Woman Recovers On Tanlac After Severe Pellagra Scare
Mrs. C. O. of Acworth Georgia credits Tanlac with a dramatic recovery from pellagra like weakness. She weighs ninety five pounds after previously tipping the scales at sixty and plans to return home to her husband on a farm near Acworth. Her sister in Atlanta witnessed her improvement from the initial dose through full recovery and she urges others to try Tanlac. The ad also promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic for malaria resistance and iron nourishment.
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Acworth
Attlanta
Mr. Battle
Tanlnac
Tanlac
C. O
J. B. Battle
Bagtish Ave
Atlanta
GROVE
Risky Business and Elephant Work in India
An old advertisement discusses elephants as work animals in India and the risk of dealing with them. It hints at bargaining over prices and mentions Dr. Peery's Vermifuge Dead Shot as a quick remedy, reflecting a period ad style and skeptical tone about costly medicaments.
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India
Dr. Peery
Family praise and fortune of a popular relative
Citizens speak warmly of Coibyn and his relatives claim they would do anything for him. The conversation reveals surprise at his accumulated wealth and social status.
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Coibyn
Femenina Promoted as Cure for Female Disorders
An advertisement touts Femenina as the wonder worker for all female disorders priced at $1.50. The brief notice markets the remedy with a simple sales line and an offer to purchase.
Subtle Quip Sparks Bread and Butter Metaphor
A brisk exchange centers on bread and butter as a young man deflects blame for thinly spread butter. The remark surfaces as a witty shorthand about awareness and responsibility in daily life.
No Conscription Debate Echoes In Conversational Slogan
Quoted exchange questions belief in conscription as a speaker rejects modern draft plans. The responder states no faith in druggists and praises old fashioned remedies, signaling a stance against contemporary policies.
Lincoln Highway Toll in Pennsylvania Sparks Debate
Pennsylvania remains the only state to impose a toll for using the Lincoln Highway prompting debate over policy and highway funding.
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Pennsylvania
Jefferson Davis remark prompts quiet classroom moment
A teacher asks students for views on Jefferson Davis. After a long silence she singles out Tommy Burns to answer. He finally says Davis "never did do nuthin' to me," revealing a hesitant, uneasy reaction from the class.
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Jefferson Davis
Tommy Burns
Death Lurks in a Weak Heart Ad Promises Cure
An old newspaper ad claims Renovine cures a weak heart with first symptoms. It warns of delay and penalty, touts Renovine as the heart remedy, and lists a price of 1.50 dollars. It mentions an 80 age reference and uses an urgent warning tone.
Did you make these biscuits, wife in Ueno style
A brief, domestic exchange captures a playful moment between a couple about biscuit size. One notes the biscuits are smaller than usual, and the other replies the change is to give less to fault.
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Ueno
Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills Advertisement
Medicine is occasionally necessary to help the system recover its normal function. Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills are an ideal medicine. They combine tonic and laxative properties. Adv.
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Wright
Subway Seat Blues Echo in Elevator Varnish
A set of quick quips about a man who cannot sit on the subway, in the elevator, or at home as two women ride the car and his wife has varnished all the chairs. The exchange paints a light urban frustration with a punchy, old crackling humor.
Lemon Juice For Freckles Ady Beauty Lotion Recipe
Squeeze juice from two lemons into three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint freckle and tan lotion. Grocer lemons and drug stores supply orchard white for a few cents. Massage daily on face neck arms to fade freckles and blemishes and soften skin. Harmless. Ady.
Moon Face Reveals A Silent Message
In a brief exchange a young woman asks if the moon shows a face and whether it resembles a man or a woman. He answers it looks like a man, noting the scene is too still to be like a woman.
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Russia
Premier Ribot
France
Washington
State Department
Woman’s Crowning Glory Hair Dressing Ad
An advertisement promotes La Cre ole Hair Dressing claiming it turns gray hair back to a natural look. The copy emphasizes beauty and uses a price of $1.00 for the product.
More Than a Taste in Camp Life Candor
A companion piece recalls harsh camp life with vivid complaints about flies in milk ants in sugar and gnats in butter highlighting discomfort and critiques of camp conditions.
Not Bearlike Says Wife Describes Husband’s In Private
A wife claims her husband is bearlike only in public, insisting he never hugs her at home. The line contrasts apparent politeness in company with lack of affection in private. The exchange highlights a tension between public decorum and private intimacy.
Castoria Astoria The Childrens Panacea Ad
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor oil paregoric drops and soothing syrups. It is free from opium morphine or narcotic substances and has been used for over thirty years to relieve constipation flatulency wind colic and diarrhoea. It calms feverishness and aids digestion for healthy sleep. The genuine Castoria bears the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher and has been under his supervision since infancy. Do not trust counterfeits or imitators.
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Astoria
Chas. H. Fletcher
Castoria
Press Censorship Rules In Effect In Wartime America
Government notice enforces strict restraints on news coverage to protect wartime plans. Restrictions cover naval and military operations, troop movements, vessel details, minefields, signals, and defense installations among other sensitive topics. Compliance aims to hinder enemy access to actionable information.
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United States
Germany
Navy
Department of Commerce
Orubmarines
Texas Reports Sixty Six Wet Counties and Liquor Renewals
Texas lists sixty six wet counties with Harris county leading at 437 licenses and Bexar 411. About 2 400 saloon licenses are set to expire between May 1 and July 15 with 1 000 renewals already issued by Controller Terrell as daily renewals flood in.
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Austin
Tex
Terrell
Texas
Harris County
Bexar County
el Paso
Galveston
Dallas
Tarrant
Travis
Dover Castle torpedoed and sunk in British waters
London reports the hospital ship Dover Castle has been torpedoed and sunk this week. The armed merchant cruiser Hilary was also torpedoed and sunk, and a British destroyer perished after a collision.
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London
Dover Castle
Hilary
Transylvania
Sontay
Mediterranean
Switzerland
Hudson Maxim
Lewis Herzog
Miners Accept Wage Scale in Pennsylvania Fields
Representatives of 45 000 miners in the Central Pennsylvania bituminous coal fields voted 113 to 49 to accept the wage scale agreement drafted in Washington.
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du Bois
Pennsylvania
Washington
Smith elected president of Texas Hotel Clerks Association
Oliver E. Smith of Fort Worth was elected president of the Texas Hotel Clerks Association on Wednesday. Fort Worth was selected as the convention city for 1918.
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Dallas
Tex
Oliver E. Smith
Fort Worth
Texas Hotel Clerks’ Association
Kaiser's Man-Tisza Is Out and War News Brightens Fronts
Austria-Hungary ousts Hungarys premier Tisza and cabinet as peace hints surface from Vienna and Russia, while French and Italian advances push toward Trieste. The United States readies for war tax measures and Liberty bonds amid submarine threats and new gas price upticks.
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France
Russia
Trieste
House of Representatives
Austria-Hungary
Kaiser Wilhelm
Count Tisza
Hungary
Empress Zita
Austria
Vienna
Balkans
Italy
Trentino
Germany
America
Stockholm
Lansing
Washington
Berlin
Kerensky
Finland
Grand Duchy of
China
Kaiser
Li Yuan Hung
Tuan Chi Jui
Wu Ting-fang
United States
Brazil
Braz
Congress
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Jamiano
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South Carolina
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