Mothers to Be Benefit From Pinkham Remedy
Mrs Pearl Monyhan of Mitchell Indiana credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relieving her neuralgia during pregnancy after three bottles She reports regained strength to handle housework and notes her seven month old baby weighed 19 pounds at birth This letter promotes maternal health and urges other expectant mothers to consider the remedy
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Mitchell
Ind
Yale E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pearl Monyhan
Sanitary pure food debate stirs local chatter
Citizens discuss the sanitary pure food business as opinions clash and humor about the issue arises. The exchange shows skepticism toward the venture and light banter about its seriousness.
Like Rice Flour Substitute Question Fails to Impress
In a quip from Life magazine, Willie asks for a substitute for rice flour and Crabshaw dismisses options as costlier than the real article. The exchange highlights price sensitivity in pantry substitutes.
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Willie
Crabshaw
Cuticura Ad Promotes Skin Improvement
Watch Your Skin Improve. On rising and retiring gently smear the face with Cuticura Ointment. Wash off Ointment in five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. For free sample address Cuticura Dept. X Boston. At druggists and by mail Soap 25 Ointment 25 and 50 Adv.
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Cuticura
Dept. X
Boston
Mall
New Source of Alcohol From Bread Distillation Feasibility
A crudely built still seized in a New Mexico bakery converts bread vapor into alcohol. The apparatus directs oven vapor through a worm into a water cooled barrel, sparking discussion on producing alcohol as a bread by product for war use at bake shops.
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New Mexico
Old Time Bit on Naughty Boys and The Devil
A quip about how parents respond to children's fibs is delivered with humor and mock moralizing. The piece references threats of damnation, corporal punishment, confinement in small spaces, early bedtimes, and quirky mock psychology terms. The narrator interjects with a gag about belief in a personal devil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Hibrow
HOW FARM FOLKS HELP IN THE WAR
A wartime feature by Herbert Myrick lauds farm families saving through Liberty bonds and thrift stamps. Jamie Bliss, five, collects wool to fund stamps, while farmers describe disciplined saving, debt avoidance, and pledge to subscribe to the fourth Liberty loan to support soldiers and victory.
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Jamie
Jamie Bliss
Mamma
Papa
Eau Claire
Wis
Mamma Bliss
Jimlie
Sam
Boches
Belgium
Poland
Ukraine
Uncle Sam
Berlin
Middlesex
Airship Knight Errant Delivers Love Letter
In a London suburb a man flying a small airship low over a terrace drops a white love letter streamer. A damsel steps from her garden to retrieve it as morning mist lifts, and the curious scene ends with quiet neighbors resuming their day.
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London
Errant
School boards burn German tainted music books in California
San Francisco reports the state board of education has ordered discarded several songs in public school music books due to German origin and propaganda concerns. A new series has been prepared for pupils and is advertised as free from German taint.
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San Francisco
California
State Board of Eduction
Hurry Up Call for Grandmothers
A three year old visits his grandmother and learns she limits cake. He asks for a second piece, she says one piece is enough, and he wonders if all grandmothers share that rule. He then tells his mother he wishes for four grandmothers to be present.
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Says It Cleans White Like Snow
An old advertising blurb touts Red Cross Ball Blue as pure blue for whitening clothes. It claims the product makes fabrics brighter than snow and recommends use on washdays. Sold by all good grocers.
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RED Cross
Red Cross Ball
Making Guncotton Safe
Guncotton that is properly made and fully purified from free acid resists spontaneous combustion. When stored for many years it shows no tendency to chemical change, though the process may be gradual.
Stomach Ease Shown By Eatonio Tablets For Summer Indigestion
Hot weather brings stomach and bowel miseries as acids from foods upset both strong and weak stomachs. Eatonio Tablets are pitched as a harmless, fast relief to prevent symptoms like nausea belching heartburn and sour stomach and offer a money back guarantee if not pleased. Drugstores promote trying Eatonio today to allow eating foods without unpleasant aftereffects.
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Eatonic
Afi
Eatonio
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Herbert Myrick
National Farm Power Group of Agricultural Papers
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Potters’ Field
Maiden
Discard Hun Music Books
Libby
McNeill & Libby
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Canada
United States Employment Service
Sioux City
Mason City
Rapid City
S. D
Huron
8. D
Abers Deen
Redfield
Jos
Ordeurgs
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Brooklyn
Ips
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