Woman praises Lydia Pinkham remedy in Lima Ohio ad
A Lima Ohio woman Jennie Moyer recounts recovery from a displacement after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. She urges other women to try the tonic, noting seven years as a midwife and prior doctor doubts. Also features ads and a civic note on wildflower preservation urging care for columbine and wild plants.
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Lime
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jennie Moyer
North St
Lima
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Careful Young Man Requests Hand in Marriage
A cautious suitor asks for the hand of a daughter with a temping offer to take an option, while the elder warns of rivals and self-love.
New Draft Law Oversees Military Registration Process
Washington reports that the war department issued registration rules for the universal military draft. Governors lead registration. sheriffs, clerks, and mayors run county and city procedures with sworn registrars. Absentees, the sick, and institutions have specific registration methods. volunteers are encouraged to serve without pay and register by the designated day.
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Washington
Army
War Department
National Army
Banks Asked to Co-operate With Government Loan Drive
Secretary McAdoo telegraphed 27 513 banks and trust companies to receive subscriptions for the 2 billion dollar loan offering and to telegraph rough estimates of bonds for themselves and patrons. He urged banks to cooperate with the federal reserve bank and render an invaluable service to the country. Subscriptions poured in from most large cities and states, signaling strong patriotic support for the government loan program. Negotiations continued with Italy as Count di Cellere received the first 100 million loan. Subscriptions to the second treasury certificate offering were received at federal reserve banks, with a call likely within a week. France's 100 million loan will be delivered to Ambassador Jusser within a day or 80.
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Washington
McAdoo
United States
Italy
Count di Cellere
Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
France
Jusserand
Central purchasing committee planned in United States
Washington reports Sir Hardman Leger forecasts a centralized buying body will replace J P Morgan & Co for allied supplies. He says Germany will be practically bankrupt in postwar credit markets. He warns Teutonic debt could force repudiation or hinder reconstruction while allies financed the war through gold, securities sales, and loans.
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Washington
United States
Hardman Leger
J. P. Morgan & Co
Germany
Pay for Men in Training Camp Revealed
Washington conferees agreed on paying 100 dollars a month to men in training camps seeking commissions in the officers reserve corps. The War Department said 40,000 may enroll when camps open May 15, with room for more capable applicants. each of sixteen camps appears assured of 2,500 applicants for commissions.
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Washington
Army
War Department
Chicago Mobilizes Naval Chasers for Seaboard Rush
Chicago under navy orders mobilizes hundreds of small power boats to be outfitted as submarine chasers at the Great Lakes naval training station. Capturing Moffett, commandant, says the craft will be rushed to the seaboard as fast as possible.
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Chicago
Navy Department
W. A. Moffett
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Moffett
Seaboard
Governors proclamation calls clergy to state war effort
Governor Goodrich asks clergy to meet at the statehouse on Tuesday May 15 to discuss aiding in the war crisis. A representative clergymen committee will draft a program for the gathering.
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Goodrich
Statehouse
South Bend
Peter Weiland
Newcastle
Elkhart
Edith W. Smith
Huntington
Mitchell C. Clokey
Bluffton
Indiana University At
Bloomington
George W. Irvin
Aurora
National Guard
Siebert Johnson
West Lebanon
Haymon
Marion
Red Cross Society
Fulton County
Lewis Moss
Miami University
Greensburg
Hartford City
John Fleming
Trilake Hatchery
Columbia City
Evansville Red Cross Society
Hymera
Franklin Township
Federated Clubs
Twelfth District
Goshen
Poppenhaus
Columbus
Wiliam Mundt
Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity
Peru
Tell City
Elisha Roberts
van Buren
Ridgeville
Elkhart County
Joseph B. Workman
Indiana
Rose Polytechnic Institute
Terre Haute
James Grinstead
Beeson
Fort Wayne
Henry Boyer
Evansville
Angola
X. T. Wright
Gosport
Edwardsport
William G. Schumacher
Indianapolis
S. L. Marsee
Bicknell Monitor
PF. F. McNaughton
Goodland
George Meixel
Charles
Laula Witner
Lake County
Shelby
John Hoffman
Union District Medical Association
Fought With Hessians In The War For Freedom
An ancestor of Count von Bernstorff, the dismissed German ambassador, fought against America in the war for freedom. The Souvenirs du Che valier de Cussy recounts 1820 encounters in Berlin with Count von Bernstorff, grandfather of the former ambassador, including the curious forename America born during the conflict.
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von Bernstorff
America
Chevalier de Cussy
Berlin
Count von Bernstorff
Bernstorff
de Cussy
Hesse
Boschee's German Syrup Advert—Claims Cold Prevention
An old advertisement touts Boschee's German Syrup as preventing colds from progressing to pneumonia, claiming fifty years of proven relief and a good night's sleep with easy morning expectoration. It notes sale by druggists worldwide in 25 and 75 cent bottles. A brief cartoon notes a performer with a timber voice calling a blockhead.
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Claims Superior White Clothes
An advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as the best blue for whitening laundry. It claims the product makes clothes dream-snowy white and contrasts it with liquid blue, asserting superior results.
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Adv
Circus cuts thrillers as film and stage clash
A local entertainment note reports the circus removing its thriller acts due to competition from movie theaters. Performers pivot to other routines as audiences shift to cinema showings.
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Emule
Carter
Palild
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