Kitchener Seeks Half of UK Recruiting Material
Lord Kitchener calls for half of Britain’s available recruiting material to form a new army, proposing a need to raise about 500000 troops. An analysis shows around 600000 military age men remain if civilian war work is counted, with total British manpower at about 75000000.
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Associated Press
London
Lord Kitchener
United Kingdom
Daily News
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Kitchener
England
Darken Gray Hair Look Young With Q Ban Restorer
Gray hair can be darkened to an even lustrous shade using Q Ban Hair Color Restorer. The product claims root action, scalp health benefits, and dandruff prevention with a 50 cent bottle sold by The Nyal Store and local Monroe merchants, with mail orders available. Money back if it fails to darken.
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Nyal
EB. G. Calvert
Prop
West Monroe
New South
Chase & Collens
Monroe
Mother’s Friend advertised for expectant mothers
An advertisement extols Mother’s Friend as a safe external abdominal application easing pregnancy pains. It claims nerves and muscles relax to reduce strain and avoid caking breasts, urging readers to request the company’s preparatory booklet from Bradfield Regulator Co. in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Bradfield Regulator Co
Lamar Bldg
Atlanta
Cardui touted as cure for women’s ailments in old ad
An old advertisement claims Cardui the woman’s tonic cures long standing pains in the left side and suffocation near death. It quotes Mrs Helen Dalton praising its effects after years of illness and urges other women to try the product from Chattanooga Medicine Co and request a 64 page guide.
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Draner
Helen Dalton
Ty Cardui
Cardui
Cardus
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Ladied Advisory Dept
Chattanooga, Tenn
Chamberlain's Tablets Aid Liver and Digestion
A medicinal notice explains that a bilious attack causes constipation and stomach upset with nausea and headache. Cham berlain's Tablets are claimed to tone the liver and cleanse the stomach, restoring health. The pills cost a quarter and are obtainable everywhere.
Paris War Marriage Obstacles Strain Widows and Families
The Paris mobilization amid war leaves thousands of women mourning yet legally barred as widows. About 2500 soldier marriages occurred in two weeks, many couples moving to front life without proper legal regularization. Officials push for front marriages by proxy. red tape persists, harming 60,000 Paris families and delaying needed birth certificates. A campaign by the Institute seeks swift legislation to remove marriage barriers and counter France depopulation.
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Paris
Sevral
The
Republic
Parliament
Chervin
Society of Statistics
Law and Society
Institute
France
Dr King's New Discovery Promoted as Cough Remedy
A vintage advertisement urges readers to use Dr King's New Discovery for coughs colds and bronchial and lung ailments. It claims quick relief and urges purchasing from a druggist today and starting treatment at once.
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Dr. King
States Expand Workmen's Compensation In 1920s US
Eight more states and Alaska join the 22 states with workmen compensation laws as legislatures finish sessions. Colorado Maine Indiana Vermont Pennsylvania adopt varied schemes with funding via state funds or private insurers. Maine and Pennsylvania also limit child labor and extend weekly wage protections. Utah studies a commission. New Mexico bill fails in Senate.
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Associated Presse
New York
Alaska
Associated Press
Wyoming
Montana
Oklahoma
Colorado
Maine
Indiana
Vermont
Pennsylvania
Utah
New Mexico
House
Senate
Idaho
Industrial Commission
Bureau of Workmen's Compensation
Witt
Wekly
Iowa
Alabama
Freckles cure advertised with double strength ethine
A flea market style ad promotes ethine double strength to remove freckles with nightly applications. It promises rapid improvement and money back guarantee. The text then shifts to a Wisconsin Senate labor bill vote and a cascade of state laws on labor, convicts, road work, and shop hours in various states.
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California
Caroline
Massachusetts
Washington
Lister
Ledbor
Iowa
Idaho
New Jersey
Utah
Aqua-Vitae Water of Life Sale Ad
Ratcliffe Pharmacy Co announces Aqua Vitae water of life sold at 21 shillings and 6 pence. Limited stock available. Buy now while supplies last.
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