Freezone promises painless corn removal at drug stores
An old ad touts Freezone as a magical treatment for corns and calluses. It claims a few drops stop pain instantly and allow the corn or callus to be lifted out with no soreness, using a tiny bottle sold for a few cents.
Spelling Germany With a Small G Debate
The Los Angeles Times quotes Superintendent Shields arguing for using a lowercase g for Germany, praising a modern German type and denouncing the old capital G as dated. An ad for Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets claims relief from headaches, biliousness, constipation and indigestion with a “Clean house” slogan.
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Father’s Definition. A Vessel of Wrath
A compact note cites a Bos ton Transcript verse where a father answers a child’s query about family, framing it as a vessel of wrath in a terse exchange. The antiquated phrasing evokes a moral or literary reflection on lineage.
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Realism Tested by Box Office Draw Says Playwright
A playwright states the top measure of realism in a play is its financial success at the box office, arguing audience turnout and receipts reflect authentic resonance with viewers. The remark frames economic response as a test of truth in dramatic work.
Boschee's Syrup Advertises Fifty-One Years Use
An advertisement for Boschee's Syrup touts eighty percent success over fifty-one years in the United States for coughs bronchitis colds settling in the throat and lung troubles. It promises relief a good night’s sleep easy morning expec toration and natural healing backed by long American production and sales.
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Prompt Quip Sparks Silent Debate Over Miss Perkins Hair
A playful exchange questions if Miss Perkins has dyed her hair, prompting a lighthearted, fair question with no clear answer.
Paradoxical humor noted in Jagg's remarks
A dialogue playfully contrasts Jagg's dry wit with barroom irony as he quips about drinking. The exchange highlights his paradoxical sense of humor and the server's amused reaction.
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Cuticura Routine Promises Clear Pimples and Blackheads
A vintage advertisement urges readers to apply Cuticura Ointment to pimply faces and blackheads, wash with Cuticura Soap and hot water in five minutes, and maintain clear skin daily with Cuticura talcum for daily toilet use.
Just Sol Love Personified Marriage Query
The Boston Transcript notes a reflective query on marriage titled What is marriage and describes it as love personified. It frames marriage as a contemplation of romantic ideals and social bonds.
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Don t Drag Kidneys Rub Backache Away
Advert claims instant relief from backache using St Jacobs Liniment. Says kidneys do not cause pain and lumbago sciatica or strain are the true sources. Urges readers to try a small bottle from a druggist and rub on the affected area for rapid relief.
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Being in Society Feels Like Jail Once You Adjust
A reflective line suggests social life resembles confinement until adaptation. It compares societal expectations to a lockup, noting the adjustment makes the situation tolerable and less burdensome over time.
Italy Threatens Walkout Over Fiume Slope at Peace Talks
London dispatch cites Colonel House saying the peace treaty will be ready by March 29 and Germany must be in Versailles within three weeks. Paris report notes Italy may withdraw if Fiume not assigned to Italy, amid Dalmatian coast disputes and reparations debate.
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Pershing Buys Text Books for Y. M. C. A. Overseas
General Pershing arranged to purchase nearly one million dollars worth of text books for the Y M C A. education program abroad. The deal covers general and technical education including post and technical schools, the A E F university near Paris, and postgraduate scholarships to army control.
Munich revolt on again independent socialists arrested
Revolt reawakening near Munich as independent socialist leaders and revolutionary soldiers are arrested and expelled from Rosenheim. In Chicago two bombs wreck three buildings, injuring none.
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20,000-ton floating drydock tested at Bethlehem Baltimore
A 20,000 ton floating drydock, larger than the drydock Dewey, underwent its first test at Bethlehem Shipping Corp in Baltimore. It is expected to be ready by April 1.
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Steel price cut plan filed with Commerce Board
Representatives of the steel industry and the industrial board issued a new 1919 price schedule effective immediately. Pig iron drops to 25.75 per gross ton, billets to 38.50 and 40.00, merchant bars 2.25 per hundred, plates 2.65 per hundred, structural steel 2.45 per hundred. Lake Erie ore prices stay the same unless freight changes. Judge E H Gary said wages would not be cut, except possibly where contracts provide for sliding scales.
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British Press Voices Opposition to League of Nations
London reports show ultra conservative British papers opposing the League of Nations and arguing President Wilson no longer represents America. They warn incorporating the covenant into the peace treaty could provoke a rejection by the American Senate and render the treaty futile.
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Lake Navigation Opens from Cleveland to Buffalo
The steamer Jupiter left Cleveland marking the opening of lake navigation to Buffalo to load cargo for the head of Lake Superior.
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Britain to Send Twelve Warships to Tour South America
Santiago March 22. Announcement that Great Britain will deploy a fleet of 12 warships to visit South American ports. The ships will depart Europe once the peace treaty is signed.
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Mayor Woodman Indicted In Bribe Case In Los Angeles
The Los Angeles mayor Frederick T Woodman is indicted for receiving a bribe for protection of vice. George Brown and George Henderson are charged with paying the bribe. The grand jury cites January 1 1919 and a total $25000 in monthly $2500 installments with $2000 paid to a former newspaperman. Bonds set at $10000 each.
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Orders Fighting Stopped Poles and Ukrainians
The Allied supreme war council sent wireless messages to General Paelenko of the Polish forces and General Rozwadowsky of the Ukrainian army urging an immediate suspension of hostilities on the Lemberg front. Troops should hold positions between Lemberg and Przemysl with free passage for daily provisioning of Lemberg.
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Lipton Plans Yacht Cup Contested in Interclub Races
Sir Thomas Lipton cabled from Marblehead that he sails on the Aquitania and will reach the United States around March 26 to confer with American yachtsmen about resuming international yacht racing. He offers a cup for class P yachts to be contested this year by the Corinthian Yacht Club.
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War Department to Buy Fifteen Cantonment Sites
Washington March 22 Acting Secretary Crowell announced the War department will purchase 15 original cantonment sites for use as permanent military camps. He added the policy will abandon the so called national guard camps as a general rule.
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Foch Urges Rhine Frontier Defense for Allies
In Paris Marshal Foch warns the Rhine line is essential for defense and states he does not seek annexation but securing the frontier is vital to avoid fighting in vain. Separately in Pawtucket text workers win a 15 percent wage raise from the War Labor Board covering 10,000 employees with the award retroactive to July 1.
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Bavarian Plant Builds Giant Trans-Atlantic Plane
The Rumpler airplane factory in Bavaria, famed for Taube aircraft, is constructing a giant airship intended for a trans Atlantic flight.
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Plan to Challenge Prohibition Amid War Ends
New York report describes steps by the committee of distillers of the United States to test the constitutionality of the federal prohibition amendment and the wartime prohibition act after a peace treaty. Levy Mayer will file suit seeking judicial review, with referendum elections in 13 states determining ratification impact. The group cites states with referenda and notes potential resumption of spirits production when war ends if wartime law is struck down.
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Bailey faults Democrats for liberty loss and tax hikes
Former U.S. Senator Joseph W. Bailey of Texas told a Newark banquet that he would never vote for any party candidate that harms liberty or raises taxes. He blamed the Democratic party for the constitutional prohibition amendment.
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Smyrna Turmoil Reports Describe Greek Slaughter
Information from a trusted source says Greek residents in Smyrna are in extreme danger as bands of Turkish soldiers and civilians overrun the district. At Budja near Smyrna a group of Greek peasants returning from the fields was attacked and many were killed.
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Chile Opposes League Covenant Article Over Territorial Integrity
Washington March 22 opposition by Chile to the tenth article of the proposed League of Nations covenant is learned. The article guarantees territorial integrity and would allow the Tacna and Arica dispute between Chile and Peru to be submitted for determination to a league institution.
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Pan-American Socialists to Meet in Montevideo
Announcement says a Pan American Socialist conference will be held in Montevideo in April. The program includes discussions on the Tacna Arica issue and the stance of labor and Socialists on the problem.
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Army Officer Kills Self in New York
Captain Reginald E. Taylor, chief of personnel of the gas staff chemical division U S A with headquarters in New York, committed death by his own action in the city on March 22.
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End Indigestion Instantly With One Tablet
Lumps of undigested food cause pain and heartburn. When your stomach is acid and you have gas or sourness, take one tablet for instant relief. No waiting.
Pape's Diapepsin Claims Quick Digestive Relief
An advertisement extols Pape's Diapepsin as a harmless tablet that ends dyspepsia indigestion and stomach distress instantly at little cost. It notes the pills work quickly for upset stomachs and mentions a lighthearted aside about a young woman in a spring skirt.
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Sage and Sulphur Hair Darkening Compound Ad
An old time remedy for gray hair remains popular as Wyeth s Sage and Sulphur Compound. Stores offer a ready to use product promising even darkening and a soft lustre via daily combing.
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Sensible Girl Banters on Piano Practice
Dialog from Boston Evening Transcript about Maud and Edith. Edith jokes she is practicing on the Ras range now while Maud complains about engagement. The snippet captures light domestic humor and social chatter.
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Woman Inquires After Neighbor As Child Mentions Address
A passerby asks a child about a neighbor and the child volunteers that the woman lives “over there in the third layer.” The scene occurs as Jean romps with her dog under her mother’s watchful eye.
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Practical Estimate of a Good Loser Briggins
Dialogue notes Briggins praised as a consistently good loser. He never loses more than two or three dollars even at his worst luck, illustrating a pragmatic view of losses and restraint in gambling.
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