Mother of Eleven Endorses Tanlac in Dallas Testimony
Mrs. Martha Allen of Dallas says Tanlac, obtained through Skillern & Sons and sold at Hamilton Drug Co, improved her rheumatic swelling and sleep after weeks of immobility. She is mother of eleven and has lived in Dallas since October 1914.
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Hallas
Texas
Nashville Tennessean
Tanlac
Martha Allen
Ross Avenue
Dallas
Ben Rip
Tanlae
Hamilton Drug Company
Czarina Active as Red Cross Nurse in Petrograd
The Russian Red Cross carries a heavy burden as Princess Gedroye trains the czarina Olga and Tatiana in a three month nursing course. The hospital serves 200 soldiers and 30 officers with an operating theater and X ray lab, led by Gedroye with royal sisters assisting.
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Olga
Tatiana
Princess Gedroye
Imperial Sisters of the Red Cross
Waclaw Czerniewski
Czarina
Princess Gedroyc
Gedroye
Collie Saves Girl as He Fights Copperhead
Don the collie of Fairfield Avenue West Caldwell charged a copperhead to shield six year old Agnes Miller from a snake bite. The heroic dog killed the snake but succumbed to poison two hours later. Agnes and Clara Miller escaped unharmed and told their father the daring scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don
Clara Miller
Rescue in Chimney Delivers Sick Man From Ward
Benedict Strun, a patient at a Philadelphia four story hospital ward, became trapped halfway down a chimney. Attendants on the roof and below struggled with picks and rope to free him. He was pulled to safety after a tense rescue, with no immediate explanation for his dangerous ascent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Benedict Straw
Strun
Tie
Kant-Kloz Sprayer Boosts Farm Yields Across Crops
Farmers are urged to invest five to ten dollars in a Kant-Kloz sprayer to boost yields of apples pears cabbage tomatoes watermelons beans grapes and peaches. Promoters argue that gains exceed costs in the first season and offer demonstrations by appointment, with phone contact given.
Americans in Canadian Army Serve Alongside Canadians
Major General Sam Hughes reports about 2000 Americans in the Canadian military contingent in Flanders. He notes letters of condolence to mothers of over 100 American volunteers who died. He adds that more than 2000 enlisted and many West Pointers offered as officers, with some already serving.
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London
Sam Hughes
Hughes
Flanders
Meteor Exploit Sinks After Mine Laden Escape in North Sea
The Meteor, a converted merchant steamer, evades British patrols and sails to the Orkneys after laying mines and sinking British ships. It captures forty three British sailors from the Ramsey, sinks the vessel, and is ultimately sunk by its own mines after a daring chase. Sixty others drown.
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Berlin
North Sea
Orkney Islands
Ramsey
Hair saves girl in crash in Philadelphia
Miss Ella Tolle twenty years old was thrown from her brother's auto when struck by another car trying to avoid a child. She suffered severe scalp lacerations and possible internal injuries, with physicians attributing her survival to her wealth of hair. The other car was driven by Gustav Eberle of Germantown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Ella Tolle
Gustav Eberle
Germantown
Faithful Horse Becomes Life Support in Will
Dr. George P. Griffing of Greenpoint and South Jamesport filed for probate in Riverhead with a $5,900 trust. The income is to maintain his faithful old horse Frank in comfort for life.
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Riverhead
N. Y
George P. Griffing
Greenpoint
Brooklyn
Jamesport
Frank
Devoe Paint Promises Savings on Job Basis
An advertisement argues buying paint by the job rather than by the gallon cuts costs. It compares paint price and labor to show that Devoe paint plus labor can be cheaper, estimating ten gallons for an average job and labor days to reach around fifty dollars for Devoe versus seventy to eighty dollars for average paint. The message promotes Devoe through H. H. Hardin Lumber Co.
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Devoe
Italian engineer Quarini device halts torpedoes
Paris reports a device by Italian engineer Quarini that can drive torpedoes off course and detonate them. The Rome dispatch says tests satisfied and arrangements are under way to supply the device to the allied fleet.
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Paris
Quarini
Rome
None Equal to Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
A reader from Montpelier Indiana praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy claiming it provides prompt relief when others fail. The testimonial urges trying the remedy during a cold and notes it is obtainable everywhere.
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Chamberlain
W. V. Harner
Montpelier
Ind
Farms for sale in Texas offer large acreage at unmatched prices
Farmers are urged to relocate to a fertile Texas region with 40 acre to large parcels listed for sale. The area boasts excellent soil, good water, high cereal yields, strong cotton production, and no known Mexican boll weevil. Brightman and Dickson of Seymour invite inspections.
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Texas
Brightman & Dickson
Seymour
City Market seeks buyers with fair trades and fresh meat
Advertisement from North side square by W. R. Harris invites customers to trade at City Market. Emphasizes kind treatment and quality meat as market appeal.
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City Market
North Side Square
W. R. Harris
Grove's General Tonic Adards Health Tonic Claims
An old newspaper ad promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general health tonic. It highlights quinine and iron, claims to cleanse the liver drive malaria resistance enrich blood and build the system, priced at 50 cents.
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Coca-Cola Company
Atlanta, GA
Petoe
de ManBville Drug Company
Neshville
Rippetoe
Skillern & Sons
Tan-No
Freckeleater
Baker-Wheeler Mfg. CO
Te. M.pulliam
Comanche Mercantile Company
RED Cross
Petrograd
Russian Red Cross
Windsor
Russia
the Czarina
American Press Association
Snake
Girl
Collie
Your Land
Comariche County Abstract Co
J. R. Eanes
C. A. Hitt
J. F. Redwine
Jno
D.waring
Devoe. H. H. Hardin Lumber Co
G. E. Johnson
Law
Masonic
Higginbotham Undertakers
Walis
Lester Hall
Office
F. & M. Dank
J. A. Looney
McCollum’s Yard
Grove
Wilhelm’s
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