Woman Credits Pinkham Remedy For Avoiding Surgery
Mrs A W Binzer of Black River Falls Wisconsin says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her organic troubles and back pain saving her from an operation after doctors in Eau Claire recommended surgery The ad urges other women with inflammation ulceration displacements or nervousness to try the remedy and contact Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts for advice
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Black River Falls
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Eau Claire
A. W. Binzer
Her Get Aways and a Misread Caller
Cartoon snippet portrays a domestic misunderstanding as a caller misreads a home scene. A mother or woman asserts absence while another insists presence, creating a comic misunderstanding typical of early magazine cartoons.
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Mal
Cartoons Magazine
Snowy Whites With Red Cross Ball Blue Cleanser
A brief note extols the satisfaction of clean laundry after labor, recommending Red Cross Ball Blue as the detergent to achieve snowy white clothing and bright results.
Dialogue in a mythic exchange over hidden wealth
A god and a pirate-like speaker exchange a playful demand expressed as “split it tty fifty.” The god refuses noting the amount is insufficient, and the pirate laments the lack of funds, creating a brief, comic push and pull over treasure.
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Matey
Pleasiant Pellets Ad Keeps Folk Health Claim
An advertisement promotes Dr IMeree’s Pleasiant Pellets claiming to keep users active and healthy and financially well. The wording suggests general wellness benefits without providing scientific support or specifics.
Unserviceable Quip Sparks Quick Debate
A playful exchange quotes Shakespearean wit and a comic line from Semiter Sorghum on brevity vs filibuster. The remark underscores a tongue in cheek clash between concise humor and deliberate delay in discourse.
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Semiter Sorghum
Man who pities himself not sole one with regrets
A reflective line notes a man who wishes he had never been born shares regret with others, expressing a universal longing for meaning and connection beyond personal self pity.
Rome Sees Broad Attention on League Covenant Action
Paris reports anticipate final action on the league covenant as French Japanese and Belgian amendments are revisited. President Wilson tours before Versailles meetings with German delegates while Italy’s Premier Orlando gains public support amid talks on Adriatic terms.
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Paris
League of Nations
Council of Three
Wilson
Versailles
Western Canada Dairy Growth and Prosperity Ad
A 1918 Alberta Department of Agriculture report shows steady dairy growth in Western Canada with rising butter and cheese output. Prices to producers up 75 percent over four years, strong bull sales in Edmonton Calgary and Manitoba, and increasing creameries hint at Western Canada reaching a leading dairy position. Government supervision supports the industry as immigration to the region grows.
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Western Canada
Alberta Department of Agriculture
Canada
Edmonton
Calgary
Lacombe
Manitoba
Curman
Sakatchewan
West
Wilson statement on Adriatic crisis rejects Fiume as Italian part
Paris April 24 President Wilson issued a statement explaining the Adriatic settlement, declaring that Fiume cannot become part of Italy. He notes every condition has changed since Italy entered the war and defines the U S stand to Italy, bringing the crisis to a climax.
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Tralian
Wilson
Liord George
Clemenceau
Paris
Adriatic
Orlando
Signor
Orhinda
Fiume
Ttaly
Haly
Londom
Austro-Thingaringa
Italy
United States
What treaty provides
London April 24 Associated Press reports that under the London treaty Italy would gain Trieste Pola and part of Dalmatia while Fiume would go to Croatia Britain urges Italy to curb claims but if insisted Britain and France will honor signatures and Fiume would pass to Croatia President Wilson issues a sole responsibility statement while Lloyd George and Clemenceau seek an agreement
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London
Italy
Triest
Pola
Dalmatia
Fiume
Willson
Lloyd, George
Clemenceau
Aviator Killed in Fall While Testing Plane
Freeport N Y April 28 Lieutenant Allington Jolly of Chicago was killed when a privately owned airplane he was testing collapsed its wings and fell 150 feet near Lufbery aviation field. He was recently returned from 18 months of overseas service and suffered multiple injuries in the crash.
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Freeport
Allington Jolly
Chicago
Lufbery Aviation Field
Jolly
On the Fence in Thoughtful Exchange
A thinking man asks if one believes in a fiery Hades and eternal punishment. The other replies that belief may not be real but could be prudent as guidance for conduct.
Anxious suspense over new cook in doubt for job
Anxious suspense surrounds a household as the question of keeping the new cook lingers. The family hesitates to decide if the arrangement will continue until they know if they suit her.
Palmer Assumes Prohibition Enforcement Duty
Washington April 28 Attorney General Palmer announced that the department of justice will enforce national war time prohibition starting July 1 He said enforcement will be carried out with the same vigor as other laws and that he has no power to grant amnesty for beer manufacturers pending court interpretation He noted the final interpretation lies with the courts and that this relieves the President from delegating authority under the Omnibus act.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Palmer
Wilson
Allocation of enemy ships decided by allied council
Washington April 28 The allied maritime transport council at Paris has allocated enemy ships among associated governments based on ability to mobilize vessels and passenger tonnage needs. Raymond B Stevens vice chairman of the shipping board said the temporary allocations do not affect final peacetime disposition. Vessels will bear both the allied council flag and the national flag of the managing country.
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Washington
Allied Maritime Transport Council
Paris
Raymond B. Stevens
Shipping Board
U S Trade Balance to Surpass Three Billion This Month
Washington reports the United States may exceed 3 billion dollars in the fiscal year trade balance this month as exports rise. March exports totaled about 101.2 million, led by crude materials for manufacturing, while imports increased by 117 million over nine months.
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Washington
United States
Leviathan Shields Troop Ship From Mine Collision
The Leviathan carrying 12,000 soldiers missed a mine by 80 feet off the Grand Banks, while approaching New York. Officers led by Lieutenant Commander Cunningham spotted the mine at 10:82 a.m. and, with a sharp turn, steered clear with about 30 yards to spare.
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New York
Leviathan
Grand Banks
Newfoundland
Cunningham
Italians Close Greek Schools in Epirus Region
Satoniki April 25 Italian government closes all Greek schools in Argyrocastro northern Epirus and deploys 100 Italian teachers. The Hellas reports Italians stir religious hatred by pitting Moslems against Christians as Christians seek union of northern Epirus with Greece while Italians push for Albanian protectorate.
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Satoniki
Argyrocastro
Epirrus
The
Hellas
Epsirius
Greece
Albania
Railroad Wage Advances Under Government Control
Washington reports a railway administration study showing payroll increases across classes of railway workers during government control. The document lists numbers employed, days and hours, aggregate pay, per day and hour rates, and the wage advance as of December 1917 and January 1919. It is the first such report by the railway administration.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
Railway Administration
Quote on peace talks as warning to future warmakers
A fragment voices a belief that the wrangles of the peace table should be perpetuated as a warning to any future leader who contemplates war, underscoring wary diplomacy in the face of conflict.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Internal Cure
Advertisement claims catarrh is incurable by local measures but curable with Hall's Catarrh Medicine taken internally. It asserts the medicine purifies blood and affects mucous surfaces, listing ingredients as strong tonics. Drugstores sell it for 75 cents with testimonials available from F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
Tall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
Ancient Precautions Carved on Stone Monuments
Two ancient kings discuss inscribing a public agreement on a stone monument. The dialogue emphasizes that the carving would be readable by the public and not merely treated as scrap paper, ensuring lasting memory of the pact.
Proper Place Dove-Tinted Note Questioned
In a brief exchange a man asks where the dove-tinted note was kept and learns it was placed in a pigeon-hole. The line reflects a concise, possibly literary exchange about handling a personal message.
Wombat Seeks Europe Trip as Hornet Crossroads Call
A terse Courier-Journal item records a quip about plans to travel to Europe next summer. The exchange contrasts Europe with Hornet Crossroads, noting the trip's cost appears the same as the other destination.
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Wombat
Europe
Hornet Crossroads
Louisville Courier-Journal
Boschee's Syrup Advertisement Claims Cough Relief
An aid touting Boschee's Syrup promises cough quieting relief and sore throat soothing effects. It claims to aid inflammation of the lungs, bronchial irritation, and better sleep, noting fifty two years of American production and use for lung trouble, asthma, croup, and bronchitis.
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America
Adv
Te’s Clever Vote Tactic In Election Talk
On the job a politician boasted of a tactic its supporters used to win votes. The method involved distributing cigars to women then directing them to take them home to their husbands. The plan was defended as flattering and effective.
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