Woman Looks to Lydia Pinkham Remedy for Relief
Mrs. Martha Seavey of Unionville Missouri credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing severe female illness and nervous spells after doctors could not help She urges other women to try the medicine and shares her gratitude to the Pinkham company for confidential responses.
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Lydia E. Pinkhama
Martha Seavey
Missouri
Lydia E. Pinkham
Antiseptic Uniment Ads for Horse and Man
An early 20th century advertisement boasts ABSORSINE and Veinsec antiseptics for humans and animals. Claims reduce inflammation and pain in tendons ligaments and muscles, heal sores and ulcers, with a free book offer and special instructions. Addresses WF Young at 316 Temple Street Spragtici Mass.
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Price
WF. Young
Temple Street
Spragtici
Mass
Fragmentary OCR: The Sphinx on Natation
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a sphinx and natation with a question about a life guard and a woman warding off danger. The readable text is incomplete and lacks coherent events or names.
Auction of Vintage Engines and Pump With Lubricators
Two historic machines described for sale include a 30 HP horizontal Porter stationary steam engine fitted with an automatic lubricator and a Worthington steam pressure water pump with an automatic lubricator. The items appear as a bundled offering in a single listing.
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H. P
Porter
Worthington
Zionism rises with war and upheaval in Palestine
The war shifts Jewish outlooks toward Zionism, with American Jews leading a growing movement. Zionist congresses, federations, and women’s groups expand, claiming a large share of American Jewry supports a homeland in Palestine. Described are Palestine’s changing desert to farmland, key cities, and a potential broader homeland across Syria, Mesopotamia, and beyond.
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Syria
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Land of the Fair Isle and Its Spanish Blood Ties
The Fair Isle, 25 miles south of the Shetlands, boasts a history of Pictish, Norse, and Spanish connections. Spaniards were sheltered there during a shipwreck, later starved, and some were helped away by Andrew Umphrey. Island culture shows Spanish influence in knitwear and crafts, while residents remain wary of emigration and disease and await ministers who visit to marry and christen during storms.
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Shetlands
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Noble
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Fair Isle
Zionist Plans for Palestine as Jewish Homeland Debate
The article notes Jewish interest in establishing a state in Palestine with an estimated population of 4 900 000, aiming for a neutral government and a modern adaptation of Jewish law to education and life. It cites land acquisitions in Galilee near Haifa and Joppa, plus investor activity in New York Chicago Winnipeg and other cities as Zionist plans advance.
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Tb Sea of Galilee
Haifa
Chicago
Switzerland
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
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Orto
Columbus
G. W. Aird
Indianapolis
Ind
Vicious Wolves in France Face Off With Soldiers
In a French department, a bold wolf leaped at a cavalry horse as two troopers rode through. The soldiers drew sabers and fought back until a farmer arrived with a gun and killed the animal, illustrating the stubborn wild-animal problem even in France.
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Nobby
Yenne
Campaeny
Republic
Russia
Panama Canal Zone to slaughter local cattle for beef
The Canal Zone will source beef from cattle slaughtered locally to save 10 to 29 percent. The supply department has begun testing with focal cattle and plans to buy cattle from Central and South America for fattening and slaughter. A cattle buyer will coordinate purchases and a veterinary surgeon will inspect arrivals.
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Panama Canal Zone
United States
Canal Supply Department
Central America
South America
Isthmus
Auto Mows Clover Field in Ten Minutes
Towanda Pa report says L J Russell principal of Towanda schools advised a mower operator to hitch his machine to the professor's automobile. The mower, fastened to the auto, sliced a large clover field in about ten minutes, with clover sent flying in clouds.
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L. J. Russell
Towanda
Russell
Dispatch
Philadelphia Record
WAS DOUBLING UP ON LIFE
Col George Harvey joked at a New York banquet about editors living double lives and receiving harsh or favorable criticism. He compared editors to a rich broker whose niece questions a double life, ending with a laughing quip on life spans and duplicity.
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George Harvey
New York
Washington Star
Health trends amid war and vodka myths in Russia
The article cites a declining sickness rate in Russia since the war began, attributing much to vodka's absence for some and noting a surprising resilience in people under stress. It highlights San Francisco refugees who, despite not drinking vodka, showed strong health during their open-air exile and shared living conditions.
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Russia
San Francisco
Scribbler Busted for Hotel Stationery Theft
Police catch Scribbler leaving a hotel writing room with about ten dollars of stationery. He claims he was gathering material for a novel.
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Scribbler
Miner's Christmas Routine Ends With Sawyers Whisky
The Oro Fino mine foreman Billy X spends his annual layoff at Sawyer's bar in Siskiyou County. He explains he drinks there to time his intoxication exactly, insisting the whisky tastes better as he becomes drunk.
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Sawyer’s
San Francisco
Billy X
Oro Fino
Sawyer's
Billy
Sawyer
One unfailing sign of spring
Hyker asks the reader what signals spring, Pyker answers with a witty line about preferring to watch others work and enjoy the season.
Laundress praises Red Cross Ball Blue detergent ad
A concise ad notes that beautiful clear white clothes delight the laundress who uses Red Cross Ball Blue sold by grocers, with Ady as the location or brand cue.
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Ady
Poincare Receives $120000 Salary As President
The French president M. Poincare earns a salary of 120000 dollars per year. This figure outlines official compensation for the head of state and reflects governance era standards.
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French Republic
M. Poincare
Inventor of the installment plan faces mob danger
A crowd threatens to lynch a man described as the inventor of the installment plan for selling books. The dialogue shows panic and a decision to let the mob act, highlighting a dramatic moment of public fury and a controversial invention.
Boat Language Sparks Debate in Quiet Conversation
In a brief exchange Patrice asks why boats are called she and explains the reason as likely due to their lines. The remark opens a small window into nautical tradition and gendered language.
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Patience
Patrice
Monument to Postum Man Becomes Healthful Testimony
An Illinois man proclaims he built a monument to Postum after coffee caused digestive and health troubles. He credits stopping coffee and using Postum with restored strength, appetite, sleep, and general well being. He urges readers to read The Road to Wellville and notes two Postum forms with prices.
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Illinois
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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