German cruiser relay plot linked to U S Japan tensions
Honolulu harbor reports state the German cruiser Geler interned there transmitted metages between German agents in the United States and Japan to embroil the two nations in war. In Haywood County, Raymond W. Groom was shot by L. V. Shepherd from Champion Fibre Co. Groom survives in Asheville hospital with a bullet wound. Shepherd is a fugitive. Private Lawrence W. Trefenphen of Camp Meade, convicted of desertion, is sentenced to 20 years hard labor and Honorable discharge.
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Geler
Honolulu
United States
Japan
Honolua
Canton
Haywood County
Raymond W. Groom
L. V. Shepherd
Champion Fibre Company
Groom
Asheville
Shepherd
Lawrence W. Trefenphen
154Th Depot Brigade
Camp Meade
Army
Drink Hot Water for a Rosy Complexion, Inside Bath Remedy
An old nutrition claim promotes daily hot water with limestone phosphate as internal cleansing. It argues waste and toxins from the digestive system enter the blood and that the routine cleanses stomach, liver, kidneys, and bowels. It asserts clearer skin, improved complexion, and relief from headaches and stomach issues within one to two weeks.
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PD Mee F
Ely's Cream Balm Relief for Cold and Catarrh Nasal Congestion
A vintage ad promises instant relief from nasal congestion due to cold or catarrh. It touts opening blocked air passages, easing headaches, and night breathing difficulties after applying Ely's Cream Balm in the nostrils.
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Ely
Ferce
Sage and Sulphur Compound Promises Darker Hair
An advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use hair darkener. It claims gray hair vanishes overnight and with repeated use hair becomes darker, shinier, and more luxuriant without medical use. It warns the product is cosmetic, not a medicine.
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Wyeth
Sketches on war faith temperance and life in Monroe
The author muses on officers in democracy era, praises Hankey's war book, and reflects on temperance battles in Monroe. He recalls early prohibition and Temperance Hall, cites figures like Jim Price and Lanale Helms, notes police methods shifting from arrest to counseling, and lampoons food-saving zeal while urging honest health commentary. The piece blends war, religion, local history, and social quirks.
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Monroe
West Helms
C, Austin
Tsameon
Prohibition
Temperance
Episcopal Church
Temperance Hall
Billie McCauley
Journal
Pelt
Chamberlain's Tablets for Stomach Trouble and Biliousness
Chamberlain's Tablets claim success in treating stomach troubles biliousness and constipation. The ad states long sufferers have been completely cured and that chronic constipation may be permanently relieved by following bottle directions.
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Chamberlain
No Milk at the Front Milker’s Witty Rebuttal
An English militant crusader visits a barn where a young man milks a cow. The invader asks why he remains at the front. The milker replies that there is no milk at that end, delivering a sharp, humorous jab at frontline duties.
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Secrest Motor CO
T. P. Dillon
Smith Wood
Grimdma
R. F. Beasley
America
Donald Hankey
Somme
Irvin Avery
Congress of the
Vic Redwine
Jim Price
Lanale Helms
Main Street
Duke Myers
Baptist Church
Myers
Europe
Dunham Bundy
Corra Harris
George
Union Feed Co
Monroe Bargain House
Nassiff & Co
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