Four American correspondents enter World War I action in a taxi
The 1914 Brussels encounter describes Irvin Cobb John T. McCutcheon Will Irwin and Arno Dosch-Fleurot driving a taxi into Belgian battle lines and being captured by German forces before release. A second anecdote recalls Irish wit aiding a Roanoke guard in 1917 and Maj Reed G Landis's 1918 aerial duel ending in a German plane crash.
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Belgium
Irvin
Louis G. Brubaker
Old
Second Virginia Infantry
Second Virginia
Roanoke
Va.) Fair Grounds
Robert F. Keedy
Brubaker
Maj
Reed G. Landis
Chicago
America
Landis
Western Newspaper Union
Early magazines and the Athenian Gazette origin
The American Library Association notes the Athenian Gazette of 1691 in London deserves the title of first true magazine. It credits Gentleman's Magazine beginning in 1781 as the true start of the modern monthly periodical.
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American Library Association
Athenian Gazette
London
Gentleman’s Magazine
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Featured as Quick Indigestion Relief
Consumer ad touts Phillips milk of magnesia as fast neutralizer of stomach acids. It claims relief from heartburn gas and indigestion within five minutes and labels it a standard anti acid endorsed by doctors. Available in 25c and 50c bottles at drugstores.
Menopause and health tips urged by physicians
Physicians label menopause as the Change of Life and warn of possible symptoms if health is unbalanced. They recommend Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription herbal tonic for middle aged women and offer a free medical advice service via a Symptom Blank to Dr. Pierce's Clinic in Buffalo New York.
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D. J.d.kellogg
Northrop & Lyman Co., Inc
Buffalo
New York
Dr. Pierce
N. Y
Editor’s pursuit of facts noted in Syracuse Post Standard
A witty exchange about proposals and a buyer, then an editor’s claim that truth is his game. The passage highlights journalistic commitment to gathering facts, as seen in a Syracuse Post Standard remark on editors never neglecting pursuit of truth.
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OUR Comic
Frank Goodness
Felix
Finney
Snoop
Weae
Cobb
von Bulow
Brussels
Rca
Clara
Syracuse Post-Standard
HOTEL
Montclair
Lexington
New York City
Grand Theatres
Comter Leading
Hope Pnd
Grand Central Palace
Gregory Taylor
Oscar W. Richards
Broadway
Times Square
Dixie Hotel
United States
Buckingham
Parker
Hiscox Che
N.Y
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
Rinso
Ghee En
Lin
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Nat Barret
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