Dr Williams Pink Pills Promise New Blood and Strength
An advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as restoring health by building new rich blood, claiming relief for fatigue and weakness from overwork. It includes a user testimony from Mr Gee of New Haven and pricing details, plus a worm exterminator product endorsement and a joke about baldness and facial hair.
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Williams Pink
Gee
Turner
New Haven
N. 8
Caren
Dr. Williams
Minard's Liniment Ad Claims Quick Chest Relief
An advertisement from Minard's Liniment Co reports a fall injury case where a user could not work or breathe easily until applying warmed Minard's Liniment on the chest and a flannel wrap. It mentions a Roaswor distributor with a testimonial style. The second item notes German and Austrian ships idle in American harbors, awaiting war’s end, due to Allied patrols beyond the three mile limit.
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Minard’s Liniment Co
Minard
Defeat What Ye Defeat
A compact note in period voice extols education as the sole path forward, framing it as the first essential step toward future progress. It emphasizes learning as a guiding force and a remedy for stagnant outcomes.
In This Matter It Is Largely a Question of Right Eating
The article argues for healthful eating by avoiding rich indigestible foods and choosing foods that supply elements for strong bodies and sharp minds. It emphasizes practical dietary choices for sound health and robust development.
Grainy Balance Food Highlight
A description extols a balanced whole grain mix of wheat and barley. It claims to preserve the grain’s nutrients including phosphates key to the body and brain rebuilding in Nature’s plan.
Forestry Farms Program Moves to Plant Trees in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan farmers urged to host back-to-back forestry lectures on shelter belts and tree planting. Inspectors would visit each farm to advise ground prep and planting for next year, matching practical farmers with conservation workers to turn wind swept lands into tree covered fields.
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Saskatchewan
General Conservation Commission
Dodd's Kidney Pills Cured Rheumatism Says Resident
A Grand Clairie Man, Mr. P. A. Bonnot, testifies after three years of rheumatism and failed medical care. Four boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills restored his kidney function, ending heart flutterings sleepless nights and back ache. The claim links rheumatism to kidney trouble and wine acid in blood as cause.
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Grand Clairie
Dodd
P. A. Bonnot
Mr. Bonnet
Dodil
A Millionaire's Restitution and Humanitarian Yearning
A Baltimore millionaire pledges restitution to society in a public appeal, citing debt owed to workers who earned his bread. The piece links moral reform to social responsibility and echoes broader reformist sentiment.
Queen's escort survives raid near Vence train
Italian Floyalty and royal party fleeing front lines evaded an Austrian air attack as bombs fell near their train bound for Vence. The incident disrupted lights and caused chaos aboard the moving coach as the royal party, including Helena and Princess Jolanda, avoided injury.
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Italy
Helena
Jolanda
Haralda
Frome
Vence
Capite
Stamps as Spy Messages Reveal Wartime Postal Codes
A letter received by Hugh Clark, a New York philatelist, claims German and Italian authorities use postage stamps to send coded naval and military signals. The British and French governments restrict German and Italian stamp flows, disrupting imports to the United States via Holland, Scandinavia, and Roumania.
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Sey —Helene Genns
Switaerland
Hugh Clark
New York
Clark
Toledo Ad Claims Cure for Catarrh by Blood-Borne Remedy
Frank J. Cheney asserts Hem of F J Chenery & Co will pay for each advertisement if Catarrh cannot be cured by Mall's Catarrh Cure. Sworn December 6, 1986, before Notary A. Gleason. The ad promotes Trail's Catarrh Cure taken internally and claims blood-borne action with testimonials.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Jacus County
Frank J. Cheney
F J. Chenery & Co
Frank J Chesey
A. W.gleason
Notary Public Trail
J. Cheney & CO
Tiall
Device to Prevent Ship Collisions Tested in Fog
Announcement says William Marconi will unveil a new simple contrivance operable from a ship bridge to end collisions in darkness or fog. Roumania’s credit remains firm with a 1 1 per cent loan for 24 million dollars over-subscribed by 16 million.
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William Marconi
Roumania
Nerviline Promised To Cure Rheumatism Pain
Old chronic rheumatic pain is claimed to vanish with Nerviline which says relief is quick through external rubbing. The advertisement touts herbal extracts and warns it is safe for children and useful for sore throats earaches and lockjaw with a 50 cent bottle and 45 cent trial size sold by Catarrhozone Co Kingston Canada.
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Catarrhozone Co
Kingston
Canada
Bread adulteration claims quoted from Brend in nineteenth century text
The excerpt discusses British bread adulteration practices with wood dust bone dust and sulphuric compounds to reform flour known as seconds. It cites Dr. Brend in the Nineteenth Century noting alum use and chemical bleaching as injurious and unregulated. It includes unrelated quips about marriage class and a Woolwich Arsenal labor scene and a Van Rock dialogue.
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Great Britain
Wm. A. Brend
Sacrifices of Separation for Soldiers and Families
The London Free Press argues that the suffering of enlisted soldiers’ wives and dependents surpasses monetary penalties, noting anxiety and long separations as greater sacrifices. It asserts patriotic citizens should endure costs for humanity's sake, highlighting the British Empire’s history of service.
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London
Free Preas
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