Women Find Relief Through Lydia E. Pinkham's Remedy
Ravenswood West Virginia resident Mrs BeRTHA Lizring reports severe female troubles including headaches backaches and nervousness. After doctors failed she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and says she is now well and able to do housework. The piece invites other women to consider the remedy.
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Wvenswood
W. Va
Easi
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Bertha ‘Lizring
Ravenswood
There Was No Reply Robert Perry Questioning Father
A six year old boy Robert Perry of Greensburg asks where steak comes from at dinner. His father explains simply that steak comes from cows, prompting a further question about two cows. The exchange shows a child’s curiosity and a blunt parental reply.
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Robert—Perry
Pay Perry
Greensburg
Robert
Papa
Indianapolis News
Your Own Opportunities and the Power of Effort
The piece urges readers to resist temptations of easier paths and focus on personal effort. It emphasizes that success comes from the man, not the line, and that opportunities are created by the spirit invested in daily work.
Cynic Principal Reflects on Marriage and Math Troubles
A brief clipped remark from the principal appears to question relationships and loneliness referencing math troubles and isolation in a candid aside. The fragment hints at social or classroom tensions without detailing specifics.
Bayer Aspirin Safety Ad Emphasizes Bayer Cross Mark
An old advertisement urges consumers to buy genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin by checking for the Bayer Cross on each package and tablet. It touts the product as trusted by physicians for over twenty one years and proven safe for colds pain and dental issues.
Spud Murphy’s Girl
The Leatherneck reports a humorous quip from Spud Murphy about his daughter’s habit of pushing family album duty onto him. He jokes he does not mind her being fond of her folk but questions why she thinks every call requires him to organize the album.
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Spud Murphy
Spud_Murphy
Boschee's Syrup and Household Cures Featured
An ad touts Boschee's Syrup as a long trusted remedy for coughs colds bronchitis and lung troubles with claims of easing night coughs and morning expectoration. Additional notes promote Cuticura products and a brief Daily Short Story about Potiphar Wampoodle and domestic quarrels from the Louisville Courier Journal.
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Boschee
Potiphar Wampoodle
Louisville Courier-Journal
Weather Man Francis Galton Pioneered Weather Charting
English meteorologist Francis Galton, born 1824, cousin of Charles Darwin, was the first to attempt large scale charting of weather elements. His methods, though questioned for forecast accuracy, set foundations still used today.
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Francis Galton
Mia
Galton
Charles Darwin
England
A bashful romance at Mrs Seymour's dinner
Alice confides in Cecelia about her fear of social failure tied to Aunt Lettie's old fashioned ways. George William Prescott, shy and silent, is drawn into the scene as Cecelia defies expectations and Alice hopes for a breakthrough in their courtship.
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Alice
George William
Aunt Letties
Mrs. Seymour
Pisscott
Cissy
William
Bill
George
Billy
Orissy
Tom
William_Prescott
Cecelia
Cisay
Tim
George Williams
Cissy” Rose
Bill Prescott
Rose
Ina
George Willand
World Marriage Records Reach New High Across Nations
Reports indicate over 1,000,000 US marriages this year, with possibly up to 1,500,000 by December, as marriage rates soar worldwide. England reports 400,000 marriages, France and Italy set records, while divorce applications rise in many countries. Single men grow scarce in England and France, boosting dress bravado and prompting real estate builders to expect 1,000,000 new homes.
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Washington
United States
England
France
Italy
Germany
Road Work To Create 200000 Jobs In Coming Months
Federal and state governments will spend over 150 million dollars on road construction and repairs across more than 7000 miles of highways in the months ahead. More than 200000 workers can be employed over the next year as labor costs rise to about half the project total. Officials note cheap material and low labor markets drive a launch in public road campaigns nationwide.
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Washington, D C
Federal
Public Roads
Chambers of Commerce
National Conference On
Permanent Commission On Economic Readjustment
Washington
National Conference
Congress
United States
Domestication Proposal for Deer and Elk on Puget Sound Island
Seattle planners and a capitalists syndicate propose fencing and domesticating deer and elk on a logged island in Puget Sound. They claim deer multiply rapidly and elk are hardier, with possible yearly meat output for a large city. Project costs include 200 per mile for fencing and 65 per elk and 35 per deer, with legal hunting restrictions until open season.
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Seattle
Wash
Puget’ Sound
Belgians Dig Up German Shell After Massive Excavation
In World War I a two ton shell fell on Havay between Mons and Maubeuge and did not explode. It left a fifty foot deep crater. Belgian authorities excavated a large area to remove the dangerous ordnance weighing an estimated 16 hundredweight to a ton of explosive.
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Brussels
Havay
Mons
Maubeuge
Twenty In One Shot Ducks Near Minot
Attorney B R Sinkler tells of a hunter’s luck in Minot North Dakota. He and Mrs Sinkler saw a large flight of mallards alight in a field. They fired at close range and found twenty ducks in the field after the smoke cleared.
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Minot, N. D
B. R. Sinkller
Owl Killed as He Holds Up Rattler
Riverside report details a Santa Fe No. 54 train collision with a monkey-faced owl swooping at the engine headlight. The owl was killed and the incident halted the train briefly near Riverside as investigators noted the impact with the light.
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Rattler
Riverside
Cal
Santa Fe
G—Tound
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