Mice Fixing Fails Even in Germany
An April dispatch reports profiteering in Germany despite government controls. Price fixing collapses as both producers and consumers evade limits, foods vanish from markets, illicit trades thrive, and wages fail to cover essentials amid war pressures. The piece cites currency debasement, lavish war spending, and the emergence of a class profiting from bonds, with inflation eroding buying power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ington
Germany
Department of Wand
Monment
Fountain of Youth Herbal Claim Ad
An old advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for natural aging symptoms in women. It asserts the product restores health and stresses its long pedigree across three generations of American users.
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Kultur
New York Herald
St. Gervais
Metropolitan
Lydia EB. Pinkham
America
Dinner tale warned on bets about women foibles
At a social gathering Yvan recalls a remark about a woman, with a young man claiming he bets she will do something. An older gentleman interjects, warning not to bet on what a woman will do. He cautions that even that is not a safe bet and urges restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yvan
Old Folks Saved From Suffering
Mrs. Mary A. Dean of Taunton in her 87th year praises Foley Kidney Pills for easing kidney trouble and improving daily comfort. Mr. Sam Hoover of High Point, N.C. also reports relief after using the product, noting it helped return to a normal condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Dean
Taunton
Sam Hoover
High Point
N.C
Foley
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Bellans
Schenck
Dr. J. H. Schenck & Son, Philadelphis
Ole
Agdarn EN Vaa
Elena
The
L. D. Mills Company
Middletown Coal Company
Middletown Liberty Loan Committee
Middletown
Uncle Sam
National Army
Federal Army
Navy
Franklin Electric Company
Liberty Loan Committee of
Middetown
United States
Liberty Bonds
Our Shores
France
Iberty
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