Tanlac Restores Acworth Woman toHealth and Home
Mrs. O. C. Cason of Acworth Georgia says she weighed sixty pounds from pellagra six weeks ago and after taking Tanlac gained to ninety five pounds. She left her farm near Acworth to stay with her sister in Atlanta with little hope of returning alive. After starting Tanlac her appetite returned skin cleared and she regained strength. She plans to return home to her husband on the life farm five miles from Acworth tomorrow and urges others to try Tanlac. There is a Tanlac dealer in your town.
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Acworth
Atlanta
Battle
Tanlac
Taniac
Life
O. C. Cason
How Careless. Broncho Bob Chooses No Gun
A brief western dialogue has Broncho Bob asking a man in a new cowboy uniform if he carries a gun. The man says he abstains to avoid seeming ready for a quarrel, prompting Bob to lament the absence of armament and urge caution against similar lapses in the future.
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Broncho Bob
Death Lurks in a Weak Heart and the Cure Promises
Ad promotes Renovine as a heart remedy with a warning to delay action and pay the price for not acting. It touts malaria decline and suggests courtesy orders to the public by the New York postmaster. An eye balsam ad claims nightly use prevents eye strain, while a Russia 1916 coal figure reports 930,815 tons mined from Ural workings.
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Russia
Ural
Building Giant Fly Traps Attracts School Volunteers
Irving P. Lorentz and students at the Grand Avenue manual training center will build large fly traps this spring. The model uses a wire net cone in a squire frame with a glass fur stand in place of the frame, baited with banana peel. Traps can kill flies by immersion in water, costing about 50 cents. The plan aims to curb fly infestations before they reach homes.
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Grand Avenue Manual Training Center
Irving P. Lorentz
Milwaukee Journal
Lorentz
Freezone promises painless corn removal in drops
An old advertisement touts Freezone's ability to remove corns and calluses without pain. A Cincinnati inventor’s product claims instant soreness relief and easy lifting once treated, with a brief warning to stockists to order for wholesalers. The second snippet features a humorous job interview exchange about driving and personal habits.
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Cincinnati
Allen's Foot Ease Ad Promises Comfort for Workers
Farmers and laborers are urged to use Allen's Foot Base powder in shoes and foot baths to reduce friction, soothe tired feet, and prevent blisters. The ad claims improved efficiency and comfort, noting women are frequent users and price at 25 cents. Also includes a Bee-Your're right there cartoon caption about domestic life.
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Allen
Astoria Castoria Advertisement Claiming Harmless Relief
An old advertisement touts ASTORIA as a safe Castor Oil substitute for constipation wind colic and diarrhea. It boasts 30 plus years of use and the 80 year lineage of the product bearing Chas. H. Fletcher’s signature, warning against counterfeits and imitators.
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Astoria
Chas. H. Fletcher
Mississippi society vows universal service for war effort
A Washington DC Mississippi society meeting at the Ebbitt House raises funds to entertain Confederate veterans arriving for a reunion. Col. Arthur E. Randle donates 100 dollars, and resolutions pledge loyalty to the president and war aims, urging universal service and support for the war against Germany.
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Ebbitt House
Arthur E. Randle
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Washington, D. C
United States
Congress of the United States
Germany
Bennie L. Nabers
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Harry Peyton
Charlton M. Clark
Orlando N. Smith
W. A. Montgomery
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Petitions Move Governor To Muster First Mississippi Company
Citizens press governor to muster Capt J A Hammond's first Mississippi company of 157 enlisted men after delays. Men sacrificed jobs awaiting muster and seek active service following previous levee duties.
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J. A. Hammond
Mississippi
Federal Trade Commission Seeks Data On School Books
The Federal Trade Commission questions Mississippi state policy on selling second hand and rebound school books. The letter cites interstate book clearing houses and urges action consistent with public policy. The Mississippi superintendent and attorney general study the legality of selling used books under five year contracts.
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Federal Trade Commission
Jackson
Power
Washington
Mississippi
United States
Superintendent of Education
Mississippi Briefs Touch Statewide Events and Local Incidents
Mississippi brief items report bankers meeting in Greenville and Red Cross unit forming, Gulfport academy season finish, Natchez bond drive support, Biloxi mayoral store theft, Laurel to host merchant meeting, Natchez officer commissioned, Vicksburg barge construction, Greenville Catholics flag ceremony, Columbus Episcopal council, Biloxi Red Cross scouting move, Mississippi College press, Copiah Lincoln students enlisting, Alcorn cotton replants tour, El Paso boy seeks army consent, Brookhaven brick plant reform, Batesville county fair organizing, Macon student Avery medal, Pass Christian cash robbery, Jackson golf championship set, Yazoo City streetcar vote, county dog hydrophobia cases, Val Liant death, Hattiesburg YMC A progress, Brooksville address, Jefferson high school staff, ban Cox verdict, Hattiesburg tax inquiry, Cleveland church building progress.
No Photos in London Deters Dedicatory Service Pictures
The article notes photographers were forbidden to take pictures at St. Pauls cathedral during the dedicatory services honoring the U S entry into the war. Press photographers were told on their honor not to capture any service aspect Inside or outside. Only amateur image of the king and queen came from a concealed photographer on a building roof.
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London
St. Paul's Cathedral
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