Completely Discouraged Women Seek Dr Pierce’s Prescription
Mrs Sadie Weikel of Gary Indiana describes severe weakness backaches dizziness and fatigue before using Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. She reports improvement within six months and urges others to try the tonic after to send 10 cents for a trial package from the Invalids’ Hotel Buffalo New York.
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Sadie Weikel
Penn St
Indiana
South Bend
Ind
Theresa Wilkinson
Walnut St
More Widows Than Widowers In 1920 Census
Bankers' Life Bulletin notes the 1920 census reports 3 170 000 widows versus 1 471 390 widowers. It argues men die earlier on average, with wives typically several years younger and higher male mortality after age fifty.
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Bankers’ Life Bulletin
How to Save Money From a Self Serve Restaurant Sit Down
Two men entered a self serve restaurant and after getting what they desired, sat at a game table. A patron overheard a conversation about saving money by incurring debt and never paying it back.
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Bill
Ghumph
Benham Exchange Sparks Gentle Reproof in Household
In a domestic exchange Mrs. Benham explains her hairstyle to her partner, joking that her hair hides her ears so that the phrase To won't hear your clothes remains private. The quip reflects light domestic humor and character dynamics.
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Benham
Indiana to Transfer Auto License Dept to State Treasurer
Indiana legislators prepare multiple bills for a transfer of the automobile license department from the secretary of state to the state treasurer. The treasurer's duties may expand. the constitution confirms the office cannot be abolished. Other proposals include primary law changes, road safety rules, boxing regulation, and stricter crossing signage.
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Indianapolis
Secretary of
Treasurer
Branch
Elections Committee
Senate
Alldredge
Hoosier Motor Club
Assembly
American Legion
Solons Visit Lake County in Indiana Assembly Tour
In Indiana general assembly members totaling 122 plus accompanying wives and press visitors toured Lake County. The party rode a seven car special train from Indianapolis to Hammond, toured winds steel works, and visited Gary East Chicago and Whiting before a dinner and entertainment then returning to the capital. It marked the first Lake County visit for many members.
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Solons
Lake County
Gary
Indiana General Assembly
Hammond
Indianapolis
Calumet
Lyndora Hotel
East Chicago
Whiting
Winds Steel Company
Capital
The
Assembly
Indiana
Tahimet
Indiana Plans Parks Centering on Archaeological Mounds
Indiana's Department of Conservation favors creating state parks around major archaeological mounds and earthworks to protect distant past works. No formal plans yet, but local archaeology students in Knox County near Vincennes discuss pushing the initiative. Dr. W. N. Logan leads the project to map every known deposit with federal guidance and seeks student cooperation.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
State Department of Conservation
Knox County
Vincennes
Worthington
Greene County
Ohio River
Charleston
Clark County
State Department
W. N. Logan
National Research Council
The Kitchen Cabinet Verses on Diet and Microbes
A short verse reflecting on eating habits and the danger of microbes. The speaker notes different microbes attack in varied ways and implies a general caution about food and health, ending with a reference to Wonalancet Way.
Be Prepared Breakfast Dish From Budget Beef Shank
A sustaining breakfast dish uses inexpensive beef shank with marrow. Simmer two pounds of beef with marrow until tender, then chill and chop. Cook three cups of oats in broth, add meat and seasonings, mold, slice, and fry. Serve with onions turnips parsnips and greens. Also scalloped potatoes and a rice orange salad follow with steps and plating notes. Includes a closing quote from S J Barrows on inner strength.
Plum and Cream Cheese Salad with Pecans and Lettuce
A winter mock salad recipe uses canned green gage plums with cream cheese and pecans shaped into balls served on lettuce nests with French dressing. Also included are New York Style baked beans with pork, peanut straws with paprika, and a almond cream sauce to accompany desserts.
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New York
The King and the Rejected Nation Lesson
A lesson on Jesus entering Jerusalem and the nations reaction. It outlines the preparation for the triumphal entry, prophecy fulfillment, the kingly welcome, the cleansing of the temple, the fig tree curse as a judgment on Israel, and the parables of the two sons and the householder with their servants. It stresses obedience and humanity’s rejection of Christ.
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Zechariah
Ihirst
Jesus
Jerusalem
Israel
Hke
God
Sanhedrin
Christ
Belove
War Drives Up Textile Prices and Laundry Tip
The war has doubled prices for cotton and linen and offers a laundry tip to lengthen fabric life using Red Cross Ball Blue. Grocers offer the item at 5 cents.
A Surprise From a Boy About a Brass Band
A reflective remark notes a boy who grows up and remains surprised that brass band members do not play for fun but for duty and discipline. The line emphasizes adult realization of professional commitment over shared joy.
Bee Tree Hunting Proves Profitable in Florida Swamps
In Florida swamps the hunting of bee trees yields a profitable business. Records show wild honey deposits exceeding 300 pounds in hollow trees. Hunters locate trees by tracking bee flight and use keen eyesight and a compass.
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Florida
Beauty Routine Ad for Cuticura Ointment Soap and Talcum
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura products to treat pimples redness and skin irritation. It urges applying Cuticura Ointment then bathing with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Rinse dry and dust with Cuticura Talcum for a pleasant fragrance, priced at 25 cents each.
Diary Confession and Silent Call Haunts Lovers
A woman admits she keeps a diary as a man stops calling after their relationship. The piece centers on regret and a lost connection without further details about dates or locations.
Verdun Brave Fifty Seven Breton Survivors Defy Trenches
The Continental Edition of the London Mail recounts how fifty seven Breton soldier survivors held a line of shellholes at Verdun in June 1916. They stood with fixed bayonets as artillery raged and comrades fell, leaving a line of bayonets visible in the earth after the battle.
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Verdun
Millerand’ Ins
The
London Mail
Woodman Phrase Sparks Poem Ends in Courier Journal Outcry
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes a poet demanding an end to wood pulp and paper production. The playful line, Woodman spare that tree, prompts a tongue in cheek remark about stopping poetry.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
College President's Guessing Contest Sketch Proves Vague
A college president recounts a train encounter to illustrate a guessing error. He met a woman and guessed she was a teacher, later discovering she taught romance languages in the East. She replied that she took him for an undertaker, highlighting the misread.
Natural Proceeding Jinks Halloa Catch The Train Home
Two speakers exchange rustic banter as one asks about a catch and the other boasts of catching the first train home. The dialogue evokes a light, old time atmosphere with playful rural phrasing.
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Halloa
Binks
He that is conscious of crime quote by Menander
A fragment quotes Menander noting that awareness of wrongdoing makes a person cowardly, reflecting on conscience and fear in crime.
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Menander
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Bellans
Western Newspaper Union
Wonalancet Way
S. J. Barrows
Fino
King
Rev
P. B
Fitzwater
D. D
Eddher
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
MLS I
Fletcher
U.S. Pat
Assorbine, JR
W. F. Young, Inc
Temple St
Springfield
Mags
Chicago
Great Lakes
Plymouth
Cascara
la Grippe
Hill’s
Postum Cernal
Barnt Carex, Mich SA
Postum ‘Gereat Company
Bare Carex
Miclusa
Wight
Gewcer
Rei
Postum Cereal Co. Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
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