Peruna praised by farmer for catarrh and health restored
A farmer testifies after five bottles of Peruna. He credits the tonic with curing catarrhal inflammation and fatigue from work. The ad urges buying Peruna in liquid or tablet form and seeking Dr Hartman’s health book. It notes crawfish migration vibes in New Orleans and offers Peruna almanac.
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New Orleans
Loulaville & Nashville Railroad
Micheaud
Chef Mentenr
Oahermen
Swamp Root Promised for Kidney Troubles
Advertises Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder ailments. Urges women to seek treatment, offers sample by mail, and notes product availability through drug stores. Includes unrelated jokes and wartime ad lines.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Phosphate Pills Promoted for Thin People Health Boost
An old advertisement claims phosphate dietary supplement can quickly add weight and improve health by nourishing nerve and body cells. It warns against use by those with heart disease and stresses affordability and wide druggist availability.
Not His Unlucky Number and Kipling Anecdotes
A column recounts Mr. F G Cordwell a Fleet Street journalist plagued by thirteens and a curious roundup of Kipling first editions and legal vanity tales. It includes a Judge facing resignation remarks and a Wayover tavern remark sparking town intrigue.
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F. G. Cordwell
Fleet Street
France
London
No Admittance and Entry Despite Barbed Wire
A fragment quotes wartime talk about No Admittance signs near German trenches and successful entry despite barriers. It also cites varied notes on sewing machines speed and light humor lines about Mrs Smith Jones and Mrs Smith-Jones, and a Twain quip about cauliflower.
Germans Scuttle Interned Ships at Scapa Flow
German crews sank battleships and battle cruisers at Scapa Flow after hoisting a red flag signaling treachery. Eighteen destroyers were beached, four afloat, and the Baden remained afloat while others sank or were beached under armistice terms.
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Thurso
Scotland
London
Scapa Flow
Baden
Admiralty
McCumber Speaks for Covenant of Nations
Senator McCumber of North Dakota warned that the United States leaving the League of Nations would prompt other powers to seek wholesale destruction and harm future generations. He argued the covenant is misrepresented and defended it against Knox resolution criticisms while stressing the need for international law to curb aggressive nations. He urged unity to prevent renewed war and uphold collective security.
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Washington
League of Nations
United States
McCumber
North Dakota
Senate
League
Pennsylvania
Tornado Hits Fergus Falls Killing Hundreds in Minnesota
A violent tornado devastated Fergus Falls Minnesota wiping out three blocks of the business district. About 200 people were killed and the Great Northern train No. 1 was blown from the tracks at Battle Lake nearby as rescuers worked amid ruined streets.
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Fargo
N. D
Fergus Falls
Minn
Great Northern Railroad
Battle Lake
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Lincoln, Neb
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Lincoln Tire & Repair CO
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