600 Chickens Raise on Oregon Farm
A Missouri or Illinois reader from Oregon Illinois describes how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health after an organic trouble that left her unable to work on her farm where she raises six hundred chickens. She credits the remedy and offers a testimonial urging others to consult the Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts for advice based on forty years of experience.
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Nurses Fear Lightning’s Harmful Effect on Patients
Nurses in a women’s hospital note storms unnerving for the sick. They say strong flashes of lightning cause extreme weakness and prostration in patients, with many fearing the thunderstorm season.
A Serious Law and the Gravity Question
A brief exchange contrasts a serious law with a playful test about gravity. The line What is the law of gravity captures a philosophical prompt, while What you must not laugh at oa fake suggests caution against mockery in a moral or legal context.
America goes dry foretold in small town tale
Pat Finnegan left Ireland for America to build a home for his family. His wife, in a garden scene, learns from Mrs. O Leary that America has banned alcohol with the midnight sale on June 20. She triumphantly recalls Pat’s boast that two weeks would empty any country of drink.
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Pat Finnegan
Ireland
America
New World
Pat
Boy Answers Neighbors Ride Question With Clever Twist
A short humorous tale recalls Junior who liked rides in neighbors cars despite his mother’s ban. When asked where he had been he says the neighbors gave him a ride but explains he did not ask for a ride he just asked where he should sit.
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Junior
Girdles of Braided Fabric In Long Overblouses
In long overblouses silk cords or ropes of braided fabric are the favored girdles. The description highlights braided belts as a stylish accessory, noting their popularity and decorative use with flowing garments.
You will always have money if you save half your earnings
A practical max states saving half earnings guarantees ongoing funds. The rule promotes disciplined budgeting, reduces financial risk, and builds a reserve for emergencies or future plans. It emphasizes consistency over sporadic saving, supporting long term security.
President Talks 10 East Montana
President Woodrow Wilson tours Billings and the Midland Empire delivering a forceful address on the peace treaty. He argues the treaty is a world settlement based on people's happiness and urges broad support, warning that without it the United States would act alone.
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Mildand Empire Fairgrounds
Woodrow Wilson
Montana
Wilson
Germany
Mr. Wison
Congress
United States
America
Hoover recalls high prices as relief chief and returns home
Herbert Hoover, former director general of allied relief, arrived in New York after five years abroad distributing over 3 million tons of food. He said he will not return to Europe, claimed no political plans, and cited his railroads appointment as the turning point in relief efforts.
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New York
Herbert Foover
Allied Relief
Europe
Aquitania
Hoover
Tent Immigrants Deceived in Argentina Scheme
Buenos Aires on September 15 reports German immigrants allege they were lured from Germany with false promises of land grants upon arrival in Argentina. They joined the German Society for the Agricultural Colonization of Argentina paying entrance fees in Hamburg. A handbill claimed the Argentina Bank of the Nation would offer easy loans.
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Buenos Aires
Germany
Argentina
Hamburg
Belgian Demonstration in Brussels by Demobilized Soldiers
More than 100000 veterans demonstrated in Brussels protesting the destitute condition of widows and orphans of war dead. Special trains brought crowds from all provinces as the mutilated and blind led, followed by widows and orphans with banners.
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Brussels
Prices Rise While You Sleep Says Cleveland Man
A Cleveland man reports overhearing a downtown store conversation about prices lifting overnight. He cites a clerk and proprietor exchange where the clerk suggests marking down straw hats, but the proprietor insists they should mark them up.
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Cleveland
Cuticura Toilet Trio Endorsed For Daily Use
Advertises Cuticura soap ointment and talcum as a complete toilet set for cleansing soothing and fragrance. Claims the trio keeps skin clear and fit for everyday use with a 25 cent price advertised widely.
Poker Talk Sparks Clash Between Neighbors
Mrs Gadspur denies plans for poker while away but Mrs Gribbling hints at a test of her husband’s habits. The exchange ends with a suggestion to delay the trip to observe his reaction, cited in the Birmingham Age-Ferald.
Happy Day Laundress Sings While Hanging Snowy Wash
A laundress declares a happy day as she hangs snowy laundry on the line, noting she uses Red Cross Ball Blue. The cheerful line suggests a simple domestic scene celebrating cleanliness.
No Sleep for Profiteer Deludes with Drawback Claim
A Kansas City Star quote shows a heated exchange where a profiteer claims he cannot sleep over conscience, while asserting no way to reclaim a drawback on goods sold at reasonable profits prior to today’s high prices. The dramatic rebuke emphasizes moral outrage over profiteering.
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Kansas City Stau
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Offered for Cure
An advertisement offers $100 for an incurable catarrh case using Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It claims internal action through the blood on mucous surfaces, notes sales by druggists for over forty years, price 75 cents, and lists BJ Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio providing testimonials free.
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Hall
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
The Imperative Exchange Cited in Comedy Dialogue
In a terse line from the play, Peck asserts his wife has one mood and he is ruled by it. The exchange underlines a comic power dynamic centered on control and temperament.
Cantor plays replacement for Miareh at wedding
A grass widow asks the organist for a different piece at a wedding. The musician agrees and the bridal procession proceeds as the church resounds with the popular tune Over and Over Again.
Red. Willie Whats a red Dad
Life scene dialogue shows Crabshaw describing a red as a simple fellow. Willie asks for meaning in a brief exchange.
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Willie
Crabshaw
Eat Less and Take Bitro-Phosphate To Put on Flesh
Frederick Kolle editor of New York Physicians Who’s Who promotes Bitro-Phosphate tablets for weight gain and nerve strength. He claims a 5 grain tablet before meals can improve health. a two week supply costs fifty cents a week with a money back guarantee if no improvement.
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Frederick
Kolle
M. D
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