Peterson's Ointment Proves Piles and Eczema Vanish
In two user testimonials Thora and Miss Mary Hill describe relief from long standing eczema and itching piles after using Peterson's Ointment. A. B. Ruger also reports cure of piles and skin sores. The ad notes price in cents and that druggists recommend the product with mail orders handled by the Peterson Ointment Co Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
Thora
Mary Hill
Third, Avenue
Pittsburgh
A. B. Ruger
Washington Avenue
Racine
Wis
Peterson Ointment Co
Buffalo
Scout Courtesy and Nordic Coin Change Note
A Scout meeting celebrates a boy’s courtesy when a scout helps an old lady, teaching a visiting teacher the motto A scout is courteous. Separately, Scandinavian coin reform considers replacing silver with nickel in small coins, pending legislative approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christiania
Scandinavian Countries
California Syrup of Figs Ad Promises Safe Laxatives
An old advertisement urges mothers to give "California" Syrup of Figs to children, claiming the product is the best and most harmless laxative with a fruity taste and full dosing directions on each bottle. It emphasizes saying the name "California" for trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
A Backward Pupil Answers With Wry Reasoning
A schoolmaster berates a student for being hopelessly slow to answer. The pupil retorts that if he knew all the questions, his father would not bother sending him there, implying the lesson is training him to learn.
Dead Shot Elixir Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Dr Peary s Dead Shot as a universal remedy claiming swift, reliable action for various ills. The copy combines marketing flourish with a social jab about invitations and mood, implying the product steadies nerves and palliates distress.
Boschee’s Syrup Adopts Cough Remedy Tradition
An old advertisement promotes Boschee's Syrup as a trusted remedy for colds flu and lung troubles. It claims influenza deaths exceed wartime casualties last year and credits the product with soothing nights and easier mornings. Made in America and widely used in homes worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Subtle Resolve Beneath Fire in Meuse Argonne
An American doughboy in the Seventy-eighth Division during the Meuse Argonne operation refuses to abandon his task. While shell-fire rages, he digs in fast beside a natural mound, joking that a German prisoner is feverishly digging near his gun, and the lieutenant urges him to make a hole.
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Seventy-eighth Division
the Meuse-Argonne
Leutenant
Bread in the Household Sparks Sharp Exchange
A heated exchange centers on food in the household with pointed remarks about biscuits. The critic questions the gravity of bread and carries a biting jibe about a wife’s baking. The dialogue reflects tension over domestic provisions and social snubs.
Versailles Peace Becomes Effective with Germany Key Signer
Ratifications exchanged as Versailles treaty takes effect among Germany France Britain and others excluding the United States. Baron von Leisner hailed peace but lamented US absence while Clemenceau announced full effect and urged prompt League acceptance.
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Paris
Germany
France
Great Britain
United States
Kurt von Leisnér
Baron von Leisner
Prussia
Europe
von Leisner
Clemenceau
Argentina
Chile
Colombia
Denmark
Span
Norway
Paraguay
Holland
Salvadore
Sweden
Switzerland
Venezuela
League of Nations
M. Clemenceau
F. Clemenceau
Hugh C. Wallace
Washington
Emperor's Tyrol Hunting Estates Put Up For Sale
Geneva report says the Tyrol hunting estates and lodges of the late Emperor Francis Joseph are advertised for sale. English and American sportsmen have sent agents to Innsbruck hoping to acquire the royal hunting grounds privately owned by the Hapsburgs with proceeds from the sale to go to the family.
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Tyrol
Geneva
Francis Joseph
Europe
Innsbruck
Hapsburgs
Wilson Issues League Call for First Council Meeting
President Wilson called the first meeting of the Council of the League of Nations in Paris. The call was issued to current members per the agreement in the peace treaty drafting, and would have been held in Washington had the treaty been ratified.
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Paris
Washington
Wilson
Council of the
League of Nations
League
Lkely
Mrs. Chanler Abroad on War Relief Mission
Mrs. William Astor Chanler, a New York society figure and sculptor, has undertaken multiple relief missions since the war began. She travels abroad for the third time on assignments linked to the French Heroes Lafayette Memorial Fund and the Federation of American Agencies for Relief in France.
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William Astor Chanler
New York
Lafayette ‘Memorial Fund, Inc
Federation
France
Death Penalty for Sedition Bill Heads House Action
Washington records show the House moving to pass a sedition bill with a death penalty clause. Rep Husted of New York announced the measure aims to punish insurrection and violence against the United States with possible execution upon jury recommendation.
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Washington
Senate
House
Representative Husted
New York
Judiciary Committee
Department of Justice
A. Mitchell Palmer
Davey
Ohio
Graham
Pennsylvania
United States
World News In Condensed Form
Paris reports the French steamship Afique sank in the Bay of Biscay with 465 passengers and 100 crew. Only 26 survivors were found in two lifeboats. The Graham Sedition bill with the death penalty was favorably reported by the House Judiciary Committee. A U S court overruled a demurrer in the 1918 senatorial election fraud case involving Senator Newberry and 138 others. Evidence of a plot by American draft evaders to spread Bolshevism in Mexico will be heard by a Senate subcommittee. Clemenceau ordered immediate repatriation of German prisoners held in France. Rome notes a large Transatlantic dirigible under construction at Ciampino capable of 150 passengers at 75 mph.
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Paris
Bay of Biscay
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Grand Rapids
United States
New Berry
Mexico
Senate
Clemenceau
France
Rome
Royal Italian Navy
Ciampino
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Gary
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Bergman
Jeff
Doan
Buffalo, N. Ye
Destaffor
Hall & Ruceel
Bee
Washington Street
Phonograph
Mortone
Mortone Co
Century Bldg
W. N. UZ
Dr. Peary
Ady
Boschee
Doughboy
Theresa
W. A. Chanler
World News
Ccsceeeaee
Weld
State
Penn
Western Hennery
Hennery
Kentucky &Tenn
Tenn
D. P
L. I
Bermuda
Jersey
Shore
Maine
Long Island
Marrow
Choice
Barrow
Wanes
Lady Washington
Cal
Tenary
vCal
Cape Cod
Timothy
Stearine
Oleo
Formosa
Father John
Attleat
Horace
Absorbine, JR
W. F, Young
Templé Street
Springfield
Uncle Sam
A. J. Bates & CO
HILCH
Comstock
San Diego
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