Weak Nervous Mother Finds Relief with Plant Compound
Fragmented reader letter praises Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health after fatigue backache and nervousness. The note from Mrs Worthline of Philadelphia claims three months of use cured distress and improved appetite. The passage also includes unrelated conversational fragments about a sister and hair color.
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Otherwise Peaceful military dinner noted with shells
The report describes a calm scene with a cryptic exchange about a military dinner. Dialog hints at a military presence, and a remark about shelling nuts is interpreted as a light or sardonic reference amid otherwise tranquil events.
Wireless amateurs win official sanction to listen in
United States authorizes licensed amateurs to listen for messages but forbids transmitting if it risks interference with government stations. Radio inspectors will conduct periodic exams, and strict enforcement remains in force. In New England over 2,500 operators look to resume listening for codes and decipherable messages.
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Germany
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Talking With the Heavenly Father
Lesson text outlines proper motive in prayer and models for prayer from Matthew Luke and Phil. It stresses not praying to be seen, warns against vain repetitions, and explains the Lord’s Prayer structure with right relationship right attitude right spirit and praise. Persistency in prayer and contrasting attitudes of Pharisee and publican highlight humility before God.
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Thessa James
Heavenly Father
Jesus
Christ
Paul
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Milk Bottle Waste Revealed by Agriculture Study
Dairy experts in 86 cities report milk bottles average 17 trips before loss or breakage. Yearly 8,000,000 sound bottles are dumped. dealers replace tens of thousands monthly and exchanges are scarce. Laws and exchanges vary, revealing waste in consumer dairy service nationwide.
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Department of Agriculture
Lucky Thirteenth engineers of Chicago return home
The Thirteenth engineers, known as the Lucky Thirteenth, include Chicago’s regimental unit welcomed home after service in France. They arrived in 1917 with multiple 13s marking their journey, from trains and cars to dates and places, earning warm recognition for their service and mechanical skill.
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Windy City
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New Dreadnaught California Under Construction At Mare Island
The battleship California, 624 feet long and 32,800 tons, with 12 14 inch guns, is under construction at Mare Island naval yard. She will house 58 officers and 3,922 men with many hotel like conveniences and electric systems including main engines, weapons, and daily life amenities. Keel laid October 25, 1916, cost about 741,551 dollars at award time, and she will be ready to leave the ways soon.
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California
Mare Island Navy Yard
Mare Island
Easy to Commit Sin Sayings by Benjamin Which cote
A quotation states that it is easier to commit a second sin than the first and harder to repent of the second than the first, attributed to Benjamin Which cote. The line reflects moral caution on repeated wrongdoing and remorse.
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Benjamin
For One Another. The will of God respecting us is that we shall live by each other's hap piness
The passage speaks of living by mutual happiness rather than sorrow, urging people to support each other through shared joy. It emphasizes strengthening one another rather than sacrificing oneself for others.
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Eatonic
To Have Knowledge We Must Water Plants of It
A concise aphorism attributed to John Smith urging growth of knowledge through holiness and careful nurturing.
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John Smith
Spat Between Mrs Twobble and Mrs Gadspur Deepens
In a Birmingham Age-Florald item neighbors Mrs Twobble and Mrs Gadspur clash over insults. Mrs Twobble calls the Gadspurs atavistic and poreine, while Mrs Gadspur vows revenge once she can access a dictionary. The feud shows little sign of reconciliation.
Garden plans and a curious find in Birmingham
Mr Gadspur asks about a garden while Mr Dubwaite grows hopeful. He mentions discovering an old fashioned colored gentleman willing to do odd jobs for a cast off suit, revealing a oddball local exchange reported by the Birmingham Age Herald.
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Why to Tell Duckling Dish Debate
Winsome Bride asks if the plate holds chicken croquettes or rice patties. Young husband replies no bones about it and confirms a rice patty. The exchange plays on a kitchen quarrel over a simple supper choice.
Women and the paradox of praise in judgment
A reflective note on how women are judged by men who grant compliments. It argues that some men's perceived greatness grows from restraining or diminishing women rather than from equality. The piece surveys social dynamics and the difficulty of genuine appraisal.
Veteran Sam Brown Returns Home From France
Sam Brown arrives in town wearing an overseas cap and two bars, explaining he served with United States veterinary forces in France. He jokes that he means veterinary, feeding German dogs gunpowder for their distemper, in a humorous exchange with an old acquaintance.
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France
United States Veterinary Forces
Viscount Curzon Seeks Homecoming Of German-Buried British Remains
In the House of Commons Viscount Curzon asked if the secretary for war would assure exhuming and repatriating British soldiers buried in Germany when transport allows. Captain Guest said the issue would receive sympathetic consideration as soon as conditions permit.
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Captain Guest
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Quiz and Mr Nottin Clash Over Debt and Cash
A humorous exchange features Mrs Quiz and Mr Nottin debating inheritance and finance. Mr Nottin jokes that his parents left him in debt and notes that if men’s cash circulated more, revolutions would be less worrisome.
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Mr Nottin
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