Representative Good of Iowa Named Next Appropriations Chairman
The 1918 election shifted control to Republicans who plan a major reorganization. James William Good of Cedar Rapids was slated as chairman of the powerful Appropriations Committee, one of ten top panels, with a 13 to 8 majority ratio. He represents Iowa’s Fifth District, born September 24, 1866, a Coe College and University of Michigan Law graduate, and has served in Congress since the Sixty first.
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Wilson
William Morris Hughes
Australia
Hughes
University
North Wales
Sydney
House of Representatives
House
Republican Committee On Committees
Appropriations
James William Good
Iowa
Good
Benton
Cedar
Grundy
Jones, Linn
Marshall
Tama
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Coe College
University of Michigan
Appropriations Committee
Washington
Clocks Move Ahead as Daylight Saving Law Takes Effect
The daylight saving rule goes into effect on the last Sunday in March at two a.m. and returns at two a.m. in October. Congress did not pass the agricultural appropriation bill, but the law remains in force. Secretary P S Ridsdale praises the measure as boosting food production and public health with an extra hour of daylight for 210 days benefiting about 100 million Americans.
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National War Garden Commission
P. S. Ridsdale
Europe
Commission
Race to the Pole: airship or submarine expedition debated
Peary and Stefansson discuss a possible return to the polar stage in different crafts. Peary leans to an airplane voyage while Stefansson favors a submarine and notes limited use for air travel in arctic conditions. The Arctic veteran comments on Chicago's climate and the potential of undersea travel for distant exploration.
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North Pole
Robert E. Peary
Vilhjalmur Stefans
Peary
Stefansson
Chicago
Arctic
Windy City
Freezone Corn Remedy Promises Painless Relief
An old advertisement touts Freezone as a cheap drugstore solution to remove corns and calluses. It claims instant pain relief and easy root removal with a few drops, asserting no pain or irritation and that the bottle handles all corn types.
Messenger Boy Blue: winter color launches with stain resistance
A fashion note introduces Messenger Boy Blue as the new winter color. The piece explains it will not run, signaling durable dye.
Sage and Sulphur Compound Restores Dark Hair
Grandmothers recipe for dark hair uses sage tea and sulphur. Modern Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound offers ready use at drugstores. Moisten comb or brush and apply to strands. gray hair disappears after several applications and hair gains lustre and fullness.
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Wyeth
Freezing Ice Cream Tip Warns Against Cold Bottling
A brief note advises warming the area to speed freezing of ice cream or sherbet. It suggests that slower melting in warm surroundings accelerates the freezing process.
Cuticura Remedies Promoted for Pimples and Clear Skin
Ad copy promotes Cuticura Ointment for pimples and blackheads with a five minute wash using Cuticura Soap and hot water. Daily use is urged to maintain clear skin and includes Cuticura Talcum for daily toilet use.
Rival Rejection Question Cited in Exchange
The exchange centers on a request about rejection of a rival. One-word reply from the speaker denies a direct yes.
Don’t Drag Kidneys Rub Backache Away
Ad claims kidneys cause backache but explains nerves do not feel pain. Lumbago sciatica or strain blamed and St Jacobs Liniment advertised as quick relief. Advocates rubbing on the ache with a safe formulation said to halt pain instantly and not harm skin.
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St. Jacobs
Ady
His Gum Days
A woman asks Earl about his baby brother and whether he has cut his teeth since they last met. Earl replies that the child is still going through his gum days.
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Earl
With one foot in the grave it doesn’t take a man long to get there
A terse saying remarks on how quickly a person can deteriorate toward death once illness worsens, suggesting that fatal decline can come rapidly once life threatening conditions take hold.
Four Essentials of Boy's Success Are Health Honesty Education Work
A speaker argues that health honesty education and work form the four essentials of a boy's success. He notes earnings potential rises with education and effort, warns against dishonesty, and urges modesty and courage as core character traits.
War Has Made the Woman Problem More Complex and Her Lot More Hard
Analyzes the postwar impact on European society and America, arguing war debts and taxes worsen living conditions, drive emigration, and create a surplus of marriageable women. It predicts mass female labor, possible displacement of immigrant women, and renewed struggles for women’s independence amid debt and limited opportunities.
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Europe
United States
America
If the Farmer Quits the Machinery of Human Endeavor Will Cease
A speech urges a large chamber of agriculture to drive reconstruction by keeping farming central. It posits farming as humanity’s core function since all other work hinges on food production. It compares wartime harvest efforts to a mobilized army and notes farming must supply about 60 percent of future global food.
Lydia E. Pinkham Remedy Backed by Farm User
A farm woman with 600 chickens credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring her health after pelvic ailments. She reports improved work ability and urges others, especially women in similar straits, to seek advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinksham
D. M. A.trers
Oregon
Lydia E. Pinkham
Edicine Co
Lynn, Mass
Themes for the Novelist in English Advertisements
A London Times style survey highlights quirky ads and imagined scenes from advertising prose. Samples include a disgruntled colonel in a tube train seeking peace with a third party, a Bank of England note gift easing anxiety, a goat left by Mrs. H. L. with seven days to claim, and a request to identify an officer whose champagne glass overflowed at Cafe Royal.
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London Times
West End
Dickens
Bank of England
H. L
Phillips Oppenheim
Cafe Royal
Savoy Hotel
Boy’s Night School Test Goes Awry
A bright Chinese boy in night school falters in a test on glacial moraines. He offers a rambling answer mixing phrases about maraines allee and multiple places, joking that moraine location is “everywhere flight Nike” and asking the Kaiser for guidance.
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Los Angeles Times
Sing Lee
Long
United States
Ocean
France
Nike
Kaiser
The Great Art of Omitting in Daily Papers
A pithy reflection on omission as the supreme skill in journalism. The quote imagines a craftsman who would craft a vast Iliad by expert omission, freeing space for meaning.
Wings Turn to Horns in Midyear Pattern
A cryptic line notes a seasonal change in January to July, describing wings becoming horns as the year progresses. The remark hints at symbolic transformation or weather, with no clear event or person named.
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