Nervous weakness report praises Lydia Pinkham remedy
Philadelphia mother describes chronic fatigue backache and nervous indigestion. After a week on Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she improves, continues for three months, and can eat normally. The piece notes many mothers overbook themselves and links to the product. A separate quip mocks unnecessary face shields despite claiming not to fear germs.
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Philadelphia
Lidiad
Pinkham’s
Mia
Worthline
North Taylor St
Lydia
Pinkham
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Blood Action
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications, says the ad. It must be taken internally to reach the disease and works through the blood. Hall's Catarrh Medicine combines tonics and blood purifiers to treat catarrh, with druggists selling for five cents.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
They're Picking Them Cleaner and War Time Talk
Dialogue fragments joke about a thin dog and meat after the war. It pivots on possession and bait for compliments, reflecting wartime scarcity humor. The passages resemble social chatter or comic aside rather than a full news item.
Berlin Revolution Seizes City As Ebert Becomes Chancellor
The red wave reaches Berlin as Ebert is confirmed chancellor and takes control. Workers soldiers and sailors seize government offices with little disorder while censorship slows news from the upheaval. The Kaiser fled to Holland as republican banners rise over Brandenburg Gate.
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London
Prussia
Germany
William Hohenzollern
Holland
Berlin
German Empire
Republic
Marseillasse
Brandenburg Gate
Herr Ebert
Kiel
Revolutionary Committee
Ebert
Metz Foch Headquarters Shift Soon Declared By Paris
General Winterfeld wept when signing terms as reports say French headquarters will move to Metz within ten days. The Petit Parisien notes Allied premiers may meet in Versailles to discuss peace issues. A German courier brought fresh instructions from the Chancellor and Groener. Erzberger remains secretary as four specialists join the delegation.
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Germany
Mathias Erzberger
Winterfeld
Rethondes
Tergnier
PITH OF THE VICTORY NEWS
Allied forces push on in a late war front with Americans advancing from Sedan to Verdun and Stenay taken while Gourand enters Sedan and British reach Ath near Brussels. Calls for dismantling the German war machine and full reparations, including return of deported people and stolen gold.
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Posen
Ostfriesland
Nassau
Oldenburg
Kiel Harbor
Sedan
Verdun
Stenay
Mouzay
Gourand
Ath
Waterloo
Brussels
Germany
Russia
Europe
France
Belgium
Rumania
Brigadier General Flagler Promoted to Major General
Brigadier General Flagler receives promotion to major general marking a wartime rank change. The appointment elevates his duties and leadership during the ongoing conflict as announced by official military channels.
Austrians Appeal for Food Sent to Allies
Tyrol and Vorarlberg residents appeal to the Swiss Federal Council for food. The council forwards the request to the French ambassador, who will convey it to the allied governments for action.
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Berne
Tyrol
Vorarlberg
Austria
Federal Council
Cossack Leaders Clash as Army Chiefs Split in Siberia
In Vladivostok an intolerable rift pits General Kalinikoff on the Ussuri front against General Semenoff and Horvath who side with anti Bolshevik councils, with General Ivanoff as war minister in the Omsk cabinet.
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Vladivostok
Siberia
Kalinikoff
Ussuri
Semenoff
Horvath
N. I. Ivanoff
Omsk
News censorship abandoned by Creel for Wilson
Washington reports the abandonment of all censorship on news. The voluntary press censorship will be withdrawn as domestic activities of the committee cease this month. George Creel plans to recommend the move to President Wilson.
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George Creel
Wilson
Washington
United States
Eta
Eae
Ex Kaiser Fled to Holland With Hindenburg and Staff
The former German Emperor William II, his family, and nearly the entire general staff including Field Marshal von Hindenburg, fled to Holland via Eysden. They arrived before 8 am in ten armed automobiles. The party, including the Crown Prince, was met with cautious Belgian reactions. Dutch authorities reportedly may intern them. Middachten Castle is named as a possible residence, with Maastricht and Utrecht cited as destinations. Zurich reports Emperor Charles and Empress Zita also fled to Switzerland, and the King of Württemberg disappeared from Stuttgart.
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William Hohenzollern
Marshal von Hindenburg
Holland
Amsterdam
Eysden
Paris
Wise
Belgium
Maastricht
de Steeg
Utrecht
Middachten
Arnheim
Zurich
Charles
Zita
Austria-Hungary
Switzerland
Berlin
Wartegg Castle
Wurttemberg
Stuttgart
Brest Litovsk Treaty Abandoned Amid New Peace Efforts
Paris reports the treaty ending Russia's war with Germany is to be abandoned along with the Bucharest peace that humbled Romania. Berlin notes Bertha Krupp and her husband arrested at Essen, while Hamburg's Albert Sallin dies. Washington warns of coal shortages due to eastern field declines and Spanish influenza. London says Britain issues a reconstruction policy statement.
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Brest-Litovsk
Russia
Germany
Bucharest
Romania
Rome
Black Sea
Berlin
Bertha Krupp
Krupp Works
Essen
Washington
Garfield
Hamburg
Albert Sallin
Hamburg-American Steamship Fine
Kaiser
London
Draft Demobilization Plans Under Armistice Talks
Washington faces confusion as the Baker administration declines to announce. Officials say no draft calls will be halted yet and contracts are not cancelled due to armistice. Demobilization will begin after the armistice with selective process focus on industries. navy considers immediate discharge applications for ready workers.
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Washington
War Department
Baker
Mr. Baker
Federal direction holds railroad control under review
Washington reports railroads will stay in government hands for 21 months after official peace unless Congress passes new law shortening the period or making federal control permanent. The railroad administration plans to haul substantial reconstruction freight in the next year or two.
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Congress
Washington
Railroad Administration
Citizenship for Algerians Brings Native Valor to Forefront
Paris reports a bill granting political rights to native Mussulians and Algerians was adopted by the Chamber of Deputies. Debates praised Algerian riflemen in the war and recalled their stand at Sedan, where they refused to surrender and rejoined the French army after breaking German lines.
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France
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Sedan
Between Friends at Arkansas Red Cross Hog Sale
Pink Jackson and Green Reeves bid on a Red Cross hog in Arkansas. Jackson started at five dollars, Reeves raised to six, then seven by Jackson, eight by Reeves, nine by Jackson, and nine fifty by Reeves. Jackson conceded, and Reeves bought the pig for nine fifty, remarking you cant trust a friend.
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Red Cross
Arkansas
Pink Jackson
Green Reeves
Jackson
Reeves
Howl
Chicago Evening Post
Instant relief for stomach acidity and indigestion
Ad promotes fast relief from stomach acidity indigestion gas belching and discomfort after meals. Claims immediate effect with no waiting and mentions symptoms like pain flatulence heartburn and headache.
Papes Diapepsin Ends Stomach Distress Instantly
Just after taking a tablet of Pape's Diapepsin, dyspepsia and indigestion vanish. The pleasant harmless pills quickly relief upset stomachs and cost little at drug stores. Adv sponsored ad copy notes rapid relief.
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Pape
Church Fire Sparks Community Warning and Moral Reply
In a streetcar exchange Vera argues attire reveals character while Jack doubts. A church fire prompts urgent phrases Holy smoke and Goodness gracious. The text closes with a devotional note urging patience, trust in God, and doing one’s best.
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