Farmer's Wife Too Ill to Work
Kasota Minnesota resident Mrs. Clara Franks reports relief from long standing illness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She cites weakness and right side pains and urges others with female complaints to consider the remedy, noting confidential correspondence with the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. for advice from women.
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Kasota
Minn
Lydia E.pinkham
Lydia E
Pinkham
Clara Franks
Maplecrest Farm
Kasota, Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lawyer Recalls Cousin in Theaters Tale
A Louisville attorney and a railroad man shared a theater anecdote about a box spectator who seemed a “drunker burglar.” The attorney revealed the man was his cousin, prompting the railroad man to laugh and admit he sought information at headquarters.
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Louisville
Headquarters
Louisville Times
Cuticura Skin Care Ad and Historical Notes
Face bathing with Cuticura Soap praised as most soothing for sensitive skin plus Cuticura Ointment for red rough and itching areas. Free samples by mail offer with book from Cuticura Boston. Also brief historical notes on US stability since 1789 and a mahogany bridge in Mexico valued near $2,000,000 with Tasmania importing most hosiery.
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Dept. XY
Boston
Wounded British Soldier Aboard Hospital Launch
A war photograph from the Dar danelles depicts a British soldier wounded in the arms being lowered to a hospital launch in a bosun's chair swung out by a crane. The scene captures medical evacuation by sea during combat operations.
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Dardanelles
Russian barbers act as surgeons in czar army
Wounded German soldiers returning from the front report Russian barbers with about six weeks medical training serve as full fledged surgeons. They note improper amputations and poor sanitary conditions in Russian hospitals but praise Russian women nurses for kindness and consideration. Lavender repels mosquitoes with oil sprayed from an atomizer and is said to outperform citronella and other remedies.
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New Jersey
New York Globe
Town Drapery Proprietor Offers Wholesale Mourning Help
In a small English country town a war relief committee member who runs a drapery emporium advises a grieving woman about wartime support. She asks if separation allowance or a War Office grant applies, and the shopkeeper offers mourning at wholesale prices while noting uncertainty on official aid.
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Special War Relief Committee
Lerman
War Office
Inventor to General Miles Presents Bulletproof Army Coat
General Miles swiftly dismissed inventors who flaunt martial devices. An eccentric man arrived with a bulletproof army coat and urged adoption. Miles ordered a quick demonstration but the inventor vanished in a hunted hurry before loading could occur.
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Miles
Jones
Governor’s lesson boosts truthfulness in MA pupils
Governor Walsh addressed elementary students at a public building dedication in Massachusetts. He used a military aide in a gold laced uniform to test the children’s recall and honesty, eliciting answers that showed they spoke truthfully about roles and actions without coaching.
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Massachusetts
Walsh
His Plea and the Ringing Island Nickname
In a courtroom exchange Squire Peavy questions a colored man accused of wandering from the path. The reply mixes dialect with a plea for mercy and a warning that mercy will return in time. The piece notes Ringing Island as an old nickname for England due to its many bells.
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Cuddyhump
Squire Peavy
Nemmine
England
Experience in Work Reveals True Readiness for Service
The hotel keeper questions the applicant’s experience while the applicant boasts idle wealth and mobility. The tale contrasts claimed familiarity with practical duties as a fire breaks out and a prompt response proves real competence.
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United States
United States of America
Europe
Russia
Denmark
Spain
Mexico
Tasmania
Dean
Pennsylvania
Phineas A. Smith
Railroad St
Catawissa
Tellea Rtore
Dean's
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
New York, NY
Argonne
London Daily Mail
Underwood
France
J. P. Morgan
Sir Edward Holden
London City and Midland Bank
Henry Babbington Smith
Lord Reading
Great Britain
Commission
Octave Homburg
French Foreign Office
Basil
Blackett
British Treasury
Ernest Maliet
Bank of France
Fletcher
Castoria
York
CITT
Walt
Carter
Gienn
Hale & Whisker
DU Pont
DU Pont Powder Company
Wilmington
Delaware
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