How Mrs Boyd Avoided an Operation
Canton Ohio woman Marie Borp recounts suffering from female troubles that doctors urged operating to cure. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief, enabling her to work at home. The ad urges others to try the remedy before surgery and offers company guidance for complications.
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Catton
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Marie Borp
N. E
Canton
Lydia EH
Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Mags
Who Does This? Merritt Dispatch Quotation on Language
A Merritt Dispatch quotation questions the necessity of knowing Greek and Latin to write English. It contrasts a founder view on classical learning with modern attitudes, asking who still thinks precise English is essential.
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Merritt
Pape's Cold Compound touted for quick relief
An old advertisement claims Pape's Cold Compound breaks a cold in hours with two hour dosing and three doses. It promises quick relief of nasal stuffiness, runny nose, headache, fever, sneezing and sore stiffness, with no quinine and low cost. A race track joke follows.
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Pape
Costa
Women and Kidney Trouble Boost Swamp Root Ads
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder issues often mistaken for other ailments. Back pain, headaches, and fatigue can signal kidney trouble, urging immediate use of Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root. Sample bottle offer in exchange for ten cents.
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Kilmer
Dr. Ilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. C
Cascarets Advertisement Claims Easy Liver Cleanse
An old advertorial promotes Cascarets as a safe overnight laxative removing sour undigested food and bile from the liver. It contrasts Cascarets with harsh laxatives like Calomel and oils, claiming no griping and low cost, appealing to readers troubled by headaches, upset stomachs, and fatigue.
Strike Conference Breaks Up In Row
Washington reports a coal wage dispute stalemate as miners reject a 14 percent raise while operators back the offer but warn profits and production would suffer. Acting President John L. Lewis denounces the cabinet and urges a government policy that preserves justice for miners amid a national industrial crisis.
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Washington
Lewis
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
United States
Wilson
Garfield
Towboat Engineers Win Pay Increase Settlement
New York November 25 engineers from ocean and coastwise tow boats ended a six week strike by securing higher wages. The Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association announced the settlement at its office.
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New York
Marine Engineera’ Benedicta] Association
Radical clash leaves three radicals dead in Bogalusa
In Bogalusa Louisiana three alleged agitators died in a rifle and pistol battle with Law and Order league members. Wounded ex-soldier Jules Leblanc reported injured. Slain were Lum B Williams president of the Central Trades and Labor council Walter Bouchillon Thomas Grins and S J O Rourke left hand right arm and chest injuries. The clash followed an effort to arrest Sol Dakus a Black organizer attempting to unionize the colored Ironbar in Bogalusa.
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Bogatusa
Low End Order League
Law and Order
Jules Leblanc
Lum
Williams
Central Trades and Labor Council of
Bogalusa
Walter Bouchillon
Williams’ Leutenants
Thomas Grins
Leutenants
S. J. O'Rourke
Sol Dakus
Boga- Tusa
Ohio Wesleyan Freshman Confesses to Stairway Shooting
Blanche Davidson an 18 year old Ohio Wesleyan freshman confessed to shooting rival Gladys Racey on a Gray chapel stairway. Jealousy over a favored Ohio State University student reportedly sparked the act. Racey, of Caldwell, is believed out of danger. Davidson is described as daughter of J. M. Davidson residing south of the city.
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Delaware
Blanche Davidson
Ohio Wesleyan
Gladys Racey
Gray Chapel
Miss Racey
Miss Davidson
Ohio State University
Columbus
Davidson
3. M. Davidson
Caldwell
Dance Hall Fire Kills Twenty Five in Pine Prairie
A deadly fire in Pine Prairie Louisiana trapped patrons on the second floor of a dance hall. Witnesses say a panicked rush to the stairs caused a deadly crush, with 25 dead and many injured as chaos erupted. Authorities are investigating the cause and counting the dead.
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Pine Prairie
Pine Platte
Foil Plot to Kill Venizelos in Greece Detected
Athens reports Dotters arrested after uncovering a conspiracy to assassinate Premier Venizelos and overthrow the government to restore King Constantine. They, former officers under Constantine, confessed and will face court martial. Also, Russian forces seek truce. von Eberhardt claims west army under German protection.
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Athens
Greece
Vert Zealot
Constantine
Copenhagen
Denmark
von Eberhardt
Cnief
Riga
von Ebberhardt
Hunger Strike Among Ellio Island Reds At Immigrant Station
More than seventy inmates at Ellis Island confront hunger strike awaiting deportation hearings. They oppose wire screens, refuse meals, and demand removal of barriers. Two female detainees among those joining protests. officials consider next steps as identity of prisoners remains unclear.
French Lottery Authorized for 4-Billion Franc Loan
Paris reports the finance minister has authorized a lottery loan totaling 4 billion francs. Eight million bonds of 600 francs each will be issued at 495 francs on December 15, bearing 5 percent interest and redeemable at 600 francs. Prizes include a 1 million franc top prize, 500,000 franc prize, and ten 60,000 franc prizes among others.
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Paris
Canada sows more wheat in 1920 harvest figures
Canadian government statistics estimate total area sown to fall wheat in 1920 at 776,400 acres, up from 714,700 acres this year. Ontario reports a 10 percent rise to 717,000 acres while Alberta shows 38,400 acres, down 12 percent. Manitoba and British Columbia report small increases.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Ontario
Alberta
Prairie
Manitoba
British Columbia
Farmers Start Own Stores In Brookfield Missouri
In an effort to cut living costs, 81 farmers and Burlington Railroad employees at Brookfield Missouri have formed a cooperative to run stores selling groceries meats and work clothes. Plans call for expanding to all kinds of merchandise.
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Brookfield
Burlington Railroad
World News Snapshots From Around the World
A Rome dispatch notes the King of Truly with intends a visit to America next summer. In Kansas the state senate passed the federal suffrage amendment by 48 to 3. Gov. Henry J. Allen of Topeka faces fuel shortages as his home is heated by an oil stove. Bombs exploded at Lisbon’s railway station, with one killed and several wounded. Six hundred coal miners in the Sheridan fields in Wyoming strike in sympathy with the western fields. The Guaranty State Bank of Murphy, Kansas, was robbed of $25,000 in Liberty bonds and $1 in cash. "Pussyfoot" Johnson undergoes eye surgery in London. Dublin orders widespread suppression of Sinn Fein and allied groups. John Lawson wins Chester-Le-Street bye-election in Durham. Kansas City closes schools and all amusements under new conservation rules. Gen Felipe Angeles is executed in Chihuahua City. A drought grips parts of the Cape province, the Free State and the Transvaal. Lord Robert Cecil in London hints at German admission to the League of Nations via American mediation. In Chicago, Charles J. Chadsey resigns as school superintendent amid school board action. Secretary Lansing chairs the Inter-Church World Movement committee. Germany reports 17,000,000,000 marks smuggled in via a western loophole. Boston officials testify spring clothier prices will rise. Denikin’s army retreats in southern Russia as Bolsheviks take ten towns. Bolshevik forces advance into Ukraine. A New Orleans judge blocks wartime prohibition, allowing bonded liquor sales. Western winter storms threaten coal supplies to small towns. Deportation actions may target radical foreign-born miners in Wyoming. Moscow reports fierce fighting on the Volga with Bolsheviks capturing Duboyka and taking 800 prisoners.
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Rome
America
State Senate
Bletnarele
Henry J. Allen
Toheka
Kay
Lisbon
Sheriday
Guaranty State Bank of
Murphy
Chester-Le-Street
Durhan
England
Kansas City
Felipe Angeles
Twenty-first Regiment of Cavalry
Chihuxhua City
Lng
Cape Province
Free State
Transvaal
Cape Town
Robert Cecil
London
Germany
League of Nations
Charles J. Chadsey
Chicagol
Commission On
Ife
Boston
Denikioe
Russia
Moscow
Ukraine
Foster
New Orleans
Chicago
Carneyville
Wyo
Anderson
Indianapolis
Ind
Volga Front
Duboyka
Saratov
Markets Outlook From Chicago Prices and Grains Report
Chicago markets show mixed grain futures and flour quotes with corn and rye figures, rye and oats prices, plus hay and livestock quotes. Includes cattle, hogs, and sheep values, with ranges for steers, cows, calves, hog weights, and lambs listed for trade.
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Chicago
Timothy
Catrle—Prine Heavy
California Fig Syrup Laxative Mentioned for Children
The phrase California Fig Syrup appears as a traditional child laxative reference in a vintage ad style. The text plays on a folk saying about fools and money, noting a famous misquote about imortals. This item reflects period advertising language and playful proverbs.
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California
Ady
Bayer Aspirin for Colds and Pain Adverts
Bayer insists on Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in genuine Bayer packaging with directions for colds pain headache neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. Bayer signifies genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. Handy tins of 12 cost a few cents. Aspirin is a trademark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoginetic acid ester of Salicylic acid. Dorothea Dix prayer line appears at end.
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Bayer
Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures deafness by blood action
Catarrhal deafness results from inflamed mucous linings and Eustachian tubes. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to restore normal tube function through the blood and offers one hundred dollars for any cured case. Circulars free from F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. Radical.
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Hall
Halls Catarre Medicine
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
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