British Mine Sweepers Fight German Sea Mine Menace
London reports on England's mine sweeping flotilla clearing coastlines of German mines. The account describes mining craft, 250 pound explosive horns, high tide risks, and a perilous North Sea sweep where crews face exploding horns, attack by rifles, and giant water columns as they neutralize threats to Atlantic shipping.
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London
England
Germany
Admiralty
New York Sun
Naval Service
Gerard
Boston
Atlantic
America
U. S
United States
Great Britain
Huns
North Sea
Registration to Be a Gala Affair
War department officials note widespread public enthusiasm for army registration with states planning patriotic demonstrations and community events. Instructions will be clear and brief, asking for name age address birth date citizenship status birthplace occupation and other essentials.
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Washington
War Department
Union
National Army
Highest-Salaried Woman On Wall Street
Miss Henrietta F H Ried secretary and treasurer of Bush Terminal company earns 25000 dollars a year and is the highest paid woman in Wall Street. She sits on the executive board of the firm handling labor traffic and financial problems.
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Wall Street
Henrietta F. H. Ried
Bush Terminal Company
Miss Ried
Cuba Tops Raisin Consumption Among Spanish American Nations
Cuba is the leading consumer of raisins among Spanish American countries, outpacing peers in the region according to recent trade observations. The data highlights Cuba's distinctive demand patterns in the fruit import market.
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Cuba
Bruggist’s Customers Praise Swamp Root Remedy
Local druggist Herbert Maxwell of Plymouth Mass endorses Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy with eight years of handling it reporting no complaints and beneficial results. The ad urges readers to send ten cents for a sample and booklet and notes regular bottle sizes available at drug stores.
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Kilmer
Herbert
Maxwell
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Talk of gold scarcity and wedding ring in wartime note
A London Tit-Bits excerpt portrays Henry and a woman debating the war’s impact on gold. They discuss gold becoming scarce and payments in silver, fearing a shortage that could delay their engagement and ring purchase.
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Henry
London
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Praises White Clothes
The advertisement extols Red Cross Ball Blue as the product that makes clothes appear perfectly white. It claims other liquid blue remedies leave a dingy yellow green tinge and urges readers to choose Red Cross Ball Blue.
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Bob
Man longs to serve country on street car
A loud man claims he is too old to bear arms and valuable to Washington, while a meek man advises him to just keep his mouth shut. The exchange highlights a street scene about patriotism and restraint.
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Washington
Soft clear skin with Cuticura daily use
Daily Cuticura regimen promises clear skin and dandruff reduction. Bathe face with Cuticura Soap and hot water each night and morning, then apply Cuticura Ointment to pimples or dandruff before bathing. Free sample by mail with Book from Cuticura Dept L Boston.
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Dept. L
Boston
Physically Impossible
Engineers argued madness after a collision. The scene described as fo head-on contact suggests a deliberate or mistaken approach leading to a crash.
All to Suit Trave the Comeups in Garage Yard Clash
Readable fragments describe a local dispute or skit involving the Comeups removing items from a garage and planting in a garden and backyard. The dialogue hints at a neighborhood quarrel about property or space usage with a humorous tone. The source provides limited, non-specific details.
Freezone promise to lift corns without pain
A Cincinnati authority touts Freezone as a painless remedy to lift corns and calluses. A small bottle is inexpensive and reportedly does not irritate surrounding skin, with quick relief and complete removal if used as directed.
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Cincinnati
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Hailed By Satisfied Women
Trialimonial letters from Lowell and North Haven describe relief from the Change of Life and nervous distress after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. Women urged to seek free advice by writing to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lowell
Mass
North Haven
Conn
Lydia Pinkham
Pinkham
Mrs. Flonenog IsEna
Box 197
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