Dr. Pierce's Medical Fame and Favorite Prescription
A fifty year old account notes Dr. Pierce, a Pennsylvania physician who gained fame and offered his remedies in Buffalo. His Favorite Prescription is touted as a female tonic, while An uric targets kidney and back pain, with thousands praising benefits and an invitation to send 10 cents for trial samples or free medical advice.
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Pennsylvania
Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
N.Y
Algy Jumps Twice into River in Curious Riddle
A cryptic remark about Algy leaping into a river twice sparks speculation that a girl may be involved at the bottom of the mystery. The dialogue hints at a social or romantic intrigue without a clear resolution.
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Algy
Allies Award Thrace to Turks and Dual Control of Constantinople
At Mudania the allied and Turkish national representatives sign a protocol granting Thrace to the Turks and placing Constantinople under dual control. Turks to evacuate the neutral zone. Greeks to vacate Thrace to the Maritza in ten days or face allied blockade. Greece rejects Thrace evacuation in official dispatches.
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Constantinople
Mudania
Thrace
Near East
Egar
Remai
Chanak
Gallpolli
Ismet Pasha
Turnace
Dardanelles
Maritza
Paris
Harbord Urges Army Rally for Strong Defense
Washington October 6 Maj Gen J G Harbord deputy chief of staff told the reserve officers convention that defense cuts threaten adequate land defenses. He urged a rising market on the army likening it to a large insurance company with the people and reserve officers as stockholders and Congress as the board of directors.
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Washington
War Department
Congress
J. G. Harbord
Harbord
Army
Insurance Corporation
Reserve Deers
Points Out Path of Duty at Bankers Meeting
President Harding told the American Bankers Association in New York that bankers must lead in recommitting the public to economy and thrift. He urged focus on municipal and national problems to restore confidence.
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Harding
New York
American Bankers’ Association
Thousands Drown as Floods Hit Northern Bengal
From Darjeeling reports arrive of vast flooding in northern Bengal with estimates of several thousand deaths and thousands displaced. Crops destroyed and an outbreak of cholera compounds hardships for residents and relief workers arriving in Calcutta.
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Calcutta
Bengal
Darjeeling
Wicker backs salaries for Legion department chiefs
James J. Wicker Jr the American Legion Europe tour director argues department commanders deserve salaries. He sent a letter from aboard the U S President Roosevelt en route to France urging that leaders devote full time to the Legion and noting the role is a high office demanding utmost effort. The issue has been widely discussed and may reach the national convention in New Orleans.
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James J. Wicker, Jr
American Legion
Europe
Legion
New York
U. S
Roosevelt
France
Wicker
Virginia
New Orleans
Former Soldier Rescues Woman From Lake Michigan
J N Hoffman, a disabled ex soldier, plunged into Lake Michigan at Ardmore beach Chicago to save a panicked woman who swam beyond a sandbar. Spectators watched as the two struggled in the dark and Hoffman towed her safely to shore before fainting himself. The woman declined to give her name.
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J. N. Hoffman
Lake Michigan
Ardmore Beach
Chicago
Hoffman
Shell Shock Victim
New York police detain an unknown man who for several days answers all questions with I was in the wat. The American Wexton seeks the man’s family. He is about twenty eight, 6 feet 7 inches, 145 pounds, black hair and eyes. A small American flag and the initials J. W. W. are tattooed on his right forearm.
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New York
Wat
Wexton
Hotel keeper solves theft issue with wry sign
An Arkansas crossroads inn owner faced a kleptomaniac clerk and, due to scarce help, hesitated to dismiss him. He ultimately solved the problem by posting over the desk a sign reading Leave your valuables with the clerk. He'll get them anyhow.
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Arkansas
Américan Legion Weekly
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American Legion Tour
Wrigley’s
Wrigley
Wrigley’s P. KE
Putnam
J. Fuller
Kansas City Star
Doc
Louisville Courier-Journal
Jim
Sang Froid
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