Russia’s dry revolution changes liquor fate in Russia
United Press dispatch from Petrograd notes a shift after the revolution left Russia largely dry for the peasants while officials could still obtain spirits. Prices for cognac and wine climb as imports cease, yet alcohol remains accessible to those with permits or money. Some Russian leaders credit prohibition with enabling a largely bloodless revolt and sober peasants arming themselves against the czar.
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United Press
Petrograd
Russia
Rusela
Kaiser's Photos Are Changed Into Swine
Manhattan street fakers flood Broadway selling Kaiser pictures that fold into pig images. Vendors claim patriotic sales surge as curb hawkers exploit the fad for quick profits.
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Kaiser
New York
Manhattan
Lower Broadway
Treatment for nerves praises Lydia E Pinkham's Compound
Mrs Dewitt Sincebaugh of West Danby New York credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with easing her nervous trouble and helping her manage farm life and family duties. The ad promotes the compound as a tonic derived from roots and herbs and claims forty years of proven value for female disorders nervousness and sleeplessness.
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Danby
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Confessions of a Wife Lights Up Dark Homes
Paula narrates a London scene as Lord Beauclough escorts her by hansom to Long Beach for a seaside dinner. At Sherry’s they join Gerry, Aunt Rachel and Gertrude, provoking tense family strains and a subtle romance as Gerry seeks marriage with a rich match while Beauclough bears debt and reputational pressure.
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Miss Newton
Lord Beauclough
Sherry’s
Long Leach
Rachel
Gertrude
Geraldine
Gerry
Lord Beanclough
Margie
Paula
Beauty
Mother
Laura Jean Libby
Lord Heauclough
Miss Geraldine
Lemon Juice For Freckles Beauty Lotion at Home
Make a cheap complexion lotion by mixing juice from two lemons with three ounces of orchard white to yield a quarter pint. Apply daily to face neck arms and hands to fade freckles and blemishes and whiten and soften skin. Harmless and inexpensive.
Navy to use wireless telephone as aid to wireless telegraphy
Experiments in wireless telephony have shown practical value for the navy and will be adopted as an adjunct to wireless telegraphy to improve communication.
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U.S. Navy
Washington
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