How Mrs. Boyd Avoided an Operation
Canton Ohio woman Marie Boyle says two doctors advised surgery for female trouble but Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased her symptoms. She credits the remedy with allowing daily work and recommends trial before operation. The ad invites readers to seek advice from Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co. for lasting guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Marie Boyle
6Th St
N. E
Lydia
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Ready Witted Peddler Cries Apples in Alley
A woman in a back alley jokes with a truck peddler who calls out eating apples. She asks for drinking apples, and he replies in quick, terse fashion saying no elder or drinking apples are available.
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Boston Transcript
Byron’s reply shocks a mother at a playmate’s home
A boy named Byron is scolded for rough conduct at a friend Eddie’s house. His mother admonishes him not to fight there, and Byron retorts that fights would be unavoidable even at his own home.
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Byron
Eddie
Ambidexterity Urged to Strengthen France and Defense
Paris doctors urge teaching both hands to children to boost military and economic strength. They cite General Baden-Powell on ambidexterity and call for national appeals to mothers, obligatory equal-hand use in schools, and a yearly prize for teachers who implement the reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Academie de Medicine
Armalngaud
Armaingaud
Baden- Powell
Academy
Minister of Public Instruction
Neutralizing ointment adds defense against mustard gas
A Providence Journal report notes a new wartime invention a neutralizing ointment to be applied over the body face and hands. The description accompanies gas masks and other protective devices for troops facing liquid mustard gas whose blistering effects persist for days.
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Providence Journal
Fleh Leathers a Success
The bureau of fisheries has received a sample lot of leather from aquatic animal skins including ray, shark, sturgeon, paddlefish and porpoise. It also includes articles made from such leathers like shoes, belts, wallets and cases. Manufacturers operate on the South Atlantic and Gulf coasts to source raw material and produce high grade leather for many uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleh
Bureau of Fisheries
South Atlantic
Gulf
Prisoner Quip About Court Chair Fiasco
A humorous exchange shows a prisoner blaming the judge for standing the fifth time before Joe. The judge asks whose fault and the prisoner replies it is his own for not being asked to sit down. The gag appears in the Louisvile Courier-Journal.
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Joe
Landon
Doctor's Little Joke About Cash Payment for Operation
A humorous exchange centers on a patient and doctor about payment. The doctor jokes that for cash he would remove any part, even an arm or leg, highlighting a playful quip on medical bills.
Three-Finger Sam Refuses Help in Crimson Gulch Card Game
In Crimson Gulch a tough outlaw known as Three-Finger Sam refuses to help a harmed companion. The scene centers on a poker game where loyalty and danger intertwine with a charity offer and a stark moral choice.
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Sam
Nogii
Coca Cola Will Be Used to Christen Engine
Waverly Belmont fire hall in Nashville to christen a new fire engine named for Mrs Guilford Dudley a pioneer suffragist. Ceremony includes speeches by Mayor William Gupton and others with a Coca Cola bottle breaking instead of champagne and young maids as sponsors.
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Nashville
Tennessean
Ann Dallas Dudley
Waverly-Belmont Fire Hall
Guilford Dudley
Women of
Tennessee
Miles Williams
Twenty-First Ward
Judith Arinston Folk
Beau Folk
Miss Folk
Travania Dudley
Lenore Kenny
Kate Barksdale
Harriet Ingram
Mary Sue Cantrell
Jane Davis
Elizabeth Smith
William Gupton
Tompkins
A. A. Rosetta
Dudley
National Suffrage Organization
Adv
Freckles: Get Rid of Ugly Spots with Orhine Double Strength
An advertisement claims Orbine double strength removes freckles and clears the skin with nightly and morning applications. It guarantees money back if freckles remain, noting most users need about one ounce. The copy urges readers not to abandon progress by petty acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eatonic
Atonic
Cuticura Talcum Powder Ad Promotes Skincare
An advertisement extols Cuticura Talcum Powder as an antiseptic fragrant, versatile for face skin baby and dusting use and as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with Soap and Ointment. The note closes with a farming tip about seed quality and harvest outcomes.
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Ady
The Singing Milkman Delivers With A Cheerful Tune
A milkman travels his route at dawn singing softly as he goes. He rises early to deliver and returns later to collect bills, enduring long hours and weather. The pleasant image shows a worker who keeps a light spirit and hums while performing his duties.
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NEW South Wales Information Bureau
Singer
Broadway
New York City
Binies Tor
Tragale Rum
Australia
Tya
N.Y
PRI Id
Parker
Dandrof
Louisville Courier-Journal
Coca-Cola
Fire Hall
Chase
Singing Milkman
Royal Paeixs
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