Love by Telephone Brings Ned and Hetty Together
Hetty faces disapproval from her uncle Simon Barclay over Ned Monroe a telegraph lineman and electrical hobbyist. A planned telephone in the old orchard tree enables secret talks until Ned and a police escort foil two burglars saving the uncle’s safe. Barclay renounces his stance and approves the couple.
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Simon Barclay
Hetty
Ned Monroe
Beau
Redfern
Simon
District Telephone Plant
Ned
Bletty
Hler
Mr. Barclay
Old Simon
Igi
W. G. Chapman
Memorial note on Dr Oliver Wendell Holmes and his discovery
A memorial proposal lauds Oliver Wendell Holmes for discovering that childbed fever spreads by contact with doctors or nurses and that simple precautions prevent transmission. The piece notes ridicule by peers, adoption in England and Europe, and underappreciation in the United States compared to his literary fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Holmes
England
Vienna
Budapest
United States
Neutrality Stance and Racial Snippet From Kansas City Star
Manuel Earnshaw as Philippine delegate promotes independence in Washington. A caricature of a domestic exchange mocks neutrality and racial stereotypes with exaggerated dialect and slapstick dialogue reflecting the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr Earnshaw
United States
Washington
Islands
Barbed Wire Workers In War
A Royal Engineers member describes the barbed wire work before trenches as one of the war’s most perilous tasks. Workers place posts about 300 feet from their lines, endure muffled mallets, and must lie prone to avoid enemy fire during flares and sniper attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British
Royal Engineers
Dyspepsia Advice From a Doctor and Penny-Pinching Cook
A witty exchange has a man asking for free medical guidance on dyspepsia. The doctor replies with a sharp tip: for a severe case hire a cheap cook and eat irregularly to worsen digestion.
California Syrup of Figs Adverts for Children
An old fashioned physician warns against harsh laxatives and promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle stomach and bowel cleanser for children and adults. The ad claims it cleanses the liver and bowels, soothes the stomach, and prevents illness with a teaspoonful daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Adv
A Natural Fear In a Dog Training Dialog
A playful exchange from the Pittsburgh Dispatch where a novice hound fears the master will put it through training to hunt. The Pup misinterprets the phrase sausage mill, prompting a joke reply from Old Hound about the hunting mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Hound
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Kidney Flush Causes Relief From Back and Urinary Ailments
An advertisement urges meat avoidance when kidney pain appears and promotes Jad Salts as a grape lemon lithia rinse to flush kidneys, improve filtration, and purge blood of acids. The claim links rheumatism headaches and urinary issues to sluggish kidneys and touts Jad Salts as safe and affordable.
Smallpox Decline Noted in Europe and North America
The article notes the great epidemic in Montreal with 3164 deaths and 85 percent under ten. It cites an estimate of 60 million deaths from smallpox in 18th century Europe. It reports smallpox nearly stamped out in civilized countries and no child deaths in Boston over 15 years after vaccination.
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Montreal
Europe
Doctor Rotch
Boston
Grandma Uses Sage Tea to Darken Gray Hair
An advertisement promotes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a easy home solution to darken gray hair. It claims natural color restoring effects, dandruff relief, and reduced hair loss, with a bottle costing about 60 cents and use instructions for gradual darkening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandma
Wyeth
Diplomas and Delicate Dialogues Echo in Denver
A fragment notes Denver women forming home and school clubs in churches as a playful line about replying to a letter. It mentions a loving reply as a possible interpretation and mentions Dean’s Mentholated Cough Drops as a quick cough remedy from druggists.
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Dean
Denver
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DR. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Sir P, Sidney
Panama Canal Locks
Kroonland
Great Northern
Pedro Miguel Locks
Panama Canal
Tenth Infantry
Canal Zone
Canadian Expeditionary Force
France
A. H. McDonnell
G. C. Gordon-Hall
H. Mitchell
E. J. Lamb
G. Hamilton
Foster
E Gagnen
EB. Clifford
Wodehouse
B. Worthington
E B. Clegg
Frank Reid
J. G Rattray
Manuel Earnshaw
Wack
Brother Wack
Dess
Kansas City Star
Herr Krupp von
Bohlen Und
Halbach
Krupp von Bohlen Und Halbach
Krupp
Essen
Bertha Krupp
Gwendolyn
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