Farmer claims Tanlac freed him from rheumatism
J M Mallory of Stonewall Georgia says four bottles of Tanlac cured his forty five year battle with rheumatism. He details daily pain indigestion and weakness prior to using Tanlac and now says he is a well man in every way able to jump two feet without pain and would not take cash for the four bottles’ benefit.
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J. M. Mallory
Stonewall
Georgia
Atlanta
Tanlac
Lever
Ady
Doubtful Exchange About Stock Tip Between Father and Son
A fragment shows a speaker asking about their standing with their father and the father explaining he gave a stock market tip that day. The exchange hints at family and financial tension.
Swamp Root Ad and Humorous Exchange Note
An old advertisement extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root with testimonials from a Canterville Alabama store in 1916. The page also includes light humor about a dog lost in a railway accident and a quip on family finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer
RUG
Canterville
Ala
Dr. Kilmer’ & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Edith
Vegetable Compound Praised By Ohio Woman In Ad
A reader from Sims Ohio recounts recovery after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter claims medical skepticism followed by full recovery after two months, endorsing the product for displacements weakness irregularities nervousness backache and bearing-down pains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sims
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jennis Mover
North
Lydia
Achievements of War Session In Congress Summary
The administration touted harmony and lack of dissension during the war session as a notable feature. It reported defeat on only one important bill across six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Important War Measures Passed in Session
A summary of key actions: declaration of war against Germany on April 6, war bonds totaling 15.538 billion dollars, war appropriations and contracts 14.39 billion, war loans 7 billion to allies, selective draft for 10 million men, espionage and embargo provisions, 2.235 billion revenue bill, food control, trading with the enemy act, and soldiers and sailors insurance.
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Congress
Germany
Washington
Reichstag
Feaskey
Senate
Pershing
Armles
France
Bills
Carl Reichmann
United States
Great Britain
Belgium
Italy
Russia
Japan
Atlantic
House
Marine Corps
District of Columbia
Army
Navy
Sverbe Reces
War Congress Ends Six Months After War Declaration
Washington reports the sixty-fifth congress closed at 3 p.m. October 6 after enacting vast war measures and a $21.88 billion budget with $7 billion for allied loans. The record includes the $2.535 billion war revenue bill, broad taxes on incomes and goods, massive military expansions, and credits for foreign nations.
War Finance Acts Expand Credits and Appropriations
A sweeping set of wartime measures authorizes multi billion dollar bonds and credits to support foreign governments, shipping, and defense. It lists large appropriations for national security, agriculture distribution, and a military family allowance fund totaling hundreds of billions in combined new and existing war expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tha
Ar Na
Segiteratate
United States
Belgium Reports 50 000 Homes Destroyed by Germans
Havre reports the Belgian government issues a gray book rebutting a May 1916 German white book. It counters claims of Belgian civilians attacking German troops and says German forces destroyed 40 000 to 50 000 houses during the early World War I period.
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Havre
Belgium
Sailor Held on Manslaughter Charge in Dockyard Death
Machinists Mate Perente of an American naval vessel was remanded on bail in London on a manslaughter charge over the September 8 death of dockyard laborer Plummer after a blow to the jaw. Perente pleaded not guilty saying he did not mean to injure his friend.
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London
Perente
Plummer
Queenstown
Peru Breaks with Kaiser Over Diplomatic Rupture
Lima, Peru reports that Peru formally broke relations with Germany after a congress vote in favor of rupture. Passports were handed to the German minister, as Uruguay notes congress expected a decisive vote in favor of cutting diplomatic ties with Germany.
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Lima
Peru
Germany
Buenos Aires
Montevideo
Uruguay
Congress
Taft Weds Blenner Chase in Waterbury Ceremony
Miss Blenner Chase daughter of Irving H. Chase married Sergt Maj. Charles Phelps Taft II U S A at Rose Hill home of the Chase family. Rev. Robert E. Brown officiated as the bride was given away by her father. Flags decorated the setting in Waterbury Connecticut on October 8.
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Waterbury
Conn
Blenner
Irving H. Chase
Charles Phelps Taft
U.S. A
William H. Taft
Taft
New Haven
Rose Hill
Chase
Robert E. Brown
Second
H. Chase
California Federation of Labor calls expulsion of J W from AFL unions
In Sacramento on October 8 the California State Federation of Labor urged expulsion of all members of the J W from unions affiliated with the American Federation of Labor adopting a resolution to that effect.
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W. W
Sacramento
Cal
California State Federation of Labor
J. W. Wa
American Federation of Labor
Repair French Railroad Tracks in Meuse Depot
A Meuse depot stores thousands of railroad sections on steel ties. As the French army advances they repair torn tracks left by retreating Germans. The rapid recovery of the line showcases French railway efficiency.
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Meuse
March
First Train Arrives in Philadelphia After Six Years of Effort
The 1834 Philadelphia arrival of Black Hawk marked a milestone after six years of agitation to connect Columbia and Philadelphia by rail. Riders faced initial laughter and a push from passengers to move the locomotive, while wagon drivers and tavern keepers fought the rail plan as disruptive to wagon transport and income.
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Columbia
Quakers City
Philadelphia
Schuylkill
Lancaster
The
Pittsburgh
Peace Haas Slaughtere in Railroad Accidents Highlight War Cost
Ten thousand and one persons were killed in railroad accidents last year in this country. The figure, cited by the Baltimore American, argues that peace has its slaughters as well as war, though not as inevitable.
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Baltimore American
Pneumatic Tools Boost Efficiency in Ballast Work
An eastern railroad test shows pneumatic tools can match two hand laborers. One operator with an air compressor on a small car drives four packing tools delivering rapid blows to force material into tight ballast spaces. When space is tight in cuttings, air is piped up to 1 600 feet from the compressor with full efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rairoad
Movement of Freight Cars Helps War Effort
The War Board of the American Railway Association orders immediate move of empty freight cars to roads in need, regardless of ownership. Previously cars were returned to owners or kept by other roads to suit themselves, with some companies even commandeering equipment. The reform seeks to place cars where demand is strongest amid wartime stress.
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War Board
The
American Railway Association
Congressmen In Same Fix From Prison To Parliament
A pale-faced passenger in a car talks of leaving prison that morning and facing old-time friends, while his seatmate reveals he is just coming home from Congress. The exchange captures a moment of shared exile and public service.
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Pardner
Congress
San Francisco
Government builds Alaska Railroad to Fairbanks route
The 466 mile Seward to Fairbanks line under U S supervision has 188 miles in operation with daily trains. Estimated total cost is 25.842 million dollars. About 11 million will be spent by year end. A 4,000 man force works through winter.
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United States
Seward
Fairbanks
Alaaka
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Sesalon
Elon
Signal Corps of the Army and
Thia
Jackie
Kaiser
C. P. Taft
Miss Chase
Waterbury, Conn
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