke about providence, crows, and crops as a farmer throws a rock at birds.
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Haugen
Iowa
Northwood
Peleg
Cash for Inventions Patents for sale prompt reply from American Patents Corp
An advertisement seeks inventors with good or pending patents to sell. It invites prompt contact with American Patents Corporation, Dept. 7, Barrister Building, Washington, D. C. and promises opportunities for patent buyers.
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American Patents Corporation
Dept. 7
Barrister Building
Washington, D. C
Probable Explanation for Crow-Scarecrow Practice
A reader from Gainesville, Florida asks why men are used as scarecrows in fields. A respondent jokes that women scarecrows would lack clothes to dress appropriately, implying humor rather than a factual explanation.
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Mr. Paragrapher
Gainesville
Fla
People who know how to live laugh at efficiency lectures
A sharp line on attitude and practicality contrasts timeless wit with the impulse to preach efficiency, suggesting those who truly savor living may mock grand lectures on thrift and method.
Inside View Prone to Deceive in Canta Loupe Sight
Reading the inner workings or appearance through a canta loupe can mislead just as viewing only the exterior. The remark suggests perception is flawed whether inspecting depth or facade.
Castle Submerged by Loch Door Plan Sparks Ayrshire Debate
A castle may become a underwater fand mark when Loch Door fills to power Galloway Scotland. The ancient charter requires preservation of the castle on the site though flooding proceeds and Ayrshire officials clash over the fate and meaning of the submerged fortress.
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Ayrshire
Galloway
Scotland
Best Results in Home Dyeing with Diamond Dyes
Richer deeper colors for faded garments and linens. Diamond Dyes use high quality anilines for even coverage without spotting or streaking. Authorities recommend them and millions of women use Diamond Dyes at 15c a box at drug stores.
Clock Winded by Temperature At Zur Ich Swiss Weather Clock
A weather clock in Zur ich Switzerland has run for a year without a wind or power source. It operates by temperature variation, where a two degree change sets a thermometer like mechanism in motion to wind itself without human attention.
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Zurich
Switzerland
With Honeyed Words Consume Major July Expenditure
A Des Moines Tribune Capital note claims America's sweet tooth led to spending over seventeen million dollars in July. The piece questions what honeyed words cost in this country each month, highlighting an elusive annual pattern.
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America
Des Moines
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