Alfalfa Week 10 Observed In March In Northwest states
In Salem Oregon January 20 the Holden Improvement committee set the second week in March as alfalfa week in Oregon Washington and Idaho to promote education about alfalfa the Northwest’s major forage crop. State Superintendent J A Churchill will push week through language classes in schools. Holden founder of the movement commends Churchill for cooperation between the people government office and agricultural college.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Holden Improvement Committee
Northwest
J. A Churchill
Holden
Chicago
Churchill
Agricultural College
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days with PAZO Ointment
Cure promised for itching bleeding and prolapsed piles with PAZO Ointment. First application relief claimed. druggist refund if not cured. Ad notes 50¢ price and money back guarantee.
What Every Baby Needs by Josephine Baker
In the February Woman's Home Companion a Better Babies department presents an article by Josephine Baker director of child hygiene in New York City's health department. The piece outlines essential needs for infant care and guidance for parents on early child health practices.
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Woman's Home Companion
Department For
By & Josephine Baker
Department of Health of
New York City
Pasco Charity Ball Draws Great Attendance
Pasco on January 20 reports the Women’s Club League charity ball was well attended. The event is expected to net over $100 for charitable purposes. Some funds may be used for prizes to encourage city children to grow flowers and gardens next summer.
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Pasco
Women's Club League
Danderine Hair Doubling Promise Promoted in Ad Copy
An old advertisement touts Danderine as a 25 cent hair treatment that cleanses dust and oil, stops itching and hair loss, and claims hair becomes light, wavy, abundant, soft, and grows new hair after weeks of use the ad urges readers to buy from drug stores or toilet counters.
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Knowlton
Ely's Cream Balm Promises Quick Relief for Cold and Catarrh
An old advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as instantly opening nasal passages and easing head and throat discomfort. It claims rapid relief from swollen membranes, stopped nose, and catarrh with a small bottle from any drug store, promising disappearance of symptoms by morning.
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Ely
New York Eats 1500 Miles Butter Years
New York figures show butter eggs and poultry bills for 1913 exceeded 136 million dollars, with poultry alone at 22 million and 6 000 carloads reaching the city. The Tower Building in Broadway is slated for demolition as height limits and skyline changes spark a new era in steel construction. Shanghaing claims are debunked by maritime groups, while Anne Morgan promotes a tango class for working girls at a Vacation Savings Fund club house on Fifth Avenue and Riverside Drive.
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New York
Middle West
United States
Grand Central Station
Poughkeepsie
Hombay
North Pole
South Pole
Lower Broadway
Walla
Anne Morgan
J. P. Morgan
Morgan
Mim Morgan
Elizabeth Marbury
Fifth Avenue
Riverside Drive
Mother Gray’s Aromatic Leaf advertised as kidney remedy
An old advertisement promotes Mother Gray's Aromatic Leaf for backache dizziness headache and languor. It claims relief for kidney bladder and urinary troubles and offers 60 cent bottles with free samples by mail from Le Roy New York. It targets tired weak readers seeking natural herb cures.
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Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
le Roy
N. Y
Ady
Chronic Constipation Cured by Chamberlains Tablets
A testimonial from S S F Fish of Brook Iyn Michigan claims a five year severe constipation case was cured by Chamberlains Tablets. Ad appears as an in-paper sales note stating the product is for sale by all dealers.
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New York
Shanghai
Legal Aid Society
Seamen's Christian Association
Seamen's Church Institute
Silas KH. Axtell
Seamen's Branch
The
Chamberlain
S&s F. Fish
Brook Iyn
Mich
Ady
No Fall in Divorce Reform in Italian Parliament
Rome reports no progress toward a divorce law as 223 deputies pledged to Catholic reform. Count Gentillon disclosed Catholic support, but the program remains firmly against permitting divorce. Italians likely continue to seek divorce abroad, renounce foreign citizenship, and revert to Italian status.
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Rome
Ital
Count Gentillon
Switzerland
Austria
Italy
Chamberlains Couch Remedy Ady Ad Claims Unbeatable
Classified medicine ad touts Chamberlains Couch Remedy as premier for coughs and colds. It promises pleasant taste, no opium or narcotics, and asserts it always cures. Sold by all dealers, Ady listed as source.
Telegraphic Briefs From Coast And Northwest
A collection of short dispatches from Los Angeles Salem and other places notes a janitor's gun incident with no inquest, a Portland attorney general candidate filing, a bill for an interstate bridge between Portland and Vancouver, a bread line fund from Henry Gescheidt, praise for forest service by Senator Chamberlain, a San Quentin confession about a Burlington train robbery, a boxing date realignment in San Francisco and Los Angeles, and orange growers backing Japanese pickers amid an I W W march near Rialto with an army moving toward Los Angeles.
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San Quentin
Cal
Ralph Furies
John Bostick
Horace Montague
Los Angeles
Burlington Railroad
Omaha
Fuariss
San Bernardino
Rialto
Fontana
I W. W
Stock Food-Charge Engine Purchase Shocks Grant County
Gut ridge of Strawberry in Grant county buys a four horsepower gasolined engine to operate for chopping feed and other farm uses, marking a notable farm equipment purchase for stock feeding duties.
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Wil
Gutridge
Strawberry
Grant County
Albania Ruler 10 Take the Throne in Balkans
Berlin dispatch reports Prince Wilhelm of Wied to become ruler of Albania, the third German-furnished Balkan throne. The piece argues Kaiser's expanding influence across Sofia Bucharest and Constantinople, condemns Albanian customs, and describes brutal tribal law and women’s oppression as the new ruler prepares to govern.
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Germany
Balkan
Kaiser
Kine
Berlin
Potsdam
Albania
Wilhelm of
Wied
Balkana
Constantinople
Bucharest
Karl
Roumania
Carmen Sylva
Sofia
Czar
Ferdinand of
Bulgaria
House of Coburg
Einore
Reuss
Greece
Wilhelm
Wien
Servia
Montenegro
Liman von Sander
Almania
Nikita
Karl of
Hohenzollern
Romania
Prince Wilhelm
Frans Joseph
Austria
Ferdinand
Europe
Kentucky
D D Opens New Era in Care of Skin Disease
A testimonial from Prof C J Budlong of South Lyme, Conn, praises D D Prescription for curing widespread eczema within a month after trying many remedies. The ad urges readers to ask their druggist about D D Prescription and D D Soap, promising a full-size bottle on the guarantee that it stops irritation immediately.
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D. D
C. J. Budlong
South Lyme
Conn
National Western Stock Show Opens in Denver
The steer the sheep and the porker lead the stock show as Denver hosts the annual event at the Union Stockyards. Exhibits span seven Rocky Mountain states and draw an expected 60 000 to 75 000 visitors over the week long event.
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Denver
Denver Union Stockyards
Rocky Mountain District
Aire
Goodbye Dandruff Parisian Sage Ad Claim
An advertisement touts Parisian Sage by Tall Man & Co as a remedy for dry scalp and dandruff. It promises rapid relief, cleanses the hair of dust and excess oil, softens brittleness, and makes hair appear lustrous, abundant, and healthy.
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Tallman & Co
Tri State League meets for possible reorganization
Philadelphia January meeting at the Hotel Windsor discusses major business including a potential election of a new president. George Graham of Philadelphia was eyed for president while Charles F P Carpenter's retirement was considered likely as owners and managers review future leadership.
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Philadelphia
Tri-State League
Windsor
George Graham
Charles FP. Carpenter
Electric railway project eyed for Clarkston connection
Lewiston Idaho January fifteenth reports progress toward building two to three miles of electric railway in Clarkston Washington. Fundraising by F L Sturm of North Dakota aims to raise ten thousand nine hundred dollars to supplement twenty thousand secured. Seven thousand of the ten thousand has already been subscribed.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Clarkston
F. L Sturm
North Dakota
Lewiston Terminal Company
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Head Relief
A vintage ad touts Pape's Cold Compound for stuffed heads and nasal relief. It claims two hourly doses then three, promising rapid easing of congestion discharge headache and feverish throat pain. The 25 cent remedy allegedly tastes pleasant and causes no inconvenience.
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Pape
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