Winona Woman Credits Pinkham Remedy For Nervousness
Mrs. Albert Sultze of Winona Minnesota says she suffered over a year from nervousness and sleepless nights until Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health. The advertisement touts the product as a standard remedy for displacement inflammation irregularities pains backache dizziness and nervous prostration in women for forty years.
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Winona
Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Albert Sultze
Olmstead St
Slacker Teased by Uniformed Kittie on Winter Streetcar
An overheard streetcar exchange in a Canadian city during winter shows a slacker mocked by a uniformed Kittie and his escort. The soldier responds by joking that his knees are warmer than the slacker’s feet, and the slacker alights at the next stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mufti
Glawers
Kittie
Sterling Binks Vanishes After He Financially Collapses
In a terse exchange, witnesses note that Leean Binks is “this sterling and he oks all gone to pieces” while another character observes “No wonder, he's broke” signaling a sudden financial collapse and public concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LE Ean
Sterling
Conscientious Objector Exchanged in Brief Dialogue
In a terse exchange, one asks how proof of conscientious objector status can be shown, and the other replies that admission suffices rather than proof. The fragment captures a wartime attendance of stance and defiance.
Proclamation Sets May 30 as National Memorial Day
Washington Government announces National Memorial Day to be observed Thursday May 30. President Woodrow Wilson urges public humiliation, prayer and fasting to seek divine aid for victory and lasting peace, calling citizens to worship and reflect on just and righteous acts.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
United States
Congress of the
Senate
House of Representatives
Woodrow Wilson
United States of America
District of Columbia
Fireless cooker titled as an in home warm weather helper
A homemaker guide explains a fireless cooker that keeps heat inside for long cooking. It describes construction using a radiator like soapstone, insulation packing, and an outer container with tight fittings. The article notes benefits such as saving time and improving textures in slow cooked foods.
Fireless Cooking Guidance On Heat and Reheating Dishes
Guidance on using a fireless cooker noting food must stay with heat to cook and to reheat long cooking dishes if they cool. It advises reheating before serving and using disks to maintain temperature for small quantities.
Overman Bill Passes Congress in Lopsided Vote
Washington report notes the Overman bill to empower the president to reorganize government agencies passed the House by 295 to 2. Republicans Sterling of Illinois and Gillette of Massachusetts cast the only opposing votes as several amendments were defeated amid a pro forma debate.
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Washington
Congress
House
Sterling
Illinois
Gillette
Massachusetts
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
War Finance Corporation
Capital Issues Committee
Overman
Texas Extends Wheat Ban Through Next Harvest
Texas extends its wheat self denial beyond June 1, skipping wheat products until the next harvest. A statement from the federal food administration for Texas says the period could last into July, aligning with the next harvest and keeping the state in line with national food control.
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Houston
Texas
United States
Office
Federal Food Administration For Texas
May Be Bad Enough Then
Hobbs says they hired the former cook and Dobbs confirms intent to discount everything she tells them in a note from the New Heaven Register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobbs
Dobbs
New Heaven Register
Freezone Advertisement Claims Quick Corn Removal
An advertisement touts Freezone as a painless corn remover. It promises instant relief from aching corns and easy lifting with fingers, claiming no pain or irritation and featuring a Cincinnati inventor. The tiny bottle is sold by druggists for a few cents to treat hard and soft corns and callouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Tutt
Spohn Medical CO
Goshen
Ind
Cincinnati
Shakespeare Parody Quotation Tracked in Boston Evening Transcript
A reader cites a playful misattribution about Shakespeare and Richard III in the Boston Evening Transcript. The note references Absalom’s horse incident as the source of the line often misquoted as "A horse, a horse! My kingdom for a horse!"
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Shakespeare
Bix
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promotes Malaria Fight
Old Standard GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC advertised as a malaria aid. Labels reveal Quinine and Iron in tasteless formula priced at 60 cents.
Sizing Him Up
A brief dialogue scene contrasts a man’s earning power with his ancestral tracing ambitions. Jessica notes he cannot earn over $15 a week, implying limits on social prospects and heritage exploration.
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June
Jessica
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FE Kald Ave
Brooklyn
N Y
David Roberts
Metaune
Ben
Creem
Thomas E. Creen
Slacker
Special Information Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Robert Lansing
Secretary
Bright
W. BE. Stirling
Orchard St
Georgetown
Dean
Louisiana
Geo. F. Poole
North St
Lake Charles
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Chemists
Chicago
Parker's
Druggista
Malitol
Maser
Dept. B
Oth St
Phila
Jones-Brewster Co
Peden Iron & Steel CO
San Antonio
McCane’s Detective
L& and
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