Favorite Prescription Endorsed for Women’s Health and Strength
A wartime appeal urges women to use Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription to combat backache nervousness and fatigue. The ad promises renewed vim and vitality and offers trial tablets from Buffalo New York. Mrs Bettie Parker of 604 St Charles St reports relief after years of doctor visits.
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Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Waco
Texas
Bettie Parker
St.Charles St
Billy Explains Why He Seeks the Name William
In a family moment Billy asked to be called William and later told an answering party over the telephone he was Billy. His aunt questioned the switch, and after a thoughtful pause he quipped that there is a reason for every why.
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Billy
William
Bond's Liver Pills Ad for Headache Relief
Bilious headaches stem from an inactive liver. Stir the liver, regulate bowels, and cleanse poisons by taking Bond's Liver Pills, one nightly for two or three nights. A large bottle costs 25 cents at any drug store. Mild and safe, never gripe, yet thorough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bond
No Worms in a Healthy Child Ad In Tonic Claim
An old advertisement features a wartime exchange about gas exposure in France and a cheerful doctor. It then promotes Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic for children with worms, claiming to enrich blood and improve digestion with a two to three week course priced at 6 cents per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
Peggy in New Furs Sparks Teasing Banter
A brief exchange shows Peggy arriving in new furs while Phil notes she resembles a fall pippin. The humorous chat hints at shared friendships and endless descriptions among close circles.
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Peggy
Phil
Pershing Tells Story of War Leadership and Triumphs
General Pershing’s report to Secretary Baker recounts American operations from training to the Meuse Argonne victory. It highlights key actions from Coatigny to Soissons and St Mihiel, praising officers and soldiers and noting Allied coordination with French and British forces.
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Washington
John J. Pershing
Baker
France
Pershing
Meuse
Germany
Marshal Foch
Oul
Chaumont En Vexin
Abbeville
George W. Sead
Lorraine
Vosges
Paris
Forty-second
Reims
Twenty-eighth
Marne
Chateau Thierry
Marne Salient
United States
General Pershing
Foch
Chateau Whierry
Marne Sotiernt
Attmos Wiih
Soissons
Port Sur Seille
Moselle
St. Mihiel
Verdun
Forest of
Argonne
Seventeenth Corps
Sedan
Jans
Meuse- Argonne
Secretary Baker outlines army reorganization plan
Secretary Baker reports permanent army organization is deferred until after the peace conference. For temporary needs he will present a congress with a plan to reorganize the regular army as a nucleus for future forces and will seek legal perpetuation of the general staff system built during the war.
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Washington
Baker
United States
Congress
Small Things Once Precious Across Reigns
A curio of historic rulers notes how small items shaped grand behavior. Henry VII era comedy about a toss of one item. Elizabeth I era gloves as royal gifts. Henry IV of France faced universal satire for extravagances noted by Sully.
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Henry VII
Linebeth
Tienry IV
France
Sully
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Boyd Publishing CO
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Plano
Sen the
Victor
Memphis
Philadelphia
U. S
Montdidier Salient
Picardy
Coatigny
Aisne
Montdidier
Bouresches
Belleau Wood
Vaux
Berzy-le-Sec
Beau Repaire
Vierzy
Vance
Tigny
Salient
St. Miciel Salient
Thiaucourt
Nonsard
Fifth Corps
Vigneutles
Saliest
Thinncaurt
Lresnes
Woevre
Metz
Odio
Cane
Generiu Mersbine
Ritie of
Second Corps
Lindenhurg
St. Quentin Canal
Throne A
Mperehing
Europe
Murmansk
States
Secretary OF War
Uncle Sam
Wrigleys
Rey Glen
Ali
Nilers
Spohn Medical Co
Goshen, Ind
U.S. A
Boston
McCane’s Detective Agency
Houston
Peden Iron & Steel CO
San Antonio
Lydia E. Pinkham Med. Co
Paxto Toilet Company
Mass
Parker
H. G. Swink & Co
Rice St
Chicago
Oklahoma
Grady County
Major Bros
Chickasha
Okla
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