Spreading Los Angeles Grows as Water Links City and Suburbs
Los Angeles expands to 337.92 square miles after recent annexations, surpassing New York and other cities in size. The influx of suburbs seeks city limits for tax and water access as a 23 million dollar aqueduct brings mountain water to the area, supporting a claimed 550000 population and projected growth.
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Los Angeles
United States
City of the Angels
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Minneapolis
California
Limita
Hastings' 1917 Seed Catalog Free Offer and Guide
Hastings' Seeds advertises a free Hastings' 1917 Seed Catalog for farmers and home gardeners. It promotes varieties of vegetables, farm grasses, clover, and flowers, plus five free flower varieties to beautify homes. The ad urges writing to Hastings' Seedsmen in Atlanta, Georgia, for the free catalog to improve 1917 planting success.
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Hastings
H. G. Hastings CO
Seedsmen
Atlanta, Ga
Advt
Moving Picture Show at College Chapel Saturdays
The Moving Picture Show doors open at 7:00 PM and moving pictures begin at 8:00 PM at the College Chapel. The Chapel Bell rings to signal doors opening and a program will be presented each evening. Everyone is invited.
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College Chapel
College Times
Veryone
Kidney Trouble May Cause Dropsical Swellings
Dropsical swellings and signs of kidney trouble are described with symptoms like weak heart debility swollen joints and sleeplessness. The ad promotes Foley Kidney Pills claiming they restore kidney function and cites Mrs Hattie Graham of Battle Creek Michigan describing improvement after use. It notes Foley Kidney Pills sold in 50c and 1.00 sizes with the 1.00 size offering more value.
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Yoley Kidney Pilla
Hattie Graham
Battle Creek
Mich
Our Candy Won't Harm Any One
Pure candy such as we carry is doubly enjoyable because you can feel assured that it tastes fine and is not deleterious. Particularly if you are buying candy for the children be sure that you get it here. Many kinds of lozenges and drops, too.
Prisoner in a Basket Delights Stage Newsreel
Thomas A. Wise trapped in a wicker laundry basket during Falstaff rehearsal at Silvio Tein studio. Constance Collier and Isabel Irving aid with removable sides and pegs, story told to Lambs' Club after Wise shares the mishap. New York World notes the tale amused peers.
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Fat Knight
Silvio Tein
Thomas A. Wise
Mr. Wise
Constance Collier
Isabel Irving
Miss Collier
The
Lambs’ Club
Falstaff
Mr. Ord
New York World
Staring Loungewear and High Price Cigarettes Draw Crowded Attention
A New York correspondent notes a striking scene where a visibly attractive woman passes by with sheer silk stockings, cigarettes in one leg, a roll of green bills on the other, drawing a dozen men in pursuit as she enters an apartment house.
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New York Correspondence
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Pink soapwort leaves beauty tips and growth notes
The Philadelphia North American describes the bouncing bet or soapwort as a beauty aid for English girls whose juice from the leaves makes lather. The plant grows profusely with underground runners and seeds, bears clusters of pink flowers, and blooms in July to September in England. It spread early to the United States and thrives in gardens and hedges.
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Philadelphia
England
Senator Sorghum Seeks Backing From Bliggins
Speaker notes good news from Senator Sorghum as Bliggins pledges support, though cautioning that backing may be tentative. Bliggins avoids firm commitment until sure of victory.
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Senator Sorghum
Nobody Likes Dobson Says Transcript Exchange
A witty exchange from the Boston Evening Transcript pairs a speaker saying nobody likes Dobson with another noting that Dobson himself is liked. The brief dialogue reflects social humor and local newspaper style.
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Dobson
Boston Evening Transcript
Never Saw Her So Hubby and Wife Banter
A brief humorous exchange quoted as a folk couplet about love and memory. A playful line contrasts certainty of affection with lack of recognition, reflecting domestic humor common in historical verse.
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Free Flower Seed
Hastings’ Catalogue
Homer Head
Dahlonega, Ga
Lhe
Pure Herb Tablet Co
Ashland
Ohio
W. B. Townsend
Rtil Nugent Office
H. E Watson
Foley
Dri Ugg Hist
Pie
Mrs. Ahsek. Watson
Thacher Medicine Company
Chattanooga
Tenn
New York Street
Uztanne
Ihe Ref
Hetayuior Co Importers
Tn Orieans USA
Luzianne
Ininetcoffee
the Reily~Taylor Company
New Orleans
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola CO
Atlanta
V. Price & Co
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