International gamblers lure the aristocracy to hidden Mayfair dens
A London exposé details an international crime network using private gambling rooms in quiet Mayfair streets. Wealthy hosts, including a British aviator’s wife, fall prey to decoys who entice them with discreet games. The operation runs like a corporate enterprise with agents worldwide sharing profits and targeting cordially inviting victims at clubs, hotels, and riverfront venues.
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London
Mayfair
British Flying Corps
The
Stock Exchange
Colors
Knightsbridge
Park Lane
Battle Front
Benjamin Franklin Joins Marines From Dewey Oklahoma
Benjamin Franklin has joined the marines completing the Kansas City recruitment tour alongside figures like George Dewey William Jennings Bryan and John Hopkins. He hails from Dewey Oklahoma where he was discovering oil wells and says he wants to discover the way to Berlin.
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Kansas City
Benjamin Franklin
George Dewey
William Jennings Bryan
John Hopkins
Ben
Dewey, Okla
Berlin
Air Raids in London Meet Calm, Fog Shields City
The London defense scene shows fog and darkness aiding raids while buses and subway trains run as usual. Most residents shelter briefly and return to daily life. Foreign workers fear the alarms. a seven year old girl protects her siblings during a Gotha raid.
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Floyd Macgriff
London
America
English
Broadway
Awning Saves Tulsa Worker From Fall
Harry Skoog, caulking company employee, fell from a fourth floor window in Tulsa. He landed on an awning lowered beneath the window, then rolled to the sidewalk and landed on his feet, injuring his arm on a lower window flower pot.
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Tulsa
Okla
Harry Skoog
Lemon Juice For Freckles Freckle Lotion Ad
A home beauty recipe suggests mixing two lemons with orchard white to make a cheap freckle sunburn tan lotion. The ad claims freckles sunburn and tan fade with massage and promises harmless results while noting the Kaiser as a foe.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad Promo
Cuticura stops itching with soap to cleanse and ointment to soothe and heal skin and scalp conditions. Ideal for toilet use. Free samples available from Cuticura Dept. X Boston. Sold by druggists and by mail. Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 and 50 cents.
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Cuticura
Dept. X
Boston
Briggins Defends Overwork Claim Amid Jest
The Busy Moments notes Briggins complains of being overworked. A reply suggests his constant busyness increases when he asserts the complaint, highlighting a humorous exchange about workload and perception.
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Briggins
Red Cross Bag Blue Makes Laundress Happy
A brief ad notes Red Cross Bag Blue as a whitening laundry additive praised by a laundress. It claims the product makes clothes whiter than snow and highlights usefulness for good grocers.
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Red Cross
All Good Grocers
His Training
A remark contrasts a man of fetching manners with a past as a waiter, suggesting a social lift or improved polish tied to his former occupation. The exchange hints at class assumptions and personal history shaping present perception.
Freckle Remedy Ad Promises Clear Skin
An old ad touts Othine double strength as a guaranteed freckle remover. Apply nightly and morning with a money back guarantee if it fails. The copy claims most cases require only one ounce and promises a clear complexion, urging asking for the double strength product.
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Adro
Kidney trouble linked to backache ad in Savannah paper
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a treatment for kidney and bladder ailments claiming quick results. It offers sample bottles for ten cents and urges readers to mention the paper. The note adds facts about Switzerland president salary and Savannah birthplace of the Girl Scouts.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
His Occupation Automa tic Air Generator Quip
Quote from Detroit Free Press labels him as an automatic hot air generator, a witty jab on his perceived role for the country. The remark captures satirical reaction rather than a factual job description.
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Detroit Free Press
Keep Your Stomach Cool This Summer With Eatonic
A wartime style health notice urges heat precautions and diet to avoid stomach trouble. It promotes Eatonic tablets after meals to absorb gases and acids, claiming rapid relief from indigestion and heartburn. The ad notes a six hundred price for a large package and a money back guarantee from trusted druggists.
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Eatonic
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Lapleigh
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Savannah
Girl Scouts of America
Dubb
Denver
Chas. H. Fletcher
Vienna
Libby
McNeill & Libby
Chicago
Buffalo
N. Y
Lydia EK. Pinkham
B. B. Zimiinsxa
Weiss Street
Buffalo, N. Y
Portland
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
Josephine Krusxt
West Race Street
Lydia E
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