Women Suffering Fatigue Praise Pinkham Medicine
Letters from Swan Creek Michigan and Hebron Maine extoll Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash for fatigue female weakness and restoration to health. Respondents note improved energy and willingness to work at home and urge others to seek guidance from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swan Creek
Mich
Lydia E. Pinkham
Annie Cameron
R.F.D
No. 1
Swan Creek, Michigan
Hebron
Charles Rowe
Hebron, Maine
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Wanted to Exchange Seats at a Progressive State Convention
Dr. Henry Moskowitz recalls a Syracuse state Progressive convention moment. A quiet man asked if a Christian Science teacher was present and asked to swap seats for a draft. A joke about Algy and a glove counter ends with a dentist reference.
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Henry Moskowitz
New York Civil Service Commission
Syracuse
Algy
One Part Solved The Solar System Mystery
A concise note reflects on the solar system as a great mystery with a playful aside about the sun. It comments on legal overreach, suggesting no single lawyer can know all laws plural.
Sister's Trick Ends In Postum Health Revival
Tale explains a coffee addict who quits coffee after a sister secretly substitutes Postum. The switch strengthens her nerves, boosts her color and energy, and converts her to Postum as a life saver. The ad notes two forms and prices, urging readers to try a ten day trial and visit grocers for Postum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Slaughter at Charleroi Greatest in History
Paris dispatch details ten hours of brutal fighting at Charleroi where French and British troops resisted German forces. The city changed hands multiple times as villages burned and civilians perished under shellfire. The account notes massive German losses, French counterattacks, and a later German counteroffensive along the line as fighting raged near the Sambre river.
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Franklin P. Merrick
International News Service
Paris
Charleroi
France
War Office
Marchiennes
Monceau
Chatelet
Landelies
Sambre
Maubeuge
Avesnes
Rocroi
Mezieres
Courtrai
North Africa
Landelis
Montignies
Walcourt
Thuin
Mettet
Germans Drag Guns Over Their Own Dead
London report from the Daily Mail describes French wounded in the Vosges at Vichy hospitals. An artilleryman recalls Germans dying under fire and, as replacements arrived, dragging a German battery across a human bridge formed by the dead.
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London
Daily Mail
Vosges
Vichy
What Prisoners of War Will Eat
The daily ration for prisoners of war is approved by military authorities. It includes one pound of bread, three quarters of a pound of biscuit, one pound of preserved meat, three ounces of cheese, tea, jam, sugar, salt, mustard, pepper, and fresh vegetables. Tobacco totaling two ounces per week will be provided for smokers.
Liege Artillerymen Become Stone Deaf Says Times Correspondent
A Times medical correspondent returned from Belgium reports that all Liege fort artillerymen are likely stone deaf after enduring more than two weeks of continuous artillery explosions. He notes hearing nerves will likely not recover, leaving them in lasting silence.
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London
The
Times
Belgium
Liege
Goodyear Tires Offer Before War Prices Amid War Demand
Goodyear announces prices held at prewar levels due to new rubber supplies from London Singapore and Para. Cars and tire buyers benefit from daunted war price increases as Goodyear secures 1,500,000 pounds of top rubber and pledges steady ante bellum pricing while stock lasts.
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London
Singapore
Rewards of Valor: Nations Honor Gallant War Deeds
English French and German decorations praise officers and privates for conspicuous bravery. The piece notes the Cross of the Legion, Victoria Cross, and Medal of Honor, highlighting drum boy recipients and acts from Delhi to Magdala as emblematic of fearless service.
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Washington
England
France
Germany
United States
Congress
Ian Hamilton
Gordon Highlanders
Elandslaagte
V. C
Delhi
Lord Napier
Magdala
Theodore
Neighbor Warns with Parrot Threat in Mower Oiling Talk
A Boston Transcript quip recalls a neighbor ordering oiling a lawn mower with a playful threat of bringing home a parrot if refused. The exchange highlights humorous urban dialogue.
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Boston Transcript
Beyond The Oriental Mind On London Dance Revival
A London feature notes a seasonal revival in dancing with interest in both professional and amateur dancing across genders. It contrasts European ballroom practice with Oriental views, recounting Yoshio Markino’s astonishment at ball culture and an English host’s explanation that dancing is for flirting and social play.
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London
Yoshio Markino
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