Lydia E. Pinkham remedy credited with saving operation
An elderly Black River Falls Wisconsin woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with avoiding surgery after severe organic illness. The ad touts the tonic as a household staple and urges readers to seek advice and consider the product for inflammation, ulcers, backache, and nerves. Also promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment with free samples and prices.
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Black River
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Eau Claire
Lydia B. Pinkhem
A. W. Brazer
Black River Falls
Building defenses key to battling rat plague says USDA
The United States Department of Agriculture urges anti rat measures as a building and community effort. David Ke Lantz notes rats outnumber people and cause greater harm than wolves or tigers, proposing cost effective cooperative plans to cut rat damage by up to ninety percent and end bubonic plague fears.
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David KE. Lants
United States Department of Agriculture
Lantz
Meat Scarcity and Bread Shortage Hit France and Belgium
The report notes a meat and bread crisis across France Belgium and nearby regions with St Bernard dogs from the Alps nearly extinct due to food shortages in France. It details meatless days in France and England and price spikes in Belgium and Switzerland, plus penalties for price violations and reduced rations in Vienna hospitals.
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Paris
Alps
Kittet
St. Bernard Pass
Rhone
Dora Baltea
the &T. Bernard
England
France
Belgium
Anterp
Meerle
Antwerp
Val Ue Travers
Switzerland
Vienna
British Plane Bombs German Destroyers Off Zeebrugge
A British air crew engages six German destroyers off the Belgian coast near Zeebrugge. The observer reports multiple bomb drops with direct hits signaling one destroyer sinking, while five others retreat and the sixth is left shattered at sea.
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London
Scheldt
Zeebruggemorg
Geman
Pnlet
Tne
Osten
Cigarettes Dropped To U S Forces In St Mihiel Drive
A cablegram reports 20000 packages of cigarettes dropped from American planes to infantry and artillerymen during the St Mihiel offensive. Y M C A workers and Knights of Columbus members aided by air units handed out cigarettes and chocolates as troops pressed forward.
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New York
St. Mihiel
William J. Mulligan
Knights of Columbus Committee On War Activities
United War Work Campaign Headquarters
Knights of Columbus
Martin V. Merle
San Francisco
K. of C
St. Michael
Tennessee recruit hits 48 of 50 in target drill
A Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, recruit in Captain Winston's company admitted not reading orders. He fired at a target and scored 48 points of 50, a typical score for the Foountscneers.
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Sheridann
Montgomery
Ala
Winston
Cubs Chief Feeds 65 000 Soldiers at Smithtown Camp
Charles Weeghman president of the Cubs takes charge of feeding 65 000 soldiers daily for the government at the largest artillery camp in the country located at Smith Town Kentucky.
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Charles Weeghman
The
Cubs
Smith Town
Frohman Snubs Stranger at Theater, Praises Local Agent
Charles Frohman enters his theater with J M Barrie as doorkeeper doubts his identity. Frohman does not reveal himself, claiming revealing would humiliate the Tram who “knows his business.” The tale ends with noting a rich man never refuses pennies in change.
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Charles Frohman
J. M Barrie
Barrie
Frohman
The Easiest Part of the Tripper Says Soldier
An American soldier in Fiice remarks the trip is easiest part stating no instructions are needed and the journey feels straightforward despite attention to detail.
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Fiice
Haarlem Oil Capsules Promoted For Back Aches And Kidney Health
An old advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a cure for back pain fatigue and urinary issues tied to bladder stones and kidney infection. It promises quick relief renewed vigor within 24 hours and urges continued use to prevent future attacks with a money back guarantee.
Young Parvenu Wears Fine Clothes, Ostler’s Past Cited
A brief quip notes a young parvenu is unusually well groomed and adds that his valet once worked as an ostler, signaling humble origins behind polished attire.
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Parvenu
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Crabshaw
Cuticura
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Boston
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M’cormack
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Regal
Stanacks
Boris
Eac Ae
Haarlem
Batonic
Batonic Remedy Company
Walnah Ave
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Ron Cap
Reagan
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