The Making of a Famous Medicine
A laboratory visit shows the preparation of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The process uses herbs and roots, solvents, sterilization, pasteurization, and sterile bottling to ensure purity and effectiveness for women’s illnesses. Letters from readers attest to its health benefits.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Growing Old and Taxes on Soft Drinks
A Macon Republican quip notes philosophy comes with age and points to the use of big words as some react to the tax on soft drinks. The item blends a humor line with a local tax debate remark.
Freezone promises painless corn removal
A promotional note claims Freezone instantly stops corn pain upon application and lets the corn be lifted off with fingers. It markets a small bottle sold by druggists for a few cents, touting relief from hard and soft corns and calluses without pain or irritation.
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Cincinnati
General Pershing War Map Room Restored in National Museum
The Washington National Museum reconstructs General Pershing's war map setting with the commander’s chair, aids’ seating, and the map table. The room features the original linoleum wall background and the map pieces joined to recreate the historic scene of live wartime updates.
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General Pershing
National Museum
Washington
Pershing
A Fair Proposition
A man offers his savings of 3000 dollars as a marriage proposal to Mr Grabcom. The father questions the value of the amount but the suitor responds that it should cover them for six months. If not convinced of being an ideal son in law after that period, they will not require any further support.
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Grabcom
Harry Griffith
Darlington St
Westchester
Mr. Griffith
Dean
Doan
J. Townsend
Living with Ourselves Means Choosing Good Company
A reflective line emphasizes the value of surrounding oneself with positive influences and mindful companionship to nurture character and well being.
Allen's Foot Ease advert boosts worker comfort on long days
Farmers and laborers increasingly rely on Allen's Foot Base powder for shoes and foot baths to reduce friction, refresh feet, and prevent tiredness and blisters. Women also use Allen's Foot Ease, advertised as preventing foot soreness and sold by dealers nationwide.
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Allen
Adv
Mrs Talkerton Oh Thumb Sucking Solution
A mother seeks help to curb Gladys thumb sucking as the father suggests the habit will fade with age when it begins to affect speech. The exchange reflects parental concern and pragmatic outlook on child development.
Free information for homeseekers on farming opportunities
U S Railroad Administration offers free information to homeseekers about farming opportunities. No sales, no loans, only guidance available. State your preference and contact J L Edwards, Agricultural Section manager, Washington D C.
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U. S. Railroad Administration
J. L. Edwards
Washington, D. C
The Cuticura Toilet Trio Advertisement
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum as essential daily toilet preparations for cleansing soothing and perfuming the skin. It urges readers to use all three products and notes a 25 cent price. An abrupt line questions whether name calling in arguments earns a response.
Haarlem Oil Capsules Promised Quick Kidney Relief
An old advert urges readers to support kidney health and purify blood by using Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules. It claims rapid relief from backaches and fatigue, warns against delaying, and promises money-back if no help, with packaging labeled Gold Medal.
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Haarlem
Ilem
Holland
Manuscripts Reveal Writers’ Handwriting Styles
Readers would gain side lights on authors by viewing original manuscripts. Chesterton’s handwriting is described as shocking by an editor. Jacobs types his work with few corrections, while Wells Kipling Bennett Doyle are noted for neat copy. Stacpoole’s handwritten drafts vary from neat to scribbled copies torn from copybooks.
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G. K. Chesterton
W. W. Jacobs
H. G. Wells
Rudyard Kipling
Arnold Bennett
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
H. de Vere Stacpoole
Heard on the Train comedy exchange
A brief, humorous exchange from the Boston Transcript features a deaf man named Riley and a visitor who insists, I knew your father, prompting a playful back and forth as the conversation repeats and confuses.
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Mr. Riley
Riley
Boston Transcript
Latest News Epitope Highlights From The Week
A compact roundup surveys key events across politics, economy, and culture from the past seven days. Major leaders and institutions are named as they shaped debates, policy moves, and public responses. The brief notes notable developments and upcoming deadlines.
Gasoline Prices Rise One Cent in West
Western states California Oregon Washington and Arizona see a one cent per gallon increase in gasoline and distillates announced by Standard Oil on Wednesday. The Senate passes a rider to repeal daylight saving in the agricultural appropriation bill by a unanimous vote.
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Oregon
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Arizona
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John Mitchell
Redding
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Congress
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House
Naval Affairs Committee
Senate Agricultural Committee
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Portland
R. L. Macleay
Automobile Club
Southern California
Joe Pesek
Zbyszko
Gordon
Neb
Pesek
Nelson Whitney
New Orleans
Richard Bockenkamp
St. Louis
Transmississippi
Illinois
Senate
Global News in Brief From War and Politics Headlines
The report covers a fire destroying the palace of the ildiz kiosk in Turkey, France recognizing the Serbian Croatian Slovenian state, Pershing planning to move 375000 troops home in June, and aviator Casale’s 10100 meter altitude flight. It notes Minor’s Paris arrest, Bolshevik levies in Odessa, Alcock and Brown’s transatlantic flight, Persia seeking reparations, golf and boxing results, and various political and military updates.
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New York World
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August Danner
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