The Making of a Famous Medicine
A laboratory tour reveals Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound production for women's ailments. Over 350 000 pounds of herbs are harvested annually and processed with solvent extraction, sterilization, pasteurization, and sterile bottling to ensure purity and effectiveness. Letters from users attest to its health benefits.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Growing Old and Tax on Soft Drinks
A Macon Republican quip notes aging prompts philosophy while the piece observes adults using strong terms about a tax on sugary beverages. The brief comments mix aging humor with local tax debate reflections.
Freezone corn remover promises painless relief
An advertisement touts Freezone as a cheap, quick cure for hard and soft corns and calluses. It claims instant softening, easy lifting with fingers, and no pain or irritation. Attributed to a Cincinnati genius, the drugstore product is sold in tiny bottles for a few cents.
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Cincinnati
General Pershing War Map Room Recreated in Washington
The old National Museum in Washington recreates Pershing’s war map room with the commander’s chair set, aides present, and documents on the table. The walls feature the original linoleum design, creating a kitchenlike domestic feel as reports shaped history on the wall.
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General Pershing
National Museum
Washington
Pershing
A Fair Proposition
A dialogic snippet shows Afr Grabeoin boasting about savings of 83 000 and proposing marriage to his daughter. The father questions the value of money and the suitor asserts the funds will last six months, promising to prove himself as an ideal son in law.
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Grabeoin
Maintaining Good Company Inspires Better Living
The statement emphasizes choosing positive companionship to improve life quality. It suggests surrounding oneself with supportive, constructive people as a moral guideline for daily conduct.
Allen's Foot Ease Advancing Soldiering Farmers And Women
Farmers using Allen's Foot Base powder to prevent tired feet and blisters are urged to shake it into shoes and use in foot baths. The ad claims it reduces friction, refreshes feet, and adds comfort, noting widespread female use and availability from dealers.
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Allen
Adv
The Ruling Passion
Dialogue excerpts show Mrs Talkerton lamenting Gladys sucking her thumb while her husband says the habit will fade as she grows older and speaking improves.
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Talkerton
Gladys
Buy a Farm Now Learn Farming Opportunities From Rail Admin
J I Edwards, Manager of the Agricultural Section of the U S Railroad Administration, offers free information to homeseekers about farming in a stated state. The ad notes no sales or money requests, only guidance and contact details in Washington DC. It ends with a moral line about transgressing natural laws.
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U. S. Railroad Administration
J. I. Edwards
Washington, D. C
Ady
Cuticura Toilet Trio Advertises Cleansing and Care
An advertisement touts Cuticura products the Soap to cleanse and purify the Ointment to soothe and heal and the Talcum to powder and perfume. It claims no toilet table is complete without them and notes the price at 25c.
Strengthens kidneys with Haarlem Oil Capsules
An old advertisement urges immediate action at first signs of kidney trouble. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a quick relief sourced from Haarlem, Holland, claiming pure, original capsules and money-back guarantees if not helpful.
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Haarlem
Holland
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Authors Handwriting Reveals Writer Personalities Across British Lit
Readers would gain side lights on writers from their original manuscripts. Chesterton’s handwriting is called shocking by an English editor. Jacobs’s sea comedy work is fully typed with few corrections. Wells Sipling Bennett Doyle are praised for neat copy. Stacpoole’s writing alternates between neat type and scribbled draft pages.
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G. K. Chesterton
W. W. Jacobs
I. G. Wells
Rudyard Sipling
Arnold Bennett
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
H. de Vere Stacpoole
Heard on the Train A Deaf Exchange
A brief overheard dialogue on a train features a deaf man identifying Riley and a exchange about knowing Riley’s father. The quip ends with a light humorous echo of familiarity. The Boston Transcript tone captures a small street conversation moment.
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Mr. Riley
Riley
Boston Transcript
Frocks Show Odd Yet Pleasing Afternoon Styles
Fashion notes highlight two standout frocks with satin georgette pairings and satin trims. The left design features a satin skirt with georgette tunic and three satin bands, while the bodice uses crepe underlayers with long sleeves. The right outfit contrasts with a satin skirt and a short tunic bodice, georgette absent, and a crushed girdle adding youthfulness.
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Georgette
Georgette Crepe
Allen
Cape and Dolman Wraps Highlight Seasonal Style
Fashion notes praise capes and cape like wraps for versatility and individuality. A black and white checked wool cape shown as a summer wrap offers practicality for young women with a gray foular lining and satin collar. A capelike wrap with dolman sleeves in black flatio follows the current silhouettes, featuring a full body, narrow hem, cascade satin, wide shawl collar, and satin girdle detail.
Fashion Misuse Destroys Apparel Fast
A short observation condemns careless handling of garments like corsets gloves stockings and veils noting rapid wear and unsightly results from reckless use. The piece urges mindful care to preserve clothing quality and appearance.
Germany's Reply Sees Treaty as Breach of Armistice Truce
Germany denounces the peace treaty as a violation of the Wilsonian framework and argues self determination was denied. It counters reparations, occupation, and territorial terms, insisting on plebiscites, neutral courts, and its own sovereign limits while seeking to protect German rights and colonies.
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Germany
Wilson
Saar
Alsace- Lorraine
Exkanser
Holland
Belgium
France
Italy
Montenegro
Serbia
Roumania
Poland
Upper Silesia
West Prussia
West Prussian
French Journalist Routier Sentenced to Death by Court Martial
Paris June 16 Gaston Routier a prominent French journalist was sentenced to death by court martial for imparting military intelligence to the enemy. Routier a socialist with extreme tendencies was tried by default and charged with colluding with German agents in Spain.
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Paris
Gaston Routier
Routier
Spain
House Concedes on Hospital Purchase Plan for Soldiers
Washington June 16 House conferees on a 23 million deficiency bill refused to accept a senate inserted provision directing Secretary Glass to buy the Chicago Speedway hospital for use in caring for soldier patients.
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Washington
House
Senate
Glass
Chicago Speedway Hospital
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