Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound A Lifeline For Women
Mrs Frank Se Vegg of Vinton Iowa credits Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health after teen years of weakness. She used it before each birth and says it helped for over thirteen years, along with reading its informative booklets. The ad highlights daughters and mothers across generations praising the remedy.
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Vinton
Iowa
Etaryst
Lydia
Pinkham
Frank SeVegg
610Th Avenue
Fresh-water Shrimp Camimarus Thrives in Oregon Lake
A new freshwater shrimp named camimarus is thriving in an Oregon lake. It is an excellent trout food and may help trout grow two to three times their original size.
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Oregon
What is that Circulating Medium bridge prize worth
A fragment notes a circulating medium used as a bridge prize with brief dialogue about its value and purpose. The sparse lines identify it as a bridge prize but provide no names or places.
Grocer and Customer Banter Over Fresh Limburger Cheese
A brief exchange shows a grocer toutting fresh limburger cheese as a customer probes for details. The dialogue suggests a routine market scene with emphasis on freshness.
Old South Banquet Tale From Governor Jelks
The Alabama governor William Dorsey Jelks recounted a story at a banquet about a 19th century plantation scene. An aged slave responds to a slaveholder with a calm retort about a stolen turkey, highlighting a clash of power and wit in southern heritage.
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William Dorsey Jelks
Alabama
Talladem
Landlady Tells Judge Jackson Left No Personal Belongings
The Harrisburg landlady testifies that Henry Jackson left no personal belongings when he departed, leaving months of room rent unpaid. Judge Wickersham questions if anything was left, she replies nothing was, not even surreptitiously.
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Henry Jackson
Matter of Principle in Texas Marriage Fee Cartoon
A 65 year old bride and her sweetheart visit Justice Bend in Flag of Linitas Texas for a wedding. The justice explains a small ceremony fee and the couple, noting prior marriages, bargain over the charge as they leave.
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Justice of the Peace Bend
Linitas
Texas
Mosaic Disease Study Pushed by Ultrapmicroscope Invention
Research into mosaic disease gains potential insight from the ultramicroscope designed by J. F. E. Barnard. The famed Caelish microscopist, with Dr. Gye, asserts they isolated the cancer germ using this instrument.
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J. FE. Barnard
Gye
Waterlogged Says One-I Fence Tale Echoes Pip's Passage
A fragment recalls a waterlogged fence made of crooked rails through which a pig wriggled and emerged on the same side. Another speaker adds a darker note about a drowned man identified by a speech impediment.
Probable Starry Sister In Sparks Storefront Chat
In a casual conversation a customer asks if a sister is in and is told she might be, with an aside about not expecting Jimmy. The exchange hints at a personal matter within a public setting. No clear names beyond Jimmy are established.
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Jimmy
Mountain lizards host a top of the mountain party
Invitations go to beetles caterpillars moths and Mr Soall for a feast at a fountain top. Sammy Snail misses the start oversleeps and arrives just as supper begins amid playful banter from the guests.
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Mr. Soall
Mountain Lizard
I. S
Sammy Snail
Alf
Cnterprilary
Fle
Sammy
Pat
White lace and silk coats dominate summer fashion trends
The article surveys summer outerwear in lace and silk, featuring hand dyed linen coats, velvet wraps, and moire silks. It highlights Paris couture influences, ensemble coordination, and the rise of independent coat fashion with sheer lace, tulle, organdie, and white satin accents.
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Paris
Haute Couture
Moire Siik
Elithe
Greater Interest in Adding Members to the American Legion
National commander P. Savage reports the Legion maintains lead in membership over last year as several departments push to exceed quotas. Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania and others compete with Kansas-Oklahoma contests, while governors promote Legion week and communities emphasize service and renewal.
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P. Savage
American Legion
Legion
Tiinels
Paris
France
Savage
Canada
Florida
Alabama
Indiana
Kentucky
Kansas
Oklahoma
Bflany
Post Helps Playground Program in Zanesville Ohio
The Zanesville post of The American Legion adopts Purlic playgrounds for the children. A plan for development and maintenance is set, with a city survey underway to determine needed playgrounds. Legionnaires will lead the work, with help from other organizations. A citizen committee will be formed to advise the Legion committee on the effort.
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Zanesville
Ohio
American Legion
Lecionnaires
HnaDelat
Legiot Committee
Community Golf Ground Supported by American Legion Group
The American Legion Community Golf association of Mason City Iowa now in its third year reports a treasury surplus. In the first year 299 members joined with low fees, new greens were built and the course improved. The aim is to develop the course further and eventually turn it over to the city as a municipal park.
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American Legion Community Golf Association
Mason City
Iowa
Clausen-Worden Post
American Legion
Legion
Nohody
To Drill Scout Drum Corps In Fort Dodge
A scout drum and bugle corps patterned after the Fort Dodge Legion drum corps is being organized in Fort Dodge. Legion members will train the scout musicians and drill them in the formations that brought the national title in Philadelphia last year.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
Americnan Legion
Philadelphia
Legion Corps
Fort Dodze
Legion Dads Vote to Support Legion Building Plan
The American Legion Dads of Marshalltown Iowa voted to subscribe for stock in the Legion Building Association to aid the local post in obtaining its own building. They also approved paying a month's rent on the present Legion hall.
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American Legion Dads
Fathers of World War Veterans
Marshalltown
Towa
Legion Building Association
Legion Post
Legion Hall
A Couple of Irishmen Pat I hear yer wife is sick
Two Irish men discuss a wife’s illness with Carverian banter in a brief Monthly column. The exchange notes she is ill and “divvie a bit” but not dangerous, reflecting light wartime humor.
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Pat
Mike
Anny
American Legion Monthly
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Uanford
W. ON. UL
Salt Lake City
Fletcher
Givens
Mary Graham Bonner
MR. Snail
Lillie Dove
Julia Bottomley
Vatony
American Legion News Service
Post
Ohio City
Legion Dads
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