California Syrup of Figs Promotion and Warnings
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a gentle bowel cleanser for sick playful children. It urges mothers to use a teaspoonful for bilious or constipated infants, promises relief in hours, and warns to ask for the genuine product with California Figny branding. A brief, unrelated note mentions an altercation involving Sir Frederick Smith and an Irish American lawyer in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cross
California
Adv
Frederick Smith
Smith
New York
Galloper Smith Floresty
Change for the Better in Kemp Texas Woman’s Tonic Cardul Ad
Mrs Minnie Cheek reports relief from persistent side pains and fatigue after using Cardul the Ladies Birthday Almanac advised. She took nine or ten bottles and now praises Cardul as a strong tonic that rebuilt her system, endorsed by her physician as beneficial for women’s ailments. The advertisement touts Cardul as a purely vegetable tonic used by thousands of women yearly.
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Kemp
Texas
Minnie Cheek
Cardul
German Prisoners Must Be Released at Once
A German note demands immediate release of all German and allied prisoners in good health, with those unfit remaining under neutral physician care. Berlin signals a commission to press these terms to Moscow, while U S observers report a denial or delay in reply.
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Russia
Lunden
State Department
Moscow
Europe
Pricenera
Congress of War
Prirmeh
Germany
New Loan To Belgium Reported In US Aid Move
A formal aid action is reported involving Belgium with a monetary figure noted as 107 dollars in a wartime or financial context. The report mentions American involvement and allied cooperation, referencing a wartime or economic assistance framework and a government or organization facilitating the loan.
War honor postponed by Kentucky representative Berkley
A procession of honors for the Medal of Honor during the war was postponed. Introduced by Representative Berkley of Kentucky, the measure aims to recognize Washington and Mistelbue in a formal ceremony once feasible. The record notes an official delay in presenting the wartime honors.
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Washington
Berkley
Kentucky
NEW SCALES OF WAGES SHIP LOSSES SHOWN
Washington reports the United States Shipping Board seeks 250,000 expert workers for shipping yards as wage and location details lag. Aboard by Ryeret Macy and Louis A Cool Idee, the board aims to equalize pay to curb yard hopping while adjusting to wartime costs amid shipyard demands and regional wage levels.
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Washington
United States Shipping Board
Ryeret Macy
Wilson
Louis A Cool Idee
Grow Beards Says Kaiser Amstorium To Take Gas Mask Edge
German first line troops faced a choice between clean shaven and full beards for gas mask use. Some authorities doubt masks protect unless clean shaved. others argue dense facial hair could aid filtration. A Deutsche Zeitung writer urges full Teutonic beards as a symbol of tradition amid front line danger. Dutch and American mentions follow with war loan figures and the Thomas Mooney case drawing Senate attention.
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Amstorium
Deutsche Zeitung
Liberty Cabbage May Be Labeled Under a New Name
A state board considering a rebranding of Liberty cabbage to Liberty cabbage or similar label to avoid consumer confusion. The change follows a recommendation from Vegetable dealers and could affect market labeling here.
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Federal Food Board
Holland Seeks Teuton Pledge on Inland Canals
Holland asks for written guarantees before any ship sails from Dutch ports amid fears of additional seizures. Dutch minister Jonkheer von der Veer says Germany may extend timber exports but obstacles slow economic talks with Berlin. London sources cite a guarantee from England that ships from the East Indies since March would not be sold, while Holland faces a heavy burden and limited export capacity.
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Hague
Jonkheer
London
Furview Affairs
Holland
John W Garrett
Anieffeiin Iinister
Germany
Halland
Hutch
Shere
England
Cuips
East
Women's wage rise in Germany fails to keep pace with costs
Washington reports wages in Germany rising slowly while living costs surge. April labor bulletin notes a 9 percent wage increase versus higher price hikes. Families face squeezed budgets as staple goods like margarine, sugar, and coffee become increasingly unaffordable, with weekly incomes around 250 dollars per family of four mentioned.
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Washington
Department of Tabor
Pier
Bern
Miney
Geri Koken
Indicted for Land Frauds Involving Oklahoma Lands
Four men tied to the McAlester Tieal exchange face federal indictment over decile in Oklahoma Indian lands. Roy Van Tress as president, George A Hiatt as secretary treasurer, Willau F Gerusch as Cincinnati vice-president, and S K Williams as manager are alleged to have fraudulently used the falls and gathered about 994000 dollars.
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McAlester
Argentine cabinet eyes curbing Argentina food exports
In Buenos Aires the Argentine cabinet held a special meeting to consider curtailing and likely prohibiting export of all foodstuffs due to rising living costs. Final decisions await Finance Minister Salaberry's submitted report, as requested. John B. Manning, a retired New York broker, died at 83 on Riverside Drive after plans to marry Honora May O'Brien in St Patrick's Cathedral on December 1, 1916.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Salaberry
New York
John B. Manning
Riverside Drive
Manning
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Ly Mie
Honora May O’brien
Alaska's First Draft Set for May First Call
Alaska announces the first draft will be called May 1 instead of June 30. Men likely to be sent to Camp Lewis in Washington.
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Alaska
Jimeau
Alaskan
Camp Lewis
Wash
Lemon Lotion for Freckles and Dark Complexions
Make a lemon lotion by squeezing two lemons into three ounces of orchard white to yield a quarter pint. Available at grocers and drugstores for a few cents. Massage daily on face neck hands to reduce freckles and blemishes and brighten skin. harmless ad.
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Grant Follon
Lear
Ady
Comic vignette at eve gathering stirs crowd in Mississippi
In a Petersburg style tale, Congressman Benjamin G. Tlempte speaks at a social event in Mississippi about escaping questions. A dramatic aside features an audience member asking how far one can bear thunder, prompting a stageworker reply and a quick judging moment as the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph notes a mystic cafe scene.
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Benjamin G. Tlempte
Fies
Mississipi
Soelat
Viaideville
Cigamen
Abe
Jon
Tan
Cafeuherer
Philidelphis Evening Telegraph
La Creole Hair Dressing Ad and Misc Notes
An advertisement touts La Creole Hair Dressing as the original color restorer that darkens gray or faded hair gradually. It claims easy application by brushing through hair and warns against cheap preparations. The piece also includes fragmented quotes on efficiency, aging, and social drinking from various period sources.
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van Viect-Mansfield Drag Co
Memphis
Tenn
Fortune Hunter Theme Echoes Across Titled Lines
Fragmentary quotation mentions Saburo of Rabe from the Japanese embassy and a debate on national ties and romance. The text references Belgium, Roumanhi, Sertiy and Russia, with a Chicago heiress and a fortune hunter motif. It reads like a garbled dialogue about love and politics from a period piece.
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Belgium
Russia
Saburo of
Rabe
Germany
Chicago
Soothe Baby Rashes With Cuticura Soup and Ointment
An old advertisement touts hot baths with Cuticura Soup and Culcura Ointment for itching rashes. It claims free samples and lists prices for Ointment and related products. Contains garbled phrases about matrimony and divorce.
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Dept. X
Mel Seage
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