Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Promises Relief for Women
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for female complaints and weakness. It claims to ease overwork nervousness and menstruation related distress, offering a non alcohol formula with trial mail option and testimonials of improved health and weight gain after use.
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W. M. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Carcano
Dr. Pierce
Hannaw
Fairfield Ave
Quincy
Inn
MM. A. Gear
S. Third Street
Just for Laughs and Livers and a Feathered Diagnosis
A social gathering jokes about hypochondria as Senator William A. Smith recalls a "perfectly well" patient who imagines numerous diseases. A witty physician declares no illness exists, noting fever and pulse are normal while counting ostrich feather vibrations on the hat.
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Philadelphia
William A. Smith
Michigan
Kaiser orders temple of peace on imperial estate
Norddeutsche Zeitung reports the Kaiser has ordered a temple of peace to be built on an estate. It will be inaugurated solemnly after peace is concluded.
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Norddeutsche Zeitung
The More Sunshine There Is in So Men’s Lives
A concise reflection notes that increased sunshine in men’s lives correlates with reduced wealth or effort, suggesting sunlit ease diminishes their making or earning. The vivid phrasing emphasizes a paradox of brightness reducing productivity and accomplishment.
Lloyd George Defends Paris Speech and War Council Plan
London reports five German U boats sunk in a Saturday action as Premier Lloyd George defends his Paris speech in the Commons. He says he acted to arouse public sentiment and that Pershing, Foch, Robertson, and Cadorna supported the proposed inter allied war council despite criticism of its executive authority.
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Lloyd George
Paris
Pershing
War Council
London
David Lloyd-George
House of Commons
Lloyd-George
Herbert H. Asquith
Asquith
France
Italy
America
Serbia
Roumania
General Pershing
Foch
Robertson
Cadorna
Wilson Orders Cures Aliens
President Wilson issues a proclamation ordering all alien enemies to register and obtain travel permits. They are barred from approaching waterfronts within 100 yards, entering the District of Columbia, residing there, or traveling by air. They may be found on public ferries only and are barred from the Panama Canal Zone.
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Washington
Wilson
District of Columbia
Germany
United States
Panama Canal Zone
General Maude Dies After Brief Illness in Mesopotamia
London reports General Maude British commander in Mesopotamia died on Sunday after a brief illness. Premier Lloyd George praised him as a great leader who helped capture Baghdad and other Mesopotamian gains. Maude, aged fifty three, was mourned as valiant and dedicated.
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London
Maude
Mesopotamia
Bagdad
Lloyd-George
House of Commons
Gain and Loss
Dialogue about a baby’s crying and its effects. The Elder Matroun argues it strengthens the baby's lungs while the Young Matron contends it weakens the father’s religion. The exchange highlights differing parental concerns in a domestic scene.
Stearns Paste Promises Easy Rat and Mouse Elimination
The advertisement touts Stearns Paste as a simple solution to rid homes stores and barns of rats and mice. A small box costs 13.65 cents and is said to suffice for complete removal and also kills cockroaches and waterbugs. the government has purchased thousands of pounds for city use.
New Ash Sifter Patented by New York Inventor
The ash sifter uses toothed wheels to break clinkers as a handle is turned. A satirical quip follows about men and marrying women smarter than themselves, reflecting social humor of the era.
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New York
Old Prescription for Weak Kidneys
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy with wide local sales and sworn testimonials. It claims the product neutralizes uric acid related to rheumatism and offers sample bottles by mail from Kilmer Co Binghamton NY. Large and medium bottles sold in drug stores.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Farmers of Soldiers New Brunswick Aid Returns in Agriculture
New Brunswick farmers aiding returned soldiers with enhanced agricultural programs. A strict Berlin order bans chauffeurs from smoking while on duty. Italy reports its 1916 olive harvest at 1 299 200 tons.
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New Brunswick
Canada
Berlin
Italy
His Majesty the Pig as a Household Pet Trend
A Sunday column posits pigs as useful pets and suggests domestic pigs may enter parlors as favored companions rather than solely farm livestock. It discusses practicality and shifting attitudes toward companion animals.
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His
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertisement Claim
A 100 reward offer accompanies a national ad promoting Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The copy asserts catarrh is constitutional and that the remedy treats the blood and mucous surfaces to eradicate the disease, claiming 10000 to anyone cured by another remedy. Druggists sell it for 75 cents with free testimonials.
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Ball
Hall
Nature
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Close mouthed men often prove too heavy to talk
A compact aphorism notes that many men credited with being tight lipped are in fact too burdened or heavy to speak freely, suggesting a mismatch between perception and circumstance.
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Commons
Wilson Order
Adit Wat
LiHat
Castoria
Chi
Carter
Nashua
N.N
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Dertina Manrin
Bowers Street
N. H
Lydia EK
Lydia E.pinkham
Marine
Marine Eye Remedy
Tobes
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicazos
Premis
Alcemo Mfg. Co
Newark
N. J
Chicago
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