Working girl health boosted by Lydia E. Pinkham's tonic
Louisa Van Dyke from Baltimore, mother of three, describes long hours in a department store and how Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound revived her health, enabling her to continue her work and urge others to try it. She urges neighbors to ask about the tonic.
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Louisa
Lydia
Pinkham
L. G. van Dyke
Spring St. Morrell Park
Baltimore
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Real Assistance Aided Dance at Claypool Hotel Affair
An Indianapolis News item notes a sorority party at the Claypool hotel where a coed’s store hair loosened during a Charleston. A quick partner saved the moment by catching the hair and tucking it into his coat as the dance continued.
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Claypool
Charleston
Indianapolis
Handkerchief Care Tip From Advertisement
A laundry ad advises washing children's handkerchiefs with good soap and rinsing in water blued with Red Cross Ball Blue to restore whiteness.
Powerful Locomotive Sets Record with 125-Freight Capacity
A new freight locomotive claims to haul 125 cars across the Rocky mountains at 50 mph. The engine features three cylinders with six pairs of drive wheels, is 102 feet long and weighs 782000 pounds. It costs 105000 dollars, stands 18 feet high and 7 feet wide, carries 15000 gallons of water and consumes six to seven tons of coal per hour.
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Rocky Mountains
Fathers should cultivate an unwavering intimacy with sons
A Houston Methodist pastor warns against fathers overly close to their sons and jokes the Society for the Protection of Fathers must ensure boys do not lead their sires astray. The Post-Dispatch in Houston notes the editorial quip on parental boundaries.
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Houston
Society For the Protection of Fathers
Houston Post-Dispatch
Gold Discoverer James Marshall Dies Poor in California
James Marshall, who first found gold in California, died in poverty in a lonely cabin near the discovery site, thirty seven years after his epochal moment.
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James Marshall
Clifornia
Not for the Jury Citizen Your Honor
A frustrated citizen requests exemption from jury duty claiming illness. The exchange features a judge and clerk with the citizen arguing unfitness to serve. The snippet reflects the tension and tone of a courtroom brief.
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Itech
Punctuation Pun in a Riddling Exchange
A quirky exchange jokes about wordplay with a pun on the letters b and both. The street corner banter turns on a short linguistic twist in a playful mood.
Good Hunting First Farmer-Well Wolf Bounty
The exchange portrays two farmers trading tricks for winter safety. The first asks how to keep the wolf away and the second claims he shot it and received the bounty.
Flamingo Dance Date Prompt Sparks Mildew Query
A playful exchange features Harry asking about a date for a dance and Larry agreeing. Harry then quips about mildew, prompting a lighthearted moment labeled Flamingo in the cartoonish exchange.
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Harry
Larry
Will Mildew
Flamingo
Pirate Captain Worley's Desperate 1718 Campaign
The career of Captain Worley as a pirate began in September 1718 with eight men in New York. They seized a shallop, then a sloop, and captured ships from Hull and Black Robbin, expanding to 25 men and a fast ship. Off Jamestown the pirates fought allied vessels, then turned on each other. most were killed, with two captured and hanged after trial.
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Worley
New York
Newcastle
Del
Black Robbin
Hull
HH. M
Phoenix
Bahamas
Cape of Virginia
James River
Jamestown
Virases
Surgeon Gives Boy Two Arms Using Hidden Bone Fragments
A Chicago boy born without arms learns to draw, write, and use tools by a surgeon who grafted new arms from three inch bone fragments buried under skin. After six years the boy has functional artificial arms and attends the Art Institute, happiest when eating lunch with forks and spoons in his hands.
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Chicago
Fis
Arms
Art Institute
Pirates Voices From a Long Gone Era
The passage presents the pirate song Fifteen men on the dead man s chest attributed to a late author, noting it did not come from authentic pirates. It recounts the gruesome verses describing mutiny, murder, treasure, and the fate of the crew with vivid maritime imagery and refrain.
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Young J. Allison
Cooky
The Rise of Summer Camps After the War
The piece notes how summer camps expanded after World War I due to training camp experiences and outdoor life appeal. It cites autos and tuberculosis associations as boosting factors and describes camps as healthful, educational, and gap-fillers for children between school years with professional supervision and practical activities.
American Legion to Hold France Convention Next Year
Bowman Elder announces the American Legion will hold a representative convention in France on the tenth anniversary of U S entry to World War I. About 80 000 veterans may travel aboard four week Atlantic ocean liners with quotas by state to ensure equal opportunity for all members.
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American Legion
France
Legion
Bowman Elder
United States
Elder
France Convention
Mr. Elder
Atlantic
Paris
League of Nations Post Chartered at Geneva Seat
The smallest American Legion post was chartered in Geneva at the League of Nations seat. Four members, all linked to the league secretariat, form the post led by commander Howard Fr. Huston of Minot, North Dakota, famed as the man who died and came back.
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American Legion
Geneva
Switzerland
League of Nations
League
Howard FR. Huston
Minot
N. D
Chateau Thierry
Suntle
St. Mihiel
Argonne
Legion
World Peace and Foreign Relations Commission
The
Diplomatic Kid Recall Sparks Old Briarmeor Score
An excerpt from The American Legion Weekly recounts a father scolding his ten year old as a memory unfolds. The boy asks about a past Briarmeor course score noted as eighty two, described as remarkable for that course. The dialogue hints at a diplomatic setting and a remembered achievement.
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the American
Legion Weekly
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Bellans Indseston
Fimo
Scort Watson
Western Newspaper Union
Frederick R. Green
American Legion News Service
League of Nations Post
Dayton
Ohio
Cadillac
General Motors
Delco
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Oldsmobile
Oakland
BUICK
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Standard Oil CO
New Jersey
Detroy
Allen
Doll
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