Woman's Life in Fremont Reports Hormonal Remedy Benefit
Fremont reader Mrs M Goppen, at age nearing mid life, reports relief from heat flashes nervousness and backache after using Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Advertisement urges others to seek guidance from Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts and promises confidential letter handling.
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Fremont, O
Napoleon St
Fremont
Ohio
Lydia Pinkham
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Profiteering Wordplay in Birmingham Age Herald Cartoon
A quoted exchange on profiteering features a debate over how vendors label meat products. The dialogue jokes that stale pork should be listed as iberty pies to discourage loud patrons from complaining, reflecting wartime humor and social critique.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
The Idea Parley Inquiries Military Charge Mechanics
A terse exchange asks how charges from war ballots are fired. The reply hints at parachute mechanisms as a possible method.
Kilmer Swamp Root Ad Promotes Kidney Remedy
An old advertisement urges readers to buy Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root for kidney and bladder ailments. It claims quick, effective results and offers a sample bottle by mail for ten cents, referencing Dr Kilmer & Co in Binghamton New York.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Doubling Up on Him
A frightened motorist explains he was arrested for speeding by an officer on a motorcycle two miles back. The officer claimed the driver was going 52 miles per hour as they followed over the hill, prompting the arrest in this exchange cited by the Kansas City Star.
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Barney Oldfield
Kansas City Star
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promoted As Blood Cure
Testimonial style ad claims catarrh is a systemic disease and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as an internal remedy that purifies the blood and affects mucous surfaces. The Toledo-based company F J Cheney & Co props the product with a focus on tonics and blood purifiers. A separate quotation shows a Brooklyn exchange line about a business deal promising $3.50 in real money.
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Rall
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
Brooklyn
Castoria and Remedies Featured in Child Health Ads
An old advertisement section highlights Castoria with the familiar signature for babies and children. It also promotes Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for headaches constipation and indigestion. A brief social ad notes a wife claiming her husband moves among the town’s best families.
Papes Diapepstg Instant Relief Ad
Pills promise quick relief from indigestion belching heartburn and flatulence after meals. One tablet ends acid gases and stomach distress immediately. Sold by druggists with advertising puffery. United States keeps a three month supply of army food in France.
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United States
France
Eatonic
Atonio
Atonic
Tany
Eatonic Ie
Eatonic Remedy Company
Wabash Ave
Chicago
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules advertised for kidney and bladder relief
An advertisement extols GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for weak kidneys and bladder, claiming they cleanse the kidneys, purify the blood, and help prevent serious diseases. It touts ease of use, odorless capsules, and potential cures for back pain, sciatica, and related ailments, urging readers to buy.
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Haarlem
Pedro
Hermit James Morgan Finds Love Behind Ash Memorial In Ohio
James Morgan, a twenty seven year old hermit, rents a secluded shack near Silver Lake while planning a life apart. A chance rescue by nurses at the Ash Memorial hospital leads to his awakening and a forthcoming marriage as Janet Ellison returns from a continental tour and a party invitation awaits.
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James Morgan
Hermitage
Silver Lake
Ash‘ton Memorial Hospital
Ano
Irs
Hermit
Crearshaven
Cinda
Ste
James
Ralph Williamson
Williamson
Janet Ellison
Ratpty
Perambulating Bounds A Colonial Boyhood Rite
The article recalls the colonial custom of perambulating or beating the bounds a yearly boundary walk to remind inhabitants of commons roads and limits. It notes gratuities for boys a widow wand with string points used to tie hose and garments and ends with Pepys 1601 reference to whipping at boundaries to imprint borders on memory.
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Alice Morse Earle
Pepys
After the War is Won Stars and Stripes exchange
A fragmentary exchange from Stars and Stripes hints at a wartime survivor identity and a past incident involving Marines. The dialogue touches on a shared history, a dugout, an unlicensed pipe, and a mutt with a photograph-like look recalled by two servicemen.
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Smith
Mr. Blankenrape
Stars and Stripes
Copperhead LeLew Objects to Escorting Women at Camp
An orderly known as Copperhead LeLew protests escorting African American women around camp. He says a clean shirt would ease the task, yet he remains loyal and courteous to the negro people despite the condition of his clothing.
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Bakers
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E Poncuesten
Eotal
Fletcher
Pape
Jamet Ellison Lust
Lso
Gerrily
Klondike
Janet
California
Ohio Woods
Ralph Wiliamson
Willamson
Orin
Jamea
America
England
Sanall Pill, Senali Finna. Smal
Carter
Listiess
Schiffmann
R. J. Schiffmann
St. Paul, Minn
Efospcel
Canada Cine
U. S
Manitoba
Searleton
Alberta
Dusnig
Pauls
Ottawa
W.S. Nethery
Reem
Intereurban Sia
Columbus
Awe-Herald
Farmer Corntessel
Josh
Frederick Pridham
Johna Hopkins University
Beth
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