Beards in War Revived in European Trenches
The Baltimore Sun notes that military demands and trench conditions push soldiers to grow beards again. The piece cites considerations of hygiene, protection, and morale as beards become a common practice amid ongoing combat and preparation for broader conflict.
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California Syrup of Figs Adverts for Children
An old time advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children and adults. It promises quick relief from constipation, touts the product as safe and pleasant tasting, and urges mothers to obtain the seven cent bottle with clear dosing directions printed on the label. The piece uses social proof and appeals to parental care to promote the remedy.
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Tver
Just Before the Battle Exchange Between Husband and Wife
A brief wartime dialogue shows a husband asking for a keepsake and a wife urging him to keep it as a memory of her. The wife scorns his request and contemplates returning to her mother, while the husband laments luck. The scene captures tension and resignation in a domestic moment.
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John
Fragments of Costume and Household Chatter
A patchwork of odd phrases sketches life notes from a bygone era. References to Freckles, a barber, a boarding house, everyday humor, family chores, and a Red Cross ad hint at magazine style miscellany and social observations from an old newspaper page.
Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Untangled Blood Claim
A reader is urged to try Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery described as vegetable and alcohol free. The ad claims it cleanses tainted blood, purges impurities, and treats eczema pimples rashes blotches boils and related conditions by replacing bad blood with healthier flow.
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Dr. Pierce
Anuric Elimator Promises Uric Acid Relief
Dr Pierce Hospital reports long term trials of Anuric to reduce uric acid. The ad claims it eases backache scalding urine frequent urination and sediment in urine. It promotes 60 cent trial packets and 100 for trial by mail.
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Pieres
Ue Invalide
Buffalo
Dr. Pierce's Hospital
Dr. Pierce
Ittai the Gittite and consecration to David
In this sermon pastored by Rev B R Sutcliffe the figure Ittai stands with David during Absalom's rebellion. Ittai's deliberate and enthusiastic choice to stay with David is praised as a model of Christian consecration amid danger and sacrifice. The piece links Ittai's loyalty to themes of responsibility, leadership, and shared trials, urging believers to abandon worldly aims in favor of Christ.
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Boulogne as Allied War Port and Its Historic Ties
Boulogne in the English Channel serves as a crucial western front port supplying munitions and troops to the Entente. The article recalls Boulogne’s long ties with England, its past Napoleonic invasion plans, and its role as a major French trading and fishing harbor before the war, with notable exports and a famed steel pen industry.
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England
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Boulocne
Channel
London
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Davrust
Victor
Boulezne
Antwerp
Brest
Cadiz
Mediterranean
Alexander
Russia
Britain
Nelson
Trafalgar
Napoleon
Itas
France
Marseilles
le Havre
Bordeaus
Phrase Traced to Dickens Daisy Realism and Dinner Dress
The note examines phrases from Dickens especially You are a daisy used as praise and irony in David Copperfield. It contrasts Steer forth and Copperfield with lines about innocence and the daisies of the field. The text also includes a humorous exchange about how a chicken is dressed and requests about what season’s attire to wear is shown by a judge.
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Young Copperfield
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Copperfield
SPOUN
Spohin
Spomn Medical CO
Goshen, Ind. U. 5
Slowbetter
Slowbeter
Wisconsin
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Gray
Friendship and the limits of perfect friends
An Milwaukee Journal column reflects on human nature and friendship noting that few people seem perfectly faultless. It argues that dwelling on faults harms loyalty, and true friends focus on the good qualities that justify friendship despite flaws.
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Tie
Ailwaukes Journal
Seltzer Water Imitation Instructions From 19th Century Text
A damaged OCR note describes making seltzer water as a natural mineral water imitation. It lists a quart of water with chloride of calcium four grains chloride of magnesium 12 grains chloride of sodium 15 grains citrate of iron one half grain tartaric acid two drachms bicarbonate of soda one and one half drachms. Additional soda and acids are suggested, though the text is garbled.
Women Workers Fill Gaps in British War Industry
The article notes about 800 women machinists in Britain replacing men who joined the war. In one shop 200 girls share tasks with 60 men for setting and setup work and other heavy duties. Some have worked since May 1916 under women superintendents, with high output and steady supervision.
Review of International Sunday School Lesson by El O Sellers
Summary of the lesson framework on Revelation 7 3 17 and the Great Multitude, including the authorship at Meady Bible Institute Chicago and notes on the early church power via the Holy Spirit Peter John Stephen Philip and others with emphasis on practical applications and individual witness in early Christian history
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Meady Bible Institute
Chicago
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Peter
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Philip
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John
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Temple
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Sapphira
Saul
Simon Magnus
Temple Gate
Calgary
Jerusalem
Satan
Anenias
Patents for Cuticura Ointment and Tales of Slowbeter
An assemblage of early 20th century ads and anecdotes praising Cuticura soaps and ointments for babies and adults. It includes a mail offer for free samples, a brief medical-tinged anecdote about a man named Slowbeter, and a short comic exchange about self-help and tobacco chewing. The clippings mix consumer health pitches with light humor and a testimonial about Grape Nuts and Postum.
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