The Most Dangerous of All Diseases Advertises Haarlem Oil
A vintage ad warns of kidney distress and urges immediate use of GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules. It claims kidneys slow or stop functioning, causing wastes to build up, and promises relief or money back. The product is billed as imported from Holland and sold in sealed packages with three sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haarlem
Holland
Beecham
Spohn
America
Spohn Medical CO
Goaben
Ind
Shakespeare Hypocrisy Debate and California Fire Fight
Sir Walter Raleigh argues Shakespeare lacks a dominant hypocrite due to a happy childhood while critics like Dickens reflect hypocrisy in writers. Meanwhile a 13 day California forest blaze near Angeles National Forest was halted by volunteers and backfires guided from air patrols. Pasadena waterworks will gain an immediate firebreak built by forest rangers.
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Shakespeare
Sir Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter
Dickens
Walter
Angeles National Forest
California
Pomona
Pasadena
Rangers
United States Forest Service
Popular Mechanics Magazine
His Only Chance at Night a Hotel Clerk Suggests Movie
A man asks for a room for the night but the clerk says no rooms are available. The clerk directs him to a nearby movie theater showing continuous performances as an alternative sleep option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nos
Mvie
Woman perplexed by man labeled Har who compliments her
A woman wonders why any man described as Har would speak kindly about her. She struggles to reconcile flattering remarks with a feared reputation, questioning intent and sincerity in social interactions.
World Freed From Yellow Fever Declared Vanquished
A South American report claims Guayaquil Ecuador ended a long yellow fever epidemic. US experts who fought the outbreak brought it under control and no cases have been seen in the city for about three months.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
South America
United States
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Indiana News Brevities summarize state updates and notices
Indiana brief items report Paties Local Council of Women petitioning Mayor Jewett to renew curfew ringing. Edward O Kane, 50, dies en route to Danville hospital. W D McAbee named secretary of Indiana Carriers Association and National Homing Carriers Association. Gas rates in Greensburg set to 10 cents per 1060 cubic feet with monthly minimum. Memorial coliseum proposal in Perry county gains 1500 signatures. Christmas celebration plans in Shelbyville. Foreign and local labor, fireproof garages rise in Frankfort. Miners strike impacts fuel supply and hunting licenses rise in Sullivan county. Several deaths including Susannah Shideler and Eva Conner. legal and educational notices across towns.
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Patie
Jewett
Edward O'Kane
Hedrick
Danville
W. D. McAbee
Indiana Cariners’ Association
National Homing Canners Association
Paul Fishback
Lafayette
Jeffersonville
Susannah Shideler
Huntington
Ilinois
Owensville
Perry County
Shelbyville
Santa Claus
Public Service Commission
Greensburg Gas, Oil and Water Company
Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Associations
Indianapolis
William Bosson
Lewis Taylor
W. H. Hickman
Hoosier Farmer Organized
Federation
Marion
National Soldiers’ Home
Treasury Department
Lester J. Miller
Fort Wayne
Jacksonville
Hill
Miller
Frankfords
Sam Cohee
Indiana Industrial Board
Hays H. Buskirk
Goodrich
Indiana
Industrial Board of Indiana
Eva Conner
William Conner
Muncie
Peter Lux
Sun Growers
In- Mana
Crystal
Edward Lux
Prescott
Shelby County
Chicago
American Legion
Wabash
Garfield
Indifana
American Commission On Irish Independence
Bohot
Friends of Irish
Roegerton
Yorktown
John R. Kelly
Rollin H. Bunch
Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators’ Association
Sullivan County
William Newkirk
Clinton
Elisha Cragan Beeman
Lebanon
Boone County
Richmond
John Henry Douglas
Whittier
Cal
Douglas
Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends
Feed for Laying Hens From Agriculture Department
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture explains the twofold purpose of laying-hen feed: to repair waste and provide heat, and to supply egg-making materials. It notes three key constituents—mineral, nitrogenous, and carbonaceous—present in corn, wheat, oats, and barley, but in ideal proportions for maximum egg yield, and urges green and animal feeds plus exercise to mimic spring conditions in winter.
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United States Department ‘of Agriculture
Seeing Things In Mirrors Brightens Home
In Flatbush and Bensonhurst residents discuss how mirrors lift spirits and make spaces feel brighter as a wife finds happiness reflected in many mirrors around the house.
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Flatbush
Bensonhurst
Porridge Feed for Poultry Preparation and Feeding
The article explains grinding table scraps and kitchen waste for poultry feed. It recommends mixing the moist mass with cornmeal or bran to reach a crumbly texture, feeding at noon or night, and removing uneaten portions after 30 to 45 minutes to prevent spoilage and harm to hens.
Poultry Care Tips From Farm Practice Column
Advice on improving dressed poultry value by dry picking and ample exercise for laying hens. Emphasizes wide range, well-sealed poultry houses with roosting paper, grass feeding for geese, proper egg storage to prevent mold, and fall renovation of feed bins. Also notes mites cause scaly legs and recommends lime and cleanliness to prevent disease.
Purported liver cleanse ad sparks debate at Cedar Falls show
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle overnight remedy for bile and constipation, claiming no griping. A Cedar Falls baby show prize scene sparks humor as participants recount broad, equal awards and joked booby prizes among judges.
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Mrs. Bacon
Cedar Falls
Cuticura Talcum Powder and a King in Washington
An add promotes Cuticura Talcum Powder as a versatile antiseptic and perfume. A Treasury official and his servant George were strolling in Rock Creek Park when they met King Albert of Belgium on a constitutional walk. The king shook hands with George, who remarked that it was the first king he had seen outside of a deck.
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National Treasury
National Liberty Loan
George
Rock Creek Park
Washington
Albert
Belgium
Hawks Targeted in War Effort to Save Carrier Pigeons
The article explains that in wartime hawks are marked for destruction to protect carrier pigeons. Hawks prey on the birds, which are vital for military communications, so exterminating hawks is framed as safeguarding the army messages carried by pigeons.
Replacing Sugar With Cotton in Zululand
The South African Journal of Industries July 1919 notes cane replacement by cotton in Zululand. Planters report cotton more profitable and promising, with a six month growth cycle and lower capital needs than cane. The piece ends with an unrelated line about women and secrets.
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South African Journal of Industries
Zululand
Gold's hidden cost to the world described
The article notes that ships sink taking gold with them and fires destroy gold, while hoarding drains wealth. It cites London suffering 2400 fires annually and estimates India, China, and Africa hoard or hide hundreds of thousands to millions in gold yearly, much leaving Africa as wages carried away to kraals.
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Lusitania
London
India
China
Africa
Butter price rise may curb Irish butter supply
A Dublin letter to the Christian Science Monitor says Ireland’s ministry of food raised butter from 6 to 72 cents per pound, likely keeping butter production down as creameries shift to cheese. Retailers report strong demand for butter despite price, with margarine losing out even among workers, and warn a famine could have occurred without the increase.
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Ireland
Ministry of Food
Christian Science Monitor
Dublin
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Beecham’s
Cincinnati
Made By Cereal Company
Battle Creek, Michigans
E. H A. Kinney
Columbus
William Neal
Neal
Ora Steinbarger
Buck Creek
State Conservation Commission, Fish and Game Division
Frank Milesich
Gary
A. B. Anderson
Milosich
Nellie B. Striker
Indiana Power Company of
Vincennes
Indiana Power and Water Company
Ft. Wayne
Alten
Leo Dreisch
Carl. Dresech
Moanarilie Food Inspecter
Doultry
Bilious
Adv
Sustarine Vask
Wits
Tm Alvaye
C. Wella & Co
le Roy
S. C. Wells
Alabama
Box M. Hales
M.'" Harris
Newton House
Vancouver
B. C
Okla
Tex
Alfred Brown
Wichita
Kan
W. S. Coleman
Troy
Ala
Southern
SOA
Heick Soap Co
Davenport
Towa
Texas
Chas
BE. Jackson
Bow
Independence
Kansas
PENN
Penn Cutlery Co
Euclid
Cleveland
Ohio
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