Miltiades and the fabled fame of a Marathon victor
Miltiades, hailed as a great ancient general, led Athenian forces in the Marathon clash of 490 B C. The Persian army faced defeats as Miltiades earned renown through strategic maneuvers and bold leadership. His later voyage to the island of Ecnos ended in failure and his death.
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Setindes
Srrece
Berrie Wexcrior
Minvation
B.C
Athens
Greece
Steree
Wierrthea
Bert
Det Putis
Artaphernes
Miltiades
Eens
Witch
Persia
New
Geek
Wisdom in Little One's Idea of the Way to Win
Aunt Marie, discouraged after a failed job application, learns from her ten year old niece about confidence and body language as a belief in luck. The girl explains how fixed hands and a confident look may influence outcomes. A humorous exchange ends with a cartoon remark about jokes at a wedding.
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Aunt Marie
Autflie
Danderine promises hair growth and dandruff stop
Advert says Knowlton's Danderine will stop dandruff and hair loss within weeks. It claims easy use with visible fullness and gloss, plus a secret test using a strand to show results. It also includes a humorous family exchange about a false face factory.
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Knowlton
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Claim 200 Years of Relief
An advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a longstanding Holland remedy for kidney and bladder disorders and back pain. It promises quick relief for aches, indigestion, and rheumatic symptoms with a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved.
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Haarlem
Holland
Holland Laboratories
Hunt
A. B. Richards Medicine CO
Sherman, Tc
Artful Dodger Rose Bargain at Bazaar
In a charity bazaar scene a lady begs a foreign nobleman to buy a rose. The count bows and says the price is too high, then declares the rose price less after the kiss, leaving the value determined by sentiment rather than money.
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Charity Bazar
The Cuticura Toilet Ad For Everyday Use
The advertisement promotes Cuticura Toilet Preparations a soap a ointment and a talcum set for cleansing soothing powder and perfume No toilet table is complete with them Ady 25c everywhere A playful line notes every mother wonders how her daughter man persuaded her son to marry her
Women Regent A Rank Injustice In Wartime Labor Row
Washington hearing on a national war labor board recommendation to discharge women conductors in Cleveland to satisfy strikers. Dr Anna Howard Shaw and other advocates argued that women answered the call in war while many men avoided service and now press for removal.
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Washington
National War Labor Board
Cleveland
Ohio
Anna Hioward Shaw
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Frank P. Walsh
Mary van Kleeck
Women In Industry Service
Labor Deparment
80 Percent Cut in U S Employment Service
Washington reports the United States employment service will shrink 80 percent effective March 22 from 750 offices to 56. Directors cite Congress failure to provide funds. Direct work aiding veterans to return to civilian jobs will continue in a skeleton form.
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Washington
United States Employment Service
Densmore
Congress
Senate
Wilson
George Washington
Employment Service Bureau
German Fleet in Harbors Totals Two Million Tons
Berlin reports the mercantile fleet in German harbors stands at 722 steamers totaling 1 986 700 gross tons and 136 sailing vessels of 52 600 tons. The fate of German steamers in neutral ports remains uncertain though many have likely been seized. Total tonnage potentially surrendered to the Entente is about 2 250 000 gross.
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Berlin
Brussels
Germany
British Navy Transported Over 26.5 Million Soldiers
London report says from August 1914 to March 2 1919 the British navy moved more than 26 500 000 soldiers and personnel tied to the war effort. Walter Hume Long declared in the House of Commons while presenting naval estimates for 1919. About 200 000 prisoners 2 250 000 animals 500 000 vehicles and 48 000 000 tons of military stores were also moved.
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London
Walter Hume Long
The
Admiralty
House of Commons
Railway Clerks Refuse to Submit Grievances
Washington. Director General Hines urged members of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks on strike against the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Railroad to file grievances with the railroad administration's board of adjustment No 3. He said the clerks refused to use the established dispute machinery.
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Washington
Hines
Brotherhood of Railway
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railroad
Federal Auditor
Railroad Administration
Board of Adjustment No. 3
Local resident praises Black Draught liver medicine
Mr W B Dawson of Nowata Oklahoma extols Thedford's Black Draught as the best liver remedy. He cites relief from constipation after pills, a bloated stomach and sour taste, and says proper dosing prevents chills in swampy country. Adv.
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Nowata
Okla
W. B. Dawson
Thedford
Adv
Courting Disaster on the Rum-Runners Road
A dialogue snippet shows locals railing at a man described as a glutton for danger who continues pleasure-driving along a road frequented by rum-runners, highlighting tension and risk in the travel route.
Flixir Babek A Good Tonic Promises Malaria Relief
Rev S Szymanowski of St Stephen's Perth Amboy testifies Elixir Babek eases chills malaria and fever. Priced 50 cents at all druggists or by Parcel Post prepaid from Kloczewski Co Washington DC. The ad notes it takes a barber to scrape up new acquaintances.
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S. Szymanowski
St. Stephen's Church
Perth Amboy
N. J
Kloczewski & Co
Washington
D.C
Smoking tobacco flavors and aromas from Britannica guidance
The Britannica notes that on the Continent and in America certain sauces are used to improve flavor and burning in tobacco. A smoker’s enjoyment hinges on both the tobacco and its scent, best tested by smelling several brands after rubbing with a touch of saliva and noting distinct fragrances.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
America
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