The Making of a Famous Medicine from Old Text
A visit to the novel explains the successful remedy for women’s ills. It describes over 850 herbs used annually, sterilization of every utensil, pasteurization, and sealing in bottles to ensure purity. Letters praising Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound attest to its virtue.
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Nove
Pinkham
Big Demand for Mahogany Drives Substitutes in Wood Market
The term mahogany covers over 50 woods, many not true mahogany. Demand exceeds supply as true mahogany is native only to areas from southern Florida to northern South America. Substitutes flourish with teak and mahogany rivaling shipbuilders and furniture buyers.
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Popular Science Monthly
Florida
South America
Allen's Foot Ease Aids Hard Working Farmers
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder for workers who use their feet heavily. It claims the product reduces shoe friction, refreshes feet, and prevents tired aching and blistered feet, with women noted as frequent users and wide dealer availability.
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Ady
Japanese Move to Issue Small Paper Sen Notes
The Japanese face a shortage of small coinage and will issue small paper notes of 50, 20 and 10 sen. The sen equals half a U.S. cent, reflecting parallel concerns in Japan and the United States.
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United States
Perplexing Draft Age Question Hints at Helmet Cure
The Grand Rapids Press notes a humorous pondering on raising the draft age to forty and asks how a steel helmet could stay on a bald head, reflecting a light moment amid wartime concerns.
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Grand Rapids Press
Identity Mixup At Residence Causes Officer Concern
The message shows a misidentified resident explaining to an officer that the house does not recognize him. The exchange underscores confusion over identity during a local lawful check.
Desolation From Armenian Front Described by Cologne Gazette
Cologne correspondent reports Armentières wreckage with every house ruined and streets treacherous. He notes new English cemetery, lifting Kemmel heights, and fierce fighting while prisoners and wounded are moved. Trenches flooded, roads mudded, and bombardments render the land impassable.
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Armentieres
Cologne
Kemmel
Flanders Plain
Lille
Men In Army Camps Safer Morally Says Keck
Rev Herbert Keck pastor of Grace Methodist who spent three weeks at Camp Funston Kansas reports mothers should fear little for their sons moral welfare. He asserts young men in army camps are safer morally than in civilian life and that social welfare and religious training are well maintained while promoters of vice are stamped out. He met Sioux City soldiers there and found them all doing well.
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Camp Funston
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Sioux City
Langley Son in Law of Sir Oliver Lodge Killed in Flight
John Basil Langley R A F son in law of Sir Oliver Lodge was killed while flying on the south coast. An inquest returned a verdict of accidental death. Langley aged 29 had married recently and leaves a widow with a three week old child. He joined the Canadian Horse at the war’s start and later transferred to the air force. While attempting an elaborate banking maneuver in a new machine the craft spun and crashed.
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Inlaw
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Iniaw
Oliver Lodge
Langley
England
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Twenty-one Meals from the Boston Transcript
Dialogue shows a daughter and her father debating budget and affection as a strict wage of fifteen dollars a week is discussed. The exchange reveals financial strain and domestic humor in a Boston setting.
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Boston Transcript
Poem in a Subway Quotation Sparks Classroom Dialogue
In a Philadelphia Bulletin item a professor of literature asks students what the quotation reveals. A student suggests the poem was written in a subway, prompting discussion among the class about interpretation and context.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Swimming Champ Joins U S Navy
Henry Elionsky world long distance swimming champion has joined the United States Navy and is stationed at Pelham Bay He will instruct enlistees in swimming and water self defense He plans an exhibition for the callers fund and will attempt a new time record during the event
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Chamson
United States Navy
Pelham Bay
Callers' Fund
Marines Take Oath Not to Be Captured
A Franco American unit under an American commander conducted a raid across the Marne at Charteres. Captain and seven Marines captured five Germans asleep, ferried them to the opposite bank, faced German fire, and after rescuing all, the boat capsized but all were saved. Those chosen swore they would not be captured.
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Lowell Melett
United Press
Marne
10Th Landewehr Regiment
Charteres
Chhiateau-Thierry
Jaulfonne
Ths Venture
Grage Lusk Sentenced to 19 Years for Roberts Murder
Grace Lusk, convicted of murdering Mrs. Mary Newman Roberts, wife of Dr. David Roberts, received 19 years at hard labor in Wisconsin's state penitentiary. Judge Martin Lueck denounced the pair, noted Dr Roberts' greater blame, and said the sentence reflects deterrence and justice, with Lusk collapsing unconscious as it was pronounced.
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Tuna
Grace Lusk
Mary Newman Roberts
Wisconsin
Martin Lueck
Wisconsin State
Waupun
Miss Lusk
David Roberts
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Japan Will Compete for Southern Trade
Washington June 19 The Yokohama Specie Bank opens a Japanese bank with aid from the Imperial Bank of Japan. It will handle international exchange and foster reciprocal commerce between Japan and the river Platte region. Dispatches from Argentina note plans for Yokohama Buenos Aires steamship service via Caletua and Cupeown.
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Britain weighs dog breeding limits to save food
The government plans to curb dog breeding during the war as dog biscuits vanish and flour is diverted to textiles. A tax on breeding is debated, with concerns over unequal effects on the poor. The proposal would ban breeding of mongrels and fancy dogs while allowing working and army dogs.
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Tt Sewme
Hoeise
Unclear Military Health Strain in Wartime France
Fragmentary report notes strain on medical services amid troop shortages in France. References prisoners, mobility zones, and security measures affecting medical staff and operations within armed forces.
Cuticura Complexions Advertises Soap Ointment
Cuticura Complexions claims daily use of Cuticura Soap and occasional Cuticura Ointment will clear complexions, clean scalps, and soften hands. Free samples offered by Cuticura Dept. X, Boston. Sold by druggists or by mail. Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 50.
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Cuticura
Dept. X
Boston
A Good Business Plan in Silly Exchange
Dialogue reveals two voices debating a plan with playful banter about kisses and delivering goods, reflecting lighthearted office humor. The exchange contrasts business talk with flirtatious humor, ending without a concrete outcome.
Ady Grocers Advertise Red Crocs Ball Blue Soap
Fragmentary notes describe a grocer advertisement for cleaning products with Red Crocs Ball Blue and claims of whitening clothes. The readable items mention Ady and general grocery promotion.
Tobacco cards appear in France as Au bin town enforces rule
Smoking in France expands with tobacco cards in Aubin where cards are issued only to those over sixteen and not for women. A tobacco shortage hit France in the first quarter of the year, affecting accessibility and distribution.
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France
Aubin
Dubious Compliment on Mrs Kings New Baby
A witty exchange notes a baby described as a red cross affair, implying a fashionably charitable or publicized arrival. The lines hinge on a playful pun about Mrs Kings and her infant.
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Red Cross
Not Surprising Rail Tale Echoes on Western Lines
A fragmentary quip notes a wife asking if her lazy husband changes, answered that he is “doin’ time.” The odd phrase hints at a peanut butcher character seen on Western rail ronda, reflecting regional slang and newspaper brevity.
Express monopoly to dissolve after war
Washington D C June 19 The express monopoly created under government wartime powers must be dissolved after the war emergency ends under provisions of the contract alleged today by representatives of the express company and the railroad administration.
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Washington, D.C
Express
Railroad Administration
Fire Wipes Out Town in Warsaw Illinois
Keokuk Indiana June 19 Two business blocks in Warsaw nine buildings burned early today two hotels among them guests fled in night attire to safety and none of the guests reported injuries.
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Keokuk
Warsaw
Jil
Rate cancellations cancel proposed freight rates in Washington
Washington officials announced cancellation of the recently proposed export and import freight rates effective June 26. Protests cited discrimination against certain exports, prompting the decision to halt the rate changes and review the policy.
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Washington, D. C
Ntation
United States
Watch Your Stomach In Hot Summer Weather
Farmers urged to protect health in heat by using EATONIC after meals to prevent stomach and bowels distress. Ad touts quick relief from indigestion and other symptoms, promises guaranteed results, and provides purchase details from Kramer’s Fatonic Remedy Co in Chicago.
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Eatonic
Familly
I. L. Kramer
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