Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Praised in Los Angeles Letter
A Los Angeles woman credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with avoiding abdominal surgery after illness left her weak. She says it strengthened her during pregnancy and after, noting she looked healthier and needed little medicine. The note also mentions using Sanative Wash and other letters praising cures after advised operations.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. E. Gourp
East Side Boulevard
Not to Be Thought Of
Frank Irving Fletcher cites an after dinner talk on advertising as he recalls how the old method made weak points into strengths. He recounts a quip about an Australian lady replying to a tourist about England and convicts with disdain.
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Frank Irving Fletcher
New York
Iving
England
Fragmentary travel reflection from an unknown author
The text presents a dreamy, fragmented meditation on fate and wandering. It references destiny and freedom with literary phrasing, lacking clear events, dates, or identifiable persons or places.
Utah Legion launches five month membership drive
The Utah department of the American Legion starts a five month campaign against Colorado and Wyoming from November 1 to March 31 to win the Rocky Mountain membership championship. Local posts and top individual enrollments will earn awards. the leading post will receive a silver loving cup based on paid up members as of December 31, 1924 versus campaign end totals. A stand of Legion colors will be awarded at the winning department’s state convention, purchased from a pooled fund.
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Department of Utah, American Legion
Colorado
Wyoming
J. C. Rebholz
Utah
Rocky Mountain
Rebholz
Legion
Oil Painting of York for Knoxville Library
The Knoxville public library will receive an oil painting of Sergeant Alvin C. York, famed World War I hero who reportedly silenced 35 machine guns and captured 132 German soldiers. York, heavier at 6 feet 2 inches and 240 pounds, declined smoking or drinking in ten years and offered cautious views on world peace and European conflicts.
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Public
Knoxville
York
American Legionnaires
Europe
United States
American Legion praised as first to aid in crises
General Pershing calls Amuel Woodfill America’s Greatest Soldier and lauds the American Legion as a body that would answer the color call in crisis. He cites Lorain, Ohio, where Legion members tirelessly aided disaster victims and stresses the need for a local Legion home in every city.
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Amuel Woodfill
Pershing
America
Portsmouth
Ohio
American Legion
United States
Lorain
Legion
Thirty Two Nations Represented in Post
The East Side post of New York County led by Abraham Rosenberg grew from 65 to about 1000 members and won all membership prizes. It now includes 32 nationalities and operates in a heavily foreign born Lower East Side area with strong Americanism work.
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East Side
New York County
Abraham Rosenberg
Legion Posts
Post
Lower East Side
New York
Legion Center Planned For New York City
New York county American Legion has raised 200000 dollars toward a proposed center in New York City. The project will cost more than 500000 dollars and include a restaurant gymnasium swimming pool meeting rooms and lounge spaces for all Legion activities.
CROSSWORD PUZZLE FUN FROM THE WEEKLY PAGE
The puzzle lists horizontal and vertical clues with numbers for a mixed set of words. Entries include common terms such as Anger, Conjunction, Surgeon’s cylindrical saw, Web-footed birds, and various sports and legal terms, with several odd spellings and misspellings reflecting OCR quirks. The note promises a forthcoming solution in the next issue.
How to Solve a Crossword Puzzle
Explained in brief directions for filling a crossword. Letters go in white squares, numbers mark starting letters for horizontal and vertical words. Each word ends at a black square or grid edge. All words used are dictionary words with some abbreviations and terms noted in the definitions.
The Woolly Crocodile: A Comic Beast
The poem portrays a comical Woolly Crocodile with a broad back and short fat legs. Its tail wags when talking, teeth chatter in anger, and its long nose and double jointed ears add to its odd look. It warns readers to beware lest it grab feet and devour them bone and hair.
Fat as a box of preserved figs satire ends in mix up
An amused anecdote from a banquet in which a stout M. P. delivers a speech and a guest tries a simile by comparing him to a box of preserved figs. The misquotation paints the speaker as an analog to the figs and then backfires with a sly twist.
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M. P
London Mail
Shell Composition Varies by Mollusk Species
The bureau of fisheries explains sea shells differ by mollusk species. Shells are about 92 percent calcium carbonate, 6 percent organic matter, and 2 percent water. Mussel shells contain condi folin akin to keratin, a sulfur-rich sclero-protein that dissolves in strong alkalis with heat.
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Bureau of Fisheries
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Keeps Snowy Linens Bright
A vintage advertisement urges houses to keep laundry white with Red Cross Ball Blue. It highlights family safety notes and lists common household contacts while promoting the product sold at grocers.
Double Apple Crop Discovered At Springfield Tree
A Springfield Missouri tree owned by M. N. Cooks produced two crops of yellow transparent apples in one year. The first harvest occurred in July and two weeks later the tree bloomed again with a second crop picked on Armistice Day. The occurrence is described as a freak of nature reported by the Washington Star.
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M. N. Cook
Springfield
Washington Star
Green's August Flower Promising Digestive Remedy
An advertisement extols Green's August Flower as a fifty eight year proven remedy for nervous dyspepsia sour stomach constipation indigestion torpid liver and related digestive issues. It claims worldwide usage and availability in 30 and 90 cent bottles.
Home-Coming Husband Tells Lie Fuels Dispute
London Punch notes a wry exchange between a husband and wife in a cartoon caption. The husband defends honesty while the wife quips that lying is one of his few successes as they discuss their reunion.
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London Punch
Worth Trying System of Reducing Eddy Hida Bloomington
An ad promising health reduction methods with no drugs or exercises cites “Highest references” and offers MULTIRON RADIO TUBES and a Phonograph unit for sale. Also promotes Dr Mathews Rheumatic Remedy and cheap Ozarka land bargains via listed entities in Kansas and Arkansas markets.
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Eddy Hida
Bloomington
Bay Rum Returns to Barbershop After Absence
Old time barbers prefer bay rum over perm fume witch hazel and bay rum has been scarce. After a price-rise push years ago barbers switched to witch hazel but bay rum now returns, asking for another trial as a long familiar tale repeats.
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Bamber
Chicago News
Boy Finds Value in Following Reasoned Guidance
A thoughtful boy accepts being guided if the guidance makes sense and benefits him. He understands the logic behind rules and follows them to learn and grow.
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