Working Women Find Relief With Lydia E Pinkham
A Kentuckian writer attests that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health after severe female troubles left her weak and unable to work. The advertisement urges all women to try the tonic and to write for confidential medical advice from The Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mra James Coney
St. Clair St
Frankfort
Es aEteas Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Impossible Advice From a Worried Patient
In a brisk exchange the speaker urges cheerfulness before and after meals to ease dyspepsia while Mrs Haightwork complains about meal preparation and dishwashing duties, highlighting everyday kitchen frustrations.
A Sincere Performer Briggins Questioned on Patriotism
A sincere performer discusses Briggins patriotism, claiming he is tremendously so and eager to start a war to enjoy fighting for his country.
Iowa adds thirty one high schools to accredited list
A state board report shows 31 new schools added to Iowa’s accredited high schools for 1915 16, bringing total pupils to about 60,000 and eight thousand more than two years ago. It notes many schools seeking accreditation and details new institutions across multiple towns and academies.
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State Board of Education
Arthur
Akron
Casey
Fremont
Lohrville
George
Milo
Goldfield
Walt Lake
Carson
Moville
Gilman
Early
Maxwell
Lamont
Elma
Wayland
Kalona
St. Mary’s Academy
Emmetsburg
Immaculate Conception Academy
Dubuque
Graceland College Academy
Mitchellville
Bancroft
Lone Tree
Tripoli
Lost
Nation
Edgewood
Fontanelle
Massena
Stanton
Arnold's Park
Iowa
Grinnell College
Arlo Palmer
Malcom
Serena Norton
Thorsby
Ala
Sally Hughes
Forest Grove
Ore
Harriet White
Traer
Robert Aborn
Sheldon
Albert Noyes
Urbana, Ill
Helen Richter
Clinton
Dorothy McCune
Belle Plaine
State Department
Penn College
Oskaloosa
Harry Oakley
Robert H. Williams
W. B. Barney
W. B. Barney, State Dairy and Food
Kansas
Missouri
Minnesota
Citizens
Hampton’s
First Christian Church
Sioux City
Jefferson, &. C
Jackson
Neb
Jefferson & Proposition
Freckles Cure Ad and Berkeley Heiress Leaves College
An advertisement touts Ethine double strength to remove freckles with nightly and morning application promising clear skin and a money back guarantee. Separately, Miss Violette Wilson, daughter of ex Berkeley mayor J Stitt Wilson, defies paternal authority by leaving the University of California to pursue real life education over a college diploma.
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Violette Wilson
J. Stitt Wilson
Berkeley
University of California
Miss Wilson
San Francisco Chronicle
You May Look Young Soap and Ointment Ad
An advertising block touts Cuticura cleansing soap and ointment as skin brighteners and hair care aids. It offers a free sample by mail with a Book and asks readers to send an address postcard to Cuticura Dept. L, Boston, noting availability everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Adv
Jaybird Robs Mail Box Reported in Anniston
Federal officers ponder a jaybird crime after a postman's letter was taken from the box at Dave Young’s corner on Twenty first and Mobile streets. If identified, the case may go before the next federal grand jury session.
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Anniston
Dave Young
Girls Quickly Led to the Altar in Panama Cabaret Deal
John Engelsberg, owner of a Panama City cabaret, has returned to New York for a fifth time in two years to hire more cabaret girls. Past hires left the island for lack of lasting commitment, with most not staying more than six months. A related note describes a new British bicycle motor attachment weighing 16 pounds, adding about one horsepower, mounted on the luggage rack.
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Tara A. Hawk
Iowa
Miss Hawk
Iowa State College
Maryland
New York
E. T. Meredith
Atlantic
A. R. Ogden
Iowa Conference of Seventh Day Adventists
Nevada
J. W. Dorcas
D. D. Watts
Ottumwa
E. W. Wolf
Cresco
W. K. Smith
Keokuk
A. P. Hanson
Extra
W. C. Foreman
A. R. Smouse
Flora B. Dorcas
Tract Society
R. E. Bowles
Young Peoples and State
S. A. Oberg
Religious Liberty
William Ostrander
Home State
Minnie Sipe
L. L. Grandpre
Skunk River
Pelk
Jasper
Story
Skunk
Postal Department
Clarke
Des Moines
Clinton County
Clinton
Clinton County Farm Improvement Association
Polk County
State Mining Department
Vicinity
John B Kingsley
Webster County
Nicholas Lindblad
Kiron
Yorktown
John Engelsberg
Panama City
England
Popular Science Monthly
No Wonder and Jests on Prices and China Appeal
A brief, humorous observation notes a man who undercuts prices for his services and a quip about a tree trimmer. It also mentions women preferring hand-painted china that complements their complexions, delivering light witticisms in a period voice.
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China
We Three at Remount Camp Sentry Challenge
A sentry at Remount Camp calls out to unknown figures, a weary voice answers with one friend and two mules nearby. The brief exchange hints at a patrol or reconnaissance past the camp perimeter in a tense moment of secrecy.
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Remount Camp
Rockefeller on giving and retirement joke
A New York reporter congratulates John D. Rockefeller on his gift of 1 275 000 to education. Rockefeller replies that giving is normal, and stopping would jar him. He compares retirement worries to a man in retirement whose wife asks why he looks worried.
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John D. Rockefeller
New York
Mr. Rockefeller
Glad Occasion Prompting Flag Respect Test
A dialogue between Rafferty and Mr Dolan centers on reacting to disrespective talk about the American flag. Rafferty expresses joy at the idea of punishing the speaker with a physical beating, revealing a rough, vigilant attitude toward patriotism. The exchange highlights themes of honor and enforcement in a historical speech snippet.
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Rafferty
Mr. Dolan
Campaign Tactics and Literature Referenced in Quip
A political exchange contrasts mudslinging with restraint as Senator Sorghum warns against throwing rocks. The discussion also notes Bunyan’s Pilgrim's Progress is not a chiropody treatise, while remarks touch on church attendance versus staying home.
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Alonzo
Bunyan
Frogs Add Savory to Rations for British Troops
From Macedonia reports British soldiers savor frogs as a novel meal addition. Hind legs on toast prove tasty, while a string-and-meat lure turns frog catching into sport, trimming the nightly chorus and easing meals amid wartime constraints.
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Tommy
Macedonia
London Globe
Be cheerful amid bill collectors by looking at others
The Detroit Free Press quotes a cheerful maxim about coping with debt. It notes that one can compare to others who have more money but won’t seek it, suggesting a satirical take on striving and misfortune and the social chatter around finances.
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Mae
Detroit Frea Press
Big financial deal framed as pleasure trip gag
Mr. Dustin Stax boasts about pushing through a large financial deal last week. A remark about a pleasure trip escalates into a quip on the joy of closing a major business victory.
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Dustin Stax
An Eye for Beauty and a Fairness Sense
A brief exchange centers on a character praised for fairness and discernment. The lines echo humor and character insight, highlighting a confident claim of impartial judgment and a quick eye for truth.
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