Woman Works Full Day After Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
Peru Indiana resident Mrs Anna Metersand reports relief from backache and dragging pain after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She previously faced disability and multiple doctors suggested surgery but credits the remedy with restored energy and ability to work daily from four in the morning.
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Peru
Ind
Lydia E. Finkham
Anna Metersand
West 10Th St
Lydia
Pinkham
Miscommunication at Camp Grant Causes Confusion
An incident at Camp Grant involves a Russian guard who cannot speak clearly. He asks “Who gots there” as an officer attempts recognition. In broken English the sentry directs “Chatta all right, go ahead, Tim now you.”
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Camp Grant
Lemon Skin Whitener Advertisement Claims
An advertisement promotes lemon juice mixed with orchard white to whiten facial skin and reduce freckles and redness. It asserts harmless, dramatic results for face neck arms and skin texture, urging use on a daily basis.
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Benuttior
Ady
Get Rid of Freckles with Double Strength Ethine Solution
An ad promotes a double strength ethine solution from your druggist to fade freckles with nightly and morning application. It claims rapid fading and possible complete clearing, with a guarantee and a warning about similar products. Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets are also advertised as liver and bowel regulators.
Rumors and Oddities From A Bygone Era
A jumble of historic curiosities notes vast sums and curiosities from England and America. It mentions the first lead pencil the claim of Montreal’s large flour export and a Chinese boy learning to read. It also cites paper chairs steel reinforced, a gasoline engine driven dynamo, and a funeral coal carry to church amid fuel shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilde
England
Mantreal
Netlon Ia
Haglund
Ohio
British Aviator Weds Washington Society Girl in War Effort Romance
Anne Hapias, a prominent Washington society figure during the war, marries Capt. John Gregory Hope of the Royal Flying Corps. Hope is in Washington on war office duties, and the couple resides at a capital house with Mrs. Kaye.
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Anne Hapias
Washington
John Gregory Hope
Royal Flying Corps
Captain Hope
Capital
Literary Critic Recalls Child’s Mischievous Reading Memory
A Rochester Past Express item notes a six year old Allan from Hookish family related to a playful misunderstanding while listening to Muldrad describe a new book. The boy recalls lines and questions from the story with humorous mispronunciations.
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Allan
Lila
Muldrad
Rochester
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Vliy. Iis
Anus
Champagne
Butte de Meant
Seti
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Geeraun
York
Castoria
Hullock
Swift & Company
United States
Food Administration
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U.S. A
Enoch Morgan's Sons Co
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