How Mrs Boyd Avoided an Operation
Canton Ohio woman recounts suffering from female trouble and doctors recommending surgery. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped her restore health and avoid operation enabling daily chores. She urges others to try the remedy before surgery and offers to seek advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Marig Boyp
5Th St
N. E
Lyna E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Rainy Night Teacher Meeting Sparks Hidden Thoughts
In Indiana, during a heavy rain, teachers are summoned to a meeting at the superintendent's office. A tense walk home ends with a whispered confession about fearing dismissal for thoughts, revealing the unspoken tensions behind a stormy evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Texas railroad commissions retain control under federal supervision
Wal ker D. Hines director general of railroads informs the Texas railroad commission that federal control governs private transportation matters such as spur tracks crossings safety and station facilities while rates remain outside state touch. He aims to expedite final decision by the appropriate tribunal on interstate rates and clarifies coordination between federal and state authorities in public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas Railroad Commission
Walker D. Hines
Hines
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Railroad Administration
State Railroad and Public Utilities Commissions
Peace Terms For Germany Reported By Marshal Foch
Paris reports from the supreme war council outline demobilization and disarmament with only 25 Allied controlled divisions. Proposals include reducing the German army to 200000, limiting artillery and aircraft, dismantling Baltic fortifications, turning fourteen cables to Allied control, and annual payments to the Allied finance commission. An inter allied inspection body would oversee troops and factories. Rhine occupation continues under postwar lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Germany
Supreme War Council
Marshal Foch
Echo de Paris
L'Information
Baltic Sea
Allied Finance Commission
Rhine
Austria
Poland
Demonstration in Berlin Over Return of Von Lettow Vorbeck
A Berlin crowd demonstrated outside the hotel housing the American mission. Enthusiasts shook fists and sticks at several American officers in the windows while others clapped and cheered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
von Lettow- Voorbeck
Confederate Veterans Call for War Tax Refund
Confederate Veterans camps across the South urge Congress to refund the $68,000,000 cotton tax collected during the Civil War and to pay veterans or widows who married before 1870. They propose a $500 immediate pension and $150 per quarter until the principal is used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
South
Congress
Carrie Nation Monument Move Revived in Belton
Interest in the Carrie Nation Memorial Association is revived to erect a monument over the grave of the Kansas saloon smasher in Belton cemetery. Local leaders seek support and fundraising to honor Nation’s enduring temperance legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Nation
Belton
Memorial Association
Kansas
Indiana Legislature Awards 10000 for Fairbanks Monument
The Indiana House approved a bill to appropriate 10000 dollars for a monument honoring Charles Warren Fairbanks. The action occurred Saturday in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Charles Warren Fairbanks
Wilson Presses League of Nations Ahead of Paris Return
President Wilson told a New York audience that an overwhelming majority of Americans favor the league of nations and will persist in push for peace. Former President Taft argued adherence to European peace interests and warned against an isolationist return. The sixty-fifth Congress ended amid a bitter Senate clash and a filibuster by Republican opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wilson
Paris
League of Nations
Taft
Metropolitan Opera House
America
League
William Howard Taft
United States
Senate
Honor Roll Texas Heroes From War Fronts
Texas list honors soldiers killed in action and died of disease or accident, wounded, missing, or returning to duty. Names include Lt. James Edmond of Waco, Pvt. Isiah Adams of Crockett, Pvt. Homer Hodges of Dublin, and many others across cities such as Austin, San Antonio, Dallas, Houston, and more. The roster preserves fallen and injured by branch of fate in Europe.
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Texas
Europe
James Edmond
Waco
William L. Humphries
Oakwood
Earl Adkins
Mount Pleasant
Isiah D. Adams
Crockett
Homer L. Hodges
Dublin
Ed H. Childress
Delvalle
Jesse Fl
Fred
Carnie L. Niblett
Hughes Springs
Melza J. Kennedy
Cash
Archie M. Lyles
Dallas
Wagoner Gus H. Stricklin
Cook Norman LI. McDuffey
Aubrey
Jack Maeding
Needville
Otis Miles
Terrell
Jesse Milliard
Garrison
Henry Pope
Pittsburg
John Lucas
Houston
William R. Barcley
Saron
Bob Coker
Lewisville
Charlie C. Fryar
William H. Winters
Pearsall
Charles O. Cook
Birdwell
Grover C. Dover
Fort Worth
Alonzo J. A. Jung
Fredericksburg
Joseph P. Hindley
Corsicana
Governor Hobby Advances Key Texas Bills Across Departments
Governor Hobby approved and filed numerous measures including Senate bills boosting judges' salaries to 6500 for supreme and appellate courts and 4000 for district courts, and several road and school district acts across counties. He also signed concurrent resolution 29 urging UT faculty to award diplomas to service members who completed most of their coursework.
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Austin
Tex
Hobby
Senate
Supreme Court
Commission of Appeals
Court of Criminal Appeals
Courts of
Civil Appeals
Charlotte Independent
Atascosa County
Cooke County
Coryell County
Titus County
Rusk County
Boards of Regents
University of Texas
United States Army
Navy
United States
Red Cross
Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets advertised as cure all
An ad claims May Apple Aloe and other ingredients in a sugar pill called Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure pimples headaches bad breath and worm problems. The piece also includes a cartoon gag about a hat check and a noisy party with casual references to a social event.
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Doctor Pierce
Tetterine Promises Clear Skin With Regular Use
An advertisement touts Tet terine as a cure for pimples eczema and skin blotches urging daily use for quick results. Sold by druggists or mailed for 50 cents by Shuptrine Co Savannah Ga. A separate light anecdote recalls a woman at an exposition asking why allies painted targets on their warplanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shuptrine Co
Savannah
Ady
August Flower claims to cure stomach and liver ailments
An advertisement extols August Flower as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion, aids bile secretion, and purifies the blood, with a claim it treats disorders caused by stomach issues and inactive liver. The piece notes it is sold worldwide. A separate item reports a surge in corset demand, with 28,000 corsets shipped to Tahiti and other South Pacific dealers, noting demand has doubled in two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Sea
South Seas
United States
Tahiti
South Pacific
Vacher Balm Ad and a Quick Coffee Gag
An old advertisement touts Vacher Balm at 25 cents for rapid relief from Croup, Catarrh, Colds, and Sore Throat with samples and prices from W Vacher Inc New Orleans. The notice ends with a humorous Boston Transcript cartoon gag about a grocer and a boy seeking tea or coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Vacher, Inc
New Orleans
Adv
Grocer
Boston Transcript
Black-Draught A Family Medicine
Mrs J W Walker of Chickasha Oklahoma extols Thedford s Black-Draught as a universal home remedy for headaches sour stomach indigestion and constipation Her husband uses it as a tonic and laxative and claims relief from stomach cramps after brewing a tea Thedford s Black-Draught touted as a 70 years old standard remedy is marketed as cleansing the system and preventing digestive troubles Sold by all druggists Adv
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chickasha
Okla
J. W. Walker
Thedford
Digesting Writings and Minds in Brief
A compact reflection on how readers or minds handle writing and fruit alike. It argues responsibility lies with the eater or reader, not the offering or the fruit.
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Mrs. Winslow As
Hayes
Healing Honey
Paris Medicine Company
Grove
Railroad Commissioners OF States
Foch
Fairbanks
Mr. Wilson
Texas Heroes
Becker
Walker
Los Angeles Times
Doan
Louisiana
W. R. Ellis
Justice of Peace
State St
Agieville
Bedn Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N
Muate
Lightning Chemical Co., Inc
Broadway 8
Hazel St. Tenens
Riists
Winsor & Newton
American Blue Print Co., Inc
Secial
42Nd St
New York City
General Hardware
Peden Iron & Steel CO
San Antonio
Reco Lung
Reco Remedy CO
Douglass
Columbus
Anti-Smoke Co
Boz
Boston
Thomas E. Green Benk
Chatsworth
N. Y
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