Mrs Pinson’s Pneumonia Recovery Promoted by Discovery
In Wheelersburg Ohio, Bdw. Pinson notes his wife suffered pneumonia for six years with relentless coughs and stomach issues. After trying many doctors she improved after using Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery, gaining twenty nine pounds and ending her cough. He urges others to visit their neighborhood drug store for the Discovery in tablets or liquid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheelersburg
Ohio
Dr. Pierce
Bdw
Pinson
The Perception Gap Between Education and Life
Edward P. Warner recalls an amusing illustration of how schooling lags real events as he sought an up to date Europe outline map. A school supply clerk quipped that schools do not recognize new boundaries, underscoring the friction between academic materials and current facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Edward P. Warner
The
North American Review
Hair Groom Makes Hair Stay Combed All Day
A drug store jar of Hair-Groom claims to keep hair combed in any style with a natural gloss. The greaseless cream is absorbed by the scalp, leaving hair soft, pliable, and unnoticeable as to use.
Picnic Muskrat Tale Sparks Daydreams of Food
Fred and friends picnic by a river when a muskrat family appears to observe. The young muskrat samples a discarded picnic sandwich, triggering muskrat lore about kin, coats, and old tales. Fred ponders the creature’s curiosity and potential rewards of sharing food with wildlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Morris receives grand cordon of the order of Vasa in Stockholm
Ira Nelson Morris of Chicago, former American minister to Sweden, is honored with Sweden’s grand cordon of the order of Vasa. He cannot accept the decoration while in government service. A George Washington seal is also presented by Swedish villagers. A joint Chicago reception by the Swedish-American society attended by Premier Kranting marks the honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Nelson Morris
Chicago
Sweden
Stockholm
Morris
George Washington
Washington
Kranting
America
Last of the A. E. F. Returns to America
Maj. Gen. Henry T. Allen commander of American forces on the Rhine returns to the United States with his full staff and enlisted men. He, his wife, son, and daughter in law plus Henry T. Allen III accompany him. Allen discusses costs of maintenance in Germany and credit for the Rhine force as a training center and prestige.
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Henry T. Allen
Rhine
America
General Allen
Capt
Henry T. Allen, Jr
Henry T. Allen III
Germany
United States
the Rhine
McNary Considers Libel Suit Against Senator Couzens
James G. McNary of El Paso Texas plans legal action after Senator James Couzens Michigan issued statements condemning his failed confirmation as comptroller of the currency. McNary seeks a libel suit to compel proof and allow public testing of the accusations. The charges were released to the press and not included in the Congressional Record.
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James G. McNary
el Paso
Tex
Harding
Washington
James Couzens
Michigan
Senate
McNary
Couzens
Congressional
Rockefeller Foundation Gift to New York Academy of Medicine
Dr. George B. Vincent announces a 1,250,000 endowment pledge to the New York Academy of Medicine for its educational program as part of the plans for a new Park Avenue building. The foundation also adds new trustees and funds fellowships in biological sciences to support urgent research. Vincent urges federated club women to educate the public in preventive health.
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Rockefeller Foundation
New York Academy of Medicine
Park Avenue
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Stanford University
William Allen White
Pmporia
Kans
David L. Radgall
Harvard Medical School
International Health Board
Vincent
United States
Federated Club
Noble Red Man in the West War Time Portrait
Joseph Hergesheimer offers a controversial portrayal of Jicarillas and Utes, detailing violence against whites during the Spanish risk era. The piece describes tribal warfare, weaponry, rituals, attire, and a harsh view of Native life and masculinity in a Saturday Evening Post essay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Joseph Hergesheimer
Saturday Evening Post
Fooling the Bugs and a Wedlock Half Shell Joke
A South motorist visits a dilapidated house where a barefoot man explains he avoided planting cotton corn or sweet potatoes out of fear of boll weevils or rain. The second vignette has a bride and her mother quizzing about meals, only oysters on the half shell served daily to save dishwashing.
Tanlac credited with saving life in Portland woman
Mrs. Ella Wagenaar of 268 Graham St Portland Ore testifies she suffered a nine year general breakdown with stomach disorder weight loss and insomnia. After spending over a thousand dollars to feel better Tanlac restored her health and weight and she praises the remedy. Tanlac is sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Wagenaar
Graham St
Portland
Ore
Rastus Found Guilty Of Chicken Theft In Court
A judge convicts a man named Rastus for stealing two chickens from Mr. Robinson. The court imposes a five dollar fine. The defendant pays ten dollars to cover the fine through next Saturday night, in a scene described by a lawyer and banker.
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Rastus
Yassuh
Small Town Sleuth Promises Witty Insight
Constable Sam T. Slackputter of Petunia boasts he can outthink detectives in his own way. He jokes that his specialty is being baffled, delivering a lighthearted line that charms his acquaintance.
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Sam T. Slackputter
Petunia
Swamp Root Claim Advertises Kidney Cure Sample
An old advertisement touts Swamp Root as a universal medicine for kidney and liver issues. It offers a sample bottle by mailing ten cents to Dr. J & Co. in Binghamton New York and asks readers to mention the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fea Tekee
Dr. J & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Federal Reserve Banks by City List
The twelve federal reserve banks are located in Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago St Louis Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas and San Francisco.
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Federal Reserve Banks
Cities
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louia
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
The Trouble with a Man Who Knows Nothing
A concise musing noting that ignorance leads to delayed realization as the flawed character remains last to learn his own limitations. It casts intellectual humility as a quiet virtue in human conduct.
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Edward Pinson
Nists
Memphis
Texa
Raham Bonner OY Wooten
Oie
Nelson Morris
Mrs. Wagenaar
Portland Lady
Taniac
Say
Bayer
Kansas City Star
Turin
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