The Making of a Famous Medicine
A laboratory tour shows Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound produced with careful cleanliness. Over 350000 pounds of herbs are harvested annually, solvents extract medicinal properties, and the product is pasteurized and sealed in sterile bottles. Letters from grateful women support its efficacy in treating female ailments.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Growing Old and Taxes Spark Mild Tax Debate
A Macon Republican quips that philosophy marks aging as people grow wiser while the city debates a tax on soft drinks drawing sharper words from critics and supporters alike.
Lift Off Corns with Freezone
Advertises Freezone as a painless corn remover in a tiny bottle. Claims instant relief and easy lifting of hard and soft corns plus calluses. Credits Freezone to a noted Cincinnati genius and urges purchase from a druggist.
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Cincinnati
General Pershing War Map Room Recreated
In Washington the old National Museum rebuilds General Pershing’s war map setting. The commander's front room shows his map study area with chairs for Pershing and aides, a map changing hourly, 423 reports logged, a side table, and walls covered by the original linooleum backdrop.
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General Pershing
National Museum
Washington
Pershing
A Fair Proposition About Marrying for Funds
A man offers 3000 dollars to marry a daughter and the father warns that 83000 won’t last long. The suitor insists the money will cover six months and vows to win the father’s approval or depart.
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Grabcom
Living With Ourselves Requires Good Company
A reflective line urges choosing companionship that uplifts daily life. It emphasizes personal responsibility in seeking supportive people to endure and enjoy each moment together.
Allen's Foot Ease advertised for workers and women
Farmers and laborers use Allen's Foot Base powder in shoes and foot baths to reduce friction, refresh feet, and prevent tiredness and blisters. The ad claims Allen's Foot Ease aids comfort and is sold by dealers everywhere.
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Allen
The Ruling Passion in a Home Comedy
Mrs Talkerton laments Gladys sucking her thumb while her husband notes a future change as she grows and begins to talk, suggesting the habit will fade on its own.
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Talkerton
Gladys
Free information on farming chances for homeseekers
J. J Edwards of the U S Railroad Administration offers free, no obligation information to homeseekers about farming opportunities in any state. No sales or lending involved, just guidance to interested settlers seeking affordable land.
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U. S. Railroad Administration
J. J Edwards
Washington, D. C
Transgressor Faces Laws of Nature Challenge
A speaker notes the line “the way of the transgressors hard” as he attempts to push against natural law and faces consequences. The remark frames a moral stance on defying inherent limits and societal rules.
Cuticura Toilet Trio Ad Promotes Clear Skin
The Cuticura Toilet Trio clears skin and keeps it clear with Soap Ointment and Talcum. Advertises three products as essential toilet preparations for daily use. Priced at 25 cents each and available everywhere.
Names in an argument provoke offense more than reason
The remark notes that direct insults or calling names often inflame a disputant and undermine rational debate, suggesting X engages less with the argument than with the personal attack.
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Sore
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Advertises Kidney Relief
An ad urges readers to protect and purify kidneys with Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules. It claims rapid relief from kidney troubles, warns of backaches and fatigue as warning signs, and promotes seeking early treatment with three sealed package sizes and money-back guarantee.
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Haarlem
Holland
Adyv
Authors Handwriting Reveals Writers’ Personalities in Manuscripts
Readers would gain insight into authors by viewing original manuscripts. Chesterton’s handwriting is called shocking by an English editor. Jacobs types with few corrections while Wells Kipling Bennett Conan Doyle and Stacpoole vary, sometimes neat sometimes scribbled on torn pages.
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G. K. Chesterton
W. W. Jacobs
H. G. Wells
Rudyard Wipling
Arnold Bennett
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
H. de Vere Stacpoole
Heard on the Train Exchange About Names
A brief overheard exchange on a Boston train features a deaf old man confirming the Riley family connection. One man recalls knowing the elder Riley, sparking a quick, comic thread as both sides acknowledge shared acquaintance.
Germany Rejects Treaty as Violation of Armistice Demands
Berlin and Paris wires publish Germanys 50 000 word reply to the peace pact charging the treaty betrays Wilsonian principles and an armistice accord. It argues self determination was violated and calls for a neutral international court for war crime trials while resisting punitive reparations and wider territorial concessions.
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Paris
Germany
League of Nations
Committee On Public Information
Count von Breckdorff-Rantzau
Wilson
Saar
Alsace- Lorraine
Germammy
Exkaiser
Holland
Europe
Upper Silesia
Poland
West Prussia
West Prussian
Russia
Russian Empire
Death sentence for French journalist Routier over war aid
Paris June 16 Gaston Routier a prominent French journalist was sentenced to death by court martial for imparting military intelligence to the enemy. Routier a socialist with extreme tendencies was tried by default and charged with conspiring with German agents in Spain.
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Paris
Gaston Routier
Routier
Spain
Speedway Hospital Split Sparks House Senate Clash
Washington June 16 House conferees on a $23 million deficiencies bill refused to accept a senate inserted provision directing Secretary Glass to purchase the Chicago Speedway hospital to care for soldier patients.
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Washington
House
Senate
Glass
Chicago Speedway Hospital
Indiana News Briefly Told Bedford council organized
A Bedford meeting completed the organization of a boy scout council. Numerous Indiana items follow, including wage talks in Marion and Terre Haute strikes, thrift stamps totals in Brazil, and local court cases.
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Marion
Brazil Public Schools
Wayne County
Jackson County
Plumbers’ Union of
Fort Wayne
Leo Hulsman
Shelbyville
Hulsman
Sunday Schools
Indiana
Mari
Armilda Kiger
John E. Kiger
Monroe City
Terre Haute
Clay Township
Bartholomew County Farmers’ Association
Petersville
Edward Meehan
Frank King
University of Notre Dame
American Amateur Athletic Union
New York
Peter Tom
Michigan City
Tom
Mishawaka
Putnam County Wool Growers’ Association
Frankfort
Western
Indiana Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
United States
Harry C. Brake
Indianapolis
Jackson
Clear Spring
B. F. Fawcett
Aviation Training and Transportation Company
Wabash
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