America Wins the Blue Seaplane Triumph Echoed in Editorial
The editor praises the NC-4 seaplane flight across the Atlantic as a landmark in American air mastery. It contrasts air progress with early aviation trials and argues for a clear U.S. policy on Mexico to protect border communities and deter raids, while noting Republican and Democratic stances on war measures and reconstruction.
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Atlantic Ocean
England
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Potomac
Atlantic
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Read
National Museum
Washington
Mexico
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Huerta
Zapata
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Diaz
Carranza
United States
Pringoes
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Congress
Tonsil removal linked to rheumatism cure findings
Health column cites Ore Lilie and Lyon results from 200 cases. They report tonsillectomy yields 79 percent improvement in rheumatic joint disease, with 40 percent of chronic cases responding, while even small tonsils can be infection sources.
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Ore
Lilie
Lyon
Little Life Confidences in a Married Couple
Andrew and Imogene quarrel over shopping lists in a domestic vignette. He mocks her billing habits while she assigns a comically prolonged shopping itinerary across department, grocery, and specialty shops, ending with a playful collapse.
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Andrew
Imogene
Noe Fulkerson
Fancy Goods Department
Alice
Kings Buries Testimony on Government Telegraph Wires
Davenport Times reports C Kingsbury vice president of Bell Telegraph and Telephone Co testified before the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee that government operation of wires from August 1, 1918, to May 1 this year produced a loss of 9 623 477 dollars and cites a 600 000 dollar deficit for independent lines.
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Davenport
C. Kingsbury
Bell Telegraph and Telephone Co
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Bell Company
The Sandman Story Aims to Change the World
A plowman shares lunch with a thin gnome under an oak and asks for world changes. The gnome grants one change per request, but the man’s plan to swap pumpkins and acorns leads to a pumpkin-filled tree and a punishing fall, teaching humility about unintended outcomes.
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Hol
Investigation of the League to Enforce Peace One Aim of New Congress
The Dubuqua Times-Journal notes the new congress will probe the League to Enforce Peace. It questions the source of funds used to promote the Paris covenant and the organization’s costly speakers and pro Paris campaign. The Bronx City Journal raises a separate issue on beer intoxicating standards tested by experiments on drinkers.
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Dubuqua Times-Journal
Congress
League
Bronx City Journal
County fair sack race sparks crowd as Fawn Lippincutt shines
A local fair featured a sack race with Fawn Lippincutt drawing attention as a standout. The event drew a homey crowd and people credited merit for her front-row finish.
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Fawn Lippincutt
National Newspaper Service
Uncle Harry discusses German objections to the peace treaty
In the columns Uncle Harry analyzes Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau objections to the treaty, noting Wilson’s wartime stance and possible allied concessions. He argues harsh terms may be mitigated, cites France and Britain pressures, and emphasizes Germany's responsibility for war damages and coal depletion. Editor invites signed inquiries.
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Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Germany
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Harry
Joe
Wilson
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England
Great Britain
Gery
Saar
East Prussia
Europe
The Wonder of Mother's Friend for Expectant Mothers
An early 20th century testimonial promotes Mother’s Friend oils and preparations as a pliable aid for pregnant women easing abdominal muscles and ligaments. It claims widespread use and reassurance that the product helps during the crisis of birth with regular nightly use.
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Iona
Ars
God
Atala
Brain Tests and Loyd Strategies from 1918
A 1918 Sam Loyd brain teaser piece discusses completing phonetically filled sentences and game play to reach commanding points. It explains opening plays, scoring sequences to reach totals 9 15 22 28 and 35, and how responses constrain opponents.
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Sam Loyd
Pinkham Vegetable Compound Helps Columbia Woman
A Columbia Missouri woman who was weak and unable to work reports improved health after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad asserts the product strengthens the female organism with herbs and roots and cites testimonials from women nationwide.
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Piinkham
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Famo Hair Product Claims Health Benefits
Faithful daily use of Famo is said to keep hair healthy and prevent dandruff by stopping Seborrhea. The advertisement touts growth stimulation, soft glossy hair, and a dry scalp, with no alcohol. Sold in 31 cent and 1.00 sizes, from The Famo Co. Detroit, Mich. Hansen & Hansen Henderson Drug Co.
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