President Wilson declares Prussian rulers fear their own people
Mount Vernon July 4 report quotes President Wilson praising Washingtons vision of freedom for all mankind. He argues world war pits a selfish, armed ruler class against free nations and urges creation of a league of peace to enforce law and justice.
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Mount Vernon
George Washington
America
Wilson
Washington
Diplomatic Corps
Runnymede
Virginia
United States
Prussia
U S Troops Land in Waves at a French Port
American troops arrive in rapid waves at a French port, marching ashore with identification tags on rifles. Transports bring equipment and barracks, as negro stevedores swap jokes with arrivals. The harbor fills with transports, lighters, destroyers, tugs, and unloading ships. French astonishment at the large American presence grows.
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U. S
Kidney Trouble Not Easily Recognized
An examining physician from a major life insurance company notes many insurance applicants are rejected due to unseen kidney trouble. Drugstores report Swamp-Root by Dr Kilmer is widely promoted as a successful herbal remedy and readers are urged to test it with a sample offer.
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Kilmer
Adv
Lemon Juice Freckle and Tan Lotion Ad
Squeeze the juice of two lemons into three ounces of Orchard White to make a quarter pint of freckle sunburn and tan lotion. Grocers carry lemons and drug stores offer Orchard White for a few cents. Massage daily to fade freckles sunburn windburn and tan and beautify the complexion. Harmless.
The Unlucky Stone and Scandal That Bit a Ham
A Birmingham Age-Herald line recalls a joke about the diamond deemed unlucky as a young Cub witz notes three engagements ended by marriages to different men and nonreturn of rings. The piece reflects on scandal that often backfires.
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Young Cubwitz
Birmingham Age-Herald
Automatic water pan for furnace described in Poplar Mechanics
An extra large seven gallon water pan is installed in furnaces of a certain make and is capable of automatic filling when nearly empty. One end contacts the fire pot to speed evaporation and water is fed by a pipe governed by a float valve.
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Poplar Mechanics
Freckles Remedy and Wartime Letter Paragraphed Ads
A periodical ad promotes Othine double strength to remove freckles, claiming quick results with money back guarantee. The page also reprints a soldier’s death letter to his mother, urging faith and duty, followed by short consumer notices and a quip about jealousy and coffee.
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Ady
Best Medicine for Women Ad Says Lydia E Pinkham
Portsmouth Ohio letter from Mrs Sara Shaw praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for irregularities and pain. She credits improved health to the remedy and urges other women to try it with guidance from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sara Shaw
R. No
Self closing door spring worsens man’s anger at slammed exit
A man grows furious over a self closing door spring that delays him from slamming the door. The incident centers on frustration with the door mechanism and its impact on his exit.
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