Milks Emulsion credited with curing coal dust lung ailment
A Terre Haute man recounts coal dust lung illness in 1916 and credits Milks Emulsion with clearing his lungs, restoring sleep and appetite, and enabling a return to mining. The ad promotes six-bottle trials, a money back guarantee, and nationwide druggist availability.
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G. H. Bunn
6Th Ave
No. 13Th St
Terre Haute
Ind
Bunn
Milks Emulsion Co
Adv
Eight Dull Years
A quotation from the Boston Transcript notes a French writer’s remark that a girl is a person we stop kissing at age twelve and resume kissing after age twenty.
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Boston Transcript
Lift off Coins with Freezone for painless corn removal
Advert says Freezone eases pain and removes hard or soft corns quickly using a tiny bottle. Apply a few drops to the coin or callous. it stops hurting and then lifts the corn or callous from the skin, claiming no pain or soreness.
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Adv
His Interpretation Mortland Jones Refuses to Sing
Five year old Mortland Jones son of Rev Rhys Price Jones pastor of the First Presbyterian church in Franklin declines to sing America with the Sunday school primary class, saying his father did not die and he will not sing the line about a land where his fathers died. A brief note ends with a comment about lover's knots not always leading to wedding ties.
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Mortland Jones
Rhys Price Jones
First Presbyterian Church
Franklin
America
Indianapolis News
San Remo Deliberations Open on German Disarmament
Allies at San Remo consider forcing Germany to disarm as premier Lloyd George Millerand and Nitti discuss methods. Turkish question prioritized, while Wilson’s note on the Turkish peace treaty prompts further debate and a delayed Turkish settlement.
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Paris
Germany
San Remo
Lloyd George
Millerand
Nitti
M. Mulerand
Ltieyd George
League of Nations
M. Poincare
France
Belgium
Rhine
Ruhr
Italy
Supreme Council
Villa Devachan
Interallied Supreme Council
Wilson
America
Storms Kill Twenty in Northwest Arkansas
A deadly storm swept several northwestern Arkansas counties. At Yarkey Valley 12 miles north of Danville seven people were killed, six from one family, with many more injured as reports came in via wire service.
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Northern Counties
Fort Smith
Ark
Arkansas
Yarkey Valley
Danville
House Republicans consider 1 percent gross sales tax for relief
Washington April 21 House Republican leaders tentatively agreed to raise funds for soldier relief by a gross sales tax of not more than 1 percent.
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Washington
House
No Change in Garment Sizes Despite Military Training
Clothing manufacturers report no broad shift in size patterns for shirts and undergarments after military training. They say ready to wear lines are unchanged, with only isolated cases of larger chests among soldiers and no overall effect on wholesalers.
Springer takes children on a zoo outing instead of to mother
Springer and his wife discuss a family outing as he suggests a trip to the zoo. The wife recalls a prior promise to visit the mother, and they agree to ask the children for their preference.
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Springer
Will
Mother’s
Tesla says we will soon turn to the sun for power
A playful exchange notes the idea of solar power as a future source while joking about moonshine as a distraction. The dialogue frames optimism about renewable energy with a lighthearted quip on irony.
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Tesla
Martha Jane the Diplomat Defies Candy Ban
A four year old girl named Martha Jane secretly loopholes a candy ban. Her mother had warned against taking another piece yet Martha Jane confesses she took it while monitored away. The child’s sly answer ends the brief scene with humor.
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Martha Jane
Penguin Cult Spreads in Paris Across Shops and Homes
A Paris correspondent notes a growing penguin craze in homes and store windows. Penguin porcelain coffee sets feature a white china coffee pot shaped as a penguin with a plump body, while a slimmer Penguin junior serves as the milk jug and a penguin shaped cup hints at a future release.
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Paris
Penguin
Fitting Punishment in Railroading Trial
A sharp quip frames a judge’s harsh sentence for a train robber. The exchange contrasts punishment with crime while implying a broader debate on justice.
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Aman
Hunt
Lida Valley Railway Co
Goldfield
Nevada
A. D. Goodenough
A. B. Richards Medicine Coo
Sherman
Texas
Spohn
Spohn Medical Company
Goshen
Harvest
Canada
Western Canada
Western
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ottawa
C.J. Broughton
W. Adams Street
Chicago
Martin Martin
Berlin
Home
Wales
WYOM
Avery
Alabastine Company
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Mille Come
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