Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Sabina Resident
Sabina Ohio resident Mrs Weldon Hatfield reports relief from weakness and nervousness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter urges others to try the remedy at first signs of nervousness backache weakness or irregularity to prevent worse trouble and notes the product has helped many women.
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Sabina
Ohio
Lydia EE. Pinkham
Weldon G. Hatfield
R. R
Lydia E. Pinkham
Neighbors Doubt Mr Grampson’s Good Points
The Birmingham Age-Herald quotes neighbors who say Mr Grampson’s only favorable trait is that he does not pretend to play a musical instrument. The exchange highlights social friction and local reputation.
Bayer Aspirin Notice Promotes Safe Use and Real Cross Logo
An advertisement urges aspirin use only as directed by Bayer. It promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross and notes the product has been prescribed by physicians for over twenty-one years.
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Bayer
Undertakers Shake Up Funeral Dirges In New Trend
In a witty exchange the Detroit Free Press notes New York undertakers plan to reduce funeral lugubriousness and introduce livelier tones, reflecting a broader push toward less somber public rituals.
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New York
Scott
Detroit Free Press
Memory Lost Veterans Seek Identities Amid War Wounds
Three men with war injuries and amnesia are among the Veterans Bureau cases. Hayward Thompson forgets his identity since 1922 and sought clues to a Marine corps past with a wife and three children once in Flemington Missouri. A Los Angeles survivor, unsure of who he is, and Leonard Wells of Louisville with partial recall and a gunshot scar also seek confirmation with American Legion help.
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Veterans’ Bureau
Washington, D. C
American Legion
Hayward Thompson
Denver
Colorado Springs
Washington
Marine Corps
Flemington
Louise Thompson
Chicago
Los Angeles
the Legion
Thirty-first Street
Louisville
Leonard Wells
First Kentucky Infantry
France
Greatest Heroes of World War I Samuel Glucksman Profile
The United States veterans bureau honors Sergeant Samuel Glucksman as a top World War I hero. An Austrian-born Marine, he fought in seven major battles including Verdun and Belleau Wood, captured a German, and led his unit to safety with a hand grenade, later serving at the Navy Yard in Newport News.
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Crown
York
Woodfill
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Sergt
Samuel Glucksman
Austria
Glucksman
American Legion
Washington
Verdun
Belleau Woods
Chateau Thierry
Marbach
St. Mihiel
Soissons
Mont Blanc
Navy Yard
Wtemouth
N. HB
Tanlac Restores Vitality Says Omaha Man
W S Meadville of Omaha Nebraska says Tanlac helped his liver kidneys and back pains after weeks in bed He reports feeling stronger and better in a short time and notes Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
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W. S. Meadville
North Twenty-ninth St
Omaha
Neb
Romance in Chinese Literature on Foot Binding
The article explains historical beauty standards and notes foot binding as a fashion craze not law, citing Yao Niang, favored concubine of Emperor Li Yu, whose walking lilies inspired the practice to make feet resemble a three inch lily bud.
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J. P. Donovan
Forum
England
Yao Niang
Li Yu
Critics and a Greenwich Village tea tale of a saved dog
Theodore Dreiser stated criticism is a lost art at a Greenwich Village tea. A couple views a painting titled Saved showing a Newfoundland dragging an unconscious child from a river. The wife remarks the child fainted after the rescue, praising the dog's act.
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Theodore Dreiser
Greenwich Village
Can Buy Joy Rides
A note on human satisfaction contrasts money with what people can do. It highlights a tendency to value achievable comforts and pleasures rather than wealth alone.
Dobbs Faces Tempest Over Home Brew Claim
Judge warns Dobbs about stirring a tempest in a teapot over home-brew accusations. The remark suggests caution and restraint in the brewing dispute.
The Longest Winded Worm Ever Breathed
A boy named Junior asks Miss Jones to inflate his football after his father claimed she is the longest winded worm that ever breathed. The narrator watches as a neighbor sits nearby during the afternoon walk.
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Junior
Miss Jones
No Press Facilities. Me thuselah’s lengthy lifespan questioned
A quotation from the Birmingham Age-Herald notes the claim that Me thuselah lived just over eighty years. The remark mocks age inflation in newspaper lore with no reporters to chronicle every birthday. A proverb on bad habits and persistence closes the item.
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Methuselah
Birmingham Age-Herald
Stump in Microscopes Pressure Hits British Makers
The Manchester Guardian notes a severe mood downturn in the optical trade as British microscope firms cut staff and even operate on alternate weeks. War overproduction, hospital poverty, and weak school demand depress new instrument purchases though many microscopes go to mineralogy markets.
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Manchester Guardian
Australia May Be Moved on Maps After Latitude Error
Authorities say radio checks with time clocks in France reveal a 100 yard misplacement of Australia’s latitudinal position on world maps. The Scientific American notes the potential need to relocate Australia on maps to reflect corrected coordinates.
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Australia
France
Scientific American
Miss Sweet in Wayside Tales Money Pact
A fragment from Wayside Tales features Miss Sweet declaring cash down as her motto and Laphead asking to be trusted with his life. The dialogue portrays a quirky, humorous exchange signaling a light local-tone vignette.
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Laphead
Miss Sweet
Cash Down
Postum Offers Healthful Cereal Beverage Alternative
If you fear coffee or tea harm, try Postum for a week. This rich golden beverage is pure cereal and contains no harmful elements, letting you drink it freely throughout the day.
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Emists
Memphis, Tenn
Miss C.L.B
ROYAL
Royal Baking Powder Co
William St
Legion
American Legion News Service
Veteran’s Bureau
Devil Dogs
York-Woodfill
Goodyear
Postum Cereal Co., Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
Ageh
Yei
Pei
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