Nervous breakdown relief linked to Lydia E Pinkham remedy
Newark New Jersey resident Miss Misa Kelly describes a three year nervous breakdown with daily headaches. After two years under a physician and a friend's recommendation she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound from day one and improved, leading to recovery and endorsement to publish the letter.
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Ewark, N. J
Lydia E
Pinkham
Misa Flo Kelly
14Th St
Newark
Lydia E. Pinkham
Miss Kelly
Kaiser Bill becomes Billy the mule of Loos front
Allied soldiers capture a shivering German mule at Loos, rename him Billy after dropping Kaiser Bill, and use him to tow bomb carts. The intelligent creature endears himself to troops who play with him off duty, while the scene contrasts harsh trench life with a gentle moment of care and mercy.
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Loos
Kaiser Bill
Boys’ Life
Boy Scouts’ Magazine
Kaiser
Billy
Peru Adds Aviation Instruction to Public School Curriculum
Peru becomes the first nation to embed aviation education in its public school system, integrating flight basics into standard curricula and signaling a push to prepare students for aerospace careers.
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Peru
The BG Work in the War
Wartime agriculture feature praises farmers for boosting food supply and links Western Canada settlement to U S and Canadian government schemes. It highlights increased production, expanded fields, richer livestock, and favorable land terms with tractors, free goods, and seed aid to attract farmers to Canada.
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United States
Canada
Western Canada
U.S. Employment Service
Department OF Labor
Europe
Western
Dominion
Old Man Forgets Chivalry in Mule Metaphor
A Kansas City Star quote features a Parson and Brother Wack debating mule training. The exchange mocks gentler methods as the mule resists polite speech, while a sharp retort jokes about a mule’s stubbornness and stubborn behavior.
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Good Old Brother Wack
Mule
Brother Wack
Bagster
Kansas City Star
Hymn of hate framed as neighbor’s phonograph nuisance
A Birmingham Age-Herald exchange notes a poet printing a work he calls a hymn of hate. The neighbor’s nightly playing of Over There on a phonograph for seven weeks prompts the confrontation cited as government not interfering.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Informal Affair Prompted Dress Up Says Hostess
The hostess stated the event would be strictly informal, prompting guests to dress up to fit the tone. The remark suggests attendees planned a more polished appearance than typical informal gatherings.
New Hampshire First To Establish Railroad Commission
New Hampshire led the states by creating a railroad commission, establishing regulatory oversight early in the nation’s rail history. The move marked a pioneering step in transport governance and consumer protection for railroad users.
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New Hampshire
Kidney Trouble Backache Relief Ad
An advertisement urges readers to treat kidney and bladder discomfort with Dr Kilmer Swamp Root. It claims fast results and broad availability and offers a sample bottle for ten cents upon request by mail to Dr Kilmer & Co in Binghamton New York.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Reassuring Sign from Mother About Suitor
A daughter reports her mother’s cautious optimism about a young man’s character and family background. The mother asks if the family approves while the daughter asserts the family is “very fine” despite the interference from the man’s relatives. The mother finally encourages the relationship.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Freckles. a promise of clear skin with ethine-double strength
An advertisement touts ethine-double strength as a guaranteed remedy to fade freckles. It advises buying one ounce from a druggist and applying nightly and morning to achieve disappearance of freckles, with money back if it fails.
Armless Copy Carrier Delivers Moral Tale at Night
A New York Times anecdote recounts an armless man who for years ferries copy from a downtown news agency to uptown papers. An editor, returning from a midnight luncheon, laments a missing towel and the armless carrier jokes that he would be like the editor and not need a towel.
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New York Times
Boschee's German Syrup Promises Cough Relief
Advert explains Boschee's German Syrup quiets coughs and sore throat, eases lung inflammation, and helps expectoration. It claims fifty two years of American production and broad usefulness for lung trouble, asthma, croup, and bronchitis, sold in civilized countries.
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America
Adv
Somme veteran seeks exemption as local board cools reception
A young man limping into a local exemption board pleads disability from a war injury. When asked if he fell on the ice he replies, I lost one leg at the battle of the Somme, prompting a stunned silence from the board and onlookers.
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Flushing
Somme
New York Tribune
Cuticura Advertises Face Cleansing Soap
Soft Clear Skina. Night and morning bathe the face with Cuticura Soap and hot water. If pimples appear first smear them with Cuticura Ointment. Free samples via Cuticura Dept X Boston. Sold by druggists and by mail. Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 50. Adv.
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Dept. X
Boston
Riches Have Wings Quote on Inflation Costs
Detroit Free Press notes the saying riches have wings and comments that people need more money to keep up with rising living costs. The brief exchange highlights concern over inflation and wages.
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Detroit Free Press
Tea for bowel relief aids Liver Kidneys and Stomach
To restore normal action to Liver, Kidneys, Stomach and Bowels, take Gar field Tea, the mild herb laxative. All druggists advertise. During the war the trade of Canada has increased nearly three-fold.
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Canada
England Sees Over 4 775 900 Women Wage Earners
England reports a total of more than 4 775 900 women wage earners reflecting gains in employment across industries. Officials note continued expansion in manufacturing services and domestic sectors as postwar labor shifts progress.
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England
United States
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Remedies Kidney and Bladder Ailments
Promote Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a longstanding household remedy for kidney and bladder issues and urinary disorders. Claims include cleansing poisons from blood, restoring vigor, and preventing relapse with daily use. Sold by druggists with a money back guarantee and original imported formula.
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Haarlem
If He Could Tie His Own Noose
The condemned man asks to tie the noose before execution. The governor asks for any last requests. The prisoner quips that he never liked ready made ties and declines alterations.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Promises Cure
An old advertisement offers a $100 reward for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It claims internal intake works through the blood to mucous surfaces and notes a 75 cent price and forty years in sale by druggists with testimonials from E F Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
All it Was Good For Scoreline and Umpire Incident
A brief sports row story notes a judge asking why a bottle was hurled at the umpire amid fan commentary about money and late departure. The Globe cites a tense crowd and quick exit as the scene shows the clash over conduct and consequences.
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Boston Globe
Talk Too Much Exchange Sparks Witty Retort
A Birmingham Age Herald quip features a gentleman defending his intellect while another points to his own tongue as the telltale instrument. The exchange underscores sharp wit over brains and speech.
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Birmingham Age Herald
Turnovers Spur Merchandising Insight From Courier-Journal
A wry cartoon caption highlights a baker proposing more turnovers to boost sales, noting that turnover is vital to successful merchandising. The exchange underscores the link between product turnover and retail success.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Dr. Pierce’s Pellets Ad Claims Liver and Bowel Benefits
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Pellets as best for liver bowels and stomach. It notes one pellet serves as a laxative and three as a cathartic while mentioning a New Zealand statistic that men outnumber women by many thousands.
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New Zealand
Garfield Tea Promoted as Laxative and Healer
Editorial notes tea named Garfield as a natural laxative and blood purifier, claimed to relieve constipation and related ailments. New York state budget report shows debt limit trimmed to 2 114 435 dollars with fiscal adjustments.
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Garfield
New York
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