A Letter for Women from Garnett Kansas
Mrs Eva E Shay of Garnett Kansas writes that after a difficult birth and prolonged illness Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound restored her strength. She describes severe left side pain, fatigue, and housework inability easing after two doses and complete recovery after five bottles. She plans to continue using the medicine for future health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnett
Kas
Lydia E. Pinkham
Eva E, Shay
Garnett, Kansas
Triumphal Arch of Titus and Colosseum Described in Rome
The text recounts the Arch of Titus built in 70 A D to honor Titus after his death with relief sculptures and a central imperial figure. It notes a 1882 reconstruction of ruins, and the Colosseum completed by Titus in 80 A D, once seating 50,000, now in ruins and linked to a Nero statue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.tus
Rome
Titus
Colosseum
Nero
Had Fits Over Dress Bill Joke in London
A humorous London note records a couple’s quip about a dress and the bill. The wife claims she never had a better fit in a dress while the husband jokes he never had a worse fit than when he saw the bill.
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London
Man Falls Into Debt and Scrapes Back Free
A man spirals into debt and then works to recover his finances through careful budgeting and persistence. He faces creditors and mounting pressure but slowly regains financial stability with steady income and prudent spending.
Bayer Aspirin Advert Justifies Safety And Use
An advertising blurb asserts Bayer aspirin in genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin is safe proven by millions and prescribed for over twenty years. It urges consumers to accept an unbroken Bayer package with directions for headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism and pain. It notes 12 tablet tins cost a few cents and druggists offer larger packages.
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Bayer
High cost of living cited and profiteers named
Quote on suspending living costs suggests drastic action. A protester calls for hanging profiteers as the only known method to ease price pressures. The remark reflects heated public sentiment.
Women urged to seek Swamp-Root kidney remedy
Advertisements claim thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble often undiagnosed. They warn kidney health impacts other organs and list back pain headaches and nervousness as symptoms. Readers are urged to buy Dr Kilmer Swamp Root or request a sample by mailing ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Dean
Quiet Maid Sparks Wife's Jealousy in London Tit-Bits
A brief noted exchange reveals a wife accusing a new maid of quietness as a sign she is about the place, while the husband dismisses it as unfounded. The wife confirms the maid left that morning, highlighting household tensions and suspicion.
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London
Cuti cura Talcum Powder Promoted in Ad Blurb
An advertisement touts Cuti cura Talcum Powder as an antiseptic scented, economical powder for face skin baby and dusting use. It claims it complements the Cuticura Toilet Trio and renders other perfumes superfluous.
Learned Lesson of Thrift by New Jersey Town Youths
In Bridgeton New Jersey twenty five youths saved one thousand dollars this year through thrift stamps and modest work like dishwashing sweeping and clerking. Ambitious plans included weed cutting coal carrying papers selling and prize winnings to boost savings as they convert time into money and curb idle hours.
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Bridgeton
New Jersey
United States
Royal decree restricts marriages of diplomats and officers
The Official Gazette publishes a decree forbidding Spanish diplomats to wed without royal permission under penalty of suspension and loss of diplomatic privileges for spouses. The rule targets marriages to women of means or with unwanted reputations, with similar rules for officers and nobles.
Short items note old harness sale and insect device
Pierce Harkness paid 49 for a harness 19 years ago and sold the old one for 50 after fitting a new harness. A Wisconsin inventor created a field device to crush grasshoppers by crushing them against a polished surface. London critics disparage Edith Cavell statue calling it Nurse Cavell's Second Martyrdom due to its proportions and design.
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Pierce Harkness
Pawnee Rock
Wisconsin
London
Edith Cavell
Belgium
Nurse Cavell
Rob and Helen Learn They are Twins at School
Rob and Helen share a birthday and start public school together. A family friend teacher misleads, then Helen reveals Rob is her twin, confirming their close kinship.
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Rob
Helen
Lucky Sird Reflects on Returning to Nest Without Rent Hike
A fragment highlights a weary man yearning for a past home. The speaker imagines returning to last year's nest and laments rent increases as an obstacle to comfort and stability.
Silk Mask Burglar Tote of $500000 Loot Recovered
Chicago police traced seven hundred robberies totaling more than 500000 in loot to Harry J. James the Silk Mask Burglar killed after attacking a Town hall station. A private warehouse held rare art pieces rugs jewels and documents linking the robberies to him and detailing entries sales and pawn broker preferences.
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Chicago
Harry J. James
Town Hall
James
James J. Harrigan
Philadelphia
Gold Coast
United States
William Lorimer
Illinois
Woman Boxer Fights Burglar in Her Home
Mrs J B Statler, a noted amateur boxer from Los Angeles, confronted a burglar inside her residence. She warned the intruder then delivered rapid blows to the head until the man was knocked unconscious. Police later removed the groggy burglar to the station.
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Los Angeles
Cal
J. B. Statler
Athletic Club
Girl Ends Life After Playing Phonograph
Erma L Reed an eighteen year old from Milan Mo died at her sister’s home in Peoria Ill after drinking poison. She had been visiting for a week and was last seen by her sister playing the phonograph with her nephew before retiring to a room where she died ten minutes after a physician arrived. Her family offered no explanation saying she had been in good spirits.
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St. Louis
Erma L. Reed
Peoria
Ill
James Reed
Milan
Harry Dee
Kensington Avenue
No work on docket as court faces idle season in Maysville
Robertson County circuit court in Maysville Kentucky met with no cases on the docket no inmates and no prospects. Prohibition threatens to put the court out of business.
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Maysville
Robertson County
Rain flood drowns horse in Bainbridge main street
A sudden cloudburst flooded Bainbridge Ohio main street and forced owners to tie cars to telephone posts. A horse drowned in the high water as residents watched rapid river-like flows surge through the town.
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Bainbridge, O
Daniel Boone’s Descendant Drowns in Open Sewer
In Maysville Kentucky eight year old James Boone son of Daniel Boone a direct descendant of the famed pioneer died after falling into an open sewer. The water was only ten inches deep.
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Daniel Boone
Maysville
James Boone
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Carter
Mc Produce Co
St. Paul
Minnesota
Medical Ear Department
Ru-Bon Chemical Co
Ransas City
Gray
Postum. Cereal Co
Battle Creek,Mich
Canal Zone
Balboa
Pershing
Samuel H. Marcuse
Abou Saad Temple
Tiflis
Georgia
Caucasus
Armenia
Department of Agriculture
Ericsson
John Ericsson
Washington
J. E. Fraser
Jeffrie Marshall
W. J. Bland
H. L. Thornhill
Gotham’s
Muriel Borges
New York
Department of Health
Bellans
Allen
East
Fletcher
Robert Halvorgen
Heron Lake Minn
Doan
Holland
Herbert M. Gessner
Berlin
N. H
Eatonic
Neal
Sean
Harold Somers
del Ave
Brooklyn
Marine Co
Minneapolis
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