Best Medicine for Women Claimed by Lydia E Pickham Ad
An 19th or early 20th century ad cites Lydia E Pickham's Vegetable Compound as the best medicine for women's ailments. A testimonial from Mrs Shaw of Portemouth praises its health benefits and the company's forty years of experience. The clipping also notes changes in French licentiate exams and debates on classical requirements for candidates.
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Portamouth
Lydia E. Pickham
Ministry of Public Instruction
France
Fleeting Wie and Waiting for Your Ship to Come In
A crisp editorial tone notes the idea of taking risks in investments and business. It cautions against overreliance on a single venture while acknowledging the volatility of markets and the lure of bold bets.
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Philadelphia
North American
Aerial voyage boosts speed of airship R-34 and K-34 return
United Press reports R-34 525 miles east of Mineola at 58 mph with 630 miles in 12 hours posted to navy. Atlantic crossing path and departure from Roosevelt Field described. K-34 plans southern route to East Fortune Scotland with 3200 mile leg and observer Lt. Colonel Hensley noted aboard.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy Department
Mineola
Haifax
N. C
Halifax
G. H. Scott
Burreau
Maitland
Roosevelt Field
Real
J. J. Quinn
New York City
Manhattan
Broadway
Brooklyn
Spercy Building
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Times Square
England
East Fortune
Scotland
Scott
Wm. Hensleg
Lansdowne
Wm. H. Nfensley, Jr
New York
Bill would bar president from leaving the United States
The bill by Representative Campbell of Kansas would prevent the president from leaving the country or performing official duties outside Washington during his term. Campbell criticized President Nixon for a trip to Europe for the ace conference, but the measure stalled as Representative Manton of Texas blocked immediate delivery.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Representative Campbell
Kansas
Campbell
Ihion
Europe
Manton
Texas
One Place in World That Wants Wilhelm
An odd editorial note from the Observer discusses Wilhelm and St Helens Bend, expressing eagerness about a homecoming. The piece mentions Amy Oyen and July 4 celebrations, hinting at a public welcome event and related theatrics. The text is garbled but centers on a proposed welcoming gesture and a historical or political innuendo.
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St. Helens
Some Freak Flashes In Autobiographies Set Down by Solons
Washington July 11 An epitome of mankind s virtues occupations espi rations and deeds is found in congress Within the pages of the congressional story that of the 66th congress is sued today senators and representatives record their own biographies Most of the lawmakers are lawyers but among the membership are an iron molder banker stock raiser tone sur geon physician cheese manufacturer glass blower baggage master and a business man and a political accident Members with an eye to thrift did not fail to advertise One said his firm originated a well known cloth another that he brought the first automobiles into this country from Europe another that he president of a press clipping bureau One admits getting into congress as a result of his characteristic determination and through an untiring campaign in a popular automobile One member was raised on a dairy farm another lives on no gravel road another entered public schools at an early age
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Washington
Congress
Europe
Dubuque Flood Storm Reeks Havoc Across City
A severe Dubuque storm dumped 1.45 inches in 15 minutes and caused $2 million in damage. Five people drowned at Union Park and two others in the Bee branch sewer area. City streets, rail lines, and bridges were washed out, park structures destroyed, and hundreds of cellars flooded.
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Dubuque
Unio Park
Chris Wagner
East Dubuque
Blanche
Edward
Sam Sezer
Herbert Rickey
Gertrude Wagner
George Kennicker
Ruth Brose
Bee Branch
Park
Kennicker
Brose
Weather Bureau
Rockdale
Ilinois
Carranza Makes U. S. Oil Barons Nervous
Washington dispatch reports U S oil barons and investors meeting with Under Secretary Polk and Ambassador Fletcher over the Mexican oil situation. No details released as protests over President Carranza’s treatment of American oil interests continue, including recent moves to curb drilling.
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Washington
Mexico
Polk
Fletcher
President Co
Carranza
Italy compelled to turn to electricity
Italy lacked coal forcing greater reliance on electric power. From 1914 to 1918 electric firms spent over 100 million dollars on water power plants in Turin and Milan. Italy’s coal use tops 12 million tons annually and markets depend on England or America for fuel. The wartime transport issues pushed hydroelectric development.
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Associated Press
Rome
Italy
Turin
Milan
England
America
Signer Mae
Grampian Hits Berg Off Cape Race. Two Sailors Dead
The Allan liner Grampian en route from Montreal to Liverpool struck an iceberg off Cape Race last night. Two men were killed and two injured as the steamship, carrying 750 passengers and a crew of 860, headed to repairs after the collision.
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J. Johns
Montreal
Liverpool
Cape Race
Germany ratifies peace treaty as border talks loom
Paris reports Herr Von Leisner informed Colonel Henry that Germany ratified the peace treaty. The economic council would meet to consider immediate lifting of the blockade. A German reparations commission would arrive to begin sessions in Versailles. In Weimar the assembly ratified the treaty amid protests and calls for broader legal scrutiny of penalties and accountability.
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United Press
Paris
Herr von Leisner
Henry
Germany
Superior Economic Council
von Levener
N Versaille
Poland
Mueller
Arizona Hundreds Face Kidnapping Charges in Bisbee Deportations
More than 100 criminal complaints alleging kidnapping in the Bisbee deportations of July 12, 1917, were filed with Justice of the Peace Jacks who departed for Mindew to issue warrants of arrest for the named individuals.
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United Press
Douglas
Ariz
Bisbee
Justice of the Peace Jacks
Mindew
Commons Votes For Restricting Aliens
London July report shows a House of Commons committee narrowly approving by 15 to 12 a clause in the alien bill restricting the employment of aliens in Britain despite strong government opposition. The debate centered on national security and labor policy.
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London
House of Commons
Britain
Ruwilan Bol
Rotten Declares Rotten Drama Plagues London Stage
London actress Lena Ashwell denounces today’s drama as harmful to national life. Speaking at the inaugural British Drama League meeting she bewailed loss of English theatrical power and noted wartime contrasts with German and French representations.
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London Stage Today
Two More Oppose Paving the Roads in Iowa Counties
Reports from Hampton and Eldora show Franklin and Harding counties voting against hard surfacing road programs. In Franklin, 1,076 opposed to 1,042 in 18 of 21 precincts, with missing precincts likely to tilt against. no bond vote recorded. Harding county tally 2,170 to 1,447 against paving primary roads in a special election.
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Hampton, To
Franklin County
Eldora
Hlardin County
Blackhawk
Palo Alto
Sioux
Scott
Linn
O'Brien
Johnson
Buchanan
Iackinson
Osceola
Polk
Benton
Woodbury
Story
Hardin
Tama
Franklin
Willard era favored by talks of Dempsey rematch with Meehan
United Press reports heavy speculation on Dempsey opponents after winning the heavyweight title. Georges Carpentier is deemed unfit for a title bid, while Frank Moran is rated second rate. Willie Meehan allegedly holds a four round decision over Dempsey in California, creating public doubt about a Labor Day bout in New Jersey.
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H. C. Hamilton
United Press
New York
Jack Dempsey
Georges Carpentier
Joe Meekett
Dempsey
Carpentier
Chasipion
Carpendier
Frank Moran
Voxer
Willie Meehan
California
Meehan
Alsanter
Fat Boy
Billy Miske Bimeecl Haa
Willard
Hokun
Belac
RENO TAKES CHARGE OF PHONE SERVICE
Reno mayor assumes control of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph exchange under city police powers. Phone workers are ordered to return to work after a strike, amid threats of California operators taking over to force settlements and ensure service.
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Reno
Hong
Stewart
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
California
Cartoonette Punctuated Misquote Sparks Laughs
A playful cartoon caption riffs on Ben Franklin with a garbled famous line about sharing as a joke. The humorous text features quirky spacing and misspellings that readers will recognize as a lighthearted spoof.
Wilson defers demobilization as peace treaty ratification looms
President Wilson, in talks with White House correspondents, said no immediate demobilization and no rescinding wartime prohibitions. He stressed Germany must complete all military terms, and American troops may stay on the Rhine until material is delivered and the peace is ratified. He urged prompt resumption of German trade and linked League of Nations covenants to treaties at Versailles.
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United Press
Washington
Wilson
White House
German National Assembly
Germany
Rhine
Drowning of Young Woman at James River Near Mitchell
Miss Ruth Grebel a 23 year old of Mitchell was swept away and drowned while swimming with a party near Guetz bridge on the James River. Despite nightlong searches and river nets no trace of the body was found. She was a prominent local resident and bookkeeper at a nearby shop.
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Ruth Grebel
Mitchell
James River
Guetz Bridge
Miss Grebel
Grebel
Ale
Grrebel
Marke
Woune’ Audy Bo
Hungarians Attack Rumanians Reported in Bucharest
Dubious dispatches from Bucharest claim Hungarian bolsheviat forces attacked Romanian troops along the Theiso river, with reports indicating heavy fighting and casualties since the war’s recent front withdrawals.
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Bucharest
Numane
Munmurian Bolcheviat
Ooo
Megho-Glovakia
Tromeygee
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