The Armours Welcome War's Soldiers With Home Beginnings
Gretchen Armour welcomes troops billeted overnight at the Armours house as she plans doughnuts and cakes. A hopeful romance unfolds with a young soldier who borrows comfort from her hospitality. They share a brief bond before marching orders and farewells under the elm. The girl clings to a handkerchief keepsake and a promise to return. Meanwhile the newspaper advert disrupts with a Bromofine tonic note.
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McClure
Gretchen Armour
Gretchen
Mrs. Armour
Hannah
Tipperary
Arthur Walton
All Foreigners In Smyrna Arrested
Three English tobacco company workers escape Smyrna and bring word of mass arrests by Turkish forces. Russians Serbians and Montenegrins are seized. English and French residents are barred from leaving. Native Christians used for forced labor on a road toward Egypt. brigades promised in exchange for fighting with Turkish troops.
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Salonica
London
Smyrna
Egypt
American Lorillard Tobacco Company
W. R. A. Salisbury
G. W. Fountain
J. A. Munsey
Pink Pills Promise Restore Appetite Through Red Blood
Thin-blooded people suffer stomach trouble as digestive glands weaken and nerves lose force. Dr Williams Pink Pills claim to enrich blood, restore digestion, and renew strength, with improved appetite and less distress after meals. The Schenectady company offers a free diet book on request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Dr. Willis
Hunter's Trophy At Y M C A Dinner
Sixty men from the Business Men's Volleyball League at the Y M C A enjoyed a dinner by A J Roberge who returned from the north with a monarch of the woods. He spoke on his north woods experiences and his game. C H Schweizer gave a box of candy from a billiard tournament prize. Secretary Gran urged sportsmanship and more business men’s support for volleyball.
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A. J. Roberge
Gran
Association
Stolen Horse Found Dead After Theft Suspect Confesses
Undersheriff George Rit ter and Gust Hellmich tracked the case to Reedsburg where Heil mich, the stolen horse of George Hoeth, was recovered. A veterinarian ruled out death from overexertion as the cause.
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George J. Ritter
Reedsburg
Gust Hellmich
George Hoeth
Heilmich
Hoeth
Man dies saving girl as Soo train hits flagman
In St Paul Minnesota on December 9 1913 flagman John McCarty sacrificed his life to prevent Miss Minnie Sellman from attempting suicide. The train struck the flagman and he died while the girl escaped unharmed.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Minnie Sellman
John McCarty
Flagman
Soo
Ely's Cream Balm: quick relief for stuffed nose
An advertisement promises instant relief from head colds and catarrh by applying Ely's Cream Balm inside the nostrils. The antiseptic cream allegedly soothes inflamed mucous membranes, opening air passages, ending stuffiness, and easing nighttime breathing.
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Ely
Rolief
The Rosemary Tale Of A King And A Christmas Rose
A childless queen nurtures a rosemary plant that blooms into a princess when the king of Spain returns from war. His sisters sabotage her, dragons offer a cure with dragon’s blood, and the gardener defeats them to revive the plant. The tale ends with a promise of happiness for the season.
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Europe
Christ
Spain
Ros Marina
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Boyer - Furber Furniture CO
Main Street
the Tribune
Her
E.W. Grove
Hunter
Winthrop
Boston Rubber Shoe Company
Maiden
Mass
Sulzberger
Sulzberger & Sons Company
Chicago
United States
Sulzberger’s
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