Joy of Motherhood in Ellensburg Promoted by Lydia E Pinkham
Mrs. C. S. Johnson of Ellensburg Washington credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with her recovery from prolonged illness after marriage and enables her to care for a child. The advertisement urges other women with functional disorders to try the remedy and seek advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Ellensburg
C. S. Johnson
R. No
Wash
Lynn, Mass
Calculating youth and a girl’s private note
Margaret refuses to take nuts from the helper and explains to her uncle she wants the nuts given by him. He is flattered by the trust and asks why. She whispers that his hands are bigger, so she wants his direct gift.
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Margaret
Nho
Red Cross Ball Blue Advertised By Grocers Ady
An old advertisement proclaims Red Cross Ball Blue will whiten clothes and notes it is sold by grocers including Ady as a supplier in the local market.
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Red Cross Ball
Ady
United War Work Campaign
Red Cross
Rats as mine safety pets in California
Investigators note miners feed and shelter rats in mines believing rodents warn of unsafe tunnels. Rats show distress from dangerous gases before humans, guiding men to avoid affected passages.
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Mother Lode
California
Just as Mother Thinks
Dialogue from Life about unity of command and family dynamics. Father and daughter discuss military strategy and obedience as they read the paper.
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Sen
Dad
Jones Seeks Help in Giving Away a Push Bag
A quirky note describes Jones offering a giveaway, with humorous asides about his character and preferences. The remark places him between a lawn mower and a baby carriage, suggesting a lighthearted judgment of his suitability.
Boarding Houses Push bachelor Toward Matrimony
A bachelor driven to desperation by boarding house life seeks marriage as a remedy. The piece portrays domestic pressures in a compact social vignette.
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Bachlor
Greatest Armed Struggle of History Shakes Civilization
Edward W. Pickard surveys the Paris peace conference looming after President Wilson plans to sail for France. He notes looming questions of democracy, independence movements, and the fate of Austria Hungary and Germany, with United States leadership and possible cabinet reshuffles.
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Wilson
Paris
George Washington
Congress
Commission
Baker
Lansing
Col. E. M. House
Houston
Henry White
France
Woodrow Wilson
United States of America
Solomon
Hese
Victor
Turkey
Luxemburg
Austria
Germany
Russia
Ireland
Poland
Roumania
United States Administration of Finances
America
Pecopres
Roumanian Transylvania
Karl
Vienna
Albert
Belgium
Europe
Army of Occupation
Bitburg
Treves
Oberemmel
Oberzorf
Losheim
England
Holland
Chicago Food Price Probe Targets Federal Grand Jury
Chicago authorities announce a federal grand jury inquiry into food prices with the Food Administration also set for investigation, signaling a broad probe into price control and distribution practices.
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Chicago
The
Food Administration
Tiny Domestic Tent Sparks Grandchild's Military Dream
A compact eighteen inch tent built from strong unbleached domestic fabric tied with red braid sits on a wooden frame with front and back rods and a ridge-pole. Four taped loops secure sides, and a small flag paper soldiers and wooden cannon complete a toy kit that could spark a brief military fantasy for a child.
Silk shopping bag described with navy blue taffeta and red lining
Woman receives a navy blue taffeta shopping bag with red silk lining and matching red celluloid mountings. A long red tassel and navy silk strap complete the accessory, praised as a perfect gift if it complements her street suit.
A Gift for Him Travel Accessories Featured in Ad
A collar box a bag for brush and comb and a pad of shaving paper are proposed as gifts for men. Made of heavy unbleached linen and embroidered with colored floss the items can carry a monogram as an alternative design solving the gift problem for travelers and non travelers alike.
Crafting decorative book ends with fabric and silk
Instructions describe making book ends from metal foundations padded with blotting paper and covered with tapestry or silk. A silk cord edges the piece, with possible Cretonne for bedroom use. The example features dark tapestry coverings.
Favorite Prescription Promised To Relieve Female Ailments
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a powerful tonic and nervine for women suffering from pain irregularities nervousness and related ailments. It claims historic wartime service by American women inspiring patriotic trust and notes availability in tablet and liquid forms with a ten cent trial offer. It also mentions Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for liver and bowel troubles.
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Doctor Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
How They Conversed in War Time Exchange
An American Iason officer who knew little French and a French artillery officer with minimal English conducted business during heavy fighting. The French sergeant Henri denied speaking English, yet the two men held a lively conversation. Afterward the commandant praised Henri for English learned, only to learn they had been conversing in German.
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Henri
Henrt
Pape's Diapepsin Instant Stomach Relief Ad
An old advertisement promotes Pape's Diapepsin as the quickest stomach reliever for indigestion acidity and gas. It promises fast relief after a tablet and notes the product is inexpensive at drug stores.
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Pape
The Juvenile Mind and Roman Roads
A father discusses ancient Rome with his children while the elder daughter studies history. The seven year old interrupts with a humorous note that 15 foot wide roads would prevent cars from passing, prompting light family reflection on historical engineering.
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Rome
Empire
Personal Reasons: The Kaiser Knew When to Quit
A quoted exchange notes that the kaiser recognized the moment to end the conflict. The dialogue questions why such a conclusion remained concealed for so long, implying strategic or political calculations behind secrecy.
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Rat
Bruges
Camp Dix
Col
Theodore Reinach
French Educational Commission
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Edward W. Pickard
Great Britain
G. W. Wickersham
Taft
Marshall
C. D. Hilles
Republican National Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington
Secretary of
McAdoo
Treasury Department
Finiching
Bernard M. Baruch
War Industries Board
Admiral Kolchak
Siberia
Omsk
Warsaw
Galicia
Petrograd
Lemberg
Alexander
Serbia
Pershing
War Department
Thomas J. Mooney
San Francisco
W. D. Stephens
Mooney
Him
ANTAS
Cascara
Bill
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