Misaddressed Army Letter Sparks Formalities at Home
A military officer's wife writes to Dr Brown about her teething child. The recipient replies he is Brigade Surgeon Lieutenant Colonel Brown. The wife replies with a playful formal salutation. A comic note suggests a mother-in-law or a colonel’s sword joke.
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Brown
May Jones
Lance Baby
Renew Energy and Blood Health With Dr Pierce’s Tonic
The text promotes Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Dineeneey as a vegetable tonic to revive energy and improve blood quality. It claims pure red blood guards against disease and notes the remedy contains no alcohol or narcotics, using herbs like grape root and Queen’s Black Haw in a historical tone.
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Utah
Queen's Black
Swamp-Root advertised as kidney tonic after grip attack
A newspaper ad notes grip injuries often weaken kidneys and cause back pain and urinary issues. It promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as an herbal remedy that heals kidneys, with sample bottles available for ten cents and regular sizes at pharmacists.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Adyv
Balfour Explains Peage Letter During Wilson Visit
London reports British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour explains in the house of commons on May 16 that Emperor Charles letter to Prince Sixtus of Bourbon was kept secret among France Britain and the French premier. He says no ally learned of its contents and the American government was as uninformed as Britain.
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Wilson
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London
Arthur J. Balfour
House of, Commons
Prince Sixtus of Bourbon
French Republic
Balfour
Walter Runciman
Board of Trade
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Bisbee Mine Owners Indicted in Deportation Case
Twenty leading Bisbee copper district figures were arrested after Tucson grand jury indictments alleging conspiracy to deprive citizens of their rights in connection with the July 12 deportation of 1186 miners from Bisbee and Warren.
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Hughes to Help Wilson in Aircraft Charge Probe
President Wilson calls Charlies E Hughes to join Attorney General Gregory in the investigation of criminal charges linked to aircraft production. Hughes accepts the task and will travel to Washington to coordinate with the attorney general. Bates plots for revolt in U S new york testimony reveals German revolutionary plans in case of U S entry into the European war.
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Wilson
Charlies E. Hughes
Gregory
Hughes
White House
Bates
U. S
New York
United States
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Freckles vanish with Othine promised in ads
Ad copy touts Othine for removing freckles with claim of overnight and morning results. The text resembles vintage marketing with exaggerated terms and vague guarantees.
Munitions Plan To Melt Frederick The Great Statue
A resolution to melt down the Frederick the Great statue removed from the war college grounds and convert it into munitions of war was introduced Thursday by Senator Gallinger, Republican leader.
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Frederick the Great
War College
Gallinger
Germans Use Zinc for Money in Amsterdam Mint
Germany expands zinc coinage amid wartime needs. 10 million marka worth of zinc 10 pfennig coins authorized. Also reports pardon for Mae Hyana in Brookings after manslaughter of Dr W Moore. Scripps escapes draft deferment. Chicago bans antigovernmental groups from public schools. Badalatas vote against the resolution.
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A Real Ambition Expressed In Fiery Exchange
A man states his ambition is to live in a way that earns him the status of somebody's real friend. The exchange centers on personal worth and loyalty as a guiding aim.
Three Kinds Of Gentlemen In Ireland’s Social Scale
The article outlines Ireland’s historic three types of gentlemen. First class includes Cromwellian descendants known as Buckskin Breeches. Second class comprises old noble families forced into trade or professions. Third class covers the old stock living on ancestral estates.
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Ireland
Emerald Isle
Bargain Sale Delights Pipwhistle Household in 1927
George Pipwhistle returns home with a mountain of parcels after his wife leaves for business. He proudly displays corkscrews, a stuffed owl, paint brushes, a cloth-bound Uncle Tom’s Cabin, walking sticks, a toasting tonk, tin openers, and a roasting jack, calling it the best bargain sale ever.
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George Pipwhistle
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad in Toledo Ohio
Frank J. Cheney declares his partnership in F J Cheney Co and offers Hall’s Catarrh Cure with a sworn oath and testimony. The notice promises a one hundred dollar claim and includes testimonials and a free blood temperature check.
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Ohio
Toledo
Lucas
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney
Leo
A. W. Gleason
Nota
Catarre
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Bantams Recruiter Boy Recounts Busy Day
A Canadian recalls a four year old boy who claimed to recruit for a Bantams battalion. He said he recruited 500 bantams and one rooster, describing his tireless day of recruitment with innocent pride.
Cuticura Promotes Itching Eczema Relief
Advert for Cuticura claiming to heal eczema and rashes that itch and burn. Recommends daily use to prevent pimples and urges readers to request free samples from Cuticura, Dept. Boston. Available at druggists and by mail. Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 and 50 cents. Adv.
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Dept
Boston
Blocked the Move and a Housekeeping Breakup
Fragmented snippets show a disputed breakup plan with a cook staying and a remark on household arrangements. The ad cites Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a liver remedy from a 40 year history. A cold weather ad and price notes from a butcher add regional flavor.
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Dr. Pierce
Problem for Home Original Multiplication Challenge
An arithmetic teacher asks students to present an original multiplication problem. William volunteers with a seemingly impossible scenario about his baby sister: her current age and weight, daily weight gain, a future price doubling, and the cost of her graduation outfit. The fragment hints at a math word problem from the Rehoboth Sunday Herald.
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William
Rehoboth
Castoria Brand Warns For Infant Remedy Use
Important to mothers examine every bottle of Castoria that famous old remedy for infants and children and see that it bears the signature Lat ffededit in use for over 30 years. Children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
Milk and Water: Bilkins Cow Sale Tale
Bilkins bought a cow about a week ago and invited a friend to judge the purchase. The guest asked how much milk the cow produced daily, learning eight quarts, and that twelve quarts were sold. A collapse of Bilkins, coming in the door, ends the scene.
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Bilkins, Jr
Bilking
Not a Line Officer Wedding Hint in Boon Powder Works Tale
A fragment recalls a misunderstanding about June marrying an officer. The response clarifies she did marry someone who is president of the Boon Powder Works, tying a family union to a prominent local business figure.
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The
Boon Powder Works
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