What the Teats Are Facing In Germany And Austria
The article analyzes food and production crises in Germany Austria and Hungary due to wartime controls. It details crop failures livestock shortages and rationing predicts hardship through winter and possible famine amid supplies. It notes policies aimed at restricting meat butter and fat and the expected social and economic impact.
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Germany
Teutonic Government
Austria
Hungary
Roumania
Bulgaria
Thuch
No Favorite Tax View on Presidential Pay Equity
The piece argues against exempting the president and other officials from new tax rules, calling such a stance unfair. It questions the idea of officialdom shielding leaders from paying their share and urges equal taxation. It notes Senator Cummins’s role in woman suffrage and his support for a constitutional amendment granting equal rights to women.
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Taterloo Evening Courier
Pally Repob
Associated Pres
Associated Press
Focal News
Audit Bureau
Dir
WLH. Hartman CO
West Part Ave Tel
John Hartman
A. W. Peterson
Treas
Gen! Mer
Testi
Waterloo
Tows
Cietta
New York
Philadelphia
Story, Stooks & F
United States
Supreme Court
Cummins
Davenport
France
Bobbie Burns
Great Bird Resort
R. Henderson
Great Bird Reservation
Puget Sound
Washington
The King and the Doughboy and War Ethos
Davenport Times notes soldiers seeking action abroad and the king’s friendly curiosity at the front. Des Moines Capital remarks on King George’s warmth toward troops and factories. Marshalltown Times-Republican discusses growing public skepticism of conscientious objectors as the war endures.
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Des Moines
George
England
Picardy
Chicago
Marshalltown
Thrift as a Tonic amid War Prep and Bird Reserve News
Aug 23 1917 reports Russian forces, British advances, and the war’s global moves while Aug 23 1915 notes bombardment near the Bel flan Coast and Aug 23 1914 Japan’s war declaration. The thrift stamp push argues thrift builds prosperity and aids the war effort. A Puget Sound bird reserve section extols protection boosting nesting birds and visitor interest. A short fiction sketch recalls a draft memory from Gordon Snow era.
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Leichitsky
Raggedzem
Kemmeern
Thiepyal Vider
Deupenghland
Vorteport
Belflan
Japan
Germany
Understanding tonics and their proper use in health
The piece defines tonics as substances that improve bodily function and cautions against alcohol as a tonic. It promotes pure air as a natural tonic, lists situations needing tonics after illness, exertion, or poor living conditions, and notes risks of overuse and misleading patent medicines. It also includes a health Q&A column on pink eye and vertigo-like symptoms.
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M. VI
Side Talks on Money, Men, and Household Purchases
A column discusses women managing money and errands while men, busy with work, may resist tasks like phone shopping. It recounts reactions to mail orders for hammocks and kitchen aids, highlighting frugal habits, time versus cost, and a sharp retort about weighing value against effort.
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Philip
Daniel
Contentrate
Mermaid Breaks Mermaid Curse and Marries Mortal
Nicko and the mermaid wed after Neptune frees her from a spell tied to the Ogre’s mischief. The mermaid reveals her royal lineage and vows to end the Ogre’s threat, aided by a forest witch who plans to transform the foe into a rock in the river.
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Nicko
Nicks
Neptune
Neptune Dezan
Sicko
Father Neptune
Mermaid
Billiards Tale In Village Inn Story
A traveler and companion seek shelter during a train storm and enter a village inn. They are offered a billiards game with a strangely uniform gray cue ball set and a landlord explains how to tell red from white by their shapes.
Vincl Restores Daughter’s Health Claims Made by Mother
A Long Island City mother says her daughter, a milliner, suffered a run-down condition with pale skin and loss of appetite. After other medicines failed, Vinci purportedly restored her appetite and health.
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Vincl
Long Island City
Vinci
Eckman’s Alterative Health Tonic Advertised
An old advertisement claims Eckman’s Alterative is an unusual tonic and upbuilder for weakened lungs and run-down systems. It asserts it avoids alcohol narcotics or habit forming drugs and cites twenty years of successful use priced at 80c and 1.50 per bottle postpaid from Laboratory Philadelphia.
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Eckman
Philadelphi
The Companionable Woman and Lydia E Pinkham Product
A vintage advertisement advises men seek companionship and urges women with gynecologic ailments to try Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It claims the remedy cures displacement irregularities inflammation ulcers backaches headaches nervousness and the blues and will restore health and influence one’s life.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lfe
Thin People Sought Relief With Phosphate Treatments
An advertisement touts organic nitro phosphate as the best remedy for thinness, claiming it nourishes nerves and body cells to add flesh, improve energy, sleep, and overall health, with a money back guarantee. Caution warns it will promote flesh growth only for those seeking it.
Mayr Wonderful Remedy Advert Shows Quick Gut Relief
A testimonial claims Mayr Wonderful Remedy eased chronic gas and dizziness from stomach trouble after one dose. The ad asserts it removes catarrhal mucus and reduces inflammation causing stomach and intestinal ailments, promising money back if not convinced. Wangler Bros and Siewers Drug advertise the product and list druggists nationwide.
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Mayr
Wangler Bros .Siewers Drug
Hansen and Hansel
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