War machinery runs smoothly as Penrose stirs senate
Washington reports war efforts in Europe proceeding with over a million soldiers and steady progress. Senator Penrose triggers a furious show of temper over recess and government control bills while women push for official posts and equal pay. House debates wheat prices and farm profits intensify as Kitchin keeps tight control, with bromides on aviation spending and congressional politics.
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Arthur W. Dunn
Washington
War Department
Europe
National Woman's Trade Union League
Woman’s Bureau
Department of Labor
Distressing ailments and home remedies in wartime ads
An assortment of old advertisements and quips. Capudine and Cuticura promote relief and beauty products with claims of quick results. A sardonic witticism from a sea resort vignette comments on marriage and superstition. The tone mirrors wartime period promotional copy and light humor.
Lemon Juice Freckle Cream From Lemons and Orchard White
Combine juice of two lemons with three ounces of Orchard White to create a cheap freckle sunburn and tan lotion. Massage daily on face neck arms and hands to fade freckles windburn and tan and achieve clearer softer skin. Ady endorses this harmless home beauty remedy.
Hard Luck Auto Repair Quip Sparks Local Laughs
In a lighthearted local note, a resident quips about preferring time spent fixing a car to driving it. The wry line captures common automotive woes and a playful attitude toward everyday repairs in the community.
Soldier rookie told to walk as city car delay ends
Tenatz stands at the corner in East Cleveland waiting for a city car when a soldier asks how long the wait will be. A policeman questions the rookie about his furlough, then tells him to walk. The exchange highlights transit delays and a blunt officer response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenatz
Eacclid Avenue
Mount Union
East
Cleveland
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Restores Vitality
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as purifying and enriching the blood to restore vitality and energy. It promises a strengthening, invigorating effect with a price listed as boc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
Price Boc
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad
Mrs. Rohrberg of Pittsburgh credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing long standing backache and headaches. The message endorses the remedy for weakness, displacements, inflammation, and nervousness and invites inquiries to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jas. Rohrberg
Knapp St
N.S
Rohrberg
Not If You Are a Pumpkin
A mother reads a child’s magazine story about a sour pumpkin, and her son Warren, five, learns the lesson with a hopeful remark about not letting a sour mood pay off. The tale centers on attitude and encouragement from a parent.
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Warren
Imo
Topad
Silence at Exemption Board Over Somme Veteran
A young man seeks class exemption for disability and reveals he lost a leg in the Somme. The ex exemption board members react with awkward silence as he states his war injury.
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Flushing
Battle of the Somme
Meatless Daze Complaints Spread Among Crowd
An old woman notes meat shortage causing many to feel weak and faint while another cites a new ailment named meatless Daze spreading through the crowd. The dialogue echoes concern over scarcity and public health.
Why He Would Like It Exchange
A short satirical exchange at a Sunday dinner features a minister and his son. The boy wishes that T could be a doorkeeper in the house of the Lord so he would not have to listen to the sermon, prompting a pleased reaction from the father.
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Hersey
Maine
House
Treasury
Wilson
Kitchin
Poet Urges Ladylove to Drink With Eyes
The dialogue questions why a poet desires his beloved to drink to him with her eyes and suggests her eyes are liquid and full of spirit.
Men with Money Drive Friends Away by Not Lending
A concise adage notes that men who possess wealth risk losing friends if they refuse to lend money. The saying underscores balance between generosity and self interest in social ties.
Watch Your Stomach in the Snowner Time
Public health style advertisement urging protection of stomach health during hot weather. Promotes EATONIC and BATONIC tablets to neutralize acids and relieve indigestion and dyspepsia. Encourages buying from a trusted druggist with money-back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Ceater
F. ST. Louis
Batonic
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Idaho
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California
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Wisconsin
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Indiana
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Oklahoma
London
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Connecticut
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Flinders
Ieadaghes
Ady
Tommie
Sammy
Cuticura
Dept. X
Boston
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Castor
New. York
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Aatff
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Robert
Bol
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Gun Town
ALL Drug Stores
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