Nervous Prostration Advice From Philadelphia Woman
West Philadelphia resident Mrs. Frank Fitzgerald reports severe nervous prostration and frequent illnesses. After using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she recovered enough to resume housework and recommends the remedy to other women with nervous symptoms and backache. The letter credits 49 years of company experience for guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Philadelphia
Ydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Frank Fitzgerald
N. 41St Street
Allen's Foot Bipe Ad Warns Farmers On Foot Care
Quoted ad claims farmers work harder and use Allen's Foot Bipe to ease foot pain from long days. Warns "Don't get foot sare" and promotes: sold by dealers everywhere, price 25e.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Fragmentary Exchange On Horseman Claims Forage
A rugged dialogue shows two men debating food and horse use during a journey. One character notes a Russian rider, while the other agrees a little horse meat might be useful. The incomplete quotation suggests a rough frontier exchange.
Cuticura Free Sample Offer For Skin Relief Ad
Ad promotes free samples of Cuticura Soap and Ointment with claims to relieve itching and scalp troubles. Provides a mysterious address in Boston and locations where samples are available. Includes pricing notes for Soap and Ointment and a fragmented closing line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Depr
Boston
Clumsy at St Edith
Fragmentary line reads as unskilled labor defined by Maurie Well in a transcript. The source text is garbled and lacks clear context or concrete events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Edith
Fred Nike
Maurie
General Strength Tonic and Dr Pierce Teasers Mentioned
An old advertisement fragment touts a General Strengthening Tonic for adults and children and mentions Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for cleaning liver bowels and stomach. It also cites a remark about drummers being noisy rather than on the beat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Ady
Cordelia
Ten Mile Zone Law Upheld by Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
In a majority opinion Judge W C Morrow sustains the ten mile zone law as constitutional amid wartime provisions. Judge Davidson dissents arguing unconstitutionality. Habeas corpus for C H Hollingsworth of Fort Worth is dismissed. The statewide city law awaits a test after June 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
W. C. Morrow
Court of Criminal Appeals
Davidson
C. H. Hollingsworth
Fort Worth
Morrow
United States
Congress
Wirant
All Railroad Presidents Relieved From Active Duty
Washington reports that every U S railroad president was relieved from active duty by Director General W G McAdoo who will appoint a federal director for each road. New regional districts Allegheny and Pocahontas created with directors to follow. C W Huntington of Virginian Railway removed for not following repair and maintenance orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
W. G. McAdoo
Railroad Administration
Allegheny Region
Pittsburg
New York Central
C. H. Markham
Pocahontas
Hampton Roads
Markham
A. H. Smith
New York
East
Allegheny
New England
Mississippi River
Ohio River
C. W. Huntington
The
Virginian Railway
Lice Fight for Fowls with Sulphur and Sodium Fluorid
Poultry pests include body lice head lice and mites living on birds and roosts. Powdered sulphur or pyrethrum dusting helps but rarely cures alone. sodium fluorid offers a one shot solution though not widely stocked. Write to the U S department of agriculture for Farmers Bulletin 801 with detailed guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Holland's Request for Ships Denied by U S
Washington reports the United States refused Holland's request for three ships in American ports to carry the remaining grain promised by President Wilson. Dutch ships should be sent at once to prevent delay, as Netherlands had barred Dutch ships from departing its ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Holland
United States
Wilson
Netherlands
Senate approves bill to admit ticky cattle for slaughter
The Senate on Friday passed Senator Sheppard's measure to admit ticky cattle from South and Central America for immediate slaughter. Previously these cattle could only enter at ports below the quarantine line. The Agricultural Department will set regulations governing their importation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Sheppard
South
Central America
Agricultural Department
Loss of 300 Training Planes at Camp Kelly
The DOJ led inquiry will examine the loss of about 300 training airplanes at Camp Kelly Texas. The aircraft valued around 600000 dollars reportedly fell prey to corroded motors and neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Justice
Charles Hughes
Camp Kelly
Texas
Teuton Intrigue in America Prompts Government Probes
Washington disclosures say U S government gathered evidence of Sinn Fein leaders in conspiracy with German agents to foment rebellion in Ireland. Similar German intrigue with other nationalist groups in the United States was uncovered, including funds used to finance agitation among Negroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Washington
Sinn Fein
Ireland
United States
New Oil Well at Goose Creek Houston Tex
The Humble Oil and Refining Company completed its No 28 Gaillard at Goose Creek and the well is now flowing about 2500 barrels of oil per day at a depth around 2900 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Gaillard
Goose Creek
Capt Hall Prisoner of Germans in German Hospital
Captain James Norman Hall of Colfax Iowa, long missing since May 7, is reported wounded and held as a prisoner in a German hospital after being with the American Army in France.
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France
James Norman Hall
Colfax
Iowa
Mite Control Tips for Poultry Houses
The article notes that mite problems lessen with clean poultry houses and warm weather. It recommends applying liquid insecticides or disinfectants to birds and harboring sites, repeating weekly until mites are gone, and suggests petroleum-based disinfectants as effective options.
Call for One Hundred Hens Per Farm Nationwide
A publication from the office of the secretary of agriculture proposes 100 hens on every U S farm and 100 eggs per hen annually. It argues the plan is feasible with current waste materials and would yield about 60 billion eggs a year, highlighting it as a potential military resource.
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United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Freezone Corn Remover Promises Quick Pain Free Results
An ad touts Freezone as a cheap miracle for corns including hard and soft varieties and those between the toes. It claims instant relief with a drop on the corn and easy removal, urging readers to keep a bottle on hand and buy at drug stores. It labels Freezone a Cincinnati genius discovery and ends with a patriotic wartime line about allies and America needing you.
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Cincinnati
Adv
Texan Cadet killed in Italy during air flight
Aviation Cadet Eugene Doak Penn died at Foggia after his propeller broke while flying at an altitude of 1290 yards. He was the son of the late Judge R. L. Fenn and his mother Mrs. Rae Penn of Austin Texas.
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Rome
Eugene Doak Penn
Foggia
Rae Penn
Austin
Texas
Penn
R. L. Fenn
Weather Favored Cotton Areas in Cotton Belt
Weather continued favorable for cotton growth in most Cotton Belt districts during the week ending Wednesday. The National Weather and Crop Bulletin notes little disruption to field work from rainfall and steady progress in cultivation.
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Washington
National Weather and Crop Bulletin
Titanic wartime shipping losses and port clearances
The admiralty reports April losses of merchant tonnage to British 220,709 tons and allied and neutral 84,393 tons, totaling 305,102 tons. Port clearances in and out reached 7,040,309 gross tons.
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London
Admiralty
Army Auxiliary in Berne Reports 36000 Women Employed
Austrian papers fear the effeminization of the army as 36,000 women and girls serve as clerks and servants in the auxiliary services. Additional enlistments are claimed at a rapid rate of 150,000 monthly.
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Berne
Switzerland
Chickens Best Poultry For Profit In General Farm Practice
The article extols chickens as the top poultry type for farms noting they adapt to general conditions yield high margins and make use of kitchen scraps waste grain and livestock byproducts. It claims chickens salvage waste from stables sheds and hog pens and reduce insect pests especially in winter.
Concrete Ship Faith Proves Equal to Steel in Trial
Official report on the Faith second trial voyage off the Pacific coast notes strong winds and rough seas. The report says the vessel is believed to be fully equal if not superior to any steel ship of the same size and power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Faith
Pacific
Eagles Name Denison as Meeting Site and Officers
The Fraternal Order of Eagles state convention adjourned with Denison Texas chosen as the meeting place for the next year and officers elected. Judge J C Canty of Galveston was named president.
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Port Arthur
Texas
Denison
Order of Eagles
J. C. Canty
Gal Veston
Making Food From Waste War Poultry Duty
The text argues for expanding poultry farming to convert waste materials into food. It insists poultry turns otherwise unusable byproducts into edible matter, making poultry a national and personal duty. It claims fowls convert waste and require grain only for finishing, effectively creating extra food.
Damaged U-Boat Entered Spanish Port at Cartagena
An official dispatch from Cartagena reports that the German submarine U-39 entered the port at night in a damaged condition. The U-39 is alleged to be the submarine blamed for torpedoing the Lusitania off Kinsale on May 7, 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Cartagena
Kinsale
July 4 to Be Ship Launching Day in U S
Washington telegraphs asked every shipyard in the United States to speed up production and make July 4 the greatest launching day in history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Telegraph
Wool auction bid sets record for two pounds of White House wool
Dallas reporter M. H. Wolfe bid $1000 on two pounds of White House wool recently sent by President Wilson to Governor Hobby. The wool is to be auctioned for the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
M. H. Wolfe
White House
Wilson
Hobby
J. Red Cross
March to Victory and the Blood Tonic Cure
A historic health ad extols courage as blood strength. It promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Anuric for urinary and uric acid issues, detailing ingredients and mail order from Dr. Pierce’s Hotel in Buffalo, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
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Jefferson
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Teich
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Hall
Amereca
Italy
Army Auxiliary
Eagles
Spanish Port
Carters
Iver Pills
Carter
Cutter Laboratory
Berkeley
Cal
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Daisy Fly Killer
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