California Syrup of Figs advertises gentle laxative benefits
A vintage advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for babies children and adults. It claims pleasant taste and gentle cleansing of the stomach liver and bowels with no griping. The copy warns against counterfeits and encourages buying the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company via druggists.
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California
California Syrup of Pigs
California Fig Syrup Company
Ady
Telephone Girls and Suitor Standards Reported
A fragment notes social norms guiding women in early telephone work and marriage prospects. The article cites remarks on behavior expectations and field choices for wives, reflecting era etiquette and gender roles in public life.
Freezone Promises Quick Corn Removal Sayings
An Cincinnati authority touts freezone as a cure for corns and calluses. A few drops on the painful area relieve soreness and shrink the corn with no skin irritation. A small bottle from any drug store costs little and should remove all hard or soft corn. If not stocked, ask your druggist to obtain it. The ad also notes that Siam's debtor may be seized after three months.
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Cincinnaati
Dodson
Green's August Flower advertisement copy
Green's August Flower claimed to relieve stomach troubles including indigestion nervousness sour stomach and constipation. The ad touted fifty years of success and offered 25c trial bottles or 75c family size with G G Green as sole manufacturer in Woodbury New Jersey and international locations.
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G. G. Green
Woodbury
N. J
Australia
Toronto
Canada
Ady
Iceland Bans Whistling as Divine Law Breach
In Iceland whistling is forbidden by law seen as a breach of divine edict. Officials cite cultural tradition and religious rule as justification for the prohibition across public spaces and gatherings.
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Iceland
Proclamation Defines Treason and Penalties
President Wilson issues a nationwide proclamation defining treason under the Constitution and federal law. It outlines penalties including death or long imprisonment, and warns citizens and aliens to avoid acts aiding enemies and to report treasonous conduct. The proclamation, dated April 16, 1917, is signed by Woodrow Wilson and Secretary of State Robert Lansing.
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Washington
United States
Woodrow Wilson
United State
City of
United States of America
Robert Lansing
Edwin R. Hunt Abandoned Under Shell Fire Near Cape Gata
The American schooner Edwin R. Hunt from New York was forced to leave its ship after the crew abandoned it under shell fire from a submarine off Cape Gata near Spain in the Mediterranean on Saturday.
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Spain
Washington
Edwin R. Hunt
New York
Cape Gata
Mediterranean
Rich farming lands await 10 be tilled
Secretary Jane urges use of unallotted public lands for farming as a country defense. He notes 240 million acres in the West and idle eastern farms, urging citizens to locate homesteads up to 160 to 220 acres and grazing up to 640 acres. He warns of a coming food famine if lands remain idle.
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Washington
Jane
United States
Alabama
Alaska
Railroad Injunction Upheld In Texas Tariff Case
The Texas Third Court of Civil Appeals affirmed the Abilene & Southern Railway Company et al in a suit against the State of Texas. The ruling sustains a Travis county injunction preventing short lines from using rates in Fonda tariff 2-B. Intervening short lines request an injunction to override Texas tariffs, to be decided with the main case in New Orleans.
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Austin
Tex
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Abilene & Southern Railway Company Et al
State of Texas
Travis
Travis County District Court
Atlanta
United States
Pardee
Texas Short Lines
New Orleans
Texas
Fonda
Railroad Commission
Texas Commission
Texas Trunk Lines
President given wartime power to order railways operate
The corrected carrier regulation bill reintroduced by Rep Adamson would authorize the president to order railroads to run parts of their rolling stock during war times without taking over railroads. It would also permit control of railways telegraph and telephone lines, draft employees, use militia for protection, and expand the Interstate Commerce Commission from seven to eleven members.
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Washington
Congress
Adamson
House Commerce Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Relief From Calomel Sickness
An advertisement warns calomel causes sickness and bone necrosis and promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable alternative. The copy guarantees a night's result and a money back promise if relief isn’t felt, claiming it cleanses bile and eases constipation for the whole family.
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Dodson
Adv
Proposals for a 2 Million Strong War Time Work Army
Washington reports enthusiastic support at the department of agriculture for enlisting a work army of 2,000,000 men and boys to boost food production. Secretary Houston ordered wide publicity for resolutions from a St. Louis conference urging Congress to appropriate 25 million dollars for a national production campaign.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Houston
St. Louis
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Burke man R E Lee named assistant marshal for Confederate reunion parade
Colonel R E Lee of Burke Virginia grandson of the late General Robert Lee is appointed assistant marshal of the parade at the Confederate veterans reunion from June 4 to 8. Colonel Robert N Harper chairs the local arrangements committee.
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Washington
R. E. Lee
Burke
Robert Lee
Robert N. Harper
Warning of German submarine off Atlantic coast
The navy department received a report from the destroyer Smith on patrol duty that a torpedo crossed her bows at night. The warning was broadcast to all ships to illustrate the rigid patrol established off the Atlantic coast with no further operation details released.
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Washington
Atlantic
Navy Department
Smith
Secretary Urges Higher Spring Wheat Planting Across Plains
Farmers in North Dakota Minnesota South Dakota Washington Montana and Idaho are urged by Secretary Houston to plant more spring wheat immediately to offset a serious potential shortage due to the weak winter wheat crop conditions.
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Washington
North Dakota
Minnesota
South Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Houston
Funeral for unknown dead from Lyddystone explosion in Chester
Thousands gathered in Chester to witness funeral services for the unidentified victims of the Lyddystone Ammunition plant explosion. The dead, 122 in number, were laid in a long trench at a rural cemetery with unclaimed bodies in oaken coffins.
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Chester
Lddystone Ammunition Corporation
Opium Seizures To Be Used For Hospital Drugs
Large quantities of opium seized by treasury agents under anti narcotic enforcement will be converted into hospital drugs in short supply due to wartime needs. The plan was reported Thursday to the National Academy of Sciences by the National Research Council.
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Washington
Treasury Department
National Academy of Sciences
National Research Council
No Separate Peace Promised by Russian Provisional Gov
Washington reports that the Russian provisional government will not consider any terms from German or Austrian socialist representatives for a separate peace under any conceivable conditions. The assurances came in Washington on Thursday.
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Washington
Russia
Berlin Strike Numbers Reported in Semi Official Papers
Berlin strikers reportedly number 125000 according to semi official papers and are said to be active in machine works electrical establishments and portions of munition plants as published this week via Tageblatt.
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Copenhagen
London
Berlin
Tageblatt
Angleton Road Elections Ordered for Brazo ria Co
Brazo ria county commissioners court ordered an election for road district No 20 to be held June 2. The vote would authorize connecting a gap in the hard surface roads in the area, a measure described as badly needed.
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Angleton
Tex
Commissioners Court For Road District No
Brazoria County
South Texas Doctors Pick Beaumont For Next Meeting
Houston Texas Beaumont was chosen as the next meeting place by members of the South Texas District Medical Association who closed their fifty first semi annual meeting Friday Galveston also contended for the convention location.
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South Texas Doctors’ Meeting
Houston
Tex
Beaumont
South Texas District Medical Association
Galveston
Strict Neutrality for Mexico Declared by Carranza
General Carranza told the new congress in Mexico City that Mexico will adopt strict and rigorous neutrality in the world war. The address emphasizes a neutral stance amid global conflict and seeks parliamentary support.
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Mexico
City of
General Carranza
New Congress
Loaded shell found in New York Globe pressroom
A three inch shell weighing fifteen pounds made in the United States was discovered Friday in the pressroom after the newspaper’s last edition had gone to press.
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New York
United States
New York Globe
Sons of Herman Elect Officers in Waco Tex
Julius Schramm of Granger defeated August Haxthausen of Houston for grand president. Julian Stapper of Cibolo was reelected first vice president.
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Sons of Herman
Waco
Tex
Julius Schramm
Granger
August Haxthausen
Houston
Julian Stapper
Cibolo
Slate pencils in demand in British East Africa
Slate pencils slate and copying pencils are in demand in British East Africa with traders noting rising need for writing implements among schools and clerks as regional commerce grows.
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British East Africa
Renovine Heart and Nerve Tonic Ad
On first symptoms use Renovine and be cured. Do not wait until the heart is beyond repair. Renovine is the heart and nerve tonic. Price 50c and $1.00. Ady.
Calico Declared Highest in All Skirts in State
A Columbus South Carolina State report notes calico is described as the highest in 0 years, with the same claim applying to all skirts.
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Calico
Columbus
S. C
Queen Victoria Dies and Dates in Brief
Report notes Queen Victoria died January 22 1901. It wrongly gives her birth May 24 1910. The ad promotes Wrights Indian Vegetable Pits as spring medicine claimed to aid nature with tonic laxative effects.
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Queen Victoria
England
Wright
Car purchase plans teased in casual chat
A brief exchange hints at someone planning to buy a car while discussing funding. The dialogue includes a remark about a third party named Myce ordering a person to stop eating PTA toes, adding a surreal or humorous aside to the financial distraction.
Noisy Supper Menu Among Candies and Cake
A playful exchange between Ma and Betsy reveals a supper lacking savory dishes with only candy and cake available, highlighting a sugary, whimsical household craving.
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Cnogo
Siam
L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
San Francisco
America
Brockton
Mass
Gore Glad
W.L. Douglas Shoe Co
Spark St
Brockton, Mass
Lee
U. S
Angleton Road
Spahn
Spohn Medical CO
Goshen, Ind
Great Britain
Bond
Bond’s Pharmacy Co
Little Rock
Ark
Myce
Dr. Price
Independence Boulevard
Chicago
Ill
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