Lydia E Pinkham Herbal Remedy Praised by a Reader
A reader from Oskaloosa Iowa recounts relief from years of misery due to weakness and pains after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter urges other women with displacements irregularities inflammation ulcers backache or menopausal changes to try the root and herb medicine and consult the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. for advice.
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Oskaloosa
Ilona
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lizzin Courtney
8Th Ave
West
Lowa.y
Courtney
Fox rescued from tree by Speakman hunt on Reynard
One of the slyest foxes freed by the Speakman hunt in Pennsylvania eluded hounds for half an hour before they spotted it perched in a tree. William Speakman climbed to shake the limb, causing the fox to fall 30 feet and escape unharmed, continuing the chase toward Thomas farm.
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Speakman
Fox
Wiliam Speakman
Reynard
Thomas Farm
Philadelphia
Alls Catarrh Medicine Claims Cure for Deafness
Catarrhal Deafness cannot be cured by focal applications but by a constitutional remedy. Alls Catarrh Medicine acts through the blood on mucous surfaces to reduce inflammation of the Eustachian tube. Deafness results when the tube closes. many cases are due to catarrh. A hundred dollars offered for any case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Druggists sell it. circulars free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Familiar Sounds From War Echoes Of Peaceful Past
An Alsatian correspondent to Dr. David Starr Jordan notes joy at finding among American army bugle calls in France tunes echoing those heard in peacetime barracks. The calls include the reveille soap call officer call and the general call once brought by Lafayette for Washington's troops.
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David Starr Jordan
France
Lafayette
Washington
Springfield
Mass
Daughter and Father Debate Marriage for Money
A father questions his daughter's suitor about marrying for wealth while she defends the match as driven by affection and security. The exchange frames money, brains, and love as the core stakes in the proposal.
Endorsement and policy moves noted in Washington narrative
Washington reports include Lodge’s unqualified endorsement of Wilson against Austria's peace plan, DOJ probes into campaign spending across several states, and Wilson's proclamation on beer brewing after October 1. Also noted are a suffrage amendment timing, cotton pricing plans, and a trio of wartime cotton purchases pending presidential approval. Cardinal Farley dies in New York area after pneumonia. details of his Irish birth and long priestly rise noted. Mrs. Myron T. Herrick dies in Bar Harbor after Paris era overwork.
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Myron T. Herrick
United States
Irrance
Bar Harbor
Paris
War costs rise as Congress urged to fund expansion
The War Department asks for 7.847 billion dollars more to support an expanded year plan with nearly four million U S troops in France and training at home. Petrograd reports Allied forces halt Bolshevik advances on Archangel front as British reinforcements push them back. Newton D Baker arrives in London from Paris as Crowder issues a draft call for nineteen thousand nine hundred sixteen black registrants to train in National Army camps from September 25 to 27. Eight youths and four adults die in a Newark plant fire at American Button Company.
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Congress
War Department
France
Petrograd
Archangel
National Army
Crowder
State War Work Urges End of Nonessential Enterprises
The Iowa State College and state departments promote an early seed corn saving program to last two years, while the Farmers' Union moves its exchange to Des Moines to cut middlemen. Other items report auto crash near Oska loosa killing two and injuring four, a factory grievance case at Waverly, and Red Cross fundraising from bakers in Burlington. War news includes Iowa deaths in action and a promotion of Second Lieutenant William Aitkin for bravery in France.
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State Advisory Board
The
United States Employment Service
Iowa
Muchakinock Road
Oskaloosa
Warner White
C. Elmer McKey
Dayton Smalley
Walter Johnson
Harold Burke
Samuel Marks
Marks
Farmington
White
McKey
Iowa State College At
Ames
State Dairy and Food Department
Agricultural Vocational Education
Farmers’ Union
Farmers’ Exchange
Des Moines
Iowa Farmers’ Union
Columbus Junction
T. A. Houghas
Macedonia
Herman Buelman
Kelly
Waverly
Waterloo
United States
J. E. Dempster
Buelman
Iowa Falls
Leming
Davenport
Red Cross
United States Food Administration
Burlington
George Papantonoplous
Mason City
Tony Coloff
J. F. Saur
Clinton
John Andon
G. E. Doolittle
Carson
Leo Dominico
Donald D. Sparr
Cromwell
Wiliam G. Schupp
Council Bluffs
George Stack
Aredale
Irwin E. Larson
Detroit
Geo. W. Young
Oelwein
William Aitkin
Storm Lake
France
Observation on prices and arms stockpiling
A sardonic remark about paying despite hardship. The note cites that since the war began the United States has produced 2,000,798 rifles and 96,006 machine guns, highlighting wartime arms output.
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United States
No fun unless you win a poor sport says old adage
A quip warning that a man who cannot enjoy a game without winning is a poor sport. An advertising line touts Red Cross Bail Blue used by millions of women. A nut cracker claims to crack three nuts at once and is promoted to grocers.
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All Grocers
Adv
Reformation Urged as Nation Ties Future to Allies
The piece argues reform is needed by few admitting it while linking America's future to allied nations. It notes American salt works supply the nation's salt and that the U S has shipped 1600 locomotives to France.
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Promise Kidney Relief
An old time home remedy touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules for aging bodies. It claims to relieve bladder and kidney issues, back pain, rheumatism, and related ailments by cleansing poisons and purifying the blood, with a money back guarantee.
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Haarlem
Ady
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Mamaroneck
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London
American Button Company
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Fort Worth
Tex
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Spahn Medical Co
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