Thankful for a Little Child in Kutztown
A reader from Kutztown Pennsylvania praises Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound claiming it helped her overcome infertility and enabled her baby to reach milestones. The ad cites numerous testimonials claiming health benefits from the tonic and notes its near fifty year reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Mertz
Lydia E. Pinkham
Cuares A. Mertz
Kutztown
Lydia
Pinkham
Dai E. Pinkham
Sufficient Indication Speech on Taxes and Mindsets
Uncle Eben notes that seeing a man play checkers for hours proves he does not need credit men’s agency to claim surtax exemptions. The quip contrasts practical observation with formal tax talk and hints at skepticism toward tax policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eben
Credit Men's
Sousa Joins Legion Leader of Navy Band Promotes Legion World Wide
John Philip Sousa says he joined the Legion as a veteran of the navy and praises it as a fine organization. His Great Lakes naval band, rebuilt by ex service members, helps spread Legion activities and trains musicians who served in every branch during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
John Philip Sousa
Mammoth
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
The
Sousa
Great Lakes
Name Destroyer for Pruitt
Corporal John Pruitt of Pershing’s troops died from wounds after single handedly capturing two machine gun crews and taking 40 prisoners in France. His family in Phoenix, Arizona, received two wartime honors from Italy, and his body rests with honors at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Uncle Sam
Navy
Marine Corps
Corp
John Pruitt
Pershing
Corporal Pruitt
George Fruitt
Phoenix
Ariz
Pruitt
France
National Cemetery At
Arlington
Carrying On With the American Legion In 1920s
The piece outlines Legion actions including a $500 contribution, 250000 memorial hall plans in Centralia Washington, and a project to form citizenship clubs in 4500 communities. It notes ex service men in Minnesota hospitals receiving birthday parties and adoption efforts for a soldier's family in Des Moines. A vice squad in Hoquiam and Aberdeen targets young female drug addicts linked to male associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centralia
Wash
American Legion
Minnesota
Des Moines, In
Hoquiam
Aberdeen
The
Legion
Tanlac Restores Strength for Los Angeles Man
William T. Hardin of 1409 Garden St Los Angeles credits Tanlac with curing long standing rheumatism and stomach troubles. He says previous medicines failed but Tanlac restored his appetite energy and vitality. He praises Tanlac as the medicine for him and notes it is sold by all good druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanlac
Los Angeles
William T. Hardin
Garden St
Calif
Taniac
Good Things Going to Waste
A childless couple keep a yard full of pets that delight neighborhood children. Ellsworth, returning recently, recalled with humor how that would make a fine home for a boy to be born into.
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Ellsworth
Important to Mothers Examine Castoria Bottles for Signature
Careful inspection advised for every bottle of Castoria the well known infant remedy. The slogan In Use for Over 30 Years appears on genuine products with the Fletcher’s Castoria signature. Mothers urged to ensure authenticity before use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
fLook
Beza
Fletcher
High Finance Advice From Rosenbloom Dinner Chat
Representative Rosenbloom warned at a Wheeling dinner that average men should avoid high finance as they struggle against it. He used a parable about a city boy and a pawned half-dollar to illustrate the impracticalities and risks of speculative deals in modern markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosenbloom
Wheeling
Embryo
Fixin Billys Teef Causes Dental Chaos
A humorous Chicago Tribune fragment depicts a guest searching for dental floss as a child uses it to pretend to fix her puppy’s teeth. The narrator laments meddlesome offspring while the scene unfolds in a hurried departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Chicago Tribune
Genuine Happiness Lesson from a Colonel
A former colonel recalls his happiest moment not the medal but buying a last minute theater ticket after being told none were left. He paid extra at a broker. the show was weak yet his mood was high because he valued the effort and the small personal victory. Honest endeavor is always rewarded with effort never wasted.
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Lome
Doan
Illinois
Matilda Meixner
Market Ave
E. St Louis
Ill
Dean
Foster
Milburn CO
Buffalo
Name Mixups At Milton's Cottage In Y M C A Tale
In a humorous Y M C A address John D. Rockefeller Jr recounts tourists at Milton's cottage in St Giles. A guide points to a chair and a blind Milton as the traveler mishears Lipton. An American asks to buy the furniture, then jokes about Milton's blindness and Lipton.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Milton
Chalifont St. Giles
Lipton
The Sense of Perfection in Crimson Gulch
In Crimson Gulch progress stalls as pride and patriotism curb change. Cactus Joe notes the town’s reluctance to accept improvements and the risk of losing influence for suggesting reforms. Pocketed pride and stubborn habits hinder progress, with laundries uncovering stubborn traces of underhanded pride.
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Crimson Gulch
Cactus Joe
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Cuticura
Chicago
Why Sousa
Destroyer
Toronto
Legion Auxiliary
Hardin
Samuels
Thompson
Adam
Panel Reeuce
United States
Canda
Canada
Napa
Manitoba
Ape
British Columbia
Broughton
W. Adams St
J.m.maclachlan
Jefferson Avenue
Detroit, Michice
Ied
Rept
Sma
Eerste Bont, Ork
B. Manufacturing CO
N. Clark St
Federal Bureau of Education
Postum Cereal Co., Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
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