The Red Cross Calls and Army Jokes
Multiple short items mix rural telephone woes during wartime with a military joke about a missing belt. The Red Cross workshop, garden talk, and a humorous exchange between a private and First Sergeant appear alongside a quip about a female entertainer in a humorous column.
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Gowip
Owenaville
Central
Red Cross
Corp. 8
C. Samuels
One Hundred and Twenty-Sixth Artillery
Judge
The Effects of Opiates on Infants
A historical note warns that infants are highly susceptible to opiate overdoses from various preparations and cautions caregivers. It stresses careful handling, avoiding narcotics to soothe babies, and urges proper medical attention under a physician. The piece cites Chas. H. Fletcher and Castoria as context.
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Che Graggist
Chas
H. Fletcher
Castoria
Stomach Troubles in Heat Promised Relief with Eaton ic Tablets
An advertisement urges relief from stomach upset caused by hot weather. Eaton ic Tablets are claimed to absorb acids and gases, restore appetite, and offer a money back guarantee if ineffective. The notice also mentions a separate item about the Montgomery County Historical Society planning to relocate an 18th century grist and sawmill relic to Elmwood Park, Norristown.
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Eatonic
Norristown
Montgomery County
Pa.) Historical Society
Horsham
Elmwood Park
Mary Iredell
Historical Society
Stony Creek
Why a baseball curves through air
The article explains that a baseball curves because its surface is irregular like rugged mountains when enlarged vastly. Friction from these jagged edges alters air flow, creating a pressure that diverts the ball from its natural straight path and enables pitchers to bend it.
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Grand Canyon
Alps
Rockies
Figures Wanted Plain Heiress Id Love Me For Me
A Boston Transcript item notes a plain heiress seeks a suitor who will love her for her character rather than wealth. a candid expression of matrimonial expectations.
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Boston Transcript
Not Entertaining. Mollie and Chollie Dialogue
A humorous exchange features Mollie asked if she entertained last night and Chollie replies she sang the entire time. The brief vignette captures a light moment between the two.
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Mollie
Chollie
Cuticura Aids Itching Skin But Also Heals
An advertisement extols Cuticura as 80 soothing to itching burning skin. It claims bathing with Cuticura Soap, drying gently, and applying Cuticura Ointment heals. Free samples offered from Cuticura Dept X Boston. Soap and Ointment priced 25 and 50 cents.
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Dept. X
Boston
Brazil Filling Up Immigrant Entry 2008 to 1910 Report
Immigration figures show 026,282 entering freell from 2008 through 1910. Major nationalities include German 83,578 Austrian 21,640 French 9,207 Spaniards 100,767 Italians 158,050 Japanese 15,778 Portuguese 964,820 Russians 40,477 and Turco-Arab 441,584.
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Brazil
Freell
A Daylight Learner and The Hee-That Gretty Slacker
A Daylight Learner and The Hee-That Gretty are described with humor as lazy. The text notes that an earlier rising would spare the task of making a light.
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Gretty
Americans Best With the Rifle in World War I
The article argues American soldiers excel in marksmanship as the rifle defines frontline effectiveness. It cites tradition, training, and superior rifles like the Springfield 1903 and 1917, detailing production, ranges, and the US focus on individual targeting over German general-fire tactics. It contrasts American rifle prowess with German reliance on grenades and broad fire.
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Daniel Boone
Davy Crockett
Kit Carson
Wild West
Mississippi
Sammy
Camp Perry
Risley
Europe
Western Hemisphere
United States
Germany
Teutons
Gamere
Grant
Lee
Morgan
New Orleans
Jackson
Pakenham
Alamo
Crockett
Bowie
Santa Ana
America
British Southeast
Afric
Clark
Great Northwest
Mike
Rockies
West
Ble
Marine Corps
Bocie
Re 8
Pershing
Americas
Syracriier
Egypt
Africa
Ypres
Mons
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Takeshima
South Atlantic
Jingo
Korea
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