Ministers Wife Demonstrates Living on Eight Dollars a Week
Rev. Paul J. Goodwin and his 19 year old wife show a two person household living on eight dollars weekly in Los Angeles. They detail frugal meals, zero rent, and a budget that includes groceries, fuel, and a church tithe, claiming total expenses around seven dollars ten cents with ninety cents saved for emergencies.
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Paul J. Goodwin
Los Angeles
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Goodwin
United States
American Relief Commission
Drink Hot Tea for a Bad Cold
A home remedy of Hamburger Brust Thee is promoted in pharmacies. Consume a tablespoon of the tea steeped in boiling water, then drink a teacup to relieve congestion and loosen bowels. Claimed to break a cold quickly, inexpensive and vegetable based.
Drink Hot Water Health Touts Beauty and Clean Digestion
An advertisement extols drinking a glass of hot water with limestone phosphate each morning for a week to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It promises clearer skin better appetite headache relief and a general sense of wellness. The cost is small and the method is described as harmless and invigorating.
Wets Win in California Prohibition Vote
California results show wets prevailing with dry pockets in southern cities. Absolute prohibition trails by about 110000 while partial prohibition sits near 40000. Charges of ballot irregularities sparked calls for federal probe as a San Francisco tally shows 180 total with 86 to 37 against prohibition. Registrar Zemanasky says investigations found no grounds for claims.
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San Francisco
Navy
California
Zemanasky
St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Pain Relief
Indianapolis notice touts St Jacobs Oil as a rheumatism liniment that eases pain in joints muscles and bones. It claims to stop sciatica lumbago backache neuralgia and swelling with a rubbing method and urges readers to get a trial bottle from drug stores.
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St. Jacobs OI
St. Jacobs
Indianapolis car workers to vote on strike tonight
Mass meeting in Indianapolis to decide on a strike at midnight tonight. Announcement says a strike is certain if the company fails to recognize the union.
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Indianapolis Car
Wife Catches Her Eloping Husband In Portland
Mrs. Charles Ingram of Everett tracked her husband to Montgomery apartments where he was with a 19 year old woman and arrested him. She says he stole diamonds valued at $3 000 and seeks government charges. Ingram is held on an open charge awaiting probe.
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Charles Ingram
Everett
Montgomery Apartments
Ingram
Air battles tally for French as 17 fights reported
Paris November 10 French aviators fought 17 air battles yesterday and the war office announced 10 German aircraft were shot down. Other actions consisted of intermittent bombardment and skirmishes at various points.
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Paris
War Office
Man Had Teeth Pulled to Pawn Gold for Drink
CHICAGO November 10. Joseph Hefferman was found guilty in municipal court of pulling his own teeth to extract the gold, pawn the result, and buy liquor. The verdict highlights a desperate act to fund drinking.
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Chicago
Joseph Hefferman
Man Sent to House of Correction for Debts to Dentist
A man was sent to the house of correction on complaint of a dentist whom he failed to pay. The case centers on an unpaid debt for whisky proceeds.
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House of Correction
Wheat hits record prices in Minneapolis market
November wheat reached 2.00 in the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce trade floor. Durum advanced to 2.08, setting a new high mark for the grain market.
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Minneapolis
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
Nuxated Iron Promises New Age Of Beauty And Strength
An Chicago era advertisement touts Nuxated Iron as a modern health breakthrough. It claims organic iron restores rosy cheeks and vitality, increases strength in 14 days, and warns against older iron forms. It cites Dr King and Dr Sauer praising iron’s power to fight exhaustion and disease.
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King
America
Sauer
Uwreat
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Schuyler C. Jaques
Europe
Ow! Drug Co
Bartell Doug Co
Swift's Pharmacy
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