Vicks VapoRub Advised for Cold Sufferers and Children
A vintage ad explains Vicks VapoRub as a salve that releases vapors through body heat to the air passages and lungs. It claims 17 million jars used yearly, notes strong New England demand, and urges mothers to use the externally applied remedy for chest colds sore throats bronchitis and other ailments with safe frequent applications for children.
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North Carolina
Vick
Vicks
New England
Letters from the Czarinas and Rasputin era turmoil
The article compiles cabled letters from Tsarist figures including the Czarina and Rasputin. It notes rumors of the Czar’s infatuation with Ania and a plea by the Empress to destroy letters. The missives discuss Sturmer, Montenegrin events, Russia’s political moves, and concerns about Rasputin’s influence and allied figures. Names include Boris Sturmer and Rasputin.
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Ania
Levy
Trarkoye
Selo
Honet
Anna
Gutchkov
Beyond World
Russia
Silaiev
Olga
Tatiana
Casey
Sweety
Sturmer
Moscow
Petrograd
Lovebird
WIFY
Boris V
Goremykin
Marie Vasiltchikov
Austria
Tzarskoye Selo
Rasputin
Montenegro
Williams
Baby
Sunny
Lovy
Tzarskoye, Selo
Jan
N. P
Letters From Wify To Pau And General Williams
The excerpt notes affectionate letters from a wife to Pau General Williams and Belgium, praising the waters and a riverfront town. It mentions affection, blessings, and firm character. the writer signs as WIFY and references 1920 copyright and syndicate publication with tomorrow’s continuation promised.
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Pau
Williams
Baby
Belgium
Old Pau
General P. Pau
Russia
Isaac Don Levine
Boston Post
Chicago Daily News Co
Great Britain
Scandinavia
France
Italy
Spain
South America
McChire
Craigie Longfellow House in Cambridge A Storied Estate
The Craigie-Longfellow House in Cambridge traces to 1758 builder John Vassall grandson of Lt Governor Phips. Tory ties and a mob attack led Vassall to Boston in 1774, with Washington using the house in 1775 for headquarters. Martha Washington visited that December and later Dr Andrew Craigie held it for 26 years.
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Craigie-Longfellow House
Cambridge
John Vassall
Phips
Oliver
Elmwood
Vassall-Oliver
Brattle Street
Vassall
Craigie
Christ Church
Boston
Washington
Longfellow
Martha Washington
Andrew Craigie
Longfellow House Destined by Cambridge Legacy
The Cambridge house passed through notable hands from Dr. Craigie who died in 1819, to Mrs. Craigie, then Edward Everett, Jared Sparks who edited Washington writings in the same room, and finally Longfellow with Frances Appleton receiving the house as a wedding gift from Nathan Appleton.
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Longfellow
Cambridge
Harvard
Larkin Sentenced to Five to Nineteen Years in Prison
New York May 3 extraordinary precautions marked the sentencing of James J. Larkin, Irish agitator, convicted of criminal anarchy last week. He was sentenced to five to nineteen years in state prison with hard labor.
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New York
James J. Larkin
Roosevelt Two Cent Coin Authorized by Senate Action
In Washington on May 3 the Senate passed a bill authorizing a Roosevelt two cent piece. Senator King Utah initially objected but withdrew after colleagues cited business necessity and commemorative purpose. The chamber also approved 60 cent commemoratives for the Pilgrims anniversary and for Maine and Alabama admission anniversaries.
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Washington
Senate
King
Utah
House
Maine
Alabama
Union
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