Vermont Housewife Credits Vegetable Compound Recovery
East Hardwick resident Mrs. Fred Primo says six months of backache headaches and sickness ended after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports friends noting her improved health and urges others to try the remedy as 98 of 100 purchasers in a wire canvass reported benefiting. For sale by druggists everywhere.
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East Hardwick
Lydia E. Am
Mme
Fred. Primo
Route No. 2
Vermont
Lydia E. Pinkham
Artificial Moonlight to Flood London With Electric Light
A plan to flood London's inner area with artificial moonlight after dusk will be presented to the newly formed Institute of Public Lighting Engineers. It proposes eight powerful light constellations mounted on steel towers 500 feet high to distribute illumination across a wide area, aiming for better lighting and a shadow less city.
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London
Institute of Public Lighting Engineers
Madagascar Govern Grant For French Fiber Plant Concession
The governor general of Madagascar grants a French company a concession of 2000 hectares on the west coast for growing vegetable textile fibers to supply bag manufacture. If a factory is built within four years producing at least 625000 bags annually, an extra 25000 hectares will be available, per Consul James G. Carter report from Tanana River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madagascar and Dependencies
Madagascar
James G. Carter
Tananarive
Coal heat ups winter laundry work faster look
The notice notes hard winter ahead with soft coal increasing laundry effort. Red Cross Ball Blue is advertised as a solvent to remove grime, available at grocers.
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Red Cross Ball
Unknown orator baffling crowd with unclear aims
A dialogue hints at a speaker who can rally a crowd yet fails to reveal or even know his own goals, leaving listeners unsure and the speaker himself perplexed.
An Old Goat Revered for His Beard
In a quaint village, a venerable goat earns fame for a remarkable beard admired by locals and travelers alike, drawing visitors and sparking playful legends. The creature becomes a symbol of wisdom and rustic charm in regional lore.
Taylor's Work for Compensation Bill Passed
John Thomas Taylor, a Washington lawyer and ardent American Legionnaire, directed the Legion's drive for the adjusted compensation bill. After years of effort and a pivotal final vote, the measure passed 59 to 26, with Taylor credited for precise campaign planning and leadership. He received a handsome watch from the Legion’s national executive committee in recognition. Taylor began as a buck private in 1917 and progressed to captain after overseas service, later returning to law and continuing Legion advocacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Indianapoli
American Legion National Executive
John Thomas Taylor
Taylor
Legion
Wither
Ile
House
Marding
National Executive
The
Infantry
Chateau Thierry
Vesle River
Meuse-Argoie
Army of Occupation
Germany
Community Service Arouses Interest Among Legion Members
Gar land W Powell director of the Legion Americanism commission says interest in community and civic betterment is rising among Legionnaires. The new bureau will advise on development projects and distribute a pamphlet Your Post and Your Town as it channels community efforts toward recreation health and municipal progress.
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American Legions
Legion
National Americanism Commission
Indianapolis
Powell
Community and Civic Betterment Bureau
The
Americanism Commission
Legion's Bureau
Soive Betterment
American Legion
Radio Presented to Reconstruction Home in Ithaca NY
A radio receiving set was presented to the Reconstruction Home for Infantile Paralysis in Ithaca New York by the local Forty and Eight society, the fun making division of the American Legion. On installation night J A Mundy grand chef de gate of the New York society broadcast a message to veterans from a New York City station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tthaca
N. Y
Forty and Eight
American Legion
J. A. Mundy
The
Society
New York
New York City
Ex-Service Men Urged as Scout Leaders to Train Instructors
Les Pierce of Toledo a Legionnaire called for ex service men to lead scouting. He urged posts to supply as many leaders as possible and to send them to a scout school for instructors, calling the movement an incubator for national manpower.
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Boy Scout Movement
Les” Pierce
Toledo
Insurance policy linked to post membership at Indianapolis Legion
Members of the Hilton A. Brown Jr post in Indianapolis approve an accident insurance policy with every membership card. Some members say the policy will be payable to the post on their death by accident. Policies are funded by post funds and secured from a national casualty insurer.
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Hilton A. Brown, Jr
American Legion
Indianapolis
Post
National Casualty Insurance Company
Legion post to build home in Darlington
Local merchant R. I. Allen pledges to donate one percent of gross sales for the year to the Darlington Legion. The post has a fine lot and donations from citizens, with expectations other merchants will follow to fund a post home.
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Legion
Darlington
Allen
Legionnaires
Long Pony Rice Undertaking National Legion Ride
Tex Kuykendall a former Texas ranger leaves Marysville California to represent California at the American Legion national convention in St Paul Minnesota. He will travel by way of Legion posts along the route as part of the Fourth of July celebration in Marysville en route to the 1924 Legion gathering.
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Marysville
Calif
St. Paul
Minn
Tex” Kuykendall
Texas ‘Ranger
Golden State
The
American Legion
W Kuykendall
Legion
Uniform details for Torrington Legion band
Post officers report Torrington American Legion band uniforms purchased for 1300 dollars. The coat features marine blue fabric with gilt Legion buttons, yellow flaps and shoulder straps, yellow silk fourragere, black Sam Brown belt, breeches with a yellow stripe, and a blue cap. The band has secured several engagements.
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Legion Band
Torrington
Fort Smith’s Women in Industry at a Crossroads of Growth
The Fort Smith Arkansas region views itself as an industrial hub with clothing houses a paper-box plant a button factory and more. A Travelers Aid worker Miss Jennie Stevens guides newcomers assisting job seekers and workers in a city that blends small town warmth with modern management.
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Fort Smith
Ark
New York
San Francisco
Chicago
Fort Smith Industries
Travelers’ Aid
Fort Smith Sill
Jennie Stevens
Panny Smith
Panny
Fanny Smith
Fromlanksburg
Indy
Fanny
Personnally
A Civil Engineer's Wife Delights in Small Town Life
A profile of Kathryn Perham of Glendive Montana reveals her in a man’s field as a civil engineer’s wife who worked on blueprints and specifications beside her husband. The piece admires her pioneer role, small-town ties, and creed valuing homely living and neighborly sympathy.
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Main Street
W. T. Perham
Montana
Tinigine
Keller
Cuticura Advertisement Promotes Scalp Relief and Clean Skin
An advertisement urges soothing an itching scalp with Cuticura Ointment, rubbing spots of dandruff, then washing with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Uses these products as daily toilet preparations for clear skin and soft hands.
Pretty Feature at Empire Exhibition
Omar Khayyam's chequer board of nights and days is shown in the engineering palace at the British Empire Exhibition. A group of model cottages sits in rural scenery with an automatic illumination system that simulates days and miniature years, eliciting speculation among mathematicians about their total span.
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Omar Khayyam
Palace of Engineering
Boston Transcript
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad States Cure Claims
An advertisement promotes Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root as a leading treatment for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It touts mild rapid healing effects from a vegetable formula and offers a sample for ten cents via mail to Binghamton NY, urging readers to mention the paper.
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Kidner
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Hydroplane Patrols to Scout Northwest Ontario Forests
Seven hydroplanes will patrol forests from White River to the Manitoba boundary in Ontario. Expert pilots will command the flotilla to detect and report bush fires as part of a reduced ranger force. War conditions push prices higher for cotton and linen.
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Ontario
White River
Manitoba
Star of Fire Rangers
Ontario Department of Lands and Forests
The Poor Victim Mrs Yearwedd in Spat
A fragment shows a quarrel scene centered on Mrs Yearwedd and her spouse. The text hints at marital judgment and the consequences of choices, implying blame and dissatisfaction within the relationship.
Forbidden Chocolate By Monastic Rule In Seventeenth Century
A seventeenth century measure by Joan Fran Ravel forbade monks from drinking chocolate, deemed to inflame passions and violate monastic discipline. The note highlights historical attempts to regulate chocolate’s influence within religious orders.
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Joan Fran Ravel
Thorough Paris Advertisement Sparks Imitation Diamonds Debate
An excerpt from the Boston Transcript describes a Paris ad claiming imitation diamonds match the genuine article in weight and sparkle and are priced identically to the real stones, prompting questions about authenticity and value.
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Paris
Boston ‘Transcript
Experience a Good Teacher in Whispered Love Tale
A brief note recounts Major Tvarby’s impression during a secretive meeting where attraction sparked at first sight beside Puneh. The fragment hints at a romantic mood and a decisive moment set within a military or official context.
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Tvarby
Puneh
If One Steps He Lets Look and Listen Take Care
A concise musing suggests that movement frees attention to observe. It implies that taking steps allows perception to occur without forcing focus, trusting experience to guide awareness.
Gruesome Frieze of Murderers Heads Astonishes Police
In the Black Museum at Scotland Yard a plaster cast of a famous execution victim has grown long whiskers since its placement in the display. Initially clean shaven, the face now bears thin whiskers, unnerving the museum staff and police custodians.
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Scotland Yard
London Answers
Fly Swatters End Happy Days, Wretch Invents Modern Pest Control
A reflective note laments lost joy from earlier times and blames a nameless 'wretch' for inventing fly swatters, implying a shift from simpler pleasures to modern annoyances. No concrete events or figures are provided.
Opera glasses mounted on spectacle frames debut
Small but effective opera glasses have been invented that mount on spectacle frames and can be worn as ordinary eyewear. This design allows hands free viewing and convenient use for performances and events.
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Lydia E.pinkham
Dean
Hotaling
Woodbury St
Miles City
Mont
Bays
Bellans
Watson E. Em
Lewyer
American Legion News Service
Coolidge
John Thomas Tayior
Mary
MAIN
Laura Miller
Red Cross
Ben Mulford, Jr
Tanlac
Parker
Drurgista
Riscox Chem
Wka
Patchogue N
Jsu
Mali
Druge Gista
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
Lord cCastlerose
Killarney
Dublin
Say
Tlandy
Bayer
W.N. A
Billings
Fletcher
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