Prohibition in America and Goitre Factoids
A mixed article combining views on the Eighteenth Amendment and the prohibition debate with medical guidance on simple goitre. Claims about enforcement, public sentiment, and regional differences in liquor laws contrast with explanations of thyroid enlargement, its causes, symptoms, and treatments including iodide therapy, X rays, and surgical options.
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New York
Prohit Diflin
America
United States
Prohibitien
Whiskey Ring
Switzerland
Italy
England
Plans for Water Development at Great Falls
Reports from Army Engineers and Geological Survey propose two dams at Great Falls and fourteen reservoir sites from Petersburg West Virginia to Great Falls to store water for year round power and supply. Estimated cost 354,944,000 with water power to light heat and industry for Washington Baltimore and surrounding towns. Includes an interior trench of dams and a new flotational plant and conduit. Also recounts a comic exchange about governance between an American and an Englishman and a wartime incident at a chateau.
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Washington
Wearmy
Oine
Geological Survey
Puller
Great Fall
Potomac River
Great Falls
Petryturg
District of Columbia
Ithe Falls
Maryland
Army
Tyler
Geach
Potomac
Falls
Chain Bridge
Great Fally
South Branch
Petersburg
W. Va
Potomat
Town Creek
Allegheny County
Edes Fort
Morgan County
Swim Hollow
Hedgesville
Berkeley County
Brock's Gap
Broadway
Mount Crawford
Port Republic
Elkton
Charles Town
Goose Neck
Baltimore
City children visit farm for milk treat
Poor city children tour a farm where Fach is served a glass of milk. “Well, boys, how do you like it?” they reply, “Fine, I wish our milkman had a cow.”
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Fach
Black Walnut Wood Uses and Market Outlook From Agriculture Report
The report describes black walnut as a hard, strong wood with excellent polish and staining, favored for furniture. It notes postwar veneer demand, large stocks, and that US forests hold about 821 million board feet, with Illinois-Missouri-Iowa region most important. Walnut grows best on red, moist, deep soil and stands in central regions from New England to Texas, with markets fluctuating but good value for timber and veneer when log quality is high.
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Stans Ujp
Ite
UDO Toype
Forest Service
New England
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Kentucky
Tennessee-North Carolina
Pepto-Mangan Promises Vitality Back With Blood Color
An old advertisement touts Pepto-Mangan as a blood builder restoring color and energy. It claims improved mood and social appeal after use, with pills and liquid forms marketed as the cure for pale skin and weak vitality, urging readers to buy the genuine Gude's Pepto-Mangan.
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Peorle
Gude
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Icecream
the Model Bakery
Shepherdstown
Pennsylvania
Waverly Oil Works Company
Pittsburgh
Lake
L. A. Ambrose
Shepherdstown Plumbing, Heating and Tinning Co
Shepherdstown, W. Va
Hurwitz Creamery Company
Charles Town, W. VA
Milton Kohler & Sons
Hagerstown, MD
Jewelers
Soo Oon
Geo
M. Betzhoover
M. Beltzhoover, Jr
G. P. Morison
Martinsburg
King and
College Streets
E. Douglas Davis
North Potomac Street
Hagerstown
Roy S. Proctor
Bell Winchester
S. M. Langford
Martinsburg, West VA
Carl Owens’ Drug Store
Harrison Schley General Insurance
Jefferson Security Bank
Crossett
Lewin A. Cromer, Inc
North Abington, Mate
S.J. Hodges
Shepherdstown, W Va
J. Y.blackford
Shenandoah Junction
Dean
China
Reat
Sweeney
Boston Transcript
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