Cardus praised by Mrs Holbrook for lady troubles relief
Trap Hill North Carolina resident Mrs Eudora Holbrook says she suffered for years with monthly back pain and fatigue. After taking Cardus she recovered enough to do her work again and keeps Cardus on hand for future health needs. Clergymen in Great Britain may strike for higher wages as the Southwell diocese bishop orders housing and food guarantees before assigning pastors. Eight parishes were merged recently and the push for higher church wages continues to affect ordinations and parish appointments.
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Trap Hill
N. C
Eudora Holbrook
Cardus
Adv
Great Britain
Southwell
Derby
Soft velvety skin marketing scam excerpt
An advertisement touts Tetterine as the path to smooth skin, claiming it quickly clears pimples and blotches, with Savannah based mail order and druggist sales for 50 cents. A second item recounts a Princeton freshman joking about an appendicitis exam and failing first-time tests.
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Shoptrine Co
Savannah
Princeton
Doctor Smith’s
Everybody's Magazine
Push and Go Motoring Lesson From a Wealthy Driver
A Boston Transcript excerpt portrays a wealthy motorist insisting on pushing a car for petrol. He claims push propelled him to success, while the boy bluntly notes there is no petrol to push for. The exchange captures a blunt snatch of urban hustle and resourcefulness.
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Guvnor
Boston Transcript
Allen's Foot Ease Ad Promises Instant Relief
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder to shake into shoes or sprinkle in foot baths. It claims to relieve stinging corns bunions and tired swollen tender feet and to provide instant comfort. Sold everywhere and urged not to accept substitutes.
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Allen
What Better Spring Fever Ad Means in 19th Century Ads
A collage of vintage ad copy features quotes about ambition and vitality. It promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic and Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills as spring remedies, with brief jabs at old-fashioned medicine and light social commentary on fashion and ideas.
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GROVE
Wright
Bomb Plot Reveals Anarchist Terror Plan Across Nation
New York agencies investigation into a mail bomb plot tied to I W W rioters uncovered sixteen bombs in the General Post Office and six more sent earlier. No victims yet though some intended targets linked to deportation efforts faced potential ruin. Officials warned the mailings aimed to terrorize May Day worldwide and disrupt labor radicals including Mooney supporters.
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New York
Department of Justice
Thomas J. Mooney
California
Italy Hesitates Signing Peace Treaty Amid Rome Demonstrations
Ambassador Page reports from Rome that Premier Orlando will not return for the peace treaty signing, fearing internal turmoil. He has urged suppression of anti Wilson manifestations, and Rome dimmed a key rally. Allies may proceed without Italy if Orlando stays away, despite desires to delay.
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Paris
Page
Rome
Orlando
Ambassador Page
Italy
Wilson
Women Need Swamp Root for Kidney Troubles Ad
An advertisement touts Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a remedy for women with kidney and bladder issues. It urges testing the product, notes symptoms like back pain and headaches, and offers a sample bottle for ten cents. The piece ends with short, unrelated jokes and a blessing on medical advice.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Brighter Prospects Appear in the Italian Situation
Paris reports a slight rift in the Adriatic dispute that offers hope for peace conference progress. Rome hints Paris overtures might be welcomed, while many delegates resist demanding a return of Italian representatives. President Wilson could urge a friendly path if Italy agrees to Fiume concessions without losing dignity.
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Paris
Adriatic
Rome
Wilson
Italy
Fiume
Japanese Question on Kiao-Chau Settled
Unofficial reports say the council of three at Paris has settled the Kiao-Chau matter with Germany ceding the stronghold to Japan and Japan to retransfer it to China later. Indications also favor Belgium's request for an immediate share of Germany's reparations to fund reconstruction.
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Council of Three
Paris
Germany
Japan
Shantaung Peninsular
China
Dickman bans May Day celebrations in Coblenz zone
In Coblenz area, General Dickman orders suppressing all May Day demonstrations and mass meetings by Germans in American-occupied territory. Officials say banners urging German control of the Haar valley prompted the ban, framed as a move toward peace and Wilson's 14 points.
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Haar Valley
Berlin
Infernal machine sent to ex senator injuries wife and maid
Mrs Maude P Hardwick wife of former United States Senator Thomas W Hardwick was badly injured and her Negro maid lost both hands when an infernal machine mailed to the Georgia senator exploded at their home The package bore the address Senator Thomas W Hardwick Sandersville Ga It was marked Sample and had a return from Gimbel Brothers New York The note compared another New York mailed device also from Gimbel Brothers New York city
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Atlanta
Maude P. Hardwick
United States
Thomas W. Hardwick
Georgia
Sandersville
Gimbel Brothers
32Nd
Broadway
New York
Bomb Sent to Representative Burnett in Gadsden
Representative John L. Burnett of Alabama received a package containing an infernal machine. He could not open it, avoiding possible injury. The box was a scarred top container. The motive is believed tied to Burnett's immigration stance.
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Gadsden
Ala
John L. Burnett
Alabama
Secretary Daniels Tour Of Edinburgh Highlights Historic Sites
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels visited Edinburgh as a guest of the corporation. He toured the castle and a famous Lincoln monument, with soldiers and sailors at attention. The party then inspected university medical schools and other sites of historic interest.
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Edinburgh
Josephus Daniels
United States Navy
Corporation
Daniels
Lincoln
Mortalities on a Train: Merrill H Tilghman Dies
Richmond man Merrill H Tilghman, a leading lumber magnate and founder of a major eastern Carolina firm, died suddenly aboard a Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railway train while returning home from Atlantic City. He had moved to Richmond nine years ago.
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Richmond
van Merrill H. Tilghman
United States
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Atlantic City
Mr. Tilghman
Carolinas
Steel Corp Awards Extra Stock Dividend
United States Steel Corporation directors approved an extra one percent dividend on common stock at the quarterly meeting. The accompanying earnings statement for the first quarter of 1919 shows no appropriation for federal income and war excess profits taxes.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
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