Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Aids Urbana Woman
Mrs. Frank Henson of 1816 S Orchard St Urbana Illinois reports relief from weakness and persistent grippe after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound during the Change of Life. The letter urges other women with nervousness hot flashes backache headaches and the blues to try the remedy.
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Urbana
Lydia E. Pinkham
Nee - Sympton
Lydis E. Pinkham
Frank Henson
Orchade St
Iil
Judge backs Eatonic stomach remedy as a success
Washington letter from Judge William L. Chayne of Kers endorses Eatonic for loss of appetite and indigestion. The judge writes that Eatonic promotes appetite and aids digestion and notes relief for office workers troubled by dyspepsia and belching. The ad claims gas relief and bloat reduction with a money back guarantee and a penny to two daily cost.
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Wiliam L. Chayne, Kers
Eatonic
U. S. Board of Mediation and Conciliation
Washington, D.C
Eatonic Remedy Co
Eatonio
Judge Chambers
Prime Conservation
A playful exchange about a girl with melting eyes and an icebox warning, reflecting lighthearted banter on domestic life.
Cuticura Offers Free Samples for Baby Rash Relief
Advertisement claims Cuticura Soap bath provides instant relief for itchy burning baby rashes followed by Cuticura Ointment. Free samples available by addressing Cuticura Dept X Boston. Soap priced 25 cents Ointment 25 and 50 cents.
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Dept. X
Boston
Air Figured Out War Question
A child named Jack enjoys dressing in a small soldier's uniform and practicing with an air rifle. He tells his uncle on furlough that next year he will be old enough for kindergarten and that the year after that he plans to go to war.
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Jack
Air
Vin
Tramp Demands Milk Then Water as Farmhouse Owner Intervenes
A tramp enters a farmhouse and threatens to take milk from an elderly woman. Pat Mulcahey, the owner, alerts him with a sharp retort and the intruder backs down, this time demanding water instead.
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Pat Mulcahey
Berlin Victory Question Echoed In Conversation
In Berlin a civilian quotes a caller asking for the meaning of a signal victory describing the capture of one American with twenty German casualties as a notable outcome. The remark reflects wartime sentiment and interpretation of battlefield gains.
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Berlin
The West Photographers Union Chapter Talk
The snippet hints at a West region move to organize a photographers union with talks and reports to be kept in camera. It notes that meaningful success requires planned effort, not accidental outcomes.
Prohibition Passes Senate Ending Beer After May First
National prohibition legislation moves beer and wine production to stop after May 1 under a war time order. The food administration cites fuel, labor, and transport strains and forecasts further curtailment in supplies and containers. Breweries may operate briefly before the dry laws take full effect.
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Washington
United States
Food Administration
Wilson
Fuel, Food and Railroad Administrations
War Industries Board
Fuel Administration
Senate
House
Bill Goes to Conference on Emergency Prohibition Bill
The $12,000,000 emergency agricultural appropriation bill with a prohibition rider was passed by the Senate without a roll call. The house will see the prohibition clause stop sales of intoxicating beverages next June 30 except for export and certain uses, with manufacture prohibited after May 1. Prohibition leaders expect troop demobilization may extend operation of the law to after spring 1920 and anticipate a constitutional amendment ratified nationwide.
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Conference
Washington
Senate
House
Bomb Kills 4 and Wrecks Chicago Federal Building
Four people died and more than 75 injured when a bomb exploded in the crowded entrance of Chicago's federal building at 3 10 yesterday. The blast shattered first three floors of two buildings across the street and was attributed to the I W W. Raids led to nine arrests within 145 minutes. seven more were taken into custody and a woman was detained nearby. Over 1400 government agents and the city police sought the perpetrator.
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Chicago
Federal Building
Phillip J Barry
Department of Justice
IT. W. W
August Shipbuilding Output Sets U S Records
Washington reports new record totals in American shipbuilding for August. Department of Commerce figures show 295,849 gross tons of merchant ships built that month, including 88 sea going vessels totaling 283,099 gross tons. Steel ships accounted for 49 vessels at 191,102 tons and wood ships for 39 vessels at 91,997 tons. For the year ending August the total output reached 1,787,730 gross tons.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Sugar price rise to hit consumers after stocks exhaust
The sugar equalization board with President Wilson's approval announces cane sugar will cost at least one cent more per pound after current stocks run out. Other items report Germany Finland alliance talks, wartime casualty policies, Hog Island shipyard probe, Manitoba potato yields, Camp Lewis officers marrying, Anaconda Copper leadership change, Red Cross relief in France, and WWI enforcement actions.
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Seaboard
Sugar Equalization Board
Wilson
Hog Island
Gregory
Burdécke Describes Gardener Pests Control Method
An experienced gardener advises a method to kill pests by cutting them near the ground before seeding, then applying kerosene to the roots using a cannon machine oil applicator. The remarks appear in a discussion of garden pest elimination practices.
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Burdécke
Not a New Experience at Camp Dodge
Two recruits at Camp Dodge Iowa wait for instructions. One jokes that the war will be new work, while the other replies he has been married to the wrong girl for five years.
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Camp Lewis
War Department
Camp Dodge
White clothes shine with Red Cross Ball Blue Ad
An advertisement proclaims Red Cross Ball Blue makes white clothes brilliantly white and notes availability from all grocers.
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Red Cross Ball
Adv
Dyspepsia Joke Reveals Husband’s Ailment Then
A brief comic exchange shows a woman confessing long term dyspepsia while noting her husband suffers from it, prompting a light punchline about who is afflicted.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertisement Affidavit
Frank J. Cheney affidavit as senior partner of F J Cheney & Co. pledges one hundred dollars for any catarrh case uncured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Notary A W Gleason certifies the sworn statement dated December 6. Elixir is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. Testimonials available, F J Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Ohio
Pegasus Flight Question Sparks Curious Reply
A reader describes mounting a Pegasus for a swift flight and asks what kind of jan airplane that would be. The exchange signals playful confusion over mythic terms and modern aircraft jargon.
Not Attractive and London Answers Quip on Marriage
A clipped exchange critiques marriage expectations and gender dynamics. The London Answers column notes men seeking marriage as a loophole from labor, while asserting that true satisfaction requires effort and compatibility.
Woman Hater Label Sparks Local Debate in Oregon
A conceited woman calls any man who does not admire her a woman hater sparking discussion. Oregon's population reaches 672 765 as residents weigh social standards and gender expectations.
Irish whaler rivals legends in feats of strength
A humorous tale credits a southern Ireland resident with extraordinary strength, fishing whales with a three inch hawser and 2600 pound hook, sometimes using an old cannon as a sinker, in a boastful comparison to Hackenschmidt Atlas and a nod to modern weight and power.
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George Hackenschmidt
Ireland
Atlas
Wilbert Robinson
Bill Taft
Mansas City
Pershing Paid for Pig in French Village Tale
French papers recount a tale praising U S General Pershing and good relations with peasants. An American car ran over a peasant woman's pig in a Lyons village, causing heartbreak until a later letter with a 100 franc check arrived, signed by General Pershing.
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Pershing
General Pershing
Lyons
Ufe Requires Return From What You Put Into It
The quote warns that effort determines value in Ufe and stresses the need for personal investment to gain meaningful results. It emphasizes commitment and reciprocal return on one’s investments.
Contentment and the ease of imagined tasks
A reflective line contrasts contentment with desire and notes how some tasks seem hard only in imagination, suggesting perspective shapes perceived difficulty. The quote emphasizes inward restraint and the simplicity of choosing calm over craving.
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Jmen
Lydia E. Pink
Mediation and Conciliation Board
Prohibition
Bill
Chicago Federal Building
Tsane Stuart McElroy
Jty
Presbyterian Church
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Alice Wilson
White House
Japan
Germany
Finland
Paris
Copenhagen
Manitoba
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Cupid
The
Stork
John Dyan
Anaconda Copper Company
Air Service
New York
GC. F. Kelley
Butte
Red Cross
France
American Exhibitors’ Association
Federal Penitentiary
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Oregon
Ufe
Doan
Montana
O. L. Thompson
Paperhanger
Morase St
Lewiston, Mont
Dean
Irvus- Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Watson E.coleman
Billings
Averts
Fletcher
PPR
Ube
Chas. H. Fletcher
John W. Derrick
Lexington, S.C
Castoria
J. A. Gaines
Ripley, Tenn
J. G. Parman
Nashville, Tenn
A. L. Johnson
Stevens Point
Wis
the Centaur Company
GIT
California
New Zealand
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicasa
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