Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promotes Health
Letters from Chicago and Burlington claim the remedy helped women avoid or recover from surgery for female ailments. The notices urge readers to request the company’s free booklet on conditions unique to women and report successful outcomes after using the product prior to operations.
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Vermont
Lydia E. Pinkham
Burlington, Vt
H.R. Sharon
Apple Tree Point Farm
Burlington
Comic interlude slips into Julius Caesar stage mishap
A former high school actor recalls a backstage mishap during a Julius Caesar rehearsal. With a makeshift toga and a toppled curtain, he was knocked briefly unconscious, then recovered quickly and bowed to the audience before the play continued.
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Chicago Tribune
Right on Hand Road Exchange in Strained Conversation
The dialogue depicts a tense climb where one speaker pleads for aid as the other offers support, a grueling ascent framed by strain and humor. The exchange centers on endurance and dependency, with a hint of rustic practicality in seeking a donkey for relief.
Aspirant Seeks U S Detective Job From Missouri Applicant
A Missouri letter to Captain Thomas E. Walls of the United States Secret Service requests a job as a detective. The writer pledges honest work and asks for terms and salary, offering to assist the force in any way. The Indianapolis News notes the plea as one of several applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas E. Walls
United States Secret Service
Were
Missouri
Wood
United States
Indianapolis News
No title provided in readable text
No clear news item detected. The fragment mentions opportunity and a jazz record in a Louisville Courier Journal style and a proverb about Noah saving for a rainy day.
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Louisville Courier Journal
Seized Arms Bound for Ireland Reported May Be Stolen
Federal officers seized nearly 500 Thompson submachine guns aboard the steamship East Side tied at Hoboken en route to an Irish port. A crew tip led to the raid amid investigations of plans to ship arms abroad. Evidence cited includes multiple drum and box magazines and hundreds of gun parts.
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New York
East Side
Hoboken
Hayes
Frank Williams
Recorder’s Court
Department of Justice
Ireland
Zuns
State Department
United States Shipping Board
Norfolk
Hieb
Williams
Thompson
Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company
French Troops Influence in Clearing Silesia Disturbance
London reports evidence that French troops in Silesia are increasing influence in clearing disturbed areas. Latland Junction is strongly occupied as insurgents are driven out and Poles and Germans avoid contact. Poles retreat from Gross Strehlitz.
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London
Silesia
Latland Junction
Gross Strehlitz
Firemen killed in crash near Perth Amboy crossing
Six Perth Amboy firemen died and ten were injured when a volunteer unit collided with the Barnegat express at a crossing. The dead were Hans Holt, John Donegan, John Porgeson, Peter Larson, Joseph Kutcher and James Anderson. all were members of Perth Amboy's volunteer fire company on their way to a warehouse fire.
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New Jersey
Perth Amboy
N. J
Barnegat Express
Hans Holt
John Donegan
John Porgeson
Peter Larson
Joseph Kutcher
James Anderson
Daring New Jersey Holdup Ends in Slaying and Kidnap
Six masked bandits ambushed a silk truck near Cat Swamp seven miles from Newton. Engineer Charles Kosta was killed as he tried to escape. Drivers Claude Resh and Charles Mann were bound and later left tethered to a tree with the warning stay here and starve.
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Newton
N. J
Cat Swanp
Charles Kosta
Andover
Claude Resh
Charles Mann
Sussex
New York
Resh
Mann
Washington Disputes Rage Over Navy and Army Bills
Senate and house conferees remain deadlocked on the navy appropriation of 494 million and personnel levels 120000 vs 100000. Camp Upt on Long Island offered for sale by sealed bids due July 15 1921. Woodrow Wilson to be admitted to the DC bar without exam. Alaska governance plan grants president authority over affairs formerly handled by multiple departments. Rear Admiral Sims reports to Denby that he is leaving London for Washington.
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Navy
Senate
House
War Department
Camp Upton
Long Island
N. Y
Woodrow Wilson
District of Columbia
Washington
Lodge
Massachusetts
Willis
Ohio
Harding
Chicago
Alaska
Denby
Sims
London
Change in Father by Tanlac Miracle
Cobb County farmer G. W. Slayton recounts his father’s two-decade stomach trouble and failed remedies. After taking Tanlac, the father rapidly improves, eating heartily and regaining strength, prompting Slayton to praise Tanlac above all other medicines and health resorts. Tanlac is sold by major druggists.
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G. W. Slayton
Cobb County
Atlanta
Tennessee
Disinterestedness and European politics referenced
Senator Sorghum jokes about unselfishness and his career. He says he worried himself into braining over the people in Europe and notes no one could vote for him even if he paid expenses.
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TV Am
Senator Sorghum
Tye
Europe
Allen's Foot Ease Promises Relieved Feet Ad
Advertisement urges readers to shake Allen's Foot Ease powder into shoes to ease friction and relieve corns bunions callouses and tenderness. Claims quick comfort for sore swollen feet and promotes long lasting wear.
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Allen
Jud Tunkins on Ouija Boards Compared to Checkers
Comedy columnist Jud Tunkins comments on ouija boards likening them to checkers, noting a first-move advantage in the game as a playful analogy to the spooky parlor pastime.
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Jud Tunkins
Washington Star
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
An old advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments claiming wide success and urging readers to obtain a sample bottle by mail from Kilmer Co of Binghamton New York with a ten cent request. Large and medium bottles sold at drug stores.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Story Swap About Animals and A Kangaroo
A young man asks for an elephant tale from his favorite aunt who questions hearing animal stories on Sunday. After a pause he inquires if it is Sunday in Australia and she shifts to telling a tale about a kangaroo instead.
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Athy
Bobby
Australia
Personal Crisis Reports Peak in May and June
Statistics show May records the most personal crisis reports, with June also high. January usually low, yet a leading company notes 7.7 per 100 000 industrial policy holders for January 1921.
Man and Ape Share a Humorous Imitation Moment
A man notes the ape mimics him with apparent pride and jokes that the ape may possess a sense of humor. The brief observation hints at amusement in cross-species imitation.
Genuine Bayer Aspirin Warns on Authentic Packaging
Bayer warns consumers that only packages or tablets bearing the Bayer name are genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for many conditions. The ad notes small twelve tablet tins cost a few cents and that druggists offer larger packs.
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Bayer
Love in Different Tongues Explored by Chicago Journal
The Chicago Journal analyzes love as a loaded term with varied meanings across languages. It compares German Liebe Russian lienboy and Sanskrit lobha to show love’s ambiguity and potential misuse in everyday speech.
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Chicago Journal
Domestic Row Over Paint and Wallpaper Color
A couple argues about apartment decor with the wife confronting the husband over a paint question and wallpaper color. She threatens to leave if he remains unsociable.
Agricultural Gloom Quip Sparks Rural Buying Doubt
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip questions purchasing a farm with a witty exchange about optimism in rural life. Dye notes cheerful views while contemplating farm ownership and rural talk suggests a pessimistic outcome within months.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Gossip Turns on Hats and Spats at Bimbles
In a light exchange from The Barometer, Ethel asks how the Dobsons resolved their quarrel. Clara notes Mrs. Dobson browsed a twenty five dollar hat at Bimbles, hinting at a reconciled mood.
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Ethel
Dobsons
Clara
Mrs. Dobson
Bimbles
Judge
Woman Knows Husbands Lies Yet Expects Truthfulness
A saying notes that a woman may suspect her husband lies but still hopes he will be truthful about it. The line reflects doubt in marriage and the wish for honest dialogue despite suspicion.
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Tia
Haydock
St. Lawrence Ave
Player
Shakespeare
Julius Caesar
Donald
Secret Service
Noah
Postum Cereal Company
Battle Creek
Michigan
Col
Frank White
Valley City
N. D
Treasury Department
Tantas
Fifth Avenue
New York City
CAL Company Minster
Miller Literary Agen
Rieninger Av
Dayton, C
Laverty & Hester Dental Lab
Kensington
Phila
PAZ Real Estate Corp
Harlem
130Th St
Walter F. Bishop
Athens
Georgia
Meany
Blegen
Lewistown, Mont
Owl Chemical Works
Terre Haute
Ind
Jewish Agrici
Second Avenue
Alcomo Mfg. Co
Beldgo Bt
Newark, NJ
G. P. Co
St. Louie
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