My Four Years in Germany Excerpt on War Era Trade
James W. Gerard recounts German trade during World War I, detailing Germany's dyestuffs, potash, cyanide, and toy exports to the United States, U.S. reactions, and Nipponed shifts. He notes American beet seed shipments, German attempts to curb dyes, nitrates, and fertilizers, and how export prohibitions affected global industries and war effort.
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Germany
Gerard
United States
America
Austria
Chile
South Carolina
Florida
Norway
Herman Metz
Matanzas
Rotterdam
Deutschland
Hremen
Americta
Foreign Office
Black Forest
Magdeburg
Winslow
Russia
Mexico
Perth Amboy
Niagara Falls
England
Department of the Interior
Delbruck
Glasgow
Scotland
State Department
Iam
Pacific Coast
California
Utah
Brazil
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy Advertised by Local Druggists
A Chicago stomach specialist warns that frequent laxatives fail to remove poisonous bile accumulations and can lead to gall stones ulcers and other dangers. Mayr's Wonderful Remedy is touted as the ideal prescription for stomach liver and intestinal ailments and is advertised as available through Sievers Drug Co. Wangler Bros Hansen and Hwangwen and other druggists.
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Chicago
Mayr
Sievers Drug Co
Wangler Bros
Hansen and Hwangwen
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
A Chicago reader credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with curing two years of female troubles. She reports improved health, normal weight, and strong energy after trying the remedy. The ad touts the product as a standard, reliable treatment for displacements, inflammation, irregularities, and related symptoms.
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Chicago
Til
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lisa
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jos. O’bryan
Newport Ave
Gets-It Corn Pain Relief Tested by Millions
Blessed relief from corn pains is simple as getting it. When pain and irritation end, the corn peels away like a banana skin. Get a bottle today from your druggist or order E Lawrence & Co Chicago 26c. Sold in Waterloo and recommended as the world best corn remedy by multiple drug firms.
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E. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Right Ammunition Against Rheumatism Uses Blood Remedy
An advertisement argues rheumatism comes from germs in the blood and cannot be treated with local liniments. It promotes S S S as the right blood remedy, claims decades of use, and invites readers to contact Swift & Company’s medical director in Atlanta for case guidance.
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S. S
Swift Specific Co
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga
Tisement
German tariffs and apple discrimination in 19th century trade
The passage alleges German customs rules discriminated against American apples and discusses tariffs on canned salmon. It criticizes German workers’ exploitation and low wages while blaming Prussian Junkers and landowners for tariff benefits. It mentions Mr. Gerard and a Braning Cours er and Reporter reference.
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Germany
FIME FOR ACTION Chlorago Herald Conserving Time Now
The Chlorago Herald notes that after extensive preliminary conservation talks the country must move to actual conservation efforts. It emphasizes turning discussions into concrete actions and practical measures.
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Chlorago Herald
Freezone Corn and Callus Remedy Ad Claim
Women keep it on the dresser and never let corns ache again. The copy touts Freezone as a painless, fast-acting remedy from a drugstore for hard and soft corns and calluses. It promises immediate relief with no skin irritation and urges readers to buy tiny bottles for a few cents.
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James W. Gerard
Uyee Public Ledger Mpa
Cenade
The
Public Ledger Company
International
Exel
Welsbach
Horlick
S. S. White Dental Mfg. CO
South 12Th ST
Philadelphia
Jimpertit
Bphur
Waterloo
Guernsey
Ohio
Fifth Street
Edelweiss
Northwestern Candy Co
West Fifth Street
Watertoo,Town
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