Cure for Terrible Itching Promises Relief
A reader from Highwater Quebec reports severe salt rash on hands and fingers. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment relief followed quickly and healing began. Free sample offer advertised by mail from Cuticura Dept A Boston Massachusetts.
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Von Roon’s Narrow Escape at Newhaven
Von Roon walked through Victoria station as a determined sleuth shadowed him. The pursuer tracked purchases of a rug cap and handbag then a meal and brandy before their plan unraveled at Newhaven as three men closed in and questions began.
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The Revolver Chapter 33 Female ambitions entangle von Roon
Hilda Tressingham flees from danger and plots liberty through the Eilington affair as von Roon grows angry. She pursues freedom despite wrecking others while Otto von Koon hesitates at her audacious plan. Her passion for von Roon clashes with his disapproval.
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Hilda Tressingham
George Ellington
Eilington
Hartsdale House
Otto von Koon
Hilda Buys Revolver On Last-Minute Errand
In a tense, uncertain sequence, Hilda seeks self protection by purchasing a revolver with license after leaving a gun shop. She then travels to Barthelemy’s home, where a confidant servant notes her arrival as she prepares to confront him. The motive remains opaque as the scene ends.
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Hilda
Haymarket
von Poon
Down Street
North Pole
St. James’ Square
Barthelemy
World spends vast sums on tires amid growing car use
A rubber expert notes 183000 tons of automobile tires were discarded in 1916 and bicycle tires add to waste. He estimates yearly tire expenditure around 600 million dollars as about five million autos operate in the United States requiring 80000 tons of India rubber annually and 200 million dollars spent by American owners on tires.
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New York
United States
Scientific American
London Port Holds Second in Global Trade Value
Despite physical disadvantages London remains the world’s second port in trade value. New York leads by about 60 percent more business than London in normal times, with Hamburg close behind. London is now second, followed by Hamburg, Liverpool and Antwerp in order.
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New York
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Hamburg
Liverpool
Antwerp
Horse Meat Shops Planned in Omaha and Nearby Cities
A U S market report says a newly organized company with headquarters at Grand Island Neb plans to open retail horse meat shops in Omaha and other nearby cities. Promoters say only young unbroken horses will be used.
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United States
Omaha
Grand Island
Neb
Little Eva Says Blessing Twice For Chicken
A child repeats the blessing before dinner, explaining she did not know fried chicken was available the first time. Her mother notes the unusual double recitation as they prepared their meal.
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Eva
What Women Want to Know About Food Rationing in Canada
A wartime Canada Food Board notice urges saving meat and fat and suggests home food production like beekeeping and rabbit keeping. It cites daily ounce meat savings for troops, promotes pigeons and bees, and notes fish campaigns and price contrasts abroad. It also compares potato usage and European dietary limits amid shortages.
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London
Home Counties
United Kingdom
British
Ministry of Food
Canada Food Board
Canada
Sea Board
Europe
Dominion Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Liverpool
Nova Scotia
Dominion
Lady Borden
Enquirer
Berlin
Germany
Spring Butterfat Fluctuations With Freshening
Farmers with many fresh cows in spring can expect lower average butterfat tests than winter. Fat content is below normal after freshening and rises as lactation progresses. Staggering calvings between fall and spring helps maintain a uniform year round test.
Where King Albert Lives in Occupied Belgium
The text notes the king of Belgium resides in Les Moers, about fifteen miles from Dunkirk, within a twenty five square mile area still intact under occupation. The residence is described as a plain white country mansion with a garden, akin to Mount Vernon from the west.
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Les Moers
Dunkirk
Mount Vernon
End Your Catarrh To-Day With Catarrhozone
Catarrh sufferers can cure colds sore throat bronchial trouble at home by inhaling Catarrhozone. Breath the healing vapor to lungs and air passages. The antiseptic balsams kill germs destroy secretions and airways irritation. Cold and throat troubles cease as irritation is removed. Guaranteed safe and pleasant for winter ills.
Les Monstres thriller thrills wary Varisians at Maris
Waris correspondent recounts a new drama Les Monstres by Jean Berside and Ain Monjardin set inside a German U boat. Anne Marie, wife of a sailor, defies the commander to save a French ship, the periscope is smashed, the sub sinks and she is left fighting rats as the curtain falls.
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Grand Guigol
Maris
Anne-Marie
Passage of Orders Confronts Fainthearted Kiss Dodger
A clash over grass access pits a sergeant major against Private Smith who cites Captain Graham's order. The satire ends with a punchline noting a stubborn girl and a kiss dodged to the right place.
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Pte. Smith
Smith
Graham
Liverpool
Woman Finds Relief with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
A letter from Mrs Lizzie Courtney of Oskaloosa Iowa credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with ending years of misery from weakness and pain She urges other women suffering from displacement irregularities inflammation backache nervousness or the Change of Life to try the remedy and seeks advice from the company in Lynn Massachusetts
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Iowa
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lizzie Coustney
8Th Ave
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Courtney
Royal welcome spurs British support for American officers
Churchill notes wartime hospitality in London as Britons fund and inaugurate an American officers club in St James's. He praises private squares and the city’s sacred order while announcing a hotel for American officers offering rooms for five shillings a night with breakfast, highlighting wartime price relief.
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England
London
Ann American Offcers
Admiral Sims
St. James's
Winston Churchill
Scribner’s
Bilboa Named Wealthiest City in Europe by Ore Deposits
The Spanish city of Bilboa is hailed as Europe’s wealthiest of its size due to nearby large high grade iron ore deposits. The claim highlights Bilboa’s mining-linked economy and regional significance.
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Bilboa
Europe
Putnam's Vanless Corn and Wart Extractor Ad
A vintage drugstore ad touts Putnam's Vanless Corn and Wart Extractor as painless and fast in removing corns callouses and warts. It claims widespread acceptance and urges purchase for 25 cents from druggists.
A Country Mother's Club Marks Three Years of Service
A rural township mothers club celebrates three years of activity with sixteen members. They meet monthly with babies, discuss topics from sanitary homes to child care, and share program duties. The group has partnered with the local Farmers' Club to hold two township fairs, improving community spirit and household efficiencies.
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H.E. P
Spring Health Advice and Patent Remedies Promoted
A 1910s style health ad urges readers to combat spring lethargy with outdoor activity and dietary changes. It promotes Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for mild laxative needs and Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery in tablet form as a spring tonic. The copy claims increased energy, improved circulation, and motivation to act, urging readers to start today.
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Pierce
Jane
The Callous Pacifist in War Critique
Don Marquis argues that self-styled pacifists show cruel indifference to suffering. He claims pacifists would rather see nations endure German slavery than defend themselves. The piece links pacifist sentimentality to pro Germanism and a perceived superior morality.
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Don Marquis
Widows and their rumored gossip blamed for their status
A fragment suggests widows face ridicule tied to rumors about their character. The note links social contempt to widowhood, hinting at a broader cultural stigma rather than a specific event.
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