Honeymoon Express aircraft on exhibition in New York
The “honeymoon express” plane is shown in New York with lavish upholstery a telephone linking bride groom and pilot a wind shield and other novel features. The piece notes the bicycle built for two as a distant memory and adds commentary on German music prejudice and a Swinburne quote about human nature.
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New York
Springfield Republican
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Ad Claims Kidney Relief
A vintage advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for aging bodies, especially bladder and kidney issues. It promises relief from backache and various ailments, urges purchase from druggists, and offers money-back guarantees with three sizes available.
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Haarlem Oil
Capesies
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Truth about Mexico to guide US policy hearings
Western Newspaper Union News Service reports that a Mexican committee will hold hearings in New York to uncover Mexican truth and protect American rights and property. Promoter Mark Osmond Prentiss says disclosure will target both the Mexican government and private interests, aiming for cooperative findings with Congress and the State Department.
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Mexico
United States
Southern Republic
Ole Hanson
Seattle
Ben Lindsey
Denver
John Bassett Moore
Alton B. Parker
Frank P. Walsh
Prentiss
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Congress
House
Senate
State Department
German opera season canceled at Lexington Theatre
New York reports that on the order of Mayor Hylan and Police Commissioner Enright, who warned performances could provoke disorder, the Lexington Theatre management canceled plans for a season of German operas.
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New York
Hylan
Enright
Lexington Theater
Memorial site for American dead in France near Rheims
Paris reports that the French government will deed land near Rheims for an American hospital memorial. The site lies overlooking 15,000 roofless houses and the battered cathedral, with the American fund for French wounded set to erect the grand memorial hospital.
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Paris
Rheims
France
American Fund For
Channel Tunnel Proposal Postwar Plan Discussed
London reports the government weighing a Channel tunnel undersea link to France after the war. Andrew Bonar Law announced in the House of Commons he is consulting with Premier Lloyd George to provide jobs for discharged soldiers. British and French governments are said to have agreed in principle.
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London
English Channel
France
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Channel
Germans to be Paid in Rations for Road Work in Occupation
American main headquarters approves employing 10 000 to 15 000 German civilians for road repair in the American zone. Germans will receive part payment as rations due to scarce food supplies. Third Army officers expect this will secure sufficient labor for road projects.
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Coblenz
Third Army
Sage Tea Beautifies and Darkens Hair
An old Sage Tea Recipe Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound is sold nationwide to darken gray or faded hair naturally. After one or two applications the gray hair vanishes, leaving hair dark, lustrous, and youthful. Millions of bottles are sold annually, marketed by druggists as an age-saving cosmetic.
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Wyeth
Not Susceptible to Experiment
A dialog from an Exchange excerpt where a know-it-all asserts use in all things including poison. His wary friend objects, insisting experiments cannot be performed on him. The exchange hints at testing limits and skeptical resistance to experimental folly.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Systemic Cure
An 19th or early 20th century style ad claims catarrhal deafness arises from Eustachian tube inflammation and that local applications cannot cure it. It asserts Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures via the blood and offers one hundred dollars for cures that fail, with druggists selling for 75 cents and circulars free from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
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Vowels Mistaken as Birds Inspires Quirky Riddle
An exchange features a playful twist where the examiner asks what vowels are and the boy answers with a pun turning vowels into chickens. The scene blends humor with a simple linguistic joke from a rural setting.
Saint Jacobs Liniment for Neuralgia Relief Ad
An old advertisement promotes Saint Jacobs Liniment as a harmless neuralgia relief that soothes aching nerves without burning or skin discoloration. It claims instant relief anywhere on the body and urges readers to obtain a trial bottle from any drug store.
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Filmy Gown Mention Highlights Screen Drama Style
A line from a screen drama recalls the heroine in a gown of filmy material. The casual dialogue notes her attire, reflecting the era’s fashion shorthand in cinema culture.
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