Woman Works Fifteen Hours a Day in Perilous Grind
Peru Indiana resident Anna Metariano credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after a disabling backache and pain. She describes long days of housework and factory work followed by chores, claiming improvement and renewed strength after using the remedy. A short reader note recalls a child's birthday where a bath and a scolding were given.
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Pera
Ind
Paine
Ben
Naire
Anna Metariano
West 10Th St
Peru
Lydia E. Pink
Freezone promises quick foot corn relief and skin health
An ad claims a tiny bottle of Freezone removes corns and calluses from feet leaving beneath skin pink and healthy. It urges readers to buy at drug stores and use drops on corns and hard skin. A stray unrelated chat line about a busy girl requesting a hat appears.
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Freezone
Cuticura Talcum Ad Promotes Trio Skincare
An advertisement touts Cuticura Talcum as part of the Cuticura Trio with Soap and Ointment. The scented powder is claimed to refresh face, skin, and baby care and is priced at 25 cents, available everywhere.
Eskimos Play Football Amid Lost Origins
Eskimos enjoy football across ages as a favorite amusement with origins hinted in distant times. The sport uses a sealskin ball stuffed with celndeer hair, reflecting traditional materials in play.
Cemeteries Draw Residents in Small Towns
The piece notes that in several towns cemeteries are the main incentive for permanent residents, highlighting how burial grounds influence local settlement and continuity.
Germany’s Postwar Mindset: No Change After Defeat
Dr Alonzo Taylor reports in Paris that Germany shows no heart change after defeat. He cites a continued military mindset, political inertia, and social disintegration, with old warlords steering Berlin and a culture of blame shifting and unemployment amid fragile industry recovery.
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Germany
Alonzo Taylor
Lloyd Allen
Union
Paris
America
Doctor Taylor
Taylor
Mr. Hoover
Hotel de Crillon
Berlin
Taylor Beeves
Wilson
Hla
League of Nations
Belgium
Hamburg
Kaiser
Old von Tirpitz
Ludendorf
Crown Prince
Vernon Belloge
Efoover
Tommy
Committee to Help Soldiers Get Jobs
Washington agencies formed an emergency committee on employment for soldiers and sailors to fill the gap after mobilization of 80 percent of the U S field force and Congress funding shortfalls. Grosvenor B Clarkson chairs with Col Arthur Woods John W Hallowell and E L Greenwood as members. Woods urged turning army experience into better postwar opportunities for veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Council of National Defense
Fnd
United States Employment Service
Congress
Grosvenor B. Clarkson
Col
Arthur Woods
John W. Hallowell
Boston
E. HL. Greenwood
Council
Colonel Woods
Calendar reform proposal splits year into thirteen months
O B Braunstein outlines a 13 month 28 day year to create 364 days with an extra day as a universal holiday and a leap day every four years. Under the plan each weekday would align to fixed dates across months, making it easy to know each day’s weekday.
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O. B. Braunstein
Mystery of the Tile Fish Voyage and Vanishing Swarms
In May 1879 the Gloucester schooner Intechings trawled off Nantucket and hauled two tons of a new yellow spotted fish later called tile fish. After 1882 they vanished as millions died, leaving six thousand square miles of sea covered in carcasses. Officials speculated volcanic disturbance or disease. 1915 brought renewed tile fish abundance.
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Intechings
Gloucester
Mass
Kirby
Nantucket
Prose Fragments on Marriage and Work Ethic
A set of brief statements touching on commitment health marriage proofreaders and practical effort. It contrasts enlistment of interest with recruiting health and suggests finding love in marriage. The lines imply pragmatic action over idealism in daily work and life.
This Life a Patchwork of Unfinished Dreams
The piece reflects on life's unfinished nature. It argues that by the time one attains skill or financial comfort, vitality or joy often fades. Relationships fray as time moves on, and mothers, aunts, and others watch plans remain incomplete. The author muses on a future broader harmony beyond earthly limits.
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Min
Nothig
Quicksilver Output Drop Reported for 1918
The United States Interior Department survey records domestic quicksilver output at 35 132 flasks of 75 pounds each valued around 3 942 402 dollars, showing a decrease from 1917. A stray line says if you dislike your job it will suit someone else soon.
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United States Reollogical Survey Department of the Interior
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