Preservation of Womanhood and Peruna Tonic Endorsement
An advertisement argues for strong women amid health fears from catarrh and ill health. It touts Peruna tonic as a cure, citing Mrs. Mary Fricke of Belleville Illinois and urging readers to write The Peruna Company for Dr Hartman’s Health Book free of charge. It claims Peruna has been used for forty five years and is sold widely in liquid and tablet forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Fricke
Bornman
Belleville
Ill
Dr. Hartman
Perune
Peruna Company
Dept. B
Columbus
Ohio
Calcutta Declares Educational Area Dry for One Year
Authorities grant a dry zone in Calcutta as an experimental measure following a plea by the Calcutta Temperance Federation and public opinion. The area includes Calcutta University, major colleges and schools, approximately 10 000 students and graduates, public squares, and multiple hospitals churches mosques and temples. grogshops and drug shops must be removed for one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
Calcutta Temperance Federation
Calcutta University
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claim and Remedy
An advertisement asserts catarrh cannot be cured by local treatment and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as an internal remedy that purifies blood and treats mucous surfaces. It lists druggists at 75 cents and offers testimonials and company details for F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
Perpetuating Wrangle Wit at the Peace Table
A witty remark on prolonging diplomatic wrangles as a caution for future leaders. The speaker mocks peace talks as a stage to warn newcomers against plunging into war.
Proper Place Dove-Tinted Note Found in Pigeon Hole
A terse exchange shows inquiry about a lady's note and its fate. The response confirms the note was placed in a pigeon-hole, implying routine document handling without further context or action.
Judge of Probate Quips With An Execution Plot
An old woman visits the judge of probate and declares she intends to be the executioner for her husband’s illegitimate offspring, revealing a humorous misunderstanding about probate and execution. The moment captures a witty exchange from the Chicago Daily News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
Freckles Fade with Othine Double Strength
A testimonial style ad promises removal of freckles with Othine double strength. Apply nightly and morning after obtaining an ounce from a druggist, with money back guarantee if ineffective.
Farm Frustration Remains Despite Open Air Life
A city man tells a discouraged farmer to be happy living on a farm. The farmer replies he cannot be happy because the farm won’t raise enough to pay mortgage interest, leaving him financially unfulfilled. The exchange highlights economic strain underpinning rural contentment.
Describe the Fellow and the Manicure Girl Remark
A short dialogue teases a merciless critic, noting a successful author would make a perfect manicure girl. The remark reveals character via witty comparison and audience intrigue about literary reputation.
League of Nations covenant adopted at Paris conference
The peace conference adopted the revised covenant moved by President Wilson without dissent. Sir James Eric Drummond was named secretary general, with a committee to inaugurate the league. Nine labor principles were added to the treaty as Italy appears among league members.
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Paris
League of Nations
Wilson
Peace Conference
James Eric Drummond
League
Italy
Council of Four
Versailles
Belgium
Brazil
Greece
Spain
League Council
Trial of former German emperor set for allied court
Allied powers decide the trial for what they term a supreme offense against morality and treaty sanctity. Holland is asked to surrender the royal refugee for arraignment before a five judge panel from the United States Great Britain France Italy and Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Holland
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Robbers Escape With Cash and Bonds From Brokerage
In New York two armed men robbed the brokerage office of Charles Fishback, a dealer in Russian exchange, and fled with about $13,000 in cash and between $6,000 and $7,000 in Liberty Bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles Fishback
Four Kinds of People and a Los Angeles Vagrancy Case
A Los Angeles Chief of Police questions a vagrancy suspect who proves to be a working woman with a husband in France. The exchange highlights irony as the officer notes her businesslike stance while she plans to expose his joke on her independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Los Angeles
France
British Tug Hughli Sinks Near Nieuport Loss of Twenty Two
The British naval tug Hughli sank at Nieuport with twenty two crew dead and ten rescued. It carried explosives for clearing Ostend channel obstructions. Cause undetermined whether a sand bar collision or an explosion occurred.
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Brussels
Hughli
Nieuport
Ostend
Airplane crashes into Charles River. passenger drowned
In Cambridge Massachusetts an New England Airplane Company craft fell 150 feet into the Charles River basin. Passenger J Lester Allen of Dorchester Boston was drowned while Ensign W Elliott Nightingale the pilot was severely bruised. In Rome a meeting reported the national council of Fiume handed powers to a representative of the Italian government in the name of King Victor Emmanuel.
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Cambridge
Mass
New England Airplane Company
Charles River
J. Lester Allen
Dorchester
Boston
W. Elliott Nightingale
Rome
National Council of
Fiume
Victor Emmanuel
Withdraw Yankee Troops and Russian Reinforcement Moves
American forces are being withdrawn from the front before harbor opening. Replacements consist of new Russian troops trained at the front by American and British officers. No Americans remain on the Pinega or Kadish Sredmakrenga fronts, while the Dvina and Vagu columns still host some Americans. Allied positions on the Dvina near Tulgas have been slightly withdrawn.
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Archangel
Pinega
Dvina
Vagu
Tulgas
On the Fence
A pair of thinkers discuss belief in a hellish afterlife. The thinking man questions eternal punishment while the chronic considerer says it may not be real but is prudent to act as if it were true.
Wombat Chooses Europe Over Hornet Crossroads
A Louisville Courier-Journal item features a playful exchange about travel plans. The couple compares costs of talking about a Europe trip versus Hornet Crossroads, hinting at a lighthearted domestic moment.
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Wombat
Europe
Hornet Crossroads
Louisville Courier-Journal
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Tuxedo
HMS
Sir James Eric Drummond
England
Western Newspaper Union News Service
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Castoria
Fletcher
Joe
Terre
Chas. H. Fletcher
Fletcher’s
STAUR
York City
Strickland Gillilan
Wells
Irink
Dr. Price
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