Royalty and auto firm questioned over jobs for Kaiser's son
A fragmented item notes an automobile firm giving the Kaiser’s son a position. The piece jokes about the firm fearing misuse of cars for royal outings and hints at public unease or impropriety surrounding such an appointment.
Gone out of Literature to Shipyard Job
A fragment describes a character taking a job in a shipping room marking packing cases. The piece references a pain relief salve sold for 25 cents by druggists and mentions Cole’s Carbolisalve as a product in a dreary wartime sales tone.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
Cole
Fragmented dialogue on Colt revolver misunderstanding
A brief exchange contrasts a sister asking what a Colt revolver is with a younger brother answering it as a little horse pistol. The line hints at humor or miscommunication in a clipped, incomplete clipping from a larger piece.
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Health Through Digestion
In weekly health notes Dr Franklin Duane emphasizes digestion as the core of health. He touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a safe herbal tonic and blood purifier, with temperance credentials and doctor backing from Buffalo New York. He also recommends Pierce's Anodyne Pile Ointment and Pleasant Pellets for related ailments.
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Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Progress on Peace at Paris Seeks Stricter German Terms
Dozens of commissions work on the peace plan as the supreme war council considers tougher conditions for Germany. A supreme economic council may oversee food, shipping, blockade, and finance, with U S involvement likely guiding postwar economy and armistice extensions.
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Society of Con Nations
Paris
Supreme War Council
Germany
Special Commission
Dte
Supreme Economic Council
Congress of the United States
Relief for Indigestion with Papes Diapepsin Tablets
A dated ad promises instant relief from stomach distress such as acidity gas and heartburn after meals. The tablets claim to end dyspepsia and indigestion quickly with pleasant harmless effect and low cost at drug stores. Also includes a humorous family line about reading Diamond Dick.
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Pape
Boschee's Syrup Advertised Across the United States
An old United States advertisement extols Boschee's Syrup for coughs bronchitis colds and throat settled conditions claiming fifty one years of nationwide use. The text also includes a Hall's Catarrh Medicine testimony from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio and a joke about the oldest inhabitant born too many years ago.
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United States
Nature
America
State of Ohio
Tolédo
Frank J.- Cheney
7 Nhéney
Nevil Ledo
Veounty
State
Hall
Frank J. Cheney
Sealy
A. W. Gleasbh
Dan F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohler
Cuticura Soap Ad Highlights Shaving Health Claims
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for razor efficiency and skin health. It promises purity, comfort, and soap versatility for shaving bathing and shampooing with no irritation even when shaved twice daily. A closing line contrasts a woman's love for admirers with whom she admires.
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Adv
Ukrainians Open to Peace Conference Invite
The Ukrainian Soviet government says it is willing to accept the Allied invitation to the Marmora conference of Russian factions, but the proposed February 15 date is considered too near. Paris reports a preference for holding the center in Paris rather than on the Prineos emerda.
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Alles
Tac sRovernmertis Algb
Parig
Prineos Emerda
The Flavor Lasts Between Battles and Frénéhian Tales
A fragment from a wartime column recalls soldiers conversing with a French comrade about home. Quips on war, horses, donkeys, science, and humor blend with brief ads and aphorisms. The tone echoes period newspaper miscellany and poetry.
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