Draft numbers drawn for 1918 army classes
Washington America s second draft lottery took place June 27. The table shows registration numbers and their draw order. Numbers are listed in numerical order with the draw order in the second column. Registrants will be assigned by their local boards to one of five classes after questionnaires are mailed. The final placing depends on the call number from the drawing.
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California Syrup of Figs Advertisement
An old fashioned home remedy ad promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children and adults. It claims to cleanse the liver and bowels without griping and emphasizes asking for the product by the California Fig Syrup Company name. The copy warns against counterfeit syrups and notes full directions are on each bottle.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Adv
Boy on Crutches Speaks Through Fence to Dog
A Chicago Tribune excerpt recalls a neighbor boy injured in an accident who, resting on crutches, tells a dog through a fence that they are "bos' alike" since both walk with four legs. The moment highlights resilience and shared challenges.
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Chicago Tribune
How This Nervous Woman Got Well
Mrs. Alice Heller of Christopher Illinois credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing four years of nervousness irregularities and weakness after two doctors failed. She says she is no longer nervous, regular, and in excellent health and believes the compound can cure any female trouble. The ad invites others to write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts for guidance.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Alice Heller
Lydia FE
Pinkham
Capudine Promises Quick Headache Relief
Capudine offers fast relief for headaches and reduces nervous strain. The advertisement promotes Capudine as a pleasant liquid for quick easing of distressing headaches.
Cutting Out Things War Censor Mention
Mrs Church asks if her husband is contributing to the war effort. Mrs Gotham jokes that he is one of the official censors, prompting a witty exchange about cutting out things during wartime.
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Life of
Pasteur
Regnault
Skin Ailments Treated With Tetterine Ad Featured
An advertisement touts Tetterine for facial skin eruptions including pimples and eczema, claiming rapid improvement with regular use. Sold by druggists or mailed for 50 cents by Shuptrine Co. Savannah Ga. Also mentions wartime geography of Paris and Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic with claims of restored vitality and energy.
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Shuptrine Co
Savannah
Ady
Grove
Price Uv
Paris Medicine CO
St. Louis
Percy Leaves College Amid Tongue Tied Jokes
Patriece is gone from the college as Percy questions her absence. The reply notes she is tongue-tied and unable to address the college well.
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Patriece
Lemon Juice Freckle Cream Ad Advertisement
Squeeze two lemons into three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint freckle sunburn and tan lotion. Grocers sell lemons and drugstores three ounces of orchard white for a few cents. Massage onto face neck arms and hands to fade freckles sunburn and tan and whiten skin. Harmless says Ady.
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Ady
Ireland Reports Fishing Payments and Catches in Congested Districts
The Congested Districts Board reports fishermen received £106081 from fish merchants for mackerel and £56075 in herring earnings. Donegal led mackerel income, Cork and Galway notable for herring. Total mackerel landed 185381 cwt and herring 62091 cwt. wet fish and shellfish value reached £11821 with turbot drill sole and other species also listed.
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Ireland
Cork
Kerry
Galway
Donegal
No clear news item found in the snippet
The fragmentary text contains conversational banter about a governor, a marriage to a governess, and a remark about a fool killer, with no identifiable events, names, dates, or organizations to report as a news item.
Just Once Try Dodsons Liver Tone For Calomel Free Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Dodson’s Liver Tone as a safe vegetable liver medicine that replaces calomel. It promises quicker relief from lazy or congested bowels, claims no salivation, and guarantees improvement by morning with a money back offer. It asserts the product cleanses sour bile and supports the whole family health.
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Dodson
Iere
Anemometer Sea Weed Confounds Vessels and Winds
A garbled extract describes a weed-covered sea between the Averes Canaries and Cape Verde that slows ships and serves as an anemometer. It references Maury on long observations, Magellan Straits drift, and mistaken sargassus origins, then shifts to Pasteur war anecdotes and a Dr Peery vermifuge advertisement.
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Canaries
Cape Verde Islands
Pereat
Mississippi
Columbus
Maury
Cape of Good Hope
Parkland Islands
Straits of Magellan
Oinakini
St Louis Spinster Wiis Kissed Mom Dark Find
Local item notes a curious event in St Louis involving a woman described as a spinster who recently kissed her mother in a scene described as dark and mysterious. The fragment mentions a site and light context but lacks clear details or dates.
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St. Louis
Wiis
Mom
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What Are We Going to Do About Living in Tents
A reader asks about shelter options amid displacement and ongoing housing insecurity. The note highlights concerns over temporary tents and the need for durable housing solutions for affected residents.
Haarlem Oil Capsules Advert Overclaims Health Cure
An old advertisement claims GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules cure back pain urinary problems and kidney infections. It urges immediate purchase with promises of renewed health within 24 hours, lifetime use to ward off future attacks, and money back guarantees.
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Haarlem
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