Up to Her Old Tricks and Siberian Exports Ready
A fragment from Yale Record narrates a dramatic scene with a widower and Mary in a tense moment over money. A dispatch from Omak notes Siberia preparing for navigation opening in the Ob and Yenisei basins. Raw materials valued at 75 million dollars are set for export, including 2.5 million squirrel pelts and 2700 tons of furs and wool.
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Mary
Yale
Siberian
Omak
Siberia
Yenisei
New Chemical Kills Bed Bugs P. D. Q.
PD Q Pesky Devils Quietua is a four color chemical by Dr Ice that claims to kill bed bugs roaches fleas and their eggs in infested homes. The ad promises fast action with a free patent sprout and delivery via druggist or prepaid order from Terre Haute Chemical Works.
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Dr. Ice
Calotabs Calomel Tablet Adverts a Nausea Cure
A compact ad style note touts Calotabs as an inventive calomel based remedy for constipation and liver cleansing. It claims a risk free refund if not delighted and promotes one tablet at bedtime with mild taste and no bulk sale. Includes a family joke about travel and geography as a closing aside.
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Guarentes
Yateeee
A Protest and Echoes of the Locust Year
A fragmentary passage evokes a protest as Hortense and her father argue about revisiting past devastation, recalling a year ago the seventeen year locust outbreak and the wish to turn back time in a tense family moment.
Battlefield Tour Through Ypres Salient And Beyond
A wary traveler recalls Ypres and the Ypres salient, passing the Menin Gate to Poelkapelle and Hooge, noting mangled forests, shelled trenches, and ruined Cloth Hall. He observes Belgium’s hinterland recovering with repaired cottages and resilient peasantry as war scars fade into a stubborn, hopeful landscape.
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Yeebrugge
Ypres
Warstricken
Thhose
Kemmel
Pasachendavia
St. Vipers
Manchester Guardian
Cloth Hall
No Man's Land
Menin Gate
Poelenpelte
Hooge
St. Jaden
Houthulet
Lexson
Diximude
Bruece
Belgium
Vancouver Set To Benefit From Lily Embargo Bypass
An embargo by the US on Japanese Lily bulbs prompts Vancouver nurserymen to predict a new industry. They expect bulbs from Formosa to shift north to the Vancouver seaport, repacked in Canadian loam to enter the US, bypassing restrictions. The trade value is about 25 million dollars annually.
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Vancouver
B. C
Arco
United States Department of Agriculture
Formosa
Nureerymene
Pacific
United States
Popular Mechanica Magazine
Oxygen Device Tested For High Altitude Safety
Popular Mechanics reports the U S Bureau of Standards devised a lab test to simulate high altitude conditions for airman oxygen systems. Equipment is enclosed in a bell jar linked to an air pump to reproduce reduced pressure and verify reliability.
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United States Bureau of Standards
Popular Mechanica Magazine
Relief From Blazing Skin Diseases Is Here
An advertisement claims skin diseases stem from blood condition and promises real results from a remedy that cleanses the blood and kills germs. It urges readers to obtain literature from Chief Medical Adviser at 100 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
Truly an awful thought about a new baby brother
A small girl, hoping for a sibling, prays with devotion as her mother comforts her. A nurse presents a newborn infant, triggering astonishment at the idea that God may answer all those prayers. The moment captures a childlike wonder and misgivings about growing family.
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Susie
Rod
Two Views on Roses and Bees in a German Proverb
An optimist and a pessimist debate the beauty of roses and the bees they attract. The optimist exclaims with praise while the pessimist questions consequences and the proverb notes that betrayal leads to swift repayment in matters of debt.
Couldn't Locate Cart Capacity in Water Cart Tale
A humorous Home Sector item recounts a marine supply captain in France listing cart capacities while a private named Wilkins searches a water cart. A hidden struggle inside the cart delays the finding of its capacity, and Wilkins cannot locate the number despite effort. The piece ends with a wry note about the failed search and a local sale notice.
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France
Wilkins
Woman's Heart Cases Across Thumpee Ridge
Neighbor quotes Gabe Gawkey facing divorce from his wife and a neighbor calling her heartless. Gap Johnson of Thumpee Ridge weighs in saying he has no feelings, while a Kansas City Star line mocks the situation as insensible and cold.
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Gabe Gawkey
Gap Johnson
Thumpee Ridge
Abe
Bilan
Kanens City
Towns Proud Boast Defended by Young Man’s Earnest Claim
A Shawneer Regis ter report notes a town fued with a young man asserting his worth in seeking funds for an endeavor. The claimant contends no other town possesses the refinement or resources claimed by rivals.
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Shawneer Register
Foreign and Domestic Complications in Home Brew Experiments
A fragmented note questions home brew failures with a quoted admission about a yeast problem labeled as a Dem issue. The snippet hints at experimental attempts and unsatisfactory outcomes in a domestic context.
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Core Pitt Borde
Eatonic touted as stomach remedy by chemists
Advert claiming Eatonic cures acid stomach and indigestion by removing the cause and all symptoms. It promises relief from bloating sour stomach and gas. says over half a million have benefited and it is available from druggists with a money back guarantee if not satisfactory.
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Eatonic
Amp
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Sherman
Texas
Winslow
Santa
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Jena
Nevada
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Dope
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Postum Cereal Company, Inc
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BP Mall
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Talon Fare Lant Co
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