From Forty-Five to Sixty Morse Okla Lydia Pinkham Ad
Mrs Alice Raney of Oklahoma testifies she is over 60, with eight children raised, in fine health after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound during the Change of Life. The ad claims the remedy helps distressing symptoms and offers confidential advice from a woman at the Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Morse
Okla
Lydia E. Pinkham
Alice Raney
Oklahoma
Lydia Pinkham
E. Pinkham
Lida Valley Railway
Goldfield
Nevada
A.D. Goodenough
Hunt
Navy inquiry nears completion after Daniels responds
Senate subcommittee hearings on the war conduct by the Navy move toward closure as Secretary Daniels prepares an extended statement and is expected to finish in two to three days. Chairman Hale plans to recall Admiral Sims for rebuttal before finalizing a report to the full Naval Committee next week.
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Washington
Navy Department
Senate
Daniels
Sims
Hale
Naval Committee
Plea for Revaluation Act Echoes in 1919 North Carolina
In 1919 Gov. W. Bickett delivered an eloquent speech at a citizen’s educational conference urging the revaluation act to fund public schools. The address praised educational needs, criticized high taxes, and highlighted funding gaps, noting a wage disparity and 700 schoolhouse closures as a catalyst for reform. Priorities included support from Raleigh and federal aid, with various local notes on elections, post office expansions, deaths, and society meetings in North Carolina.
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Greensboro
W. Bickett
Washington
Raleigh
Virginia
North Carolina
Wild Beasts Toll in India Prompt Government Rewards
A regional note reports that in India wild beasts kill about fifty people daily. Government offers standing rewards for killing the most dangerous. Despite efforts, sanctuaries remain wild and impenetrable, limiting actions to control numbers in populous areas.
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India
Mexican General Garza Named Fugitive on American Soil
In Laredo Texas General Reynaldo Garza, commander of federal forces in the Neuvo Laredo district, is described as a refugee on American soil. A separate item notes a twelve pound gold nugget found at Kifo State Mines and deposited in the Belgian Congo Bank in London.
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Reynaldo Garza
Brussels
Kifo
Belgian Congo Bank
London
California Syrup of Figs Ad Claims Best Laxative
An advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as the safest laxative for children, urging parents to choose the product for its fruity taste and drawn from full directions on each bottle. It emphasizes that saying California ensures the best option for stomach and bowels.
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California
Consulting Economist Sets Family Budget at 2500 Year
Washington says a family of five needs at least 2500 dollars annually for basic support. W Jett Lauck, consulting economist for the railroad brotherhoods, testified before the railway labor board.
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Washington
W. Jett Lauck
Railroad Brotherhoods
Railway Labor Board
Government range set for civil service retirement ages
Washington conferees on the civil service retirement bill report an agreement fixing the general retirement age at 70. Letter carriers and government mechanics would retire at 65, and railway mail service employees at 62.
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Washington
Flying Parson Belvin Maynard Discharged from Army
Mineola Lieutenant Belvin W. Maynard known as the flying parson has been discharged from the army. He has accepted work with the Brooklyn central Y M C A and plans to continue in ministry for a year or more before returning to the Baptist church.
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Mineola
Belvin W. Maynard
Brooklyn Central Y. M. C. A
Obregon and Gonzalez Enter Mexico City in Rival Entry
General Alvaro Obregon and General Pablo Gonzales, rival presidential contenders, led their troops into Mexico City. General José Gonzalo Escobar, commander of the Juarez military district, announced the development as Jaurez forces moved.
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Neral Obregon
Gonzalez
City of Mexico
Jaurez
Mexico
Alvaro Obregon
Pablo Gonzales
Mexico City
José Gonzalo Escobar
Transportation facility blamed for higher flour price
Minneapolis grain men blame inadequate transportation facilities for recent flour price hikes. The price rose by 25 cents to 16.25 dollars a barrel, amid concerns over delivery and supply that extend beyond grain shortages.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Plans for World’s Largest Hotel in Chicago
Plans for the largest hotel in the world were disclosed in Chicago. The structure will be five units stretching along three city blocks on Lake Michigan and Sheridan road, anchored by the Edgewater Beach hotel as one unit. Architects project 4,000 rooms with a theater for 2,500 and 400 kitchenettes, with an estimated cost of 15 million dollars.
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Chicago
Edgewater Beach
Lake Michigan
Sheridan Road
German Delegates Refuse Spa Conference Attendance
Berlin Germany's delegates to the Spa conference will refuse to attend unless assured a hearing, said Dr. Wirth minister of finance at Dresden. They will set forth the true state of affairs to allied representatives and demonstrate that Europe’s economic position depends on Germany.
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Berlin
Germany
Spa
Wirth
Dresden
Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Peru’s drifting sand dunes morale aid by music
A report from Peru’s Molondo area describes vast drifting sand dunes on a high plateau near the Andes and notes how music aided morale during wartime. It chronicles the spread of musical education among soldiers and the role of phonographs and performers in maintaining war spirit.
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A. B. Richards Medicine CO
Sherman, Texas
Peru
Molondo
Pampa
Crescent
An Unaccommodating Parent
A humorous snippet shows Willie crying after losing part of his engine and Billups refusing to lend his false teeth for a vewcatcher. The exchange captures a domestic quarrel in a Boston Transcript style voice.
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Billups
Willie
Boston Transcript
Two Women Argue While Mother Answers Late
A Boston Transcript line notes a quarrel as a man risks fortune while two women converse about gouty issues. The fragment records a domestic scene with implied urgency and social tension.
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Elsie
Boston Transcript
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