Lydia Pinkham remedy helps Greenville woman
A Greenville Texas woman testifies Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved monthly cramps headaches and nervous fatigue after doctors offered only operations. She and her husband bought four bottles from a local druggist and report improvement as the medicine addresses the underlying cause. The friction is that the product has a fifty year history of use by women and is sold by druggists everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Texas
Lydia E. Pinkham
J. B. Olleman
Marshal Street
Wood Use in Match Industry Grows Across Europe and America
Matches rely on large timber consumption with a single firm using 625 tons weekly. Logs average about a foot in diameter and ten feet long. Sticks are immersed in a solution to prevent smoldering as a safety measure. Add highlights include Cuticura Toilet Trio ads promoting skin care with Soap Ointment and Talcum for daily use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
America
College Humor Quip on Names and Angina Misread
Dialogue-mocked exchange features a medical examiner joking about angina and a mistaken name during a humorous college sketch. The applicant corrects the misidentification, highlighting misnamed person and medical terms in a playful tone.
Bible Verse for Your Case
A brief note hints at a suitable verse from the Bible to match a personal situation, suggesting a timeless source of guidance and comfort. The exact verse is not specified and remains open to choice by the reader.
Dayton Knight of Columbus secretary aids disabled World War veterans
J G Jeckering a Knight of Columbus secretary and former artillery sergeant major at the National Military home in Dayton Ohio volunteers with disabled veterans. He visits bedsides and handles burials and funeral arrangements for those away from home while supporting jail and penitentiary veterans and aiding memorial ceremonies. He helped arrange the World War memorial unveiling with National Commander John J Quinn in Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Mercy
J. G. Jeckering
Knight of Columbus
National Military Home
Dayton
Ohio
Jeckering
K. of C
Vic
Legion Welfare Committee
Knights of Columbus
John J. Quinn
American Legion
Tle
Interesting Relics in Pennsy Post Library
The Frankfort post of the American Legion houses a large library with over 1,400 books and notable World War relics. Among prized items are the first American flag raised in World War I, donated by Edward Tolden, an American ambulance flag from Italy, a Philadelphia centennial flag from 1876, and a Texas flag captured at Gettysburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
American Legion
Edward Tolden
One Hundred and Sixty-eighth Infantry
Woodstock
Canada
Italy
Philadelphia
Texas
See America Journey Ends at Convention
A group of Shamo kin Legionnaires from Pa. complete a 25 day tour through the Western United States ending in St. Paul for the national convention. The pilgrimage includes the Canadian Rockies Pacific coast Yellowstone Park and other points of interest with two Pullmans needed for the trip.
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Shamokin
América
St. Paul
Canadian Rockies
Pacific Coast
Yellowstone Park
Wike’s Peak
Legion's Influence On American Legion In Oregon
United States Representative from Oregon asserts the American Legion endures with a patriotic mission in private and public life. He praises its role in fostering love of country among young servicemen and notes Congress considers Legion views in veteran legislation on ex service benefits, land laws, and disability care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. S. Sinnott
United States
Oregon
American Legion
Congress
Legion
Feudal Romance: Miss Moncure Heads Louisiana Plantation
In Shreveport a plantation manager Miss Effie Moncure oversees a cotton estate with fifteen enslaved families under a share system. She turned a flood year into profit, advancing supplies for a full year and earning local respect as a pioneering woman balancing work and social status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Wildcat
Shreveport
Kansas Bonus Law Delays Memorial for War Hero
Red tape blocks Great Bend Kansas Legion from erecting a memorial for Allwyn Clarrison a Barton county veteran until the state bonus board allocates and distributes the heirs shares. Heirs want a collective fund via endorsed checks but the law restricts bonuses to support for wife or children. The board must issue 15 separate checks to heirs before funds can be pooled into the memorial trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Great Bend
Kaw
Allwyn Clarrison
Barton County
Legion
Kansas
Harrison
Kansas Board
Needy German Soldier Cared for by Legion at Chateau Thierry
A German soldier Herman Schmidt with a shattered leg was sheltered by the American Legion near Chateau Thierry after infection threatened his life. He had hidden his past to avoid deportation, but Legion members escorted him to an ambulance and hospital. The men who once feared him now are seen as people of humanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Thierry
Herman Schmidt
Schmidt
Chicago
American Legion
Neigehbor
Legion
Highest paid woman in U S postal service rises from clerk to top post
Elizabeth Barnard of Tampa becomes one of the few women to reach the top rungs of the U S post office ladder. Married at eighteen she supported two children after her husband died. She began weighing nails and legal duties, learned shorthand, and rose to assistant superintendent of receipts and beyond over sixteen years in Tampa. Her appointment by President Harding last January drew attention across parties in Florida.
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United States Postal Service
Wizabeth Barnard
Tampa
Ila
Sarr
Barnard
Uncle Sams
Ofice
Reats
Harding
Florida
Committee Named to Investigate Radicals in Kansas City
A secret committee from the Wyandotte post of the American Legion in Kansas City Missouri will investigate alleged radicals. The group will cooperate with the Department of Justice and has initial tasks outlined. The move follows pacifist activity in Kansas City Kansas and related press reports.
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Wyandotte
American Legion
Kansas City
Department of Justice
Kan
Iowa Flag Decoration Plan Widely Adopted
A Shenandoah Iowa driven plan by a member of the American Legion auxiliary calls for iron receptacles in business district sidewalks to hold flagstaffs of equal height with emblems flown. The idea has spread to Florida California Michigan Minnesota Nebraska the Dakotas and other states.
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Shenandoah
Iowa
American Legion Auxiliary
Florida
California
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
Dakotas
Texas Post Offers Help to Houston Mayor Firefight
Services of members of Dismuke post of the American Legion in Houston have been offered to Mayor Holcombe to aid in fighting fires or catching firebugs amid a spate of blazes in the city. Firemen have been kept busy handling the calls.
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Dismuke Post
American Legion
Houston
Tex
Holcombe
Splash Pool Donated to City by Idaho Legion Post
The Emmett Idaho splash pool for children is donated to the city by the local American Legion post. Legion members funded all costs and expect to recoup some through summer park concessions. Legionnaires did the initial construction, with auxiliary women providing a luncheon.
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Idaho Post
Emmett
Idaho
American Legion
Legion
Auxiiary
Caught in Passing Ambition and Greed Spark Debate
The fragment reflects a view that money’s presence or absence shapes happiness, with some labeling the pursuit as ambition and others as greed. The concise note contrasts wealth and contentment, suggesting neither money nor its lack guarantees joy.
Castoria Ad Claims Safe Relief for Children
An old advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as a trusted remedy for babies and children. It promises relief from constipation wind colic and diarrhea and claims to aid digestion and natural sleep without opiates, noting its 30 years of use and genuine signature.
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Fletcher
Boy Almost Dashes Into Tidal Setback At The Shore
A small boy ran toward the surf thinking the sand was sugar, but a large wave surged up and nearly overwhelmed him. He fled quickly, saying he did not know the water belonged to anyone.
Women Urged to Seek Kidney Health and Swamp Root
Notice promotes Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder trouble in women. It warns symptoms like back pain and nervousness may indicate kidney issues and encourages trying a sample by sending ten cents, with purchase options at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Nerves Warn Woman of Earth's Shocks
An Englishwoman with heightened sensitivity reportedly detects earthquakes worldwide before official news. Professor Turner cites her long suffering from nervous tension linked to electrical-like shocks that paralyze then pass. Medical experts offer no relief. A September event in India sparked corroborating testimony suggesting new avenues for seismology and physiology.
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TE. Turner
The
Quarterly Review
Nlimeast
Woentin
Shadaduiek
Ocme
India
Gas leak prompts call to utility after smoky cloth
In Franklin a man found imatches in his hip pocket and a burning cloth odor raised a suspected gas leak in his store. He phoned the gas company and later realized a fireman should have been summoned.
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John Wee
Franklin
Falhire Seldom Canes to Om Tian
A fragmented OCR readable line hints at a place or event involving Falhire and Om Tian with hesitation about success. The text is garbled and lacks clear names, dates, or places to confirm a full report.
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Falhire
Om Tian
Poverty Follows Wealth in a Philadelphia Tale
A Philadelphia Bulletin quote captures the tension of sudden wealth as a wealthy woman fears beggars trailing her closely when she stops at shops. The exchange reveals social strain and public-facing anxiety over money.
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised for foot comfort in shoes
An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for tired swollen feet. It claims friction reduction prevents blisters and sore spots and soothes stings from coins and bunions. It urges using Foot-Ease to break in new shoes and offers free trial packages and a walking doll, with the Le Roy New York address for Allen's Foot-Ease.
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Allen
le Roy
N. Y
Unclear ad copy on Red Cross Ball Blue laundry ad
Fragmentary newspaper ad reads quoted folks comments about influence and a laundress singing QO Happy Day while hanging wash. It references Red Cross Ball Blue and appears in an advertisement style with slang phrases and incomplete lines.
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Red Cross Ball
Kept Hobo Hustling to Fill Engagements
Willis Booth of the international chamber of commerce spoke at a Philadelphia luncheon on prosperity and poverty. He relayed a tale where a charity lunch led to promises of meals for the unemployed, though the man cited a full schedule of engagements from breakfast to a midnight Bowery supper.
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Willis Booth
International Chamber of Commerce
Philadelphia
Refuge For the Homeless
Destitutes’ Assistance League
United Church Charities
Screen Stars
Detroit Free Press
Four Cardinal Rules for Business Success
A successful businessman submits four cardinal rules for any line of work. The square deal means live up to your word. Discourage gossip and encourage loyalty. Promote the most efficient man.
Nonpartisan stance questioned by loyal party members
A historical opinion piece critiques nonpartisan approaches to politics, arguing that genuine engagement and effectiveness come from strong party allegiance and organized backing rather than detached neutrality.
Appalling Life Expectancy Figures Warn Health Risks to Americans
A circa 1920 advertisement warns that the average person aging past 31 loses reserve strength and faces declining usefulness and income by age 49. It attacks caffeine and stimulants, promotes Postum as a healthier hot drink, and offers a free thirty day trial with instructions from Carrie Blanchard.
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United States
Carrie Blanchard
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