Return Voyage Amid Germanophobia Waves
A reader recalls a wartime sea voyage home from Europe subjected to hostile sentiment from German-Americans aboard and a hostile English cruiser’s searchlight encounter. The memory blends danger with murky social tension during a tense crossing.
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Europe
Pain as Alarm and Kidney Care
The article compares body nerves to a burglar alarm, urging early notice of kidney weakness. Backache signals congestion or inflammation and other symptoms include urination issues, dizziness, and fatigue. It promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as a trusted remedy and advises light diet, hydration, and temperate habits.
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Bright
Dean
Helpsless for Two Months Hero Recovers by Don's Pills
Dia G. F. Powley of Harrige burg Pennsylvania says he suffered a serious kidney and bladder inflammation with back pain dizziness and nighttime urination after four doctors failed. Six boxes of Don's Kidney Pills relieved his trouble completely and permanently credited to Dean's Kidney Pills for the cure.
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G. F. Powley
Second St
Harrigeburg
Don
Dean
War era notes and civic relief from scattered items
A collage of wartime anecdotes and notices: a Berlin bank cashier receives a Dresden postmarked letter asking redemption of a pawned diamond ring for Red Cross funds. praise for a Red Cross hospital near Torquay with $25,000 pledged for motor ambulances. snippets on Castoria warnings, eye remedies, and a remark on prudent women in Montague Glass's view.
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Germany
Berlin
Dresden
Red Cross Fund
Red Cross
Torquay
England
Frederick Treves
John Astor
Lady Paget
Twobble’s Quest for Perfection Inspires and Dares
A reformer notes Twobble’s drive toward perfection as a commendable trait in himself, yet observes he spends all his time pushing it on others. The remark highlights a tension between self improvement and imposing standards on peers.
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Twobble
Grape-Nuts Ad Promotes Health Through Nurturing Food
Letters from Washington health seekers praise Grape-Nuts for aiding recovery from stomach catarrh and weakness. A beneficiary notes renewed strength and a healthy baby gain. Postum Co. of Battle Creek promotes the product with the Road to Wellville brochure.
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Washington
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Hoxsie’s Croup Remedy Cures Ct Colds
An 19th century note praises Hoxsie’s remedy for coughs and croup as effective against colds and pneumonia. The column also quips that a ill tempered wife may become a content widow with such cures.
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Hoxsie
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