President Wilson vows to enforce law against coal strike
President Wilson and the cabinet condemn the November 1 coal miners strike as a crime against the government and people. The administration pledges to keep mines operating or using all means, including military support, to prevent stoppage and protect national interests. John L. Lewis defends workers' rights while governors nationwide express support for a measured settlement.
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Washington
Wilson
United Mine Workers of America
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Secretary Wilson
Buck Wilson
Springfield
Illinois
W. L. Harding
Des Moines
Iowa
James M Cox
Columbus
Louis F. Hart
Tacoma
Wash
Prosaic Ending in a Young Lady's Letter
A private letter describes a day of waiting and intimate moments between two women. The writer recalls poetry, compliments on hair and eyes, and a romantic mood as lights go out when a man arrives with a match. The passage emphasizes secrecy and a tense turn as the lights fail.
Red Cross Roll Call Opens November Second
President Wilson urges nationwide support for the Third Red Cross Roll Call from November 2 to 11. He stresses membership over funds, aims to extend peacetime welfare work, and continue relief through European and domestic programs.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Red Cross
United States
American Red Cross
Cross
Europe
Congress of the United States
Secretary of War
Woodrow Wilson
Unladylike Habit Leads to Phone Farewell
Bernice in a household anecdote rings her father’s number and is told the line is busy. After hanging up she tells her mother the operator said the line was busy and exclaims that the lady chased her off the phone.
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Bernice
Excuse Recalled in Family Dinner Scene
A family scene centers on Robert finishing dinner and asking to be excused. He realizes he left his watermelon and hurries back to his chair to apologize for the lapse, saying he forgot the fruit.
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Robert
California Syrup of Figs Ad Copy Fragment
Ad copy urges parents to choose California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children. It touts fruity taste and states full dosing directions are on each bottle while urging mothers to say California. A separate line compares the hen to a liberal fowl and a grain.
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California
Batonic
Eatonic
Cascarets Advert avoids bile with gentle sleep laxative
Advertisement claims Cascarets remove liver and bowel poison causing head dizziness coated tongue bad breath and sour stomach. Promotes Cascarets as the nicest gentlest laxative cathartic that never grips or sickens, works while you sleep and costs only a few cents.
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Gov. Frank
Lowden
Ckage
B.a.thomas
Old Kentucky
MBG. Co., Inc
Paducah. Ky
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