Mrs W L Edmonds Praises Favorite Prescription
Mrs W L Edmonds of Cedar Rapids writes that Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription strengthens internal organs relieves female troubles and regulates bodily function. She notes her daughters also improved and urges others to obtain the medicine from a local druggist or write for advice to the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo New York.
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Cedar Rapids
Ilona
W. L. Edmonds
Second Ave
Dr. Pierce
Invalids
Buffalo
N. Y
Madame Schumann-Heink Funds Joy For Legion Workers
Madame Schumann-Heink at sixty dedicates herself to supporting the American Legion described as the greatest organization in the world. She returns from the Orient and commits to aiding the boys who gave their lives, likening her motherly role to guiding adopted sons with music and cheer.
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Madame Schumann-Heink
Orient
American Legion
Only Officer to Survive Battles in Tonal War Story
Bert Rugh, the sole survivor of his battalion, served from Cuba 1898-1899 with the Forty ninth Iowa, later joining the Canadian Engineers in 1914 and rising to lieutenant. He endured heavy losses as the rest of his officers fell, with three orderlies killed and Rugh the only survivor in one attack. He now channels his experiences into building a $100 000 American Legion post house in Cedar Rapids Iowa, hoped to become a national landmark.
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Bert Rugh
Cedar Rapids
American Legion
Rugh
Fortyninth Iowa Volunteer Infantry
Cuba
Canadian Engineers
Legion post builds park pool and tree planters
Community activity spans Liberal Kansas where the American Legion post is constructing a swimming pool in the city park and preparing holes for tree planting as part of local improvements.
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Liberal
Kan
The
American Legion
Drug store twist from a barroom past in Chicago
A woman enters a gleaming drug store and asks for tincture of myrrh. The clerk reveals the storefront formerly housed a barroom, noting odd columns and a bent counter as the reader sees a quirky transformation.
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Chicago Journal
The Courtship Laugh Sparks Candid Exchange
In a witty exchange from the Louisville Courier Journal a man recalls a woman’s refusal to smile and his remark that she gave him the laugh. The piece ponders a married woman’s skill in drawing the line between coaxing and nagging.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Wise
Lesser Evil as It Were Exciting Bear Hunt Tale
A New York man recalls a Mississippi bear chase in a cane thicket. When dogs failed, a hunter sent Gus to retrieve the bear. Gus dives in, tames fear by noting personal familiarity with the old boss, and the bear, dog pack, and man tumble out together. The exchange ends with Gus explaining his courage came from familiar leadership.
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New York
Mississippi
Gus
Philadelphia Ledger
Rescue After Fire as Woman Cries for Baby
A woman cried Ive left my babe in there to die as firefighters saved her from a blaze. Police sought her room number while a 21-stone man in pajamas and a jaunty hat appeared on a balcony calling Lou safe. The woman gasped My baby and thanked rescuers.
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Lou
Too Much For Grandmother A multiplication miscue from a pupil
A grandmother quips that no living being could calculate 400 horses times four legs, after a girl asks for the total number of legs. The exchange highlights the math task and the grandmother's humorous challenge.
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Edinburgh
Moon Cleaned by Little Girl’s Moon Bath Remark
Margaret, a toddler, watches the moon one autumn evening when a translucent cloud crosses its surface. She exclaims in earnest that the moon is dirty and asks for soap and water to wash it, showing childlike curiosity about the night sky.
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Margaret
Garage Adverts at Cost Draws Local Attention
A placard notes a local garage man advertises all at cost. The exchange hints at surprise or admiration for his pricing approach while passersby discuss the method and its impact on business.
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Holland
Faye Wae
Ata Balsam
Stafford
Hall & Ruckel
Michigan
Be, Brown
Cadillac
Mich
Chicago
Kilauea
Hawaii
United States Army
Navy
Marine Corps
National Council of Women
Federal Horticulture Board
Weeks
Utica
Syracuse
Canada
Chesterfield
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co
Darby
Shere
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